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What’s the Cambridge code for the BR crimson transfers please Mark. Asking for a friend obviously....

Thanks both, didn't know about the harvesting of cuttings and embankments. Still exploring the various aspects of provender traffic. Further from the Horse Department instructions: "Immediately upon receipt of a supply of empty provender, the Station Agent must shoot as much of it in the Bin accommodation will admit of, pack up the empty sacks and forward them to the Provender stores [...] Provender sacks must not be lent, or used for any other purposes." I wonder how the sacks were returned. Possibly with the provender wagons, depending on whether those wagons were to be returned directly. The Q1s yes, but also the Opens?

The tender has received a light dusting of Halford's etch primer and the spud bogie has been temporarily located. I need a 4BA brass washer but wouldn't you know, that's the one size I've run out of. However, the good news is that with the tender in place, the spud can propel the loco chassis. The bad news is that the loco chassis repeatedly derails on curves. Time to check whether the wheels are in gauge and whether I need to increase the amount of play in the axle boxes. Check twice, cut once...

My own fault, really, Mikkel, for being over-hasty with the weathering. I'd only just tipped out the old dregs of brush cleaner and put some new stuff in the jar, so I'm guessing the brush was a lot more potent when it touched the tender.

Very nice work, Mark. Of course there are give-aways on the loco (wheels) but overall it's quite convincing. The parcels van is great. High spec new models are all very good, but make-overs like this are just as impressive in my opinion.

But not necessarily by the railway company - farmers of adjoining land could apply.

I read that the sides of cuttings and embankments (and presumably other Railway land that couldn't be used otherwise) were harvested for hay. Can’t remember where or when, but it would be logical to use a/o store locally what would be needed, and ship the rest around the system. atb Simon

Aha, two sheets to the wind, eh? Not sure where Donald Trump has disappeared to, but at least his syrup has been found:

I guess you're talking about variations over time within a specific loco's history, but also maybe worth mentioning the difference in cab widths between the earlier and later batches, another pitfall. Blandford Forum had the wider cab so any renumbering has to fit in with that as well.

Realy fantastic work !

And there was me thinking it would be BR Crimson..