tractionman

not the loop but the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum, always worth dropping in occasionally to see what's passing by, such as this, what a lovely sunrise there was there this morning...

well I really just could not decide, so in the end I have pre-ordered two! cheers, Keith

Great stuff, yes the NER volume is excellent (see but also "Great Northern Railway Engine Sheds: Volume 3: Yorkshire & Lancashire", by Roger Griffiths & John Hooper. cheers, Keith

Great to see early LMS livery covered, there's a lovely double page photograph in the book "LMSR Locomotives 1923-1948", volume 2, by H C Casserley, of 17928, in 1927 at Inverness shed, in this particular livery, for those interested. I wonder if we'll see an early LMS liveried McIntosh 812 class from Rails/Bachmann at some point...? Meanwhile, well done Rapido, delighted to see this announcement. cheers, Keith

Good picture here of D5803 in Feb 1969 at Donny with a 'D' visible: (photo from Flickr, click on image for live link). The 1973 photos I posted above (again from Flickr) have a faint 'D' on 5803 hauling the Worcester-Padd train and a visible but very 'scrubbed' looking 'D' on the OOC image the same year. cheers, Keith

I would love to see the LMS 3-car articulated set produced one day--an interesting thread here: cheers, Keith

For D5803, with BR arrows and GFYE, worth a peruse of includes some good pictures (from Flickr) including: OOC in Aug 1973-- and a Worcester-Padd train also in Aug 1973: (pics embedded from Flickr, click image to see original) Good to see these, looks like my D5803 will be seen in action with the odd Western, Hymek and Warship(?) too :-) cheers, Keith

Well, this news has cheered me up on an otherwise fairly grim February day--GFYE for me :-) and D5803 shedded at Immingham in May 1969, perfect. +1 pre-ordered. cheers, Keith

looks amazing, prompted me to check this out--https://www.tropicalnorthqueensland.org.au/articles/guide-cape-york/ good luck with the venture north :-) all the best, Keith

For Eastleigh I like Steam Town Brew Co--https://steamtown.co.uk/--right by the station. In Dublin, just over the road from Connolly station is the Brew Dock--http://galwaybaybrewery.com/brewdock/ cheers, Keith

Happy birthday, great presents you've got there and a very lovely line you're modelling, one of my favourites in a beautiful part of the world. all the best, Keith

spotted on another forum, well deserved recognition for a superb model:

Derails 'stockroom sale': https://derails.co.uk/index.php?route=product/special eg https://derails.co.uk/Bachmann-32684db-class45?page=2

what a great shot that is by Geoff--many moons ago he used to be the departmental photographer in the Geography Department at Birmingham University, and the walls on the corridor outside his studio were festooned with his photographs of railways, especially of the Midlands, many of which were published--he is still very active as a photographer, on Flickr, and I remember fondly those far off days 'in the department', impressed by Geoff's photographic skills on display to us undergrads... cheers, Keith

in stock on the Hornby website https://uk.Hornby.com/products/port-bristol-authority-sentinel-0-6-0-39-era-5-r30083 and elsewhere by the looks of various retailer web-sites. cheers, Keith

looks good though

some inf here too -- https://bristolharbourrailway.co.uk/industrial-railways-of-bristol/avonmouth-docks/sentinel-pba-39/ cheers, Keith

A bit of a fair weather window in County Down yesterday enticed me and my son down to Tollymore Forest Park for the afternoon, great views of the Mourne Mountains, and nice gravel tracks :-) Keep on rollin'... cheers, Keith

Same here, spoilt for choice, but I'd like to see the decorated samples beyond the green hand-painted one, looking forward to this release. cheers, Keith

very nice, that 'livery' looks like NCB blue! cheers, Keith

Rails are running it "live on here at 9.30am on Wednesday 2nd February!" https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/bachmanns-spring-2022-announcements cheers, Keith

My resting heart rate is usually fifty something but I had a major blood pressure scare about seven years ago when I was hospitalised, it was so high it was off the chart, so BP meds it is, plus cycling. Exercise has staved off diabetes according to my GP. So today was thirty miles around the Ards peninsula and across Strangford Lough on the ferry, nice ride out despite the wind and grey skies. First puncture for ages unfortunately, had to fix it roadside. Anyone else out and about today? cheers, Keith

yep by @Psiborg https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/163227-buxton-station-tmd/#comment-4368809

just spotted the same thing, good for sales!

Only 3 left in stock for the blue with SYE: https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/60516/K2605-Class-41-Warship-Diesel-Locomotive-number-D602 cheers, Keith