Tim Hall

Lovely. It would be interesting to hear it without music to hear the motor noise (or hopefully lack of it...).

Yes, mine does sound as if it's about the start shedding vital bits, but hasn't (yet).

According to FB, 4953 also a failure this morning.

Mine arrived from Derails today. Initially, it ran indifferently , as one of the rear sandpipes was bent down, and catching on some sleepers and pointwork. A quick tweak with tweezers and all was well. Yes, the tender is very light, but has caused no problems on 18 mineral wagons and a brake van. The BR crest isn't quite as sharp as some I've seen, but won't be noticed if I weather it.

That's exactly what I thought!

Wispa looking down her nose at me....

Spoilt? Surely not!

I don't think Fizz wants me to play trains....

Mine was purple and lemon! Which put next to their turquoise class 22 was quite noticable.......They are now an acceptable shade of rail blue after a bit of deft brushwork, and fit into the range of shades from other manufacturers satisfactorily.

I've seen footage on a Locomaster Profiles compilation video of 4TC being propelled by a 33/1, with a GUV behind the loco....

I did mine last year. I think it's thin card/ credit card job between the sole bars and the bottom of the sides, quite fiddly, but doable. The roof does not come off separately, I'm sure.

Listing ended, probably for the best......

Photos of 93 and trailer 92 taken at Didcot 28th May 18, showing lamps. Not sure whether this helps.

Really. I am surprised, fair enough.

Yes, common spotted I think, but I'm no expert on orchids.

Fairly sure it'll be skylark that far north. Woodlark are birds of lowland heath such as the New Forest and some areas of Norfolk/ Suffolk, no known sites for them anywhere near there.

Indeed, I'll probably relieve them of a BR liveried one in due course

Your singing bird is a dunnock, sounds like a squeaky supermarket trolley. Yes, chiffy, probably. Could possibly be willow warbler, but as both species are very common, I don't waste time IDing every single one!

Having found a singing male Firecrest in local woods in March, I was finally able to prove successful breeding last Saturday, when I found a juvenile and a female gathering food for it, whilst the male sang nearby. They are very rare breeding birds in Glamorgan, though there are a few pairs in Wentwood, Gwent and the Forest of Dean, and they are not too rare further south, the New Forest for example. Our County Recorder is very pleased! I don't get many "lifers" these days, so a trip to Ham Wall near Glastonbury recently to see and hear a very lost River Warbler was essential. Excellent views and a very distinctive song, slightly slower and lower pitched than the more familiar Grasshopper warbler.

I got one for about £7 on eBay a couple of years ago...

Arrived today via Hermes. Took me by surprise, as no tracking data received. Anyway, it's had a gentle bit of running without problems so far.

Apparently I'll receive it next week.

I have, as I'm still waiting, with an increasing sense of doom....but no reply yet.

Anyone else still waiting? I emailed them nearly 3 weeks ago and was told that my order was "being processed".