PenrithBeacon

I live about 7 miles south west of Watford and I also spent the first 28 years of my life in Manchester. I think I can compare the two!

Just ordered one from Cheltenham Model Railway Centre

Wet and cold

An erotic ...

Apart from the grill at the front it looks Sentinel-ish. Difficult to see how it could be prototypical though. Why would someone go to all that trouble for a fantasy?

Compulsory purchase orders are your friend.

Seems to be very complicated.

'woodenhead' did say that 'a new line may be more straightforward'.

Yes, I know what's in Ahrons, but 'warts57' went way beyond what Ahrons and others have written about this matter. It is that part of his quote that needs further clarification

I use cigarette filter in a modified Bic ball point pen. I just dip the filter in Iso and rub it on the track. Easy peasy.

Please offer evidence for these remarks.

http://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-most-omicron-cases-are-mild-and-theres-no-evidence-to-suggest-vaccines-may-be-less-effective-against-the-variant-says-who-12483729

Not sure I would. Beyer were very conservative in their design practice. Such a locomotive would need a bit of innovative thinking.

XC was one of the very few innovations of the post nationalisation era that really worked well. But I'm by no means sure that it rested on firm foundations as RDW is not a really sustainable business plan.

Sorry to be a goody-goody but I've put myself back into lockdown. It's the only way. Last Christmas was ruined by Covid as one of the grandchildren caught it at school and generously passed it around. Fortunately this happened in-between visits so we didn't catch it, but they had a dreadful Christmas.

And also by being tapered, so it's lighter at one end. A shorter, parallel version would probably work

I haven't been to Werrington since 2017, but I'm getting the impression that the best views to catch all services are from Cock Lane footbridge. Is this true?

Many Garretts were built overseas and the patent might of run out a long time ago. It is also possible that the overseas built Garretts were made under license or perhaps the actual design rights were held by the company who owned the locomotives. Dunno, clarification needed

Are those doing RDW paid an enhanced rate?

I was thinking of the effect of shock/vibration on the hardware not the image quality.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/28/what-does-appearance-of-omicron-mean-for-the-double-jabbed

The photo showed a two man crew, driver and shunter. I would have thought just having a single person on the job would be a very long winded business. It'll be interesting how a camera stands up to the shocks and vibration of the railway yard environment. The camera in the picture didn't seem to be mounted on an anti-vibration/shock mount.

And therefore much to be preferred! They don't look automated at all. If a shunter (ie a human) is still needed then why a camera?

https://www.who.int/emergencies/emergency-health-kits/trauma-emergency-surgery-kit-who-tesk-2019/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants Might be of interest.

I have always had problems with Tesco deliveries so I do Click and Collect. I also book it for a store about 10 miles away because I found that I was losing my driving skills during the lockdown if I went to the nearest. The club has moved to the community rooms at a nearby ASDA. OK you might think but the new regulations concerning shops mean that masks will have to be worn all the time. My glasses steam up as soon as I wear a mask so no use for modelling. With great regret I've decided that absence for the duration is needed especially as Jen has a severely compromised immune system and the risk posed by this new variant just cannot be entertained. A great pity, I've been thoroughly enjoying the social contact these last few weeks. Pissed off, and back into lockdown.