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What about the tender lamp? Is this removable / relocatable? CJI.

Such is the shortage of dentists that we need a government-funded, priority training campaign. If potential dentists want to go straight into private practice - they self-fund their training. CJI.

£99? Think yourself lucky!! NHS dentistry is extinct in Cornwall, so we'd not seen a dentist for years. When my wife wife had a receding gum / pain issue six months ago, we were forced to sign up with a private practice - I thought I'd better have a check-up too. We both had an initial inspection - compulsory if you wanted to be seen; a hygienist appointment - again, compulsory prior to any treatment; my wife had a desensitising coating to her teeth, and I had a minor cavity filled. Total cost - over £2,000 !!! Six months later, they were insisting that we needed to go through the hygienist / inspection regime again - no way !!! It is high time that the government dictated that all newly trained dentists fulfil several years of NHS-only practice before being allowed to undertake private practice - and that the government pay realistic remuneration during that period. CJI.

I'm pretty certain that I can make out gauging plates at the RH end of the wagon in Paul's photos; the position of the watermark confuses matters. From its condition, I'd say it is very much still in departmental service. CJI.

..... and, at full chat on the Midland Mainline, south of Leicester (Wigston), they were at least as, if not more, impressive than a Deltic! CJI.

....... and ? CJI.

Potatoes shaped like a Metrovick would be dead easy to peel and slice into chips! CJI.

If you're referring to the '2' - a flaw in the film emulsion or a large seagull deposit? CJI.

If pressed, KRM WILL refund IN FULL - I know - I rejected the 'half - half' Fell and got a full refund. It says a lot about a (non UK) company when they try and blag customers with illegal terms and conditions. Press for every penny they owe you - and go to Trading Standards if they resist! CJI.

They may say this - but, if they've failed to supply within the period originally stated, you should be entitled to a full refund. I'm afraid that KRM think that they can make up their own terms and conditions, regardless of UK law. CJI.

..... which all seems rather a faff when the loco lamps were not lit during daylight hours anyway. Talk about a gimmick for gimmick's sake - Hornby pandering to the trainset brigade again! CJI.

Though it pains me to have to say so, I'm afraid that complaints of extended waits / broken promises / non-arrival of orders have been commonplace for many years, when it comes to POWsides. Trouble is, there are always new modellers coming along who are unaware of this unfortunate fact. CJI.

Not from Flickr - but at Bodmin General this morning. CJI.

But there should not have been ANY brown vans that were not fitted or piped. Non-fitted vans should have been painted grey. CJI.

Could you not simply file clearance slots for the pinheads? CJI.

Please read previous posts; they may provide the wheels, but it's not possible to use them on 30" radii without modifying the model - which should not be necessary. CJI.

Really? Can you substantiate your sources for that statement? CJI.

I can't believe that shunting with rearward and side visibility blocked can comply with safe operating procedures. CJI.

Nonetheless, if you remove the tender 'shelf', a perfectly acceptable layout loco. CJI.

Nope! If they insist on making fools of themselves, it comes with the territory! CJI.

Thanks - that was I was (unsuccesfully) trying to link to. CJI.

Sorry - wrong picture! CJI.

IMHO, the adjustable length, lockable with a screw, drawbar arrangement cannot be bettered. Why on earth do designers insist on trying to fix something that is not broken?!? CJI.

Read the post above yours - re fitting flanged wheels for 30" radii. It is clearly possible; Hornby simply don't choose to do so. CJI.