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I agree to a certain extent, but the world has changed over the decades and there is now an expectation in much of the world that those who operate dangerous places have an obligation to treat them as such and thus put in a reasonable effort to secure those places. In this case all your conditions were not in place - the yard was not fully fenced (there were several methods to gain access to the yard that had no signage or gate/fencing and there was a gate that didn't latch properly. DB were aware that kids / others trespassed on a regular basis because they had a part-time security patrol to deter it, and the signage on the signal box had been removed by the trespassers. Thus knowing that they had a problem DB chose to at best do a partial job, at worst ignore the problem (they could have fixed things, fenced off access where appropriate, demolished the former signal box (or at the very least done a proper job of making it inaccessible), etc. While there is no way to know, one would suspect that if DB had been able to demonstrate that they had made efforts to secure the yard then the court outcome would have been very different, and perhaps even the life outcome of the kid in question if perhaps proper fences / gates / etc had been there to be a deterrent.

First, the kid didn't die so death by misadventure would seem to be inapplicable. Second, I suspect part of this issue is that it wasn't just one issue that resulted in the injuries, but rather the combination of a number of things that indicated DB didn't take the issue seriously particularly given the ample evidence that they had an ongoing trespassing problem, particularly at the abandoned signal box. Also possibly considered would be the relevance to the company - the BBC article indicated that DB Cargo UK had a pre-tax profit of £9 million and a quick search revealed that DB (the ultimate owner of DB Cargo UK) in its latest half year report had an after-tax profit of around €200 million. Another thing to consider (though I don't know if the courts did or not) is the ongoing costs to the UK taxpayer - this is a teenager who has lost both legs as well as serious damage to hands which will mean ongoing care costs for the rest of his life, of which the judgement can go a long way to helping cover.

From reading the various articles on the story from 6 months ago, yes DB was at fault. According to the stories there was a lack of fencing between the yard and a public walkway, a lack of signage, and DB was (or should have been aware of) a chronic trespassing issue given that local people used an abandoned signal box on the site, did graffiti on the site, and site staff had seen the trespassers and done nothing.

Rapido also made the Realtrack 143/144, and time will tell regarding the 142 given that it has been delayed. Revolution have since the above mentioned models gone on to use a different factory, and 1 or 2 products shifted from being done by Rapido to the new factory. As far as I know the only connection between Accurascale and Rapido is that Gareth Bayer left Rapido to join Accurascale.

Tangent has a new release of the PS-3 2750 Coal Hoppers. Released in Boston & Maine "1972 Repaint", BN all black repaint scheme from 1976, Great Northern vermillion red 1965 repaint, Great Northern in 3 different 1970s "BN reweight" schemes, L&N "Original Dixie Line", L&N "1973 SLS Repaint", and Southern "Original Red 1958" https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/pullman-standard-ps-3-2750-coal-hopper/

But BR also had an abundance of diesel locos and staff to allow for the dragging of electric trains on diversionary routes.

Rapido RS-18, includes short segment (and recommendation) on cleaning wheels on all manufacturers products from the factory, with demonstration.

Atlas September product announcements, pre-orders due by October 23rd, eta 2nd Quarter 2020. Note from Atlas: PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO A POTENTIAL PRICE INCREASE PENDING FUTURE TARIFF IMPLEMENTATION New Model: Master GP39-2 Phase II - BNSF, BN, SF, Soo, Twin Cities & Western, UP New Paint Schemes / Road Numbers Master 40' Rebuilt Well Car - TTX ("Next Load Any Road" / "Forward Thinking" / Early Logo), NOKL, Master 53' Rebuilt Well Car - TTX ("On Track for a Cure" / "Forward Thinking"), FEC, St. Mary's Railway West Master 53' Evans Double Plug Door Box Car - Astoria Plywood, Conrail, CNW, GTW. Boise Cascade, IC, Van Brode Milling, BCR SPECIAL ORDER DEADLINE - Oct. 9th, Arrival October (Limited Availability) Master Russell Snow Plow - Ann Arbor, BN, Bangor & Aroostock, EL, Maine Central, PC, Soo, TH&B 3D Printed - Fire Hydrants, Pallets, Acetylene Tanks, Oxygen Tanks, Propane Tanks, Cinder Blocks http://download.atlasrr.com/0919MCPDF/ASMCSEPT19MSRPOnly.pdf

Atlas September product announcements, pre-orders due by October 23rd, eta 2nd Quarter 2020. Note from Atlas: PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO A POTENTIAL PRICE INCREASE PENDING FUTURE TARIFF IMPLEMENTATION Trainman PS-4750 Covered Hopper - D&H, Milwaukee, BNSF, UP, ICG, Soo Line Turntable - New and Improved. 3D Printed - Fire Hydrants, Pallets, Acetylene Tanks, Oxygen Tanks, Propane Tanks http://download.atlasrr.com/0919MCPDF/ASMCSEPT19MSRPOnly.pdf

Atlas have put the following advice in their latest product announcement: "Prices are subject to a potential price increase pending future tariff implementation" Suspect all suppliers will operate under a similiar policy.

