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The Railways Act, 1921

Better steer clear of these parts then...https://www.djparkins.com/home.php?cat=303 Edit - just spotted it's the 1:144 one! Good luck with the project, what a fantastic idea!

Also at https://youtu.be/iluSjRW5hu8 And at http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk Absolutely fantastic - congratulations to all concerned. Looking forward to her arrival at Woody Bay!

It's part of the Bulleid turf-burner locomotive project, from OVSB's time at CIE. Before CC1 was built, a GS&WR K3 2-6-0 was rebuilt to investigate the practicalities of burning this fuel. http://www.bulleidlocos.org.uk/_oth/cc1_itb.aspx Martin

VX281 is being repaired - I believe the airframe is complete, but that a new Centaurus has been acquired for it and the overhaul of this formidably complex engine is ongoing. It is operated by Fly Navy Heritage Trust and their web-site and Facebook page carry more details

No pilots as such, further back up the branch, banking locomotives would be held on the centre road in Torquay, pushing heavier trains up as far as Torre. The gas works between Torquay and Paignton was usually capstan worked, but had a 48DS for a period. There was also apparently a Peckett used there too, but I haven't seen any photos showing it. On the Brixham branch itself, although it was mostly worked by 14xx, a small Prairie was used on Sunday engineering trains on at least one occasion, after closure the branch was used as a backdrop for the film "The System". - a d63xx was brought in for filming. Chris Potts' book on the Kingswear branch was updated last year and is thoroughly recommended in either edition,as is his book on the Brixham branch.

It looks like the 7mm range is now also under new ownership. http://website.lineone.net/~cbwesson/

I think you have missed the fact this is a recess, not a raised portion. How will a recess make etched plates look like they have more depth? I don't know, but I expect that the recess is there to take a moulded carrier for the number plate. The carrier would be pre-assembled with the required etched plate and then located in the slot. This will give a higher product yield - the manufacturer will have to scrap any misaligned plates otherwise. Thickness of this would be designed to make the front of the plate still be at the right level. But, it also then gives a way to represent the radiused edges of Great Western plates, which isn't easy to do with etched parts, which either have the etch cusp in place around the edge or get rounded off leaving the raised rim as the edge. In either case, you lose an element of the look of the plate. Of course none of the above might actually work, in which case the feature in the tool which produces the recess could be ground back flush when the rivets are being added to it...

I think this a good idea - perhaps even a great idea if the supplied plates aren't over-glued. Real GWR plates are much heftier items than the etched replacements we all usually fit, this will enable not only a representation of the missing depth and rounded edges, but should self-align well.

There were five trailers that were based on the two lines.W225 and W228 are the two that are currently being used at Buckfastleigh. W240 (which is usually stored undercover, despite the photo linked earlier and has not been in service for many years) W232 was retained by the Kingswear line and used as an observation car - it was stripped of most of its autofittings and had a corridor connection fitted, now restored as an auto coach on the Bodmin line. W238 was similarly altered and was later sold to Mike Little and restored as an auto coach - named "Chaffinch" W233 is a more recent resident and is the former RTC vehicle. http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/rolling-stock/brw-auto-trailers Edit:1) typo corrected - thanks David! 2) Added the fifth one - W232

Hmm, a full15xx kit would be nice...

Not quite - it's certainly true that the angular velocity of one axle to another is locked, but as the wheels are coned, the point of contact on the outside wheel will increase the effective diameter (and reduce it on the inside wheel)as the vehicle enters a curve...

Lovely, lovely model of a supremely elegant locomotive.

More than that, I'd say. Industrial steam on blue-diesel era layouts too!

Or the reduced pitch boiler, or cut down cab!

Yes, they definitely were, but in BR days. The Great Western usually painted them unlined green, although I have seen pictures of at least one lined out for exhibition purposes (S&D 100th in 1925?)

That looks really nice Al. By the way, Tim Venton has further useful information on B-Set modelling options on his Clutton pages. As for the inner buffers, I changed the heads on MJT wagon buffers for larger GWR coach buffer heads - it's not perfect, but a much better match for the shorties used on some of these coaches.

There is a photograph in the "Past and Present" book on the Kingswear branch showing 4007 "Swallowfield Park" on the "Torbay Express," September 1951. Locomotive is lined green/early crest and very clean. Stock is mostly Hawksworths. Also "More Great Western Steam in Devon" 4053 "Princess Alexandra" at Hackney in 1952- this was paired with the Collett 8 wheeled tender - a very mixed bag of coaches, but an express head code. Additionally, Rail Trails South West by Peter Gray - 4034 Queen Adelaide at Paignton, 6th September 1952

See http://website.lineone.net/~cbwesson/

It appears to have been in 2012. I am sure I have seen them in UK model shops later than this- there may be some still with stock. The most recent one I have to hand is about 5 years old, i don't think it is significantly different to the Airfix branded one I have had since the early 80's. Once you have got rid of the tension locks and replaced the wheels there is no difference at all!

The Hornby A30* is still a really good model and can be had very cheaply secondhand. All the shortcomings are with the chassis, which isn't that hard to change for the better with the detailing kit from Dart Castings (£25). If you are careful, it won't need repainting above solebar level. It's fairly quick too, I found that flush glazing it took most of the time spent - and with the Laserglaze window set now available from Shawplan (£9), it is not an experience I would need to repeat. * It is usually reckoned to be a A28/A30 hybrid. You can make an A28 out of it with body alterations, but the only things that aren't A30 as supplied are on the chassis.

The steps also have a half etched line in them. I would recommend reinforcing them at the rear before fixing them to the footplate - they are very vulnerable to handling damage otherwise! Martin