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Not yet. I imagine that the lorries bringing in the new ones will remove the old, at least for those that aren't being cut up on site- so far as I'm aware the current plan is 007 by road to the IOWSR, with 006 and 008 heading back to the bigger island ultimately to Epping Ongar as the plan to display one at Brading has been canned, one or both will probably end up in storage on the mainland first. Not sure what the future holds for the remaining two completeish ones, 009 and 004.

I assume you were consulted on this one too? Plenty of nice industrial liveries to come in the following years I'm sure, and at least this stops the big railway types moaning too much

It's obvious what the OP meant, the pedantry over the typo is unnecessary. I'm rather fond of dock tanks and it would have been nice if either one of the GWR 1101s or the Deeley 1528 tanks on the Midland had made it, especially as the latter lasted so late. Both would be pretty rubbish on most preserved lines though- and at least we've got 1363, which really shouldn't have survived...

Busses for about 3 months from the start of January. Going over to that a few weeks early would I'm sure have been the easy (and sensible!) option and in the scheme of things it would have made very little difference. But I get the distinct impression the guys looking after these things don't believe in easy or sensible (and I mean that as a compliment), and wanted them to go out on a high, if it was possible to get a train out they were damn well going to. It's what they've been doing for the last however many years after all. There's no plans to run the IOWSR one so far as I'm aware, that doesn't mean it won't ever happen and I understand it will be kept in a condition where it could be.

From following the Facebook page, 007 has been a work in progress for a little while and was intended to be back a while ago; I suspect the need to keep the others ticking over has taken priority. They are still supposed to be running a service for the next few weeks and seem to be trying their hardest to do so- can hardly fault that attitude. Giving up would have been the easy option. As it's in far and away the best condition cosmetically it is intended that it will be preserved in the museum at the IOWSR; after the hard work the guys in Ryde depot have put in to keep the things going I personally think it's a nice reflection on their efforts that the best of the bunch will stay on the Island. 006 is back in the works currently and they may attempt a revival. Epping Ongar will get whichever one of 008 and 006 is in the best condition mechanically; they don't have undercover storage currently so little benefit in having immaculate bodywork. I imagine they will also be getting a decent share of the spares... Another set is supposed to be being "stuffed and mounted" at one of the other stations (I can't remember which currently) which will presumably be whichever of 006/ 008 doesn't come home. Not sure what the plan is for the other two complete ish sets (009 is functional but unfit for passenger use and 004 is stored defective and has no doubt had a few bit borrowed but is still mostly in one piece as I recall).

Apologies if the Rapido chaps are already aware but there's a long running thread on the "Model Engineering Clearing House" forum where a forumite is building a very detailed model of a 15xx in 5" gauge. Now the vagaries of Walschaerts valve gear probably aren't that important in 00 but there's lots of discussion around the details too. Probably want to make sure you have an adequate supply of tea and biscuits before settling in for a read though... https://modeleng.proboards.com/thread/8680/help-speedy-valve-gear-issues I have a 5" one too (nowhere near the same league as that one) and will definitely be having one of these to keep it company. I just have to decide if I want "my" engine (1500) or a red one, which I think really suits them.

I can't recall ever seeing an FG ice cream van before, I must admit I hadn't clocked that on first glance. As PatB says, a bit on the large (and heavy) side!

Even worse, whoever modelled it seems to have bought half of the cars from the Wiking H0 range! The excessive number of German prototypes is always a giveaway.

Looks great Garry, beautiful finish. Look forward to seeing it when we're allowed back to the track. Reckon there's going to a bit of a queue for boiler tests!

Edit, duplicate post.

If anyone finds any of any of the early 1960s road- rail Land Rover that was there for a time in the early days the current owners would be very pleased to see them!

