creweboy

Let's hope it's not more duplication most type already done are available to a high standard, making MUs is better choice but the cost of 3 or 4 car units has become so excessive that it has issues as well?

On 07/11/2021 at 22:59, DLT said:

 

I quite agree.  We lived in Andover for a while, and the bypass was built within a very few years of the line closing.  Although it had lost much of its through traffic some years earlier, with the closure of the M&SWJ

The A303 Andover bypass has an over bridge for the Stockbridge line! It's still there, odd as it must have never had track under it?

Thanks for the link, would look superb may order other bits to make worthwhile.

I'm looking for Roco BR 01 Witte style smoke deflectors, as an alternative can l use the smoke deflectors from BR 44 41 or 50?

And can anyone recommend a spares supplier that won't charge £17 postage! 

So when ebay states 20% VAT is the added on by the seller or by UK customs at point of entry like many items from the US? 

Don't know if anyone noticed, and this is applicable to buying from any EU country, l notice a number of ebay sellers now not delivering to the UK that previously did and more concerning is the statement that items worth over £15 you will pay vat at 20% then there is import duty for items worth over £135 on top of that. The carrier will also charge an admin fee for collecting it. 

This could soon add up if anyone bought a Roco 012 will know! 

Thanks for all your pointers, that makes it a lot easier. 

Lost track of LMR prototypes and the available range of Jubilee, Patriot, Royal Scot by both Hornby and Bachmann are confusing, what are the best one for detail Etc? 

Released yet?

When are the VEA out yet, or have they gone, amazed that if you don't get things when they are new they disappear!  

Sorry if it already been covered, what year did the Class 116 gain corridor connections, and were all of them converted?

Mike

In BR Steam days, it appears only open wagons were used, but I recently saw a video showing one of the LBSC vans in the dock siding at Sandown along with a SR PMV? The vans are well photographed but all appear to carry departmental numbers in the 1950/60, would anyone know if they were actiually used (even in service use) away from the sidings they usually appear photograph in?

Have bought a 4mm scale card kit for the Oerlikon stock, does anyone know  where one can purchase scale drawings for this stock?  Are Skinley still in business?

Hi

Railway World March 1960 has an article and plans that could be scaled.

regards, Mike

I have an old copy of Railway World? from the 1960s that has some nice drawing will need to be scaled though. Will look later for date of magazine.

Mike

The excellent article by Steve Banks in the July 2006 issue of Model Rail lists the initial allocation as follows:

45043 Watford

45044. Walsall

45045 Manchester

45046. Leeds

45047. Lancaster

45048. Derby South

45020. Glasgow

45021 Derby North

45026. London (Watford)

45028. Liverpool

45029 Crewe

45030. Barrow

45035. PW Chief Engineer

45036. Perth.

The article is well worth tracking down as it gives details of the building and use of the LMS saloons. Photos show the ubiquitous Ivatt 2 2-6-0 in use but in BR blue a Class 26 is seen with a saloon.

 

David

David,

Thanks excellent info, shows good spread across the LMR and ScR.

Mike 

Allocation of the LMR District Inspection Saloon

REF: Bachmann D2046, does anyone have a list of the locations allocated, I believe there were 13 (in the range 45020-48 (not all numbers used) to the diagram 2046, the 999xxx are similar but built by BR.

Always found the two BR Battery Locos fastinating, since I saw a photo of BEL No 1 in the 1965 Combine Volume. Attached is a photo of my 4mm scale Scratchbuilt BEL No1. Unmotorised but due to be relettered and motor added soon.

Don't think covered this already, but the end scene for 'Lucky Jim' 1957 Film from the Kingsley Amis book shows Ian Carmichael rushing to an ex GW station but I have never known it to be identified!!?

Anyone know

Mike

The APT is often an easy target of ridacule, as Ian stated above, usually miss information! I remember seeing it at Crewe, regularly on test runs, the truth was it was probably ahead of its time, don't forget the early 80s saw the Tory government come to power and Thatcher dislike of the Railways was no secret! So funds were not as forthcoming as they should have been? Sadly we had a few comments on Union involvement, you often find this can be a myth as well, BR ran a joined-up railway and the Railway workshops had a programme of building trains as much for social reason, which was no bad thing, people had proper jobs and the nation had the contined ability to build trains!

Hi, Contact me direct, I produced artwork/transfers for these in 4mm (Tullis Hoppers) already and a several other ECC types for AME in 7mm.

Paul

Yes, well spotted, mounted on the 4 wheel chassis of either a former flat of box van.

Mike

RNAD 2'6" Ballast Wagon at Dean Hill c.1996

Paul

Will post pic of Ballast wagon asap

Mike

Paul

The stock at Dean Hill was mainly a mix of simple 4w and Bogies flats, supplementing this were a smaller number of 4w box vans all of a same design, the 4w personnel carriers appeared to be converted from the 4w vans, other stock included 3 (ish) 4 wheeled ballast hoppers, and possibly some forklift carriers, the stock was similar to other RNAD Ammunition depots including Broughton Moor and Trecwn, indeed some of the disused Stock at Dean Hill came from other RNAD Depots. The Bogie crewvan shown above was built by Hudson was common to both 2' and 2'6" MOD Systems, and was drawn in my June 96 RM Article.

One point worth considering is the distance from BR line to the NG was usually via a long SG Spur, before it even reached a transshipment point to the internal NG system.    

Regards,

Mike 

Going back to the Altrincham DC Units (Class 505) , (just a note these were not AM1 (that was the Lanchaster-Heysham class 301 Units as they were AC!))

Did any of these units have the Blue; Full yellow ends, but with the extended wrap around yellow (probably to include the drivers door, sure I saw a photo but can't find it), this livery was found on some LMR 304s and some Class 504s. Not sure if any Mersey electric units recieved this livery, which was applied to some DMUs aswell.

Westerns at Crewe in the 1970s; Clearly remember seeing 1025 Western Guardsman on a Crewe bound mixed freight on the Shrewsbury line at Wistaston (nr Gresty Lane), date not so clear it possibly Spring/early summer 1975, though there is a chance it was 1974 no earlier though! My uncle was a driver at Crewe and reckoned Westerns were rare but not unknown in the 1970s, usually dispatched straight back light engine!

On Flickr, somewhere there is a picture of a Hymek in the Bay used by Cardiff trains.