Mike Riley

This 100 billion figure for HS2 comes from the National Infrastructure Commission who estimated that an additional 43 billion would be needed for people to make the best use of HS2. This additional money was for connectivity to HS2 stations, not directly for HS2 itself.

Apply them when the paint/varnish is slightly tacky. I brush a thin film of paint on the area where the transfer is to go, wait half an hour or so and then apply the transfer.

The Cornish "broccoli" was indeed cauliflowers. Although I have lived in the county for nearly 40 years I don't know what the Cornish name is for cauliflowers.

An article in our local paper today says that work has started on Okehampton Parkway station. It mentions parking for 350 cars. I can't find anything else about this on the web though and I can't say that the Cornish and Devon Post is noted for accurate journalism. Mike

Re the Boer War, some might argue that Britain was not a full democracy at that time as 50% of the population could not vote.

I think most burglars prefer to work at night. Unless you have night storage heating or something like that, the current draw is no different whether your are asleep with all the lights off or on holiday.

There was a drawing for a Western Pooley van in MRC January 1960 (no 82924) and a photo provided by a reader in March 1960 (no 82872). No sign of drop lights on either of these. Generally similar to the DRC one but without vertical handrails at the ends and they have vertical wooden strips in the centre of the windows. Mike

Newbury to Oxford link? Reinstating the norther end of the DNS railway? And why does an electric train have 20% more seats than a diesel equivalent?

Looking at the history of the line, Derby was on a route from London to Manchester and Derby to Glasgow. When I was young living in Derbyshire we were well served by the former Midland routes. Mike

A serious problem if the wheels were 1.3mm oversize. The front drivers would have been touching or worse.

After all the posts about number plates, bunker-side steps etc it has taken until now to find out that the driving wheels are 1.3mm oversize. An unnecessary error and less easy to correct than the other"faults" that have been raised on this thread. I'll stick with my two Hornby ones - modifed years ago with Markits wheels, Mashima motor and various mods to the bodywork. And they run very nicely. Mike

I think that should be btinternet not bt.internet.

Did you but this new? If so it is very old stock if it has v 1.28.

The Zimo decoder manual is quite clear on what settings to use for coreless motors, large and small.