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thats because it's one of the diagrams which employed rivetted construction Dave, either 1/105 or 1/109, can't quite make out the brake arrangement, there's another behind the 8F at 21:07, which appears to be dia. 1/103 without top flap doors, or possibly the virtually identical LNER diagram? regards Nigel

Hi type 4, sorry I haven't, one of those cases of passing regularly & saying endlessly, " I really must take some pics" & guess what I never didcheers Nigel

& the fixed end as well by the looks of things as the bottom lip is missing from there as well Nigel

IIRC the early re-bodies built before the major programme which started in 1970 were exactly the same,with the exception of the top flap doors, as the originals, retaining the the lip at the the bottom of the side & end sheeting( edge of the floor), somewhat strangely as it was this intersection that was the cause of much of the rust problem Nigel

not sure if anyones mentioned this as yet? but D. Larkins 1978 Bradford Barton publication Br general parcels rolling stock contains 18 excellent images of both BR & pre-nationalisation designs photographed at various locations in 1970, one still carrying IMS livery & a couple in very clean St. Ivel, hope this is of assistance? Nigel

olfa compass cutter & some yellow decal film for the circle? Brian Nigel

not a problem, I'll photograph what I can for you, not always easy as the road tends to be rather busy, occupying as it does the site of the yard, with the magistrates court, phone exchange & sorting office now on the site of the school & housing that once bounded the yard, we now park our bikes on summer evening on the site of the roundabout outside the pub by the way Nigel

just a quick question for you clifford, are you modelling just the yard, Rampart road(the front of the pub) to garrison road level crossing, or have you built it through to ormond rd level crossing? it was just beyond these gates that the run round existed, if so the section between garrison & ormand rds is still almost untouched, all buildings intact, & a couple of gate posts, the track bed now being used for parking Nigel

my pleasure anything else I can help with, I'll do my best, I'll attempt to get out during the week & take some shots for you, & a few measurements 03/04 allocations for norwich 1970 as follows: 2018,2019,2020,2029,2032,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,2175,2370( former departmental 91) 2210,2212 Nigel

so D2019 then? & not the incorrect captions in diesels in east anglia stating D2212!! one of the skirted 04's not sure for certain which other 03's made it to the swan, 2020, 2035, & 2175 were at norwich at this time in blue, & bearing in mind the yard shut in 1970, D2212 was still in use on the quay line in '68. there are three excellent shots in the yarmouth train, Malcolm R. White, coastal publications 2005, looking through the hole in the wall, the gate between the pub & the adjacent building( now gone), & another view looking towards the back of the yard, showing the yard office, amongst many other bits of usefull info ,also branch lines east of norwich adderson/kenworthy, middleton press 2010, has 2 I.C Allen shots taken in the yard, one showing 04 waitng outside the pub gate with 16tonners by the tower, the other of an 03 at the north end next to the coal stack Nigel

most certainly is!!! what period are you going to be modelling? some of the best late pics of the yard were taken by Dr. I.C Allen & some are in his OPC book diesels in east anglia 1980, I'm not to sure who owns the copyright to his collection now?? possibly transport topics?? it's transport treasury I've just discovered! Nigel

I live just down the road, can I be of assistance?? Nigel

they appear to be ijn layers if you look closely, rectangular behind each stanchion, over layed with a triangular patch either side of the stanchion?? Nigel

http://www.flickr.co...N08/6454422593/ rather unusual repair behind the end stanchions on this one, & noticably bluer shade of grey used for the repainted area Nigel

most certainly!! will do thanks again Nigel

thanks for that C6T, I'd only ever seen pictures of the lower yard pilots, skirted 04's, the 0-4-0 Hunslets, 05's later the 03's, I'm only in yarmouth so as you suggest I'll contact ITS & the transport museum for any possible info, what was the approx date of your recollections ? regards Nigel

have you got, or do you know of any pics of this one? Nigel

I agree mike but NCL were as you say a privatized part of BR, & not strictly an outside contractor I'm sure you'll agree that the scammell system was ideal for the purpose for which it was designed, light loads carried over short distance, with the closure of many branches depots & stations in the 60's they were no longer practical, due to the longer distances that needed to be covered in order to make the same deliveries, & in order to do this economically, the vehicles needed to be of a higher weight/stroke capacity than the scammell 3ton & 6ton units Nigel

I'm sorry this simply isn't true! many hauliers used the Scammell auto-coupling system in earlier days including BRS & the MOD continued to use the system in limited numbers upto the early eighties. i'm unaware that BR ever tried to outsource parcels delivery, in fact they desperately tried to clinge onto it, it's final incarnation as Rail Express Parcels closing in 1981 it had far more to do with de-regulation & a relaxing of road haulage licencing legislation that allowed private hauliers to be more flexible & competitive than BR Nigel

I remember the Lowestoft grampus well, it was in fact the works shunter for the engineers wagon repair shops, the sleeper depot being long gone, it was converted from DB988525, internal user no. 041707, painted yellow, & used to be parked by the gates on commercial rd. Nigel

right, two for starters, firstly the Snape tractor, photographed in April '59 propelling a RCH 7 plank end door mineral across the road, reg no, JBJ 765 in illustrated history of the east Suffolk, Brodribb OPC 2003 secondly an "epping auto-shunter" on Yarmouth South Quay, April '68 reg no. TGU 485 in branchlines east of norwich, adderson & Kenworthy Middleton Press 2010 Nigel

you're recollections are correct, one was certainly used on the snape branch to transfer wagons across the road into the maltings, & also on the quay at gt. yarmouth, just trying to locate pics to give you as referance sources regards Nigel

sorry missed the dia 1/109 bit out, meant to say not a welded 16T number, which as you've just confirmed it isn't regards Nigel

at least one mistake in the article, & it would appear to be from the MOD, but of course it could be a misquote, The TU-160( russias B1) has, quote the heaviest take off weight & highest top speed of any combat aircraft. now it may well have the heaviest take off weight, but highest top speed of ANY COMBAT aircraft, I think this should've said strategic bomber?? Nigel

this is most certainly nothing new, when ever a "zombie" approaches Uk airspace aircraft are scrambled to intercept & identify, lightnings back in the 60's, then phantoms, & now tornados & typhoons Nigel