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Thanks so much Flood. You are a goldmine of information. Andrew

Anyone know of source of Bachmann 47 nose footsteps? I have 2 missing on a recent eBay purchase. They don’t appear on the Bachmann spares site. Any help much appreciated. Andrew

Just bought another NSE FK. The boat train set were used on Waterloo - Salisburys I think as an additional set at the same time when the TC's were drafted in. It was declassified and eventually got broken down/mixed in with the other sets. Can anyone confirm this?

Ah yes - sorry, I can see it.

Not sure what you mean. If you look at my photo the cantrail stripe runs around the headlight box on the Accurascale model.

Here you go Jim.

Bachmann vs Accurascale comparison. Obviously my Bacchy 66200 is weathered so you can’t compare colour. Exhaust ports are different sizes. As Mick had already mentioned, the Accurascale silencer sits slightly higher.

Lovely to read the ‘Driver’s view’ section in the Locomotive Operator’s Manual. Is the author Big Jim of this parish?

Mine has arrived. Brilliantly packaged, superbly modelled, runs like a dream. Thankyou again Accurascale for raising the bar. This is a lovely model. Andrew

More bodily harm on my wallet too. Having seen the boat train posts, I have bought more NSE FKs. In Rail Express Modeller supplement 27 they show a boat train formation of GUV, 2b FK x 2, 2a FK, 2c FK, 2a FK, 2b FK x 2, 2a BFK. I have the GUV, a couple of Bachmann 2a FKs (dark blue!), 4 Accurascale 2b FKs and a Bachmann light blue 2a BFK. That means I only need a 2c FK. Happy days.

Thanks Guy. That’s a good show to aim for. We’d love to come. We’ll stay in touch. To get back on topic - we’ll be running Accurascale Mk 2bs and 2cs. Andrew

Hi SouthernMafia. Thanks for the offer but we probably have enough NSE Mk 1s, 2as and 2bs to cover our needs. We are even considering running a ‘diverted’ boat train using the amazing 2b FKs. Hopefully the layout will be ready to go out in 2-3 years time. Andrew

Thanks Marke. Our JHAs have also been modified with washers to stop the rubbing. They are heavy wagons and will provide a good test for the 59.

Newvaddon Parkway is having one of these beauties in Aggregates Industries livery. We plan for it to haul 15 Dapol JHAs up and down the bank on the branch line. Dapol and Farish 66s can’t handle them!

Hi Flood. Many thanks for the info. Our Club are currently rebuilding Reading and we need Oxford-Padd and West Country sets. I am safe to assume that I can mix the blues. I am also conscious that I can only run the Mk 1s with vacuum braked Mk 2s. For my home layout I want to run Mule sets so will stick with the lighter blue 2as, 2bs and 2cs (TSOT). Here are photos of Reading before we dismantled it. We bought it from a lovely man who recently passed away. We are going to rebuild it as an exhibition layout. Andrew

Thanks for the info brushman. I am happy to mix the dark Bachmann 2as with the light Accurascale 2bs.

OK - what is the reason for the different dark blue colours on the Mk 2as? I thought that the dark blue sets were cascaded off the Kings Lynn services. However, this could be conjecture. Andrew

I have received a pair of blue/grey TSOs. They are sublime. Probably the best coaches I have ever bought. I am loving the WR destination boards. Andrew

I ‘m not sure about the boat trains as far as NSE blue is concerned. However, if you look at the YouTube clips by Old Oak and John Byne you will see dark and light blue NSE coaches mixed in the same rakes. Andrew

Back in stock at Accurascale. I’ve just bought a pair of TSOs in blue/grey to bolster my WR sets. They were a bargain with the multi-coach discount. I am well chuffed!

Looking good. That broken aerial needs to be replaced. I also have a broken aerial on my 56120. I use black painted toothbrush bristles. These are great for exhibition locos. Andrew

I agree. Alex and the team are brilliant as regards Customer Service. They are also real enthusiasts and great to talk to. I am very much looking forward to the 60s and Bardon PHAs that I have ordered. Andrew

Is anyone using Gaugemaster model GMC-HH handheld feedback controllers with their Accurascale 37s? I have a small exhibition layout that uses these. However, I gather that the advice is not to use them with locos using the latest ESU circuit boards. Before I go out and buy Gaugemaster non feedback controllers, I wanted to double check. Andrew

Thanks Ian and Iain. Having spoken to Iain at Southampton Show and, having seen your latest advice, we are probably going to opt for ITrain. Andrew

Just kicking off this topic again. We (Redruth MRC) are going to run a large exhibition layout with 110 points, 30 3 aspect signals and 16 uncouplers. We need route setting and train block detection (chiefly to allow the signals to operate prototypically). We have purchased a Roco z21 10820, a Yamorc YD8116 and a Yamorc YD6016ES-CS to get us started. We plan to build a small test layout so that we can get used to the system. We are now some 2.5 years after the last post in this chat and wonder how itrain compares with train controller now. Any advice much appreciated.