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Thanks for sharing. Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards at their prime.

Thank you Richard for your reply and welcoming words. Sorry for being so late to respond, but it is a very busy time of year at work. The simplified chassis sounds like a good idea. Andy

Good morning all, I'm just wondering whether anybody had taken a look at the Sparkshot h0 Flying Scotsman? Is there any chassis that could work with it? Andy

The new Penn Station should be a massive improvement once the reconstruction is finished. It's going to be in the old post office building across the road. Strangely I don't dislike the current one as much as most people as it reminds me of New Street late 1980s. Andy

If you get the chance to visit New York, then try Myers of Keswick for marmite. Andy

For what it's worth, I enjoyed a couple of glasses if armangac today. I save it for only rare occasions as it is quite hard to find these days. I forgot how much I like it. Andy.

Paul Sherwin and Phil Liggett still provide their regular insights into all aspects of the tour, and this year has been very enjoyable for their knowledge of French ecclesiastical architecture. Andy

Hi Ray, These may not be the best examples, but should illustrate what I meant by angled flights. Andy

Hi Ray, That is excellent work on the buildings. I am very impressed. If I may make a small observation, the fire escapes don't quite look right. usually the vertical descent ladder is only on the final flight from the 2nd (1st in UK) Floor to the 1st (Ground floor in UK) floor. Between the other floors the flights are angled. I don't have any photos to show you, but I see if I can take a couple today before it gets too dark. Andy

Reminds me of KTM racing colours. Andy

Hi Andy, Is it still possible to get a chainmaker's? For those not familiar, it is quite a large breakfast ideal for for the heavy manual work that was common in the industries long ago, such as a puddler. Andy

Is 'planking' on layouts considered acceptable behavior these days? Andy

Thanks for the clarification Edwin. I am still not sure why a high speed train with a small capacity for moving people would be the best option. If the requirement is for a passenger line, the different widths of the trains is not an insurmountable problem. As there would not be many stops/stations on the line, then the simple solution would be to have adjustable platforms that expand laterally and vertically to adjust to the different loading gauges. In fact my local line has a manual system on Sundays whereby a small walkway is extended to trains stopping on the innermost tracks that are not served by a platform. If you want to make maximum use of the line, then run the largest gauge trains, that way you don't have to run as many of them to move the same number of people. I believe a similar approach was used in the 1970s by the airlines when they opted for capacity of B747s rather than the small fast Concordes. Andy

I might have missed some previous discussions on this subject, and my apologies if this has already been discussed ad nauseum, but when there is such a huge problem of congestion on Britain's roads and a lack of capacity on the railways, why was a high capacity freight line along the old GCR, linked to the Channel tunnel, with an extension to Birmingham not proposed? A high capacity line built to US loading gauge would enable double decked container traffic to be moved rapidly from Kent to Transfer sites close to the final destinations. It might also be possible to run double decker trains from Marylebone to Snow Hill along the same lines albeit at a slower rate. Andy

(Who's afraid of?) - The Art of Noise Andy

Fools Gold - Stone Roses

It might be worth taking a look at Trainworld's (in Brooklyn NYC) web site for the G scale class 66, as I just received an email from them indicating that they are taking advanced orders on class 66s at $425 per unit. However, postage costs could be quite high, and you won't get your typical EU guarantee/warranty, so buyer beware when ordering from the USA. Andy

As others have already said on this thread, Disney is excellent ,and better if you stay in the resort hotels, as you don't have the same manic rush at the start of the day. However, those hotels are quite pricy. If you fancy a few days at the beach instead of the theme parks, I can also recommend the Tampa Bay area. St. Pete's is a good choice of places to stay and some tidy beaches as well as plenty of activities. Water-sports and fresh seafood are widely available, and you are on the Gulf side, so the sea is calmer, usually. If you fancy some local sports culture you have the Tampa Bay Rays (Baseball), the USF teams (University of South Florida)and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (American football), The Tampa Bay Lightnings (Ice hockey) and FC Tampa Bay (the other football - possibly going to become the famous Tampa Bay Rowdies - ask Jasper Carrot). Andy

"Badges!! We don't need no stinkin' badges!" Wierd Al Jankovic's 1989 Film UHF. "Badgers? Badgers? We don't need no stinking badgers!" - Trinidad Silva In response to being offered some badgers for his next show.

I must be getting a little nostalgic. 3 am Eternal - the KLF Last Train to Trancentral - the KLF Does anybody have any idea who did the models for the video for Trancentral? Andy

Hi Dave, Further to my previous post. I got the reply: "Yes, it can run on Lionel OO track." The seller also suggests that I must be measuring to the outside of the rails. Oh well, now I know. It seems the seller is better informed than the NMRA. At least the prices for the Fleischmann items are quite reasonable. Andy

Hi Dave ""It's a misconception but there is no such things at 'HO' gauge, it's all 'OO' gauge I can hear you now, if you need an explanation, just drop me an email and I'll explain it"" FYI. I just asked the seller if one of the H0 - 00 gauge/scale models will run on 19mm Lionel 00 gauge track. I'm curious to see the reply. Andy

Is this on of those 'live steam' models I've seen advertised recently?

Hi Steve, I hope your thinned down assortment of stock enables you to focus on your layout plans. I am in a similar position regarding not actually getting the layout started. I did have an idea of modelling a wagon and carriage repair facility. That would allow a large amount of mainline equipment on a branchline type layout. Another scenario for all the express equipment would be to model a quiet West-country brach with summer holiday specials made up of older caariages. It may not be prototypical, but at least it would look like a reasonably likely scene. Andy