Ruffnut Thorston

The SR had a branch line to New Romney, from the Hastings to Ashford line. Originally, the RH&DR went from New Romney to Hythe, via Dymchurch. The SR also had a branch line to Hythe, from Sandling Junction. Therefore it was probably seen as a source of traffic for these branches by the SR, and the GWR probably looked upon the proposed line as competition… The RH&DR was later extended to Dungeness. At one time, shingle was transported on the RH&DR. The SR used shingle from Dungeness, and the Crumbles by Eastbourne, as ballast on some routes it seems…

^ I get that one….

Do they grow and get harvested, like the Spagetti Trees, or are they livestock, like Haggissses?

For making Donkey Jackets?

Aha…now I see it. Nigel Farage! Once of UKIP….

Nigel Farash, a cousin of the Farish family?

Some photos also taken today at Chester Cathedral…

The NMT HST set running at Chester Cathedral today….passes the electric express.

The Blue Pullman HST set running today at Chester Cathedral… passes the Class 25 hauled crane train. And some photos also taken today at Chester Cathedral…

SR Wartime Black 21C 7 running at Chester Cathedral today…on BR Carmine and Cream MK1 coaches…(etc.)

The Short Set running today at Chester Cathedral…

That track cleaning fluid is Carbon Tetrachloride. Pretty extreme stuff! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tetrachloride

Salvage One anyone? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvage_1

This reminds me of the old Birkenhead Woodside Station….the main entrance was on the “wrong” side. A minor entrance was the de facto main entrance! http://disused-stations.org.uk/b/birkenhead_woodside/index.shtml

The Caley Single would probably be the GBL, Great British Locomotives Collection, display model, inspired by the Tri-ang Railways model. Many of these distressed models originate from GBL models… A reasonably priced, originally, part work series of OO gauge locomotive models, all inspired by RTR models by various manufacturers. This long thread covers the subject pretty well. With some examples of these models being used too.

Dare I ask just what the driver of the LSWR van is doing down by the riverside?

It may be of interest that the Hornby Railroad version of the Lima Class 73, which has a better motor, and can come DCC ready, should be a direct fit with the Lima Class 73 chassis, with regards to the body mountings. We have a Lima body on a Hornby Railroad chassis. The Lima chassis was sold on, fitted with the Hornby body to recoup some of the costs involved. We did the same with some Lima Class 47 locos, moving the body to the sound fitted Hornby Railroad chassis, before selling on the Lima chassis fitted with the Hornby body, in the Lima box…

In my opinion, the recentish continuation of the HHGG book series by a new author was quite good. One thing about the Radio, book, and I believe the record, versions of HHGG is that they were all different in some ways, though the general story remains the same. TV and Movie versions have certain constraints. It isn’t really politically correct to have a space alien or robot played by a human these days.

It may be of interest that the Hornby Railroad version of the Lima Class 73, which has a better motor, and can come DCC ready, should be a direct fit with the Lima Class 73 chassis, with regards to the body mountings. We have a Lima body on a Hornby Railroad chassis. The Lima chassis was sold on, fitted with the Hornby body to recoup some of the costs involved. We did the same with some Lima Class 47 locos, moving the body to the sound fitted Hornby Railroad chassis, before selling on the Lima chassis fitted with the Hornby body, in the Lima box…

^^ With reference to the “Window” post above the above…. When is a door not a door?

A general rule with 12 volt, and other low voltage, wiring is to use as thick a wire conductor as you can get away with. This does depend to some extent the size of the connectors on the battery and Inverter. The shorter the length, the thinner the wire conductor can be for the same voltage drop. A good source of the better, more flexible, heavy wire is Midland Chandlers at Preston Brook, though the boat places at Nantwich Basin would be more local to you I think. Boat places are also a good place to find inverters. Even if only to get some idea of the different size and ratings available. Information and advice should also be available… With inverters, be aware that not all are the same quality. None are 100 percent efficient, so there will be some power loss in the conversion from 12 v D.C. to 240 V A.C. The Inverter will consume energy even when it isn’t connected to anything on the 240 V output. Even when switched off at the power switch on the inverter, some power can be consumed keeping some internal capacitors charged. To avoid a flat battery on the vehicle, it is good practice to fit an isolator in the positive feed from the battery to the inverter. A fuse of the appropriate rating for the load, inverter, is also highly recommended. A good solar panel on the vehicle to keep the battery charged is also a good idea, especially if the vehicle is mainly used for short trips, and/ or not used frequently. Remember when working on the wiring that a 12 volt vehicle battery can deliver sufficient amps to weld metal together if short circuited!

The worm may be soldered onto the shaft.

Spectrum, featuring Captain Scarlet?

There is nothing “Spectrum” about this Bachmann model. it’s a modified OO “Branch-line” class 03 or 04 BR shunter.

Brass can I think get “work hardened”. This makes it go brittle. I remember that a brass paraffin lamp font that had been polished for years split apart.