SP Steve

May 1979 - 80 Marshalling Circular has it down as the 07:47 SO Sheffield - Skegness (11:39 return from Skegness) and comprised of the following: A BSK B,C 2 x TSO D CK E,F,G 3 X TSO H BSK The service operated via Nottingham between 26 May - 15 September and was formed from Eastern Region stock.

Apart from the lack of radiused corners to the box, the shape appears to match the one on a Regional Railways station sign.

In the course of posting information from a Section K timetable re: headcodes for freight workings within the Gloucester District, the same timetable (dated June - September 1961) also contained information on Banana Trains from Avonmouth along with details of shunting / banking duties for engines which may be of interest.

Gloucester District Freight Section K June - September 1961

A switch to the North East with codes from NER Section E covering Darlington, Saltburn, Scarborough, Penrith, Crook and branches passenger services from June 1961:

Taken from Western Region Section B - Bristol District Freight June 1961:

Another set from a Western Region Mandatory Freight WTT dating from May 1975:

I think that Table B would only apply to movements that originate within the Plymouth District so in your scenario it would keep 0Z91 throughout.

I'm in the process of disposing of a number of Working Timetables on line and whilst checking through each to make sure all pages are present I've found a number of specific 4 character headcodes used in different areas which may be of use to some. First off are those taken from Plymouth District September 1960 Freight & Passenger - I'll post more as and when.

Ordered a couple of sets of the 3D custom transfers on the 16th October - delivered a week later. Great service as usual and I'm well pleased with them - hopefully will be able to do them justice when applied!

Class 11 No 12074 at NCB Swalwell Disposal Point August 1972

According to "A Pictorial Record Of L.N.W.R. Signalling" by Richard Foster, Scout Green was built in 1871 and was in use until 1972.

If extraction of flammable vapors are a possibility then you really ought to use a squirrel cage blower / extractor unit such as this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SSCYHT-Extractor-Centrifugal-Extraction-Ventilation/dp/B09FQ3MGML/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=squirrel+cage+extractor+fan&qid=1631282398&sr=8-4 On these the extracted air is not exposed to the electric motor thus removing a possible safety issue whereas the normal bathroom type extractor fan has the fan motor within the extracted airflow.

It's the revised edition from 2009 as listed below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Petroleum-Rail-Tank-Wagons-Britain/dp/0905878094

Hi Adam, your choice of tar wagon looks remarkably similar to one done for Bristol & West Tar Distillers which features in the revised Tourett volume and for which there is a line drawing. On this the walkways are a set of wooden battens spaced apart - the accompanying image also shows this.

From 14 June - 19 September 1954 Freight WTT: 618 FO 6.15 Burton - York Basford North 7.24 Bulwell Common 7.29 Annesley South Junction 7.41 Annesley Yard Arr 7.45 Annesley Yard Dep 8.10 Locos changed at Annesley Yard From 13 Jun - 18 Sep 1955 Freight WTT: 618 FO 6.18 Burton - York Basford North 7.24 Bulwell Common 7.26 Annesley South Junction 7.38 Annesley Yard Arr 7.45 Annesley Yard Dep 8.10 Locos changed at Annesley Yard

I think I agree with you re: the axleboxes as they don't seem to match those fitted to Dia 1/142 vehicles. Also the images I can find for this diagram show the 'W' irons have hook holes on them which the model doesn't although a solitary image of a very similar Dia 1/144 on Paul Bartlett's website show 'W' irons without them (Lot 2282 built by Pickering). Another small visible difference with the latter diagram is that the end step has an open support frame rather than the sheet steel variant as in the kit. One feature of the kit that doesn't look right to me is the steel plate fitted to the ends - on the prototype this sits almost flush with the solebar / headstock but on the model they appear to be sat on top of them and being relatively thick (I'm guessing approx. 1mm or so) then it gives a stepped platform effect. This in turn presumably leads to the inclined hopper end supports being a little shorter than is the case. The vertical handrail also appears to be on more of an angle on the model so maybe an issue with the relative dimensions of the Hopper v Chassis?

According to Cecil J Allen's "Titled Trains Of Great Britain" details for the May 1928 version: "A new train was put into service, including a coach, marshalled next the restaurant cars, which contained a cocktail bar, a retiring room for ladies and a hairdressing room with barber complete - all novelties in British practice and designed to beguile, in various ways, the hours of this lengthy journey"

Try searching online using the terms "bead blast media" or "blasting media" and it should reveal a multitude of options.

Someone has already contacted me but if it falls through then they are yours.

Items now sorted.

Unfortunately Wigan FRM have announced that their 2021 exhibition has had to be cancelled due to circumstances outside of their control. The venue used to host the show, Robin Park Sports Centre, is currently being used as a Covid vaccination centre and this use has now been extended until late autumn / early winter presumably to cater for people receiving booster jabs. Wigan FRM are obviously disappointed with this situation but there is little they can do other than plan for the 2022 exhibition. I suspect that this state of affairs may be replicated at other venues around the country so may affect other shows in the same way.

Not sure if this helps, taken from Section B Freight WTT dated June - September 1955 under "Shunting Engines" section: Bridport Starting Time 6.45am Works 8.7am (Mixed) Maiden Newton to Bridport (arr 8.34 a.m.) and 12.0 noon SX, 9.15 a.m. SO, Bridport to West Bay and back thence to shed SX. Works 10.25 a.m. Passenger to Maiden Newton SO Maiden Newton Starting time 8.30 p.m. Works 7.42 p.m. Bridport to Maiden Newton (arr 8.12pm) and 10.15 p.m. (Q) or 10.30 p.m. Maiden Newton to Bridport.

There's an article in the 1991 MRJ No.46 edition by Dave Rowe entitled "Morning, Noon and Night Layout Lighting" detailing how he experimented with lighting effects to simulate the changing hue of sunlight at various times of the day. Since being written a lot of the technology will have changed such as LED lighting and modern dimmers but the reasoning should still be pertinent to your situation.

Not only ex loco tenders were used for this purpose. I remember attending the 1984 Doncaster Works open day at which 37.044 was hooked up to a mobile load bank. Numbered as internal user 041620 (ex Dia 1/208 12T Vent Van B770697), the vehicle was one of two (the other being 041619) containing two banks of load resistors which could be configured to give up to 15 different load settings. No liquid coolant was used with waste heat simply venting through hatches in the roof. https://departmentals.com/photo/041620 As I recall staff had coupled up some external panel meters which allowed visitors to observe voltage / current readings with 37.044 under power.