Atlas September product announcements, pre-orders due by October 23rd, eta 2nd Quarter 2020. Note from Atlas: PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO A POTENTIAL PRICE INCREASE PENDING FUTURE TARIFF IMPLEMENTATION New Model: Master 60' Gunderson 7550 DD & 7538 SD Box Cars - TTX (7550), BNSF (7538) New Paint Schemes / New Road numbers: Master U30C - Chessie, C&NW, UP, Rock Island, Soo LIne (2 versions of Parallelogram scheme) Master 40' Wood Reefer - Rath's Black Hawk Bacon, ART Ice Service, Marshall Kirby Frozen Eggs, MKT, Brinks & Sons, Milwaukee Road, Producers Produce Master 53' CIMC & Jindo Containers - Hub Group, CSX, Pacer, Axsun, EMP (2 versions), UMAX, FEC, UPSU Trainman 2-Bay Offset Hopper - Maine Central, NS, CP, Reading, B&O, MILW 3D Printed - Fire Hydrants, Pallets, Acetylene Tanks, Oxygen Tanks, Propane Tanks, Cinder Blocks http://download.atlasrr.com/0919MCPDF/ASMCSEPT19MSRPOnly.pdf

Rapido announced in their latest newsletter that the latest steam projects, the CPR D10 and CNR H-6, are struggling to get enough orders to proceed with the orders behind what the Royal Hudson achieved in its first week. If you do want either of these locos then make sure do get your order in prior to the October 15th deadline, at which point a decision will be made on the validity of the project(s). CPR D10 - https://www.rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/steam-locomotives/ho-scale-canadian-pacific-d10-class CNR H-6-d/g - https://www.rapidotrains.com/ho-cnr-h6

Not being familiar with building costs in the UK, in the case of this example how would the costs of a cellar/basement compare with building a 3 car garage (which is the case in this example)?

Atlas is having an end-of-summer Coca-Cola vehicle sale, orders due to dealers by October 23rd, variety of scales including HO. http://download.atlasrr.com/0919MCPDF/CokeSaleConsumer.pdf

I like the idea/dream of a house set up around the idea of a layout space, but I don't know that you are really getting the resale value part of the equation. Essentially, as mentioned by others, the house portion is far too small to justify a 3 car garage. You really need to make a larger house, either staying on one floor or by going up. Giving that land is often the bigger issue, if I was dreaming I would go up and down. Up to create the additional bedrooms that a family would frequently want, and down for a layout room - but allow for external access to the basement either through sloping property or a ramp into the ground to a doorway. This has the added benefit of requiring either less land, or if one still has room for the exiting design gives more outdoor space to enjoy in the nicer weather (or to grow food), which will also help the resale value.

Only if you actually fill it up with track though. Instead if you use the space to recreate "space", using long stretches of single or double track on a relatively narrow shelf (thus keeping scenery/etc. manageable) and allowing for large radius curves one could have a layout that could be done in a reasonable time frame. The added bonus is with lots of extra space there is room for comfortable chairs and other options that can make spending time with the layout more enjoyable.

Bullhead long crossing, single slip, and double slip are all expected this year according to Peco, with medium radius turnouts expected next year to join the existing large radius turnouts. https://peco-uk.com/blogs/news/code-75-bullhead-update

The rest of the Icons of Steam project is again in jeopardy, from the latest North American newsletter just sent out: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-News-115---Join-us-for-a-3D-Scan--Order-Deadlines--New-Videos-.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=o2-fOhGvqPU

Due to the Rapido factories being busy production of the Dash 8-40CM has been delayed, thus Rapido has re-opened the order book for those who still want one. The new order deadline is October 7th after which production will finally start according to the latest newsletter, pictures of a hand-painted pre-production model can be seen here https://www.rapidotrains.com/products/n-scale/diesel-locomotives/n-scale-dash-8-40cm-draper-taper

Latest newsletter #115 3D scanning party in Portland, Oregon in late October Icons of Steam project possibly in trouble, preorders on the D10/H-6 are currently insufficient to proceed to tooling https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-News-115---Join-us-for-a-3D-Scan--Order-Deadlines--New-Videos-.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=o2-fOhGvqPU

Probably too far for most people reading on here but in case anyone is in the Oregon area on October 27th Rapido is hosting their first American 3D Scan Party. Details at https://www.rapidotrains.com/blog/2019/09/06/rapido-events/rapidos-3d-scan-party-portland-or

Just to be clear, the poster is referring to the latest North American newsletter having been sent out today. There is still no sign of a UK newsletter, which is the subject of this thread.

There is still a lot of time between now and whenever (and if) the review is delivered. Whoever is in power come December may have a more immediate problem if the current signs of a possible recession come true, in which case HS2 as a ready source of immediate jobs could be a very attractive way to spend money compared to other initiatives that would likely have a 6 to 18 month lag between announcement and meaningful employment.

Well, if it is a miniature horse then it could be a modern image service animal, in which case you can also sell it to anyone modeling airplanes in OO https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/03/emotional-support-horse-flight-american-airlines