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  1. It's raining!!!!

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Dampness from overnight drizzle. It rained yesterday, and evaporated almost immediately.

    3. PhilEakins

      PhilEakins

      Didn't last long ...

    4. MickD

      MickD

      Lucky you!!

  2. What really worries me is that I had one of the 'train enthusiasts' model of camera ...
  3. Good episode of Endeavour last night - what railway was used though?

  4. Good episode of Endeavour last night - what railway was used though?

  5. The expert on this subject is Mike Walshaw, the builder of the Lulworth Camp layout (some pictures here). I'll email him and see if he is happy to help. Phil
  6. Not quite so - the signalman is able to accept an assurance from a guard or shunter that the train is complete in circumstances where the whole train has not passed the box when leaving the block section. A good example is when passing trains at a station on a single line railway. The bobby will likely only see the back of one of the trains, relying on the assurance for the completeness of the other before asking the road for its advance section. Another is where a train is shunted clear of the line without passing the box.
  7. I've got that mag - PM me with how you want me to send the scans? Phil
  8. The Friends of the NRM started to publish a series of comprehensive books on the 'History and Development of Railway Signalling in the British Isles'. The first volume, 'Broad Survey' by Stanley Hall (ISBN 1 872 826 12 1), was published in 2000. The second volume, containing essays on Absolute Block and Single Line working, followed in 2001. Unfortunately the leading author then died and so the series progressed no further. Volume two would probably not be of much interest Simon - but it might be worth you looking at the structure adopted by Hall in volume one.
  9. Is off to hear Colin Divall give a talk on the political implications of the Beeching Report tonight.

    1. nickwood

      nickwood

      Bit late for a report published in the 60's isn't it?

    2. Phil Copleston

      Phil Copleston

      Never too late for a bit of 'reshaping' ;-)

  10. Is off to hear Colin Divall give a talk on the political implications of the Beeching Report tonight.

  11. There is an IT saying - "the co-operation to be expected from a computer is in inverse proportion to the desperation of the user!"
  12. Two essays submitted - Beer o'clock

  13. Two essays submitted - Beer o'clock!

  14. Two essays submitted - Beer o'clock!

  15. Yep, same for me. E-mailed Hatchette and got a reply from customer services cancelling all future binders within two days.
  16. It has to be said that Hatchette are listening and positively responding to problems. All to the good. Phil
  17. Why is it that 24 hours before two important essays are due in that my brain has gone dead?

    1. yorkie_pudd

      yorkie_pudd

      Also known in many trades as a Brain fart session lol.

       

      it can go two way of total nothingness or random weirdness he he your body will reset soon :-)

  18. Sorry - just caught up with some of the earlier stuff on this thread! If you don't want the binders/special editions etc, just ring the subscription line and tell them! They won't be sent to you. Phil
  19. I say steady on old chap - where are you paying four pound a pint (and what's more to the point - why)! Come on down 'ere to Dorset m'dear, we got beer much cheaper. Phil
  20. OK point taken .... In actual fact, the overall cost (which includes everything including the wheels, transfers etc - as long as it follows the FS precedent) is not too bad taken over a couple of years. Certainly I couldn't have afforded (or justified) the the up front cost of the FS kit (which I am slowly building) but paying monthly meant it was easily within my reach. OK, I had to pay a bit extra for the facility - but then inflation took care of some of it! I'm going to have a crack at the Mallard and if there is a general feeling of 'a fool and his money are soon parted' then so be it, I'll be the one with the loco though. Phil PS I have just done a quick squint at the DJH site - the A4 kit (if it's available) is £645 - going up on the 1st October - and the set of Slaters' wheels comes to an extra £145.53. At a rough calculation it will cost me an extra £130 (at today's prices) spread over two years. Not such a bad deal then, particular as it includes fully illustrated instructions, as has been already noted.
  21. Again the negativity! Please support what you say..... Phil
  22. Both WH Smiths and Martins here in Swanage appear not to have the screws attached - and (having bought two) can confirm that the parts are metal in both. Phil
  23. I seem to recall that the 'Flying Scotsman' kit from Hatchette brought forth a great deal of similar negativity. I also seem to recall that the Gauge 0 Guild has a table full of completed Hatchette kit built locos at an exhibition! There was also a very active thread on this very forum as people negotiated their way through the complexities of successfully building the kit (which I believe was monitored by Hatchette as 'defective' or wrong parts discovered were corrected by later re-issues). Horse, by all means have a view, but base it in evidence, if you get my drift. The last kit was brought home successfully, what makes you think this one won't be? Phil
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