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Regarding light engine movements on my way back from Liverpool yesterday I was passed by no less than three on the Erewash valley between Clay Cross and Trowell. First up was a Freightliner 66, then a Colas 37 followed by a plain blue 66 just as I turned onto the branch at Trowell, could have been DRS or ex DRS?

^^. Looking really good now, amazing what a bit of care and attention does for them. Presume he'll be going to the vets for another little op before too long? Wouldn't want you to lose him to a passing female:-)

I got the emails but still logged in. Normally use my phone to view the forum anyway. If I do use the computer I have to log in every time.

Yep at Manea, also a BR one slowly disappearing into the ivy at Ancaster on the Skegness line

Will this do? Water tower base at Boultham junction just outside Lincoln. Got stopped there last week so chance to get a photo.

It does now work right across Norfolk until about half a mile from my caravan, which is right on the coast, whereas it used to fade out a few miles east of Kings Lynn. Before the Bauer take over it was loud and clear right to the coast.

Nottingham London Road low level perhaps. There was a GN box in the yard which would have worked with the Midland's London Road junction possibly even with Trent power box when it opened? Newark flat crossing, the Midland and ECML would have been linked both ways with both routes. Also there were connections in Lincoln between the Midland and GN or GC. Probably several in the mining area north of Nottingham along the Leen valley. Also in the Peterborough area around Helpston and North station.

Oh dear indeed, we get you think it's expensive elsewhere..........

Sorry, read it wrong

They were at a shed, I forget which one, which seemed to be out of use otherwise. I still have the notes, written by my dad, somewhere Also recall watching an ancient 0-6-0 pushing coal wagons up to a coaling stage, several attempts and retreats back down the yard before they got to the top of the ramp.

Sorry but Woodhead and Dunford didn't get the EMU service, it only went as far as Hadfield, I understand one was tried as far as Penistone, I think, but struggled with the climb to the tunnel.

Royal Scot sat unused alongside Nottingham shed for many months, almost like a gate guardian. The story was it had cracked frames and, as such, couldn't be used. No idea if that was true or just spotters rumour. It's possible that various Annesley locos could turn up at Nottingham for repair as it was the major shed for the district since Annesley was subsumed in the great LMR line grab, previously the major shed had been Colwick. Interesting about Bo'Ness docks as well. As a 10 year old in 1963 I went, along with my parents, on a massive shed bash around Glasgow and Edinburgh. We travelled in a friends Bedford CA minibus and stayed in a hotel which introduced me to the 'nice' way the Scots do porridge, with salt Yuck! As part of this expedition our friend was chasing his last Duchess 46230 Duchess of Buccleuch (SP?) which he had heard was at Bo'Ness dump. When we arrived there was nothing at all, this makes me wonder if we were even in the right place? We did see may stored locos along the way including the first five Clans and the 'final' batch of 8Fs including 48773

R F Potts in Derby if they're still trading which given the amount of customers I used to see there when I worked regularly in Derby they should be. The drive train for the O gauge 76s on Netherwood sidings came from them. Cost about £5 per loco, if memory serves, for two seven pole motors and gear sets. There's also a proper olde worlde electronic bits shop in the middle of Lincoln at the bottom of Steep Hill leading up to the cathedral.

A couple of years ago there was a big reorganization of DAB and part of that was the loss of planet rock from some areas, notably East Anglia in my case. I have a caravan there and whenever I'm there used to have PR on constantly. Not over keen in Absolute but it would do at a push or Heart 80s but that does tend to repeat itself a lot. When it was announced that planet rock was going back into East Anglia I was well chuffed, except the signal dies out at the end of the road, AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! I can just get it on the car radio with very precise positioning at the back of the caravan!

Apart from the obvious mistake there's a couple of (in) decent innuendos as well!

From experience at work I can assure you that many many racegoers are absolutely awful to deal with especially after they've had a skinfull while spending all day in the sun and losing their money.

Black 5 built, many years ago, long before the Hornby super detail one, possibly even before the tender drive version.

Sometimes people need to do more than rely on a spoolchucker? Edit: An hour later it had been amended to just read thank you

Possibly having found a bit of mojo after exhibiting Deepcar at Stafford, I'm looking at making some more class 76s. All my existing fleet have Lima pantographs which, although not right, pretty much look the part, are robust and functional. I already have several bodies but ran out of pans when I did my last one at least six or seven years ago. If anyone has any they don't want I'll happily take them off your hands. Not looking for freebies but reasonably priced. Thanks in advance for any offers

Deepcar unloaded and stacked in my garage by 8 o'clock. It's staying crated until it goes to Ruddington in June. Despite some serious gremlins and continual track and wheel cleaning on Saturday it settled down. Thanks to Colin and all the people at Stafford for an excellent weekend. I'm sure Graham with Netherwood sidings would echo the sentiment as we share an operating crew. Only downside was the person who insisted on driving his van into the hall to load up despite trying to get down the wrong side to get to his stand then choking us with the fumes while he waited and manoeuvred!!:(

Deepcar dismantled this afternoon, first outing since 2014. Hope it behaves itself and doesn't look too dated with the DC kits class 76s. I own a single Olivia's/Heljan one, in it's as bought state not usable I don't think due to the pantographs. I haven't taken it out of the box yet. Edit, better get the locos cleaned and checked over

Have you got any of the Hungry Horse chain of pubs in your neck of the woods? They do a very nice steak and ale pie, you can swap the normally offered chips for mash, comes with lashings of gravy as well:)

He'll grow out of it, he's only 19, after all we outgrew our train sets didn't we? Oh wait..........

In the same way I looked forward to seeing lots of Woodhead route layouts following the release of the Olivia's/Heljan EM1s and EM2s?

The owner of Netherwood sidings has several of his O gauge diesels fitted with a home made clag system