Ian_B

But it doesn't post personal data. Businesses are not protected in the same way as people.

Fran, are there details on the couplings available? Will we be able to slot Kadees or Kadee-alikes in, or will they be supplied with a buckeye? Ian_B

During the period of 'interim' management by the supermarket team at Hornby, one of them was quoted as saying they were positioned for the toy market, so that is sold as toys. To be realistic though no matter the level of detail, the skill and care of painting and lettering. even the craft of model engineering, when we take our trains and run them are we not playing? if we play are they not, in the end, big boys (and girls) toys?

Most of that train is WARWELLS with only the wagons loaded with Landrovers on WARFLATS. Ian_B

Hopefully I'll have the car next year. Ian_B

As you were in Swadlincote and I was limited to going on Saturday and using the train I didn't go ;-( Nor did my son. Abundant free parking is no good if you're forced to travel by train. Ian_B

He'd be the one to understand the cost/return ratio, but it won't stop me and others wishing someone did them to Arrans level of quality so we could stick them on Hornby's KFA container wagon or WBF's PFA. Ian

A 3D printed version is available from Wild Boar Models on Shapeways

A set of finished (painted and numbered containers from (for example) C Rail would be nice. WBF's containers have the rough surface of 3D Printed items and SMS have to be assembled (not hard) painted and numbered Ian B

I thought Peco dropped their OHL when Dapol jumped in with their offering? Ian_B

The wagons are available from Wild Boar Fell as 3D Prints (Via Shapeways). What's needed is a good 20' Side Door container to put on it. Ian_B

Any forecast for the delivery date yet? Ian_B

Unfortunately, whilst you can get Plastic and Brass kits for the wagons there's only laser cut wood for the containers. I wasn't satisfied with the results when I painted them. C-Rail would be much better, but Arran doesn't feel there's enough of a market to make it worthwhile. Ian_B

Put the chip vertically on its end against the back of the firebox sitting with one end in the recess in the chassis. Ran a new connector through the enlarged hole the original was fed through. Ian_B

Re the chip - an ESU V4 is too long when the fixing post in the smokebox (to attach the body) is taken into account/ Ian_B

Thanks Hilux, I have that Diagram, unfortunately, whilst it shoes the front clip on the tender body, it doesn't show how the back is fixed. Whatever means they used I'm scared of applying too much force for fear of damaging it. it's certainly screwdriver resistant! Ian_B

Hi all, I'm fitting a P2 with a ESU V4 chip. Managed to get the body off the loco ok. but is anyone familiar with where the chip is supposed to fit? Also how does the tender body attach to its chassis at the back? There's no screw and I can find no clip so how's it fixed? Regards Ian_B

Oh, traffic to Spadeadam would initially have included Liquid Oxygen (before BOC built their own plant there) so an excuse to buy some of the Heljan tankers! Ian_B

Until 1957 the site of RAF Spadeadam (https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-spadeadam/) was a patch of boggy Moorland Known as Spadeadam Waste. In 1957 the site was acquired by the Air Ministry for the testing of Missile engines on specialist test stands (no missiles were ever launched from here). Spadeadam was not opened as an RAF station until after the cancellation of the Blue Streak Missile Program becoming RAF Spadeadam in 1976. From that time it was used as an Electronic warfare range used to scare pilots by letting them fly into the area for Reconnaissance or Ground attack missions against a variety of emitters which would attempt to lock them up simulating various types of SAM or AAA radar systems for them to then attempt to break lock, Jam or otherwise escape from. The nearest station was Gilsland (between 393 and 429 ft AMSL) which requires a significant climb to reach the station up the access road from the railway to the accommodation area. (928 ft AMSL) No airfield exists at Spadeadam (other than a decoy one for practice ground attack and PR missions (no live munitions are dropped on site) though a couple of areas are available for helicopter landings. By and large the entire area within the site is marsh and bog, the site boundary runs from Kielder Water in the East to slightly west of the Access road with the A69 in the south and the Waverly route being the rough Northern and Southern limits. A better route might be the Keilder branch (if you decide the reservoir was never built as all the line between Keilder Village and the Dam above Falstone is now underwater) which ran down the valley to Hexham. Alternatively extend the line that ran from Brampton Junction to Alston or Haltwhistle to Alston, though you'd have some fierce terrain between Alston and the S&C. The area around Alston had a number of Collieries (for traffic) and North of the Tyne valley there's plenty of scope for Forestry traffic. The trackbed would probably be singled though, with passing loops In the end Its your Railway Hope this is useful Ian_B

Anyone Know what livery the coaches the TPE 68 will be pulling will be in? Ian_B

They?

Just sat down with a Horby P2 to chip it. I need to remove the Loco body but don't see an obvious body screw The datasheet shows 6 screws securing the wheelset to the chassis but (AFAICS) nothing fastening the body to the Chassis. anyone done this? Ian B

Hi Pete, according to your specials section:- There are no products to list in this category. ​Regards Ian_B

This was the first time a Tank (which is outside the standard loading gauge) was sent by rail. Ian_B

Early last year the MOD made a trial move of military vehicles through the Channel tunnel, as reported in the Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/18/army-tests-sending-tanks-channel-tunnel-case-eastern-europe/ The wagon used to move the Challenger tank (normally outside the loading gauge for the UK) was a bogie flat wagon with 2 six wheel bogies. Does anyone have any idea what this wagon is? I doubt it a UK wagon, but couldn't discern anything else from the picture. Ian_B