Okey dokey. BT&S is definitely for sale. An unexpected turn of events means I could rather do with the space, as well as some money... I've put some better pictures on Flickr. Here is the full description from the advert on Faceache. Bury Thorn & Sons is an 0 gauge DCC Industrial shunting layout for sale. Representing a tar distillers set in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the early 1960s, the layout is complete with all locos and rolling stock, controllers etc. Built by Dave Hall and bought by me along with some of the rolling stock about 6 years ago, I've sourced the locos and added to the rolling stock, taken it to a couple of small exhibitions and enjoyed playing with it. However with some new projects in a different scale on the horizon I need the space so sadly it's time to move it on. I want to sell it complete so I won't be selling bits off separately unless there's no interest. The layout is approx. 12' 6" long and 19" wide, made up of 3 boards of differing lengths. Track is all Peco, the layout was built before the 0 gauge "set track" became available so is the larger radius points. Some clearances are very tight as are some of the curves however so the layout is restricted to small locos and shorter wheelbases. A Pannier Tank won't fit for example. All 6 points are electrically operated via a CDU and switch bank on a clip on control board. Locomotive control is set up for DCC and a Roco Multimaus system is included with 2 handsets. The fiddle yard is a 2 road traverser with room for a loco plus 3 wagons. Operationally there are 3 variants of tank wagons to place under the filler/ unloading area (class A, class B and tar) and at exhibitions one operator is responsible for cycling these. The other deals with general wagonload trains, vans of materials in and out, coal deliveries, drums in merchandise wagons etc- one brings in a train when the other has marshalled theirs (swapping 3 fresh wagons for 3 already on the layout) and repeat- so there's quite a lot to do and plenty of movement in a small space. Locos are all fitted with DCC sound and in most cases with Keep Alive. All are boxed but have obviously been modified from new, being repainted and weathered. - Ixion Fowler diesel mechanical, EDM models sound conversion, repainted, custom transfers. - Ixion Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST (brass), EDM sound again, repainted, custom nameplates. Slightly notchy runner, better when warmed up! - Minerva Peckett 0-4-0ST, pretty sure this is EDM sound again, details as the Fowler. - Dapol Terrier, chopped around a bit, poor quality DIY sound fitment, lettering faded on one side, weathering half finished, one buffer AWOL. No keep alive, needs one. Best used as scenery in the engine shed! 13 general traffic wagons plus a brake van, 9 finished tank wagons plus 4 spares awaiting tidying/ detailing (3x tar wagons so could make a 4th rake) and 3x Lionheart Air Ministry tankers, so 30 in total. Most are fully weathered and lettered. A couple have minor damage from exhibition use and one or two are only finished on one side. Boards are connected with VGA cables for point control, these aren't really durable enough for exhibition use, and was stood on keyboard stands (included, but two have doubled up as a paint stands. One length of track is currently dead (suspect microswitch) and some minor repairs to the scenery is needed, the most significant being the footbridge. Loads of pictures including a profile of every wagon on Flickr HERE. I would like £1350 for everything (which is probably less the value of the locos and stock if I was to split it) but happy to listen to sensible offers. I'm in Gloucestershire, I would deliver within 150 miles of my home for that- obviously nothing can happen until the travel restrictions are lifted.

While we're talking battery boxes, does anyone happen to have a drawing or key dimensions of them? I need to make a set for a 14xx in 1 1/16" to the foot scale; probably not something that's available off the shelf!

All 3 dual braked ones are still around somewhere I believe but I'm not sure where (other than 08 993 at the K&W). Suspect the Wikipedia list is a little out of date.

That is absolutely perfect- exactly the condition I was hoping to try and replicate. Thank you. You are quite right, now I've looked at my saved photos on Flickr I can see 1453 was an early repaint into lined green, with the early crest. In most photos she's so grimy that you can't tell but the lining is clearly visible in a picture on Flickr at Sharpness apparently in '64. I may have got my wires crossed and instead of their being a Gloucester engine in unlined green I may well have been referring to 1453- I remembered there was one that was an oddity and I suspect that was it.

