Scott B

This video may assist with the various "humps" in the wagons. Regards Scott

Will keep this brief as I could go on for ages. Early 80s up to the 31/4's commencing Mk1s prevailed. Once the 31/4s began to work in around 1983 Mk2Zs were the norm although the was usually a Mk1 in the rake. Most types of Mk2 have seen use but you are safe with the current Mk2s produces by Farish although there is no BFK available, most rakes ran with a BSO & a declassified BFK. The BFK conversion is not difficult. The Cambridge-Bham rake and the Peterborough-Harwichs were generally load 4. There are plenty of pics out there if you search Flickr or the like. As mentioned 25s were occasional performers if short or following failures, although March tended to rip them off and replace with a 31. 45s and 47s were not uncommon replacements either. HTH Scott

Really !!!! Whilst I would totally agree that the abandoned half (the joint line platforms) look derelict the part of the station that is still used looks in fine nick for an old station. The friends of March station do a great keeping things tidy hanging baskets etc etc and the paint job is fairly recent. It aint ever gonna be a St Pancras International but I think it a tad unfair to describe an aging building as unloved (at least the still used parts of it)

Superb. Fantastic job on this guys. PS, when is the shrink ray booked for ;-) Scott

Top job on that Scott

Top job Jeff, looking good. Scott

Before you go renumbering your fleet Mr PJ, I stand to be corrected, but wasn't 47018 a Haymarket loco before entering works, whereupon after gaining Railfreight livery and emerging it went to Eastfield. Carried ploughs for a while as well I believe. Regards Scott

Thanks Scott

Any one able to advise what OP is please ? Thx Scott

Still no class 105 Cravens !!! Scott

Because at the time it is portrayed as the model its multiple working equipment was removed. The jumpers should be in the bag of bits for those that wish to renumber or backdate to when it did have multiple working fitted. HTH Scott

From memory the ash was not wetted. The stuff was used in the construction of the A55 dual carriageway so they would also have wanted as much to have arrived as possible rather than trying to save on cost per ton to dump it. Selection of the hoppers may have revolved around the fairly rapid discharge at the terminal. Regards Scott

Yeah, agreed. But let's hope the dream comes true. Scott

A bit more walling Jeff along the trackside with the backscene then in behind the wall. Scott

That would be the Royal Scotsman. Today en route to Boat of Garten http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P93238/2017/06/21/advanced Scott

Bit of a guess here, but I would suspect that one of the two portions that would have been combined in March Down Yard to run to Mountsorrel was running late and the opportunity was taken to add the on time emptys to a SCN train returning to Toton. The hoppers could then have been deposited in Mountsorrel sdgs en route for loading more or less to time (or maybe even early) with only a proportion arriving late back at Mountsorrel. These hoppers worked fairly intensive circuits and late loading would delay the next outbound and if an opportunity existed to get them back to Mountsorrel earlier it would have been taken. The 20s back in 1988 would be more likely to have been the portion locos forward of March to Kennett or Barham with the main loco (a 56) going to Trowse, so maybe the 56 failed resulting in the late running ? As regards the being tempted by an N gauge version, oh yes, cheque book/credit cards at the ready, bring em on. Regards Scott

Excellent news. Get your cash out OOers so us N gaugers can have a chance at them :-)

If that is what you want to do yes, but it is the right way round in I would have thought 99% of the cases it is used at. I would be interested to see any angled barbed wire overhanging the pavement. MOD locations use double angled, one in each direction. Scott

I would say they are most definitely the right way round. Great job on the extension, look forward to seeing the layout in its new formation. Scott

Of course, us n gaugers already have a lovely kit available from the NGS for the KPA, so I just need the n gauge PGAs now, please, pretty please. :-) Scott

Will be interested to see how you make your brick moulds Jeff ;-) Scott

Why in the bin Jeff, that is madness even if only 2. They have a warranty and it is honoured. The earlier ones did occasionally click, mine were replaced no bother at all, direct from Oz. The new IP ones are a different class and I believe there is now a UK presence as well. Get in contact with DCC supplies my man, even if you end up with a pile of spares. Things looking good on KL2 Scott

Got mine and the coaches are in the original lighter blue as per the loco. Very nice they are too. Scott

For N gauge, the Tiphook hopper is already available as an N Gauge Society kit if I recall correctly Scott

Agreed Ben. Work on converting two rakes is now suspended here. What chance these and the ex Tilbury versions in N in the future ? Scott