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    pbkloss

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    A couple of years ago I picked up what I thought was a bargain, a Bachmann BCK in chocolate and cream.  On dismantling it I too was displeased to find the interior as you have described it and investigated further.  From the diagram in the Ian Allan abc it became clear that at least one window was not in the right place, ie the toilet at the opposite end to the guard's area.  My fears were confirmed at an impromptu visit to the Dean Forest for lunch when I wielded an ad hoc measuring device.  The wretched thing is now on decision pending a bright idea on how to fix it.  You are clearly made of sterner stuff than I am!

     

    Chris

    The Fatadder

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    Thanks Chris, In which case I will do one side of the coaches as Brent and the other as Kingsbridge. Now to find the right font and draw them up

     

    After I posted this I remembered that the Brixham autos had boards showing Brixham on one side of the coach and Churston on the other, because of the configuration of the platforms at those stations.  The same would have applied to Brent and Kingsbridge.

     

    Chris 

    Barry Ten

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    You ask how many people would need to couple something to the front of a Blue Pullman.  Not many, but don't forget that the two 6 car sets ended up on the Western and ran as a 12 car train up from Bristol in the morning.  How many would model that working?  Count them on the thumbs of one hand!

     

    As for the reversed livery, I can do no better than quote Ron White. founder of Colour-Rail: "what crass clown thought this an improvement?" 

     

    Chris

    The Fatadder

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    It's interesting that you are doing a pair of D95s.  From a very recent conversation with another RMwebber it seems that those with the van at the left hand end when viewed from the corridor side were a good deal less numerous than the other type.  In fact I can find only one photograph of the LH van [4932 before you ask].

     

    I too cussed at finding that the sides were overlength and have often wondered how many hapless folk have assembled complete kits without realising! 

     

    Chris

    eastwestdivide

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    What an interesting way of getting to Switzerland! I've done the Rhine Valley a few times but I would never have thought of arriving via Friedrichshafen - neither would Festiniog Travel with whom I have travelled several times now.  If you want a really slow trip, try Paris Est to Basel via the old line through Troyes.  It bored me senseless!

     

    Looking forward to reading future instalments.

     

    Chris

    The Fatadder

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    I'll be interested to see how you get on with the Masokits detailing kit.  You may not need the Pullman gangway adaptors as in your period the BR Mk 1 was not even a twinkle in the eye.

     

    As for what a brand new coach may have been doing on the Cheddar branch, remember that some of the sets which worked over that line did so as part of their day's work and not the whole of it.  While it is more likely that stock on its last legs [wheels?] would have been the norm, never say never and smile contentedly when some clever dick produces a photo of a Hawksworth straight out of the box.

     

    Chris

    Brinkly

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    Nick, I don't know how long churn traffic to and from Lifton lasted but I've found a reference to Siphons working between Paddington and Lifton in winter 1954-55. The allocated vehicle numbers were 1591, 1599, 1870 and 1925. Outward on the 2.20 pm ex Paddington, back on the 4.25 pm ex Plymouth parcels, due Paddington 6.33 am. The empty milk tanks were booked on the 7.45 pm Kensington - Penzance.

     

    Chris

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    I welcome decent trade support at a good show, balanced with quality layouts. Railwells ticked those boxes for me again this year and I'm only sorry I could not have spent longer there: mine was a flying visit sort of on the way home from holiday. For me the balance of trade stands between box shifters and more specialist retailers is important and Wells is one of many shows that gets it right IMHO. Inevitably others see it differently and how sad it would be if we were all the same!

     

    I possess a rucksack which I sling over one shoulder. It is much better in the humid conditions for which Wells Town Hall is renowned than wearing a jacket! I do not wear my "mobile home" on my back since I find it difficult to access in that position, not being an octopus. It is also much more difficult to clout someone that way.

    The Fatadder

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    There are four pics of E116 vehicles in the RCTS photographic collection, refs CUL3740-3. From the listings at least one is a "distant" view but a couple are said to be "from below" which may help you suss underframe detail. If you are not a member of the RCTS it so happens that I see the custodian of the photo archive fairly regularly and would be happy to help.

     

    On the subject of underframes, I'm sure you realise that Comet trusses are two-dimensional and not L section as per the prototype ...

     

    Chris

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