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  1. Phil Bullock
    Yes sounds bad this Saturday! But I have to wait another week until 19th for my personal birthday Manor fest….
  2. Phil Bullock
    Jimbo has 7812 and 7800 …. 7802 also coming for me! You are right about 7812 though, going down to WSR next Saturday for a birthday trip behind her…
  3. Phil Bullock
    My 7808 is scheduled to arrive tomorrow…. But am out fishing all day and SWMBO has hijacked it for my birthday present so got to wait till Saturday 19th to drool over it…..
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    Fantastic news!
  5. Phil Bullock
    Heljan D15 with a 9 coach train on a 1:50 gradient…. No problem!! D15 breasts the summit at Abbotswood with load 9
  6. Phil Bullock
    Well not quite the same! But when was the last time there were 4 Hymeks in the same place? Ok only 3 working… An unmissable event for us oilslosher fans…
  7. Phil Bullock
    I think it’s probably unwashed grime… D6992 roof
  8. Phil Bullock
    I can’t remember the load but pairs of 37s most definitely worked the Albion tanks via Worcester when they first started to run. Pulling out of Shrub Hill northbound the din was amazing….
  9. Phil Bullock
    NBL built MAN engines under licence ; Maybachs were built by Bristol Siddeley
  10. Phil Bullock
    Whilst I sympathise with the sentiments I don’t think our railway models caused the trade globalisation that has triggered this outcome
  11. Phil Bullock
    And no doubt they all meet down the Severn Arms on a Friday night? Oh hang on they might struggle with the cattle (sheep ?) grids across the common. I think it was Shaun we saw wandering drunkenly across the road on the common heading back from the pub.,,,
  12. Phil Bullock
    Another vote for these! They have transformed the running of our Bachmann NBL warships and Dapol NBL type 2s. If space is really tight you can take the capacitor off the board and reconnect on flying leads so it can be sited remotely from the board.
  13. Phil Bullock
    Drove past there two days ago …. No sign of any relevant activity unfortunately! If they have landed there the first ones will be delivered to the local sheep for sure…. 😀
  14. Phil Bullock
    Cheers Rob that’s the plan … 60s steam on this one but very much a community project
  15. Phil Bullock
    Haven’t updated for a while, here’s progress to date… Level crossings went in today ,.. Wadborough just down from the station and Pirton by the signal box. Got to scratch build the buildings for Wadborough station…. MR timber with diagonal planking, is next job. Exit through backscene at north end will be through a low relief version of Abbotswood bridge ..,, guess I know how to do that one!!!
  16. Phil Bullock
    They need to be left to rust in a seaside scrapyard for a few years first.,..
  17. Phil Bullock
    It was a great weekend Neil…, thanks for bringing your stock and the company. Glad you enjoyed the outing too….
  18. Phil Bullock
    Was great to see you Bob. Redditch show next March is next trip out…
  19. Phil Bullock
    Comes to something Mr SM when we are reduced to tender spotting!!! 😉 But unfortunately I don’t think that tender ever made it home to Swindon for a decent burial… a quick Flickr search for 7816 Gloucester finds it there behind 7816 in January 66 following withdrawal in November 65 …. And according to BRdatabase she was cut at Cashmores Newport in February 66. Probably the last GWR badged item they cut up? But I doubt they appreciated that!
  20. Phil Bullock
    Thinking about likely train formations late 60s early 70s …. if loaded with a tracked excavator eg Drott am thinking of it accompanying either a train of empty Grampuses going out on a job or loaded ones returning …. Can’t see any other option than the Langley models Drott… Or may be this Track lifting train … although those look more like lowmacs and I can’t see what they are loaded with.,.,
  21. Phil Bullock
    Even the WR ones got molested ! Take a look at 6885 for example in that Brush Veteran collection on Flickr …. 4 years apart admittedly but very different fittings on either end! And not a WR lamp bracket in sight 6885 A end May 73 6885 B end Sept 69
  22. Phil Bullock
    Very nice sequence there thanks for sharing! Was “clinking over” an NE speciality I wonder?
  23. Phil Bullock
    Some sort of suspension arrangement on the middle axle would probably make for better running. One for Rapido perhaps?
  24. Phil Bullock
    Dont recall seeing altered WR lamp irons on 37s …. Standard lamp irons were usually added lower down , either 1 or 2 . Some locos eg 6844 in Scotland had a full set of everything… 2 WR headboard clips, 2 WR lamp irons and 2 BR lamp irons. There’s just no pattern to it! See Brush Veterans wonderful album Brush veterans EE3 photos on Flickr
  25. Phil Bullock
    Many thanks!
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