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Hi, Another interesting thing is the guards van that worked with the electrics, it was one of four built by the LMS using their components as a prototype for a standard guards van, one of these were allocated to each of the big four company's for trials before the war if I remember correctly so that when the production for the standard van came along it would be accepted. Instead the LNER van was adopted with a few mods, a drawing of it is in the book LMS wagons vol 1. Models of this van can be made from the LMS guards van in the main scales, the 4mm one that I built started out as a Stanier 20 toner before a razor saw was taken to it, I have also built a van in 7mm scale with the Slaters kit as a starting point I must get around to getting a loco to go with it. Steve.

Hi, Here is a photo of the N Gauge wagon I am building at the moment upon my new project / test layout. Steve.

Hi, I am trying to make an L.T. 30 ton GP bogie flat wagon in N Gauge in the 1960's era, I am stuck on the brake gear and cross ribs which you can just see, has any one got any idea whats under this wagon. Steve.

Hi, I have two N Gauge projects on the go at the moment, Sheffield Victoria west set in the 1960's and a model of David Jenkinsons Garsdale Road which was based upon Dent also set in the 1960's, some time ago I constructed Ryde Esplanade on the Isle of Wight also in N Gauge set in the 1970's to 1990's with the tube stock trains, which has now been sold on. I have fancied another go in 4mm using the EFE tube trains. Steve.

Hi, Bill