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Sarn (Montgomeryshire) and Nantcwmdu (South Wales)
mike morley replied to corneliuslundie's topic in The Railways of Wales
I think the entire subject of Welsh brake vans is a minefield. For instance, I'd love a Mid Wales Railway van, but as far as I know there is nothing to go on other than a couple of pictures of the one (or was it two?) that went to the Elan Valley. The Oakwood press says they only had one, but photographic evidence suggests that either they had two that were rather different or they altered the one they'd got during the comparatively brief time they had it. And neither bears much more than superficial resemblance to the 16mm version that's on sale. Something I am particularly mindf -
Sarn (Montgomeryshire) and Nantcwmdu (South Wales)
mike morley replied to corneliuslundie's topic in The Railways of Wales
Ah! The joy of the Kerry Ridgeway in the snow. And, of course, the joy of winter motorcycling . . . -
Sarn (Montgomeryshire) and Nantcwmdu (South Wales)
mike morley replied to corneliuslundie's topic in The Railways of Wales
I did a couple of field trips to Llangurig in 2003/4 when the embankment across the back of the Blue Bell's car park was still there. The bridge had already gone but recently enough for the height restriction signs on the approaches to it to still be in place. I felt that where the railway had crossed the road that runs between the Blue Bell and the village hall was too high for a level crossing but nowhere near high enough for it to have ever been a bridge. My conclusion, therefore, was that the road had been severed when the railway was built and the detour road across the front of the sc -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
mike morley replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I went on one of those trips (can't remember the year) with my boss of the time who was a member of the Bletchey - Bedford rail users group, and I understood it was them, not Network SouthEast who were the organisers. My lasting memory of the journey was the number of pheasants the train sent up as soon as it got beyond Aylesbury. Every few seconds there was a russet whir as one took frantically to the air. Edited to add a missing 'h'. Thanks John! -
RTR couplings might not be too happy if the transition too and from level track at the foot and head of the incline is not fairly gentle. Tension-locks should be okay at the foot of the gradient but if the transition is too sharp they could struggle at the top. Not sure how well Kaydees would cope top or bottom.
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Rolling stock card kits?
mike morley replied to Reptilian Feline's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Good question. Don't know. The never did have an internet presence and I dont recall seeing their stand at any shows for a couple of years before lockdown. -
Rolling stock card kits?
mike morley replied to Reptilian Feline's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
If I remember rightly, Peco Wonderful Wagons were pre-printed and embossed card overlays to go on die-cast metal bodies. They were discontinued many years ago but, like conventional kits, the kind of thing people might well have squirrelled away in their "To Do" stash. -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
mike morley replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
This was round the back of Swanbourne station building. I always thought it would make a fabulous model - especially that bargeboard. -
Do DS10's run hot? Last year I had a loco that suddenly began running badly after several years exemplary service. Cleaning the commutator (surprisingly difficult) made no difference and when I discovered it was running very hot I decided it had simply come to the end of its life and replaced it with a (surprisingly noisy) Mashima. Only after it had been consigned to the bin did it occur to me that running hot might simply be a trait of all DS10's. Edited to add a PS. I think I'd want to investigate why the motor in the OP is full of metal filings, as well as cleaning them