Gordon Connell

I'm sure it's been mentioned before, but let's just say again the double-deck sheep wagons for the Highland - they go with the Jones Goods and they're different but not too different. Gordon

Looks like there might be a reprieve: U-turn on rail ticket office closures expected - BBC News

What time were they on? So I don't have to listen to the whole show!

I messaged a couple of weeks ago and was told that they were only receiving the wheels in small batches and sending more locos out as soon as they got a new batch. I'm guessing I'm towards the end of the queue as I think I ordered just about the last one before they stopped being available on eBay.

As much as I've been enjoying the series, and I have, I've missed having a foreign piece in each episode. I know Tim has said that budgets are shrinking but I hope they manage to put this back for the next series. Nonetheless thank you for some really enjoyable viewing. Gordon

Can't help entirely Stephen but I doubt they were tethered, cattle don't usually have the necessary halters to give you something to tie on to and I certainly don't see anything to indicate this in pictures of cattle waiting in loading docks. If modern road transport is anything to go by you'd simply pack them in tight enough that they'd hold each other up and if there weren't enough to fill the wagon, then as you've already indicated you'd use a moveable bar or partition to provide the necessary support. Have to emphasise this is mostly educated guesswork based on no experience of moving cattle by train except what I've seen in photographs but some experience from the farm I grew up on.

I believe the heritage operation closed before the line was restored to the national network. Dartmoor Railway goes into Administration Gordon

Since the British Nationality Act of 1981 we are nearly all British citizens. The term subjects is now restricted to a small set of people.

I see that Studio Canal have successfully registered the trade mark for The Titfield Thunderbolt. https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003743445

Opening date announced: Crossrail: Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May - BBC News

ORR report now issued: Rail regulator publishes Class 800 series safety report |

What a good idea. Maybe they could start a series - Trains in cinema, perhaps?

Interesting as all the other recent announcements from other companies have been, this is the sort of one I've been waiting for - Scottish pre-grouping. Thank you Rapido.

That was a jury not a judge and if this went to court (which I seriously doubt) it would be heard by a judge.

It's my understanding that the changes made were retrospective, so 70 years does apply. The Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 (legislation.gov.uk)

If action is taken, it would not be Rapido doing so directly, they are not the rights holders, it would be StudioCanal.

Basically, copyright exists for 70 years after the death of the major contributors to the film. How copyright protects your work: How long copyright lasts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). In this case, Charles Crichton alone, the director, died in 1999, so quite some time to go.

If you look further down the page, you'll see that the GNoSR and SECR variants are still to be released. I guess the items listed in the pull down menus are place holders.

As far as I can see that is the price. More affordable than I'd been expecting.

Thanks. I was panicking that I'd already missed the GNoSR variants, but I see from the website that it's only SR, LNER and BR variants at the moment. GNoSR V/F Class/SECR G Class 4-4-0 (cdc-design.net)

As my 'as built' Caledonian 812 class arrived this morning, I'll let you guess which one I hope to be able to afford!

It's the as built version.

A parcel arrived at work today with the as built version. Can't wait to get home to try it out. Sorry about the quality of the photos.

Try looking here: From the Design Team (cdc-design.net) Still no ordering information but it appears to be the latest news. BTW, I think you've got the topic name wrong, shouldn't it be RTR Great North of Scotland Railway V/F Class 4-4-0 (and SECR G Class).

The ORR has issued its data on station usage in the last year. Some interesting ups and downs, obviously due to Covid. Love that Berney Arms has the largest percentage increase in use of any station. Pandemic sees London’s Stratford station become top of the stops | Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk)