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Our Smaller Summer show returns for the first time since C-19 restrictions have eased, Main details as per:-: layouts cover O gauge, EM, OO, HO, and N gauge Light refreshments will also be available Rgds KG

I used a modified 'your Model Railway' station building kit, obtained off ebay, to make a half relief small Belgian Station building, in the style of the one at at Raccour . it's still a work in progress, needing final details, nameboards etc. The kit always looked almost, but not quite British to my eyes, I think know why now ! You may find the Flickr site of a Chap called Peter Van Gestel useful, especially the section on Station Buildings. You might also find the 'Railway Granary' site useful, There's an awful lot of stuff on there, with a lot of track layout drawings in the 'plans' section HTH KG

Yesterday at Ais Gill, just after 2pm Cheers KG

Not just them I'm afraid, the flip side, 'voice of reason' sorts are no damn different, As I said, 2 opposing ends of the spectrum, both equally obnoxious.

True enough, but it seems to me that we also have same percentage of society who think they can say what the hell they like, no matter how offensive. Two ends of the spectrum, both equally obnoxious IMO.

Many years ago I had a colour postcard of Apollo, at Stockport, exactly as you've described, taken C '66 IIRC, in very clean unlined green, though where the said card is now, lord knows!! I'm sure the same pic has appeared in something like backtrack too at some point. HTH K

I think you mean asymptomatic, asymmetric would render them looking like a Picasso painting!! K

I've been speaking to our Coalman at reasonable length over this for some time now, Being his livelihood, he makes sure he's up to date with the latest regulations. His take is that legislation mainly affects bagged coal supplies, though he'll have to move over to supply purely smokeless varitiew of fuel in 2023, as the supply of what's commonly called house coal will not be allowed post that date, that said, he's due next Friday, I'll be checking things out with him ! Wonder if there's a way of recycling the hot air from that lot, should heat a fair few homes K

Aah, I've learnt something there, cheers. In my defence m'lud, my main interest in the line spans the latter era ( 60's to closure) !!! K

I think the loco in the pic is possibly an X6, The line started off when opened with the superannuated 4-4-0's, and 0-6-0's, The book on the line in my possession states that these were of Adams design, presumably the 0-6-0's would have been of the 'Ilracombe goods' type. The E1R's arrived 1927/28, and ruled the roost until 1955/6, when the Ivatt's took over ( 41313, one of the regulars, still survives, last I heard it was on the IOW ). Dieselisation was in early / mid 1964, with the passenger services going over to 122's for the final months of those, and class 22's taking over the freight. Class 25's worked the line from '72 to '80, 31's then took over for the final 2 years or so, though they had been used sporadically on the line from '73. Just after the 22's went, a Hymek and a Warship apparently reached Meeth (the then limit of the line) on different days, the WR being at that point short of 25's and 31's that were meant to take up the 22's duties. ISTR that 33's did see occasional use, they certainly worked at least 1 railtour over the line. There were also occasional Railtours using Plymouth based DMU's. HTH K

Err, Really ????

I managed to fit my Klein Modellbahn 60 ( bought as a project, zinc rot!! ) onto a spare Roco Cl 62 chassis. Biggest faff was changing the bogie side frames over. The bogies centre frames get a bit fragile without the outers, especially around the Coupler pocket. HTH Ken

I believe John Cleese was often baffled and flabbergasted at how many Brits failed to understand the thrust of a certain sitcom he wrote, especially a 'certain' episode!!

Sorry for being slightly OT, Re the Carnet/ATA mentioned above, which would be needed for layouts going abroad. From what I can see, these aren't for free, £360 seems to be the price for these. As both an Exhibitor and assistant show organiser, I've a feeling that this additional cost will probably all but stop layouts going UK to EU and vice versa, I hope I'm proved wrong K