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  1. gronk the shunter

    If I win the lottery tonight there's a big order going JLTRT's way!

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      If you win the lottery tonight, you may find yourself at the receiving end of begging letters! :-O

  2. gronk the shunter

    If I win the lottery tonight there's a big order going JLTRT's way!

  3. gronk the shunter

    If I win the lottery tonight there's a big order going JLTRT's way!

  4. gronk the shunter

    If I win the lottery tonight there's a big order going JLTRT's way! 24's and 40's as far as the eye can see!

  5. gronk the shunter

    If I win the lottery tonight there's a big order going JLTRT's way! Rats and 40's as far as the eye can see!

  6. gronk the shunter

    If I win the lottery tonight there's a big order going JLTRT's way! Rats and 40's as far as the eye can see!

  7. gronk the shunter
    That's about a mile away from where my fictional "Over Hulton" is set! Now I must have one, and quickly! By the way what type of hoppers are they?
  8. gronk the shunter
    The diesel engine for the thumper is interesting. It's on my (long term) to do list to make a pair of napiers for my deltic.
  9. gronk the shunter
    Seeing the price reduction at the signal box I'm tempted to buy a couple, but when did the modification to the cab roof take place? Could the pre-tops roofed one be correct for 1975 ish with a renumber into the 85xxx series and a double arrow?
  10. gronk the shunter
    I meant I hope that Heljan don't do the same with the western as they did with the 86s, ie not listen to feedback and end up producing a poorer model than they could have done.
  11. gronk the shunter
    Oh God here we go again................. is this going to turn out to be another 86 style balls up? I really hope not.
  12. gronk the shunter
    I have to say that despite my reservations about Heljan's execution of the 76 (not to mention the price but let's not get into that again!!!) it really does look very convincing indeed, especially the overhead. Looking forward to seeing more photo's of it especially when weathered, fading down those primrose roofs. I'm very envious!! Is there no way you can get the pantograph to touch the wires?, I think it would definitely be worth the effort.
  13. gronk the shunter

    I'm spending far too much time talking about modelling on here when I should really be busy doing it instead!

    1. marc smith

      marc smith

      Easy to do!

      I'm spending far too much time doing everything else

      Wish I had more modelling time....

  14. gronk the shunter

    I've discovered I just don't like travelling on modern trains anymore! I'm stuck in the 70's and can't get out!

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    2. gronk the shunter

      gronk the shunter

      But there had been something in those pies, the pastry was stained, so where did it go????

    3. Rugd1022

      Rugd1022

      The rats at Willesden Carriage Sidings ate them all.... ;o)

    4. Rugd1022

      Rugd1022

      The rats at Willesden Carriage Sidings ate them all.... ;o)

  15. gronk the shunter
    My bet, which is based on nothing but a hunch, is that south Wales can look forward to class 313's/315's displaced by thameslink / crossrail. Then again some bright spark (pun intended) might try an put a pantograph on a pacer!
  16. gronk the shunter
    Of course, with a bit more "strategic" planning we'd still have a fleet of 35 relatively modern 5000hp electric bo-bo locos (class 87) that could run in multiple, that would have cost nothing to buy and had a fair few years left in them until there was enough wiring to justify the higher costs of brand new loco's. At least the Bulgarian's and the scrapman were kept happy. Or am I being overly simplistic?
  17. gronk the shunter
    Also on the bbc site it says; "an upgrade of parts of the East Coast Main Line from London to the north of England." could this be Doncaster-Hull electrification??
  18. gronk the shunter
    Bearing in mind the apparent low cost (relatively speaking, I wouldn't mind spending 1/76 of that much on my railway!!) I'd say that the pantograph cars in merideans are a certainty, the ordering of which will be spun to say how the government are supporting jobs in Derby.....although they won't actually build them there.
  19. gronk the shunter
    I would have thought the answer is still the same, 40106, since the only reason 40106 was special if I remember correctly was because it was the last loco in green, hence the decision to paint it green again, rather than repaint a blue loco green as was the case with the Liverpool street pilot 08. However having just read this site http://www.railblue.com/rail_blue_history_2.htm it seems that the last loco in green in normal service was 20141. So why was 40106 repainted green in 1978? I don't rmember that at that time 40's were especially a big deal. Also all class 47's were blue before 1980, all were blue by late 1977.
  20. gronk the shunter

    Just got sound in my bog-cart! Bzzz Bzzz!

  21. gronk the shunter
    Better add mine. Set in the late 1970's between Wigan and Bolton in the south lancashire coalfield. Only uses 6 feet of track, not including the fiddle yards.
  22. gronk the shunter
    It really looks like glorious weather in East Yarde, then I looked out of the window and see it's pouring down with rain here again! Keep the photo's coming, it really is a great railway you're building there.
  23. gronk the shunter
    Gorgeous layout, how I envy your grass!! And C&L track really looks the business, makes me wish I'd used it myself rather than respace Peco.
  24. gronk the shunter
    Thanks for posting these, despite being based around Manchester and being interested in railways for 40 years I'd never even heard of them!
  25. gronk the shunter
    Even with 6 cars they're usually full and standing by the time they reach Bolton
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