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  1. Poor Old Bruce
    Not so. The test trains would run between Crewe and Carnforth as there were convenient triangles at each end to turn the train.
  2. Poor Old Bruce
    Apart from using different components to the mixture due to changes in the chemical compositions over the years, what Ian says is correct. The finished colour remained the same. Don't get confused with the red of 'Blood and Custard' which I believe is officially described as 'Carmine' and actually is a different colour.
  3. Poor Old Bruce
    Good plan 👍
  4. Poor Old Bruce
    Dual lamp irons to boot! To take standard or non-standard BR(W) lamps.
  5. Poor Old Bruce
    53804 has acquired a Fowler tender at some time while 53805 has retained an original Deeley tender.
  6. Poor Old Bruce
    Generally the reverse of loading 👿😀 (just a thought).
  7. Poor Old Bruce
    David is still about so his DVDs should still be available. Don't know if he does RMWeb but others on here may know a bit more.
  8. Poor Old Bruce
    Lovely! Great news for a slightly different Industrial. Now the problem, do I choose 965002, 965007 or 965010 (or all three!!).
  9. Poor Old Bruce
    You need the relevant County Record Office or Local Studies Library. One or both of them should have 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps of the areas at different dates. You do have to take the OS track plans with a pinch of salt at times as the do sometimes miss out some track details like crossover points.
  10. Poor Old Bruce
    I think the limit was 12ft 10in.
  11. Poor Old Bruce
    As far as I am aware, it was the OHLE south of Stafford that was put up with some reduced clearances. Locos which eventually received the yellow stripe were happily working to (through?) Stafford up to the time that the OHLE was energised south of Stafford. I assume that Crewe was chosen as the changeover point because there were better resources there to actually do it. Nearly all trains stopped at Crewe in those days whereas many didn't stop at Stafford.
  12. Poor Old Bruce
    Could it be from a 'Prickly Pear' kit?
  13. Poor Old Bruce
    Saw the layout at DEFine yesterday. Fantastic little layout. Granted not 100% running quality (teething troubles) but best layout there as far as I was concerned. Well done @5050 👍👍
  14. Poor Old Bruce
    I actually travelled on that line in 1963. Derby to Crewe trains were run from Derby Friargate station (about a 15 minute walk from my parents' house) on three consecutive Sunday mornings so I went for a ride as Friargate to Egginton Jct was not very often used by passenger trains. The Potteries Loop Line was a bunus as the train took a sharp right turn from Etruria. It re-joined the main line at Kidsgrove Liverpool Road and set back to Kidsgrove Junction to resume the Crewe line.
  15. Poor Old Bruce
    How about a LNWR 'Crystal Palace' Brake van. Lasted well into BR days on the Cromford and High Peak Line.
  16. Poor Old Bruce
    High Level Models do a motorising kit for wagons. Used one for a cast resin J70.
  17. Poor Old Bruce
    Photos would be very interesting please.
  18. Poor Old Bruce
    Seen in 2022
  19. Poor Old Bruce
    My Mini Clubman Estate did that in the middle of the roundabout adjacent to Truro police station.
  20. Poor Old Bruce
    I wonder if there's a 'Shunters Anonymous' group in existence. I think we both probably need to join! These, Y7s, RSH 0-4-0STs. Whatever next?
  21. Poor Old Bruce
    25 Jun 2017 25 Jun 2017 4 July 2017 4 July 2017 4 July 2017
  22. Poor Old Bruce
    Another Welshman HST Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST, seen on the Chasewater Railway in 2016 0-6-0T at Matlock in 2017 Also known as
  23. Poor Old Bruce
    English Electric Type 4 at Swanwick, 6 May 2013 Foxfield, 20 July 2014 Frogall 24 Aug 2016 In case you are wondering what it is, it is a ex-Polish-built version of a USA tank, cut down to British loading gauge
  24. Poor Old Bruce
    Preserved 31 at Rowsley, 19 Jan 2014 56312, seen at Derby 24 Nov 2016 0-4-0 ST at Wirksworth, 21 May 2011 Funkey Diesel at Dinas 3 July 2012 Austerity 0-6-0ST. Rowsley 20 Feb 2013
  25. Poor Old Bruce
    Some for those who have bought a Quarry Hunslet
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