Thanks folks- I had tried eBay, there's a lot of older preservation ones on there and a handful of "at work" ones but a lot taken from almost directly in front for some reason, or with the engine in shadow- less useful as a reference for modelling. There are a couple of good ones that I'd missed before though, including a cracking colour slide of 1462. I'd love to do 1453 as that was a regular locally and distinctive with the home made front numberplate it carried for years- but the donor unsuspecting target has a top feed and since it's 5" gauge and coal fired lopping it off is a bit more involved than a sharp craft knife and a bit of milliput! One of the other long standing Gloucester engines was actually in unlined green, although I can't remember what crest it had (or which one it was). Two brilliant reference photos there Miss Prism- exactly what I was hoping for. 1405 was a bit of an early withdrawal but 1435 fits perfectly for what I wanted. To try and explain the rather specific request- apart from being my favourite colour scheme for them, the loco is a commercially available one that was available in G W R green, BR early crest lined black and BR late crest lined green; mine is a GWR one (as are the majority) but a lot of the GL5 (scale modelling on 5" gauge) group rolling stock is BR era so I want to paint the loco to match. And being somewhat vain, it would be nice to have a livery that wasn't available ready to run.

Hi folks, Sorry to ask such a "lazy" question, but as there are so many preservation era photos in internetland it's quite tricky to find working day (or very early preservation) ones. Basically I'm looking to model a 14xx that lasted into the early 60s and was withdrawn still wearing early crest plain black. It could also do with being one that had a top feed at this time. I've got a few options- 1462 appears to fit the bill, as does 1455 (which grew a top feed very late on). 1466 also fits the bill however- and I suspect there might be a few people out there with photos of this one, given her important role in Great Western preservation. Photos of any 14xx meeting this oddly specific request would be welcomed though. There's bonus points on offer (I'm afraid this won't take the form of loo roll, sausages, or pasta though) if it's on a freight or mixed train... Cheers! Matt

It was discussed elsewhere on the forum (maybe even earlier in the thread actually). It's green except for the one door which was salvaged from a loco still in black as I recall.

The lovely Kitson "Long Boiler" 0-6-0PT for the Consett Iron Company (2509 is preserved) and a handful of oddball Bagnalls with Walschaerts valve gear (originally intended to be metre gauge for export but altered to standard gauge and used in this country instead at the insistence of the Ministry of Supply, 2613 survives) are a couple of standard gauge industrial examples. No idea if any of the metre gauge ones survive elsewhere.

It's 8783, right loco for this thread, Karhedron has transposed the last two digits is all. As for what colour it is...

Not a large enough car park judging by the chaos on Box Road during the day... I'm not sure it really counts as a Parkway type station though, although most people drive to it it's not (currently) within a large catchment area nor is it particularly accessible by major roads. It's just not quite close enough to the town it ostensibly serves to be practical for most to walk there- although being towards the Draycott end of Cam it's an easy walk for me and if they ever reopen Stonehouse Bristol Road it'll be extremely handy for work! I admit it probably is closer to the concept than a lot of other stations though.

Very late to the party- I've driven on it many years ago. As said it is (was, as it's been taken up now) 5" gauge, the owner had a couple of steam engines and a couple of electrics, I suspect the latter had more use although his Polly 2-6-0T was in steam on my visit. It was basically a dog bone shape with one half around the "smart" side of the garden behind the house- around the neatly manicured lawn and passing near the swimming pool. The other half of the garden away from the house was more wild with mature trees and you did actually disappear into the woods briefly. The station area and (carriage/ electrics) shed was at the back on the edge of the wooded bit. The flat crossing was the end of a spur leading across to the driveway where an access ramp had been build to ease unloading from visiting cars. Some of the curves were reasonably tight, I visited with a friend and his 1500 Pannier was fine but his Bulleid pacific less so! There's a video on The Steam Workshop's youtube channel, I think they bought some of the kit when the line was taken up- seem to remember they took a little saddle tank around it.

Hokey dokey, Flickr has uploaded the photos- if there's anything anyone wants to see just shout. Photos here

I've missed your posts on both the full size and miniature versions of the Forest of Dean railways this last year or so. Do let us know where it ends up on display as I'd like to see it (and visit the railway that I ought to visit more often, it's very close as the crow flies but rather further to actually get to, something to do with an inconveniently large river in the way...).

I had a BMW engined 75 a few years back. Went fairly well and I had no issues with the BMW bits, although I didn't have it very long because it was very dull. I don't think I saw 50mpg but it was well into the 40s from memory, and my journeys were mostly a/b roads. I suspect most of the negativity is from that particular breed of Rover enthusiast who won't accept anything not built in Britain could be any good (despite overwhelming evidence on to the contrary). The Triumph Acclaim suffers similar derision...