Listerboy

1 hour ago, 33C said:

Jailer 2, "I know where you can get it, if you want it...." 

   See my threads. 

They're not bare.. ha!

What? 

1 hour ago, Ian J. said:

Re cost of ticket for Warley.

 

At £21*, the price of four coffees from the likes of Starbucks. Not a huge amount. If your budget is really so tight, then you shouldn't be doing any railway modelling at all, you've got many other money-related things to worry about well before hobbies.

 

*I'm excluding travel and/or parking costs of course. Take those into account though and it's still cheaper than one away visit to a Premier League football match.

At the risk of going off topic, I built a rake of 16mm 4 wheel coaches from card for little more than those 4 coffees.  Railway modelling isn't all about the latest expensive loco. 

I've never been, but out of curiosity , what was the cost of going? Entrance fee and catering wise. 

Was the attendance growing or falling? 

Does anybody have experience with Keen Systems couplings?  Specifically on a Lima class 117.

I saw this on on YouTube today, the buildings don't look to big for OO. Any thoughts? 

I don't want it as an investment, I want it as a station! 

How rare are the station kits Pola made for Hornby, R199? 

It looks perfect for what I need! 

Has anybody ever used the Peco LK 12 station in front of the LK 14, both side on, to give a deeper station building? 

7 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

I've not built a layout but often have idea's along the lines of this topic... Randall & Hopkirk, Jason King, Ed Straker, Regan and Carter, Steptoe's yard in Oil Drum Lane and Simon Templar (or his alias Sebastian Tombs) all get a look in somewhere. George Spiggot (the 'devil incarnate' from the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore film Bedazzled), Harold Shand (The Long Good Friday) and Vic Dakin (Villain) have cropped in an idea or two and if I ever do get something built, the graffiti that once graced a wall outside Paddington 'far away is close at hand in images of elsewhere' is sure to appear.

When I commuted into London many years ago I was always taken with that graffiti, being of a more profound nature than most. 

22 minutes ago, MarkSG said:

A Tardis is so common it's almost a cliche.

So if I was modelling Earl's Court tube station I shouldn't include the one outside as its a cliche? 

Has anybody had a layout that featured references to TV or films? I intend to build one, however at the moment all I have is 3 wheel van with 'Trotters Independent Traders' om the side. I do intend to have a Grace Bros department store, a totters yard, Steptoe, not I M Foreman, a Police Telephone box and many more as they say! 

Would anybody have a Lima Class 117 middle carriage in Blue/Grey? 

Isn't that the one which has the toilet compartment and first? 

On 08/03/2023 at 17:09, br2975 said:

The O.P. has gone silent since posting his question six weeks or so ago, so we still don't know exactly what information he seeks.

A little less condescendion would be desirable. What difference would it make to you anyway? 

Is there such a thing as a book about DMU's in the London Western region? 

Mine arrived today, haven't had a chance to look at it yet. 

On 14/04/2022 at 09:04, Chris M said:

I’m sure it’s been discussed before but I totally agree that building a model railway is a genuine creative art form.

I fully agree. It's been a therapy for me for many years. 

Are there any locations where there is a Peco LK-1 type water tower but separate water cranes? 

Thanks. 

It's a niche area of 16mm scale, but this is my channel. 

https://youtube.com/channel/UCggpPdDPXgbDK1KrQeHbOoA

Hi. 

I'm considering making a London WR themed layout, set late 70's early 80's. What sort of DMU would of been operating then? 

Thank you. 

12 hours ago, grow45 said:

@Listerboy.  I am in the process  of sorting through my late Father's railway book collection and one of them I came across a couple of days ago was the Oakwood book on the Necropolis Railway.  If it is of interest I am happy to stick it in the post in exchange for a donation to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society Morayshire fund  -   SRPS Morayshire Fundraising

 

Happy to send it to anybody else but only fair Listerboy gets first call on it.

 

Yes please!!! PM me for details. 

42 minutes ago, phil_sutters said:

The London Necropolis Railway went out of commission during WW2, when it was bombed. For the rest of the war a limited service was operated from platforms in the neighbouring Waterloo station. So rather than switching mainline services to the Necropolis station, the reverse happened.

But supposing it hadn't been bombed..... 

I've been thinking of the possibilities of the Necropolis railways in London. Would it be beyond the realms of possibility that when they stopped running, that the station was used as a relief to the nearby terminal? 

Certain services relocated? 

Thoughts? 

I'm probably going over old ground here, but are there any alternatives to the window frames in the Dapol OO building kits? 

Thank you all. 

Hi. In the early 80's Hornby produced an end opening tipper wagon, with a tipping mechanism elevated track piece. What did Hornby call it? 

Thanks