Hair_Dave

On a similar vein, Mega Piranha, entertaining, but not quality

I have to say James, that your test track is looking excellent. A similar exercise is on my own horizon. David

Jonathan, i am looking to make a Rhymney Railway wagon circa 1910 suitable for carrying bells. (of the large church variety) However, i know precious little about their wagons or livery. Can you point me in the direction of suitable literature, or better yet pictures and places to buy kits. I expect a merchandise wagon of 1-4 planks would be most suited. My plan is to make wagon as a homage to a song: https://youtu.be/l5tKgi2Un-4

I stumbled across this and thought of you James, part way through you see Derwent in steam https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-official-film-of-the-railway-centenary-1925-online

Hi Sem, The dainty Crew type in the second image, I am trying to get my hands on one in 4mm. Do you or anyone else sell it through Shapeways, Imaterialise or thier own shop??

A little further research brought this up, no help to the wagon load question but an interesting read about the manufacture of artificial fertiliser. http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/BCN/CeresWorks.htm

Slight threadmancy here, but I came in search of an answer to the same question the original post asked about. I have acquired some wagons and books from my father. Amongst them is a Morris & Griffin 1 (basically 0) plank wagon which he has made using a Slaters Gloucester underframe. One of the books was British Goods wagons, as mentioned earlier. The text gives no explanation beyond the caption, and it is something of a mystery. My guess is some form of container, however there is a lack of rope hooks on the solebars.

I did realise but (wrongly) assumed that i had displayed enough pendantry to get by. That chap with the berret is a re-enactor of some variety, they have thier own levels of pedantry and button counting which i have not yet plumbed. Note: as it is not always clear in a written medium, i am in now way offended by being corrected, and do not mean offence in turn.

The war department tin turtles were around 2 foot gauge and came as armoured, protected and standard (read exposed) several of each survive in running order. Protected and standard pictured at "tracks to trenches" event by the wdlr society. Returning to standard gauge, there are two simplex in a siding at swannick junction at the Midland Railway centre. My dad helped restore rs9 (one of the two) in the 70s and was most disappointed with the state it is currently in. Edit: added picture

My limited contact with Fakenham has been to do with horse racing, which turns my mind to the potential for racing at Achingham and of course the associated railway traffic in horseboxes and "special workings"

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Ahhh Mr Johnson's locomotives are always so well proportioned, at least until a later vandal gets hold of them. I don't have access to one right now, but have you seen a picture of a Princess of Wales with her bogie tender rebuilt into a Deeley/Fowler style, it looks odd at best. A few pages back a book S W Johnson Artist Engineer was mentioned, I managed to pick up a copy from a charity shop on the platform at the Bolton Abbey Railway near Skipton last year for the princely sum of £1.50

I stumbled across this whilst searching for something completely different. Perhaps the WNR needs a bespoke inspection vehicle http://haylingbillyheritage.org/engines/sharp-stewart/rare-photograph-1-of-481-inspector-ex-499-hayling-island/

That is just what I was looking for. I shall go with teak and Midland lettering and number 127. Thank you for your assistance. David