Geoff Endacott

I see what you mean. It's quite subtle and I hadn't looked that closely before. That gives us just ten examples which can be done with the D6319 bodyshell. I wonder why Dapol didn't choose to represent the later batch which had headcode boxes from new. That would have given scope for more variations - unless they are to follow later. Geoff Endacott

I had seen your list which is very helpful. I am at first trying to find out which have the correct body detailing. I assume you are ruling out D6317 due to its non-standard headcode boxes. What's wrong with D6322 and D6323? Geoff Endacott

I have spent the last few days sorting out my photos of the Class 22s so that I can work out which locomotives the Dapol model can represent. So far we know that if all models are going to be the same as the pre-production D6319, changes to boilers, vents, etc., mean the model must represent the D6313 to D6325 batch. I am now looking for headcode oddities within that group to give others which must be deleted from the list of candidates. Geoff Endacott

Very soon they will not need numbers because each of them will be painted a different colour. Geoff Endacott

It was still in use into the 1980s. I commuted to and from Earley Station from 1981-83 and the terminal saw regular traffic hauled by 37s. Geoff Endacott

It's not bordering on SWAG country. It is very much in SWAG country. Geoff Endacott

Well it's not a Fowler. It looks more like a Foulup. Geoff Endacott

Canada Road will also be at Trainwest this year. That's three on this page (Canada Road, Borchester Market and Ring Road). Maybe I should rename it the Inspirational Layout Show. Geoff Endacott

One down past the clubroom for the first time in months. Grey with EWS vinyls so presumably 60013 or 60015. Geoff Endacott

Ring Road will be at Trainwest this year too. Geoff Endacott

Borchester Market will be at Trainwest this year www.trainwest.org.uk . Geoff Endacott

Any interaction between multiple accounts contravenes eBay rules. I have a feeling that it may also be illegal. Geoff Endacott

I was at Penistone on 17 July 1981 which was just before the line closed. The last few photos seemed to be popular so I have scanned some more. Geoff Endacott

I have been playing with my new negative scanner again. Here are a few photos taken on a trip to Penistone. The last one of 76022 is interesting because it shows a loco with blue livery and the old emblem. Geoff Endacott

I have been playing with my new scanner. Is this funny-looking loco one of the things people are talking about in this thread? Geoff Endacott

Which year would you like to bring it to the Calne Show? Geoff Endacott

You haven't got Diesels in the Duchy down for Trainwest 2012. Geoff Endacott

Treneglos is at Trainwest www.trainwest.org.uk this year which is not far from the Midlands. Geoff Endacott

St Blazey definitely had a steam allocation in 1962, but a lot of them went that year. Cornwall was the first part of the WR to get rid of steam but I don't recall the exact year. Geoff Endacott

That very model of Black Dog Halt will also be at the Calne Show on 22 & 23 January, along with the Chris Hewitt's EM gauge model of Calne. Geoff Endacott

Wenhill Lane is definitely behind the slight rise in the photo. When we held the exhibition at the school, the vehicular access was via Wenhill Lane. If you parked a car with its front against the wall of the buildings in the photo, its rear was adjacent to the road - Wenhill Lane. That puts the distance between the buildings and and Wenhill Lane at about five yards. The photograph is taken looking uphill so if the gate isn't in Station Road, it must be somewhere in the old cattle market site. Geoff Endacott

I don't see where else the gate can be. It's definitely not in Wenhill Lane, so if it isn't in Station Road, it must be somewhere between the two. Where that can be I don't know. I will have to have a look next time I'm in Calne, even thought the area has changed rather a lot. Geoff Endacott

I have spotted something else which is confusing matters. There are more school buildings in the photo than appear on your map. By the time the photo was taken Fynamore School had been extended and the buildings nearest the camera faced onto Wenhill Lane. I think the land in the foreground is the old cattle market site and the gate must be in Station Road, from where the picture was taken. Geoff Endacott

Close, but still not quite right. The school in the photo is Fynamore Secondary Modern School which merged with Bentley Grammar School in 1974 to become the John Bentley School. The former Fynamore buildings became John Bentley School North Wing and the Bentley Grammar School buildings became John Bentley School South Wing. North Wing was eventually sold off for housing with the proceeds being used to construct new buildings on the South Wing site. That is where the school remains to this day. The buildings in the photo were never part of Bentley Grammar School. They did, however, host the Calne Model Railway Show for several years. The exhibition moved to its current venue at the Calne Leisure Centre following demolition of the buildings on the former Fynamore site. One of the buildings in the background is the school hall in which Chris Hewitt's EM gauge model of Calne was displayed in the 1990s. Chris is returning with the layout to the Calne Leisure Centre on 22 & 23 January next year. Geoff Endacott

I'm really looking forward to seeing this layout at Trainwest! Geoff Endacott