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Yeah, a problem. Too far away for the reading glasses and too close for the distance! Apart from that a good show, but I'm not sure it was so good it deserved the 2hr journey though.

IIRC 53809 has a tender that originated with a Midland Compound, but the preserved Midland Compound has a tender that was made for a Fowler 7F. Sorry but I can't remember the reference.

IIRC they were a high gloss finish

I don't want to invade the EMGS thread, but the S4Soc is remarkably reticent about its shows. Scalefour South seems to be going ahead for 2022 (on 24th & 25th September at Cressex Community School, Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4QA), as is Railwells , while Scalefour North is OK for 2023, but is exciting some because Crewe, it seems, is not for north enough! Personally I shall be attending all three, as I pretty much do.

Wouldn't hessian have damaged the vehicle's finish?

I visited today too but my travelling experience was a lot better. A funny show, nobody seemed to care much about it probably because they had not seen each other for ages. I can sympathise. A time for renewing relationships. I saw a lot of seriously good scenic modelling but also a lot of poor running which was a shame, perhaps next year will be better. The expected car parking issue didn't materialise, in fact that was a lot better than any previous visit to this venue. I didn't stay long and I'm writing this from a fish and chip shop in Swanage. It's very bracing outside!

Yeah, sorry Paul. I'm now wondering if the packaging/fixing was returned to the car builders

My Dad had an Invacar, IIRC its reggie began with an E. He kept it in perfect condition and was once congratulated by non other than the Health Minister Sir Keith Joseph, in writing, for his care of it. The letter was framed and hung on the wall in the dining room where it remained until his death. He and Mum didn't get on. I've just ordered one, how would they have been fixed to the wagon?

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Todd,_Kitson_and_Laird:_Lion

AFAIK this is the best illustration of the class of engine Lion belonged to. What you make of it depends on whether your glass is half full or empty. If ever Rapido got round to doing a model based on this drawing I'd be content.

I did this research a few years ago. The 2P shared its boiler with the 4F and BR chimney and dome are the same. 247 Developments to both in whitemetal.

I've looked through the thread and Rapido's website and it isn't clear to me if the model will be available in its original L&M condition, but I suspect not. I think it will be in its current condition. Can anyone advise please?

A nice show although I must confess to being more interested in the museum, sorry. My photos are here .

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/stores/high-wycombe I use the Watford shop. They don't actually do Vallejo, but do Humbrol and Revell

He wasn't doing his job properly and his line manager should have picked up on it.

You're over thinking it. Something like RMweb needs a high spec PC, good web connectivity, a system manager and a good quality DBA (Database Administrator) and a few others. Well within the capacity of a medium sized company like Warners The web sourcing firms are overselling their products

In reply to the OP, yes, I think so

Looking forward to it

Well there's a backhanded compliment if ever there was one! I spent most of my working career in IT (and well before the term came into use) and I've never understood why the fashion for outsourcing the service came about. IT, it seems to me, is so fundamental to any modern company that it must, absolutely must, be kept in house. It's not so difficult to manage a system, any college graduate with an appropriate degree can do it.

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Is there really enough traffic over the CLC to justify electrification? And could there be? If it were needed for Freightliners it would also need to be upgraded to the W8 loading gauge. I can see that with a bit of jiggling here and there more traffic could be diverted to run on it but to what end I think the fundamental issue is that very few passengers destined for the airport need to travel via the centre of Manchester. The service via Manchester is grotesquely out of proportion to the need and if those trains could be diverted away to serve the airport directly then it would provide relief for the SJ&A. It would probably be necessary to put the airport on a loop instead of a dead end branch but it would resolve much of the problem of congestion in Manchester. A line off the CLC Mid Cheshire line to the airport could give access from the west off the WCML for example but I'm sure that there are others.

I think the idea of quadrupling the South Junction line is nuts; absolutely crackers. No one in Manchester will ever agree to it. The link above isn't useful, try this https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rail-minister-hit-train-delays-23364147v

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TfL reckon it takes just 2mins to walk from Alexandra Palace stn to venue! Barmy! I think I'll use W3 bus from Finsbury Park to get there. Not sure about return.