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  1. GordonC
    Did Newton-Le-Willows not have a motorail terminal at one point? Was it not in use for motorail at all between the 1960s and 1990s? I didn't see it mentioned in the timetables shown there
  2. GordonC
    Is that 4 years now though since the class 90 was announced and its still under 'design'. It'll have a lot of stages to go through before we actually see any models so it would be nice just to see a bit of progress. I doubt we'll see any models before 2018
  3. GordonC
    that cant be true!! ... have you seen how popular Thomas the Tank Engine is? from branded merchandise to thomas days at the local preserved lines If a fraction of that interest can be captured and directed towards model railways then it could only be a good thing for the hobby. Just need to watch the initial costs of starter sets to ensure that doesn't discourage purchases too much.
  4. GordonC
    Mermaids too
  5. GordonC
    isn't Germany building a whole load of Coal-fired power stations to replace their nuclear ones? what is different about them that they're 'allowed' within EU rules and our existing ones aren't or cannot be made to be 'allowed'. We surely cant be expecting the increase in renewables over the next year to cover the shortfall from Fiddlers Ferry and Rugeley being closed.
  6. GordonC
    Have Class 50s ever been used to haul the Royal Train? pre-Class 67's it looked to have always been Class 47s for a number of years
  7. GordonC
    hmmmm there was an article in Traction magazine just the other month about a drivers memories at Willesden and I thought the diagram had the fuelling point on the south (London) end just outside the building. I could be mistaken though, I thought it was an odd place for it
  8. GordonC
    Allerton depot may be another. I'm not sure where the fuelling point was, but it was certainly electrified and handled diesels too
  9. GordonC
    what about the one at Willesden? Was the fuelling point there not located at one end of the electric depot for the local shunters and class 25s in earlier years. with the depot being electric I'd expect the fuelling point had ohle through it but perhaps it could be isolated when fuelling was taking place
  10. GordonC
    look for photos of them at nearby depots ... maybe Ayr or Motherwell perhaps. Dont think Carlisle Kingmoor would have been open or had a fuelling point at that time
  11. GordonC
    The swoosh on each side both point towards one end, turn it round and they'll both point to the opposite end. So I think the box graphic just hasn't taken that into account when it was put together
  12. GordonC
    yes
  13. GordonC
    are the sides not directional? i.e. you just need to turn the TSOs round to get the swoosh the right way round?
  14. GordonC
    I'd have thought there would be an opportunity here to make a few quid for the commissioner. If further production runs could bring the cost down closer to perhaps £60 that they could sell quite a few more and gain free advertising at model railways shows with full rakes on the layouts. £83 is pretty high for multiple purchases
  15. GordonC
    The french and germans seem to be able to ignore the rules when it suits them ... why cant we?
  16. GordonC
    .... and it still looks like a 'toy' however fancy a paint job they put on it.
  17. GordonC
    When did the Scotrail or ScotRail start getting used? I'm pretty sure the coaches in the pictures of the Polmont crash in 1984 had 'Intercity Scotrail' branding on Blue and Grey stock
  18. GordonC
    I think if the DBSO DCC/lights version was heading above £80 that I doubt it'll be produced, with the additional cost left to the buyer to fit themselves if they want it. The autocoach is an expensive example, but I would really have thought there would be more economies of scale from the Mk2fs in general. £60 each would be expensive, but if it gets much higher it will greatly reduce the number of people upgrading their fleets from Airfix/Mainline/Dapol/Hornby/Lima versions of the air-con Mk2s
  19. GordonC
    are there any of these hoppers left to laser scan?
  20. GordonC
    I never actually thought the old Mainline Class 56 was that bad that I was surprised when they re-tooled it. Perhaps a few tweaks were needed but I thought it was a decent model
  21. GordonC
    the real one??? It wasn't given a chance. What thrashes up and down the WCML now? son-of-APT
  22. GordonC
    the previous customer loyalty offer had a date with it ... I'm sure it was the 14th December the previous customer loyalty offer had a date with it ... I'm sure it was the 14th December
  23. GordonC
    have you checked with them whether you've just accidentally been left off a list? It may not be intentional and mistakes do happen
  24. GordonC
    makes you wonder why they bothered when the rest of the loco is so basic ... unless they absolutely had to perhaps because the new factory couldn't use the old tooling for me the front lights just dont look convincing. I'm not sure whether they've the nose comes to too much of a point and its reduced the depth of the lights
  25. GordonC
    Splitting trains is apparently not popular with the travelling public
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