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Maybe Shildon did things differently? Maybe they had some surplus freight red to use up? Maybe they weren't refurbed at Shildon? Such a pity this photograph is blurred. At least it shows some 21 ton hoppers were having their interior painted in 65/6. D5153 Darlington 1966 01 01 by griffith_p, on Flickr Then there was the pic of ex works 16tonner, B100925 that showed the inside to be painted but this may have been done specifically for the exhibition it was appearing at.

Hi Paul, There’s a good series of photographs on Smugmug showing how the walkways and roof detail should be. It starts here: https://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/T/TTA-2-axle-tank-wagons/i-fhRSgr9/A and has walkway gems such as this: Fortunately for us 4mm scale modellers there is the Stenson etch that will go to some way to making things more correct but should we have to correct things on a new tooling? To be fair to Hornby the quote from their blog was, “The new TTA tanker tooling suite accounts for almost all variants in the 35 and 45 tonne capacities”. Got to say, I’m looking forward to the 35t GLW TTA’s. This is the wagon they measured at Mangapps. https://flic.kr/p/aWgKuF TTO26E (Ex 6/715) built by Powell Duffryn in 1967. Looks like a pretty good match to me. Hth, P

It looks an excellent model but such a pity that Hornby appear to be going down the generic route with liveries. Would have been a world beating wagon if they had got the solebar, walkway & tank top details correct to match the TTO43F diagram. Hornby proved they could get it right when they published photos of earlier tooling variations. I'll still have a couple to retro to the earlier 13 leaf spring version. How it should have been (with the later parabolic springs). https://flic.kr/p/WYD3yq

... and the influence of others from another discipline on the GWR. https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/de-havilland-dh89-dragon-rapide ... and how over time UV and lack of maintenance caused Crimson to fade to an almost bauxite colour.

Which is why the NMRA have an electrical standard for DCC. Manufactures and individuals can and do modify & deviate from the standard as they see fit or choose to develop there own systems. It's still a developing technology but an interesting one. Some basics of the NMRA standard are followed by all.

Including a fixed resistance into the speaker circuit should be a bit of a no no. Speaker impedance is dynamic as it alters as the applied voltage increases & decreases to move the air. Previous posters have measured the impedance of the speaker circuit (I assume at the speaker output connection) and found the static resistance to be as expected at approx. 2Ω. The speakers manufacturer spec sheets clearly state the the speaker is only rated at 0.5 watt so to use it effectively with relatively high outputs it needs to be connected in series with another speaker. So does this additional bespoke circuitry allow the connection of the speakers in parallel with reduced resistance or is the ESU decoder for the 37 a special that allows for a speaker circuit of lower 2Ω impedance? If it doesn't, at high outputs (volume), the decoder amplifier will be over stressed and could fail over time. I'm sure the gents at ESU have done their homework. Funny how they've just introduced a 3 watt speaker with the same footprint as the Accurathrash. Might we see that introduced on the forthcoming A'scale 37's? P

Quality not quantity, I was told.

Who he? ... and I still haven't managed to find the light service. How did I miss your radiant smile. You should have shouted up. I was expecting a lift back to yours, so I could visit the ‘Feria Gastronómica Gota de Vida en Orxeta’

Naaaaaaah. The easy way to coal. 😉 Not a high viz in sight but a great opportunity for ModelU. How many men does it take to service a Duchess? "Oh-er missus". A temporary measure by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

Showing just how dissimilar exhibition cultures operate. I guess if that's how (most) Model Railway shows tried to operate there would very quickly be no shows to attend.

All being well. https://yorkshow.org.uk/layouts-2024/

Good luck and good management. DCC controlled. The model 9Fs naturally slips with its train on the gradient (as did the prototype) The drivers use two NCE procabs to control the train engine and assisting loco individually. Real fun. The real thing can be seen here. Scoot the vid forward to about 6 minutes for the steam action. https://www.yfanefa.com/record/27363 For those that are unfamiliar with the location of the prototype there's also this.

Ah but Dylan beat them all to it. He went electric at Newport in 1965.

So if there is any left? Will 37's be available to purchase from the Accurascale stand this weekend at Warley? Asking for a friend.

Both. Pic shows South Gosforth carriage sheds. Third rails are visible. They worked alternate rotas and could be seen being hauled by both diesel or steam shunters between turns. Better image here: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gallery/the-story-of-the-metro-7289140 and here... https://flic.kr/p/ZExybE and a bit of history. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/unseen-photographs-throw-new-light-23935529

Free liquorice toffees will available to the operators of one layout. Should you stand in front of it for more than eight minutes I may throw one your way in feeding the sea lions at sea world fashion.

In the Scalefour enclave.

A 25/2 was spotted out in the wild earlier today. Thanks to all involved. P

That was my thinking.

Suspension Bridges over South Pelaw EM?

That's one unusual sound decoder you've got in that 24.

Knowing how much effort volunteers put into arranging model railway shows the organisers have my sympathies. Hopefully nobody will be too critical of the Newcastle & District MRS. There is a little more detail on why the show had to be cancelled at such short notice over on the Scalefour website. https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=8954&p=101414#p101410 Here's to next years show. P

Not quite sure where this moto-cyklist's white helmet has got to?

... and I still struggle with my boot straps.