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Thanks, glad you enjoyed City Basin Goods, it’s what makes attending shows a pleasure

Yes, we were, they were on display, and the very helpful staff on the ground were aware of that. Unfortunately the ANPR system appears to still have tagged cars, and decided we owe money. I’ve sent my car details to Steve Cole and I’m sure it’ll get sorted

I was also in Parking Bay 1 Paddock yesterday and it is reporting correctly that I arrived at 08:16, but that I owe £8.20. On a happier note, thanks to all those who dropped by and chatted with me on City Basin Goods during the show and sorry if I didn't get round to all your layouts over the weekend.

Looking forward to attending with City Basin Goods, been a few years since it attended my home show

Two new pieces of motive power for City Basin Goods. Now weathered and nearly ready for service I know the Clayton isn’t WR but I couldn’t resist. It’ll be in industrial service as a super shunter tripping aggregate wagons to/from the exchange siding. After all that’s how D8568 survived working for Ribble Cement

Hi Yes, 120s worked the Norwich - Birmingham cross country services until they went over to loco hauled behind class 31's in May 1977 (I think I remember that correctly). After that they were not regular visitors at Norwich

Also got round to installing some of my purchases from the show Dummy ground discs

Thanks to all of you who stopped to chat and watch City Basin Goods at the Stafford show last weekend. I had a request to post a trackplan, so here is one

Thanks, nice to chat to you and all the others as well. Really good show, enjoyed attending very much (although my wallet wouldn’t agree 🤣). CBG largely behaved, although we had a coupling or 2 that needed repairing and one of the point micro switches will need adjusting when I unpack at home after playing up on Sunday afternoon. Also, several possible show invites received for 2024/5 😊

Also looking forward to attending with City Basin Goods

Hi Benn I too had problems with my Hunslet, despite cleaning the wheels thoroughly (which did improve things a bit). I'm on straight DC, but the loco would stall on plain track, not what I was expecting for something fitted with a keep alive chip. Anyway, after much head scratching I went to take the keeper plate off to see if there was a pickup issue and found that it had been screwed on extremely tightly. Having found no pickup problems I put the keeper plate back on, but only tightened the screws to the point where they stopped turning. Running was transformed and now at least on a par with my Farish 04.

60004 heads east through Totnes with ballast hoppers, spoil wagons and a Shark plough van. No idea of the working, I was there surveying the station with a view to modelling it, but did note the time - 10:45 28-11-99 Totnes Tug by Stephen Dance, on Flickr

That's going to be a real backward step on certain flows. 59/2s were tried on the Robeston - Theale tanks well over 10 years ago and found to be unsuitable so I can't see single 60mph geared 66s coping any better. I guess the only alternative will be double heading, and since a 60 is way more fuel efficient than even a single 66 that will be expensive.

Thanks guys. I will have a look at the Steve Harris kit. Andy, yours look superb. TBH I think in N that the difference in body height won’t be too noticeable, certainly less than having incorrect brake gear

Thanks Nigel, will have to get some of those and see what I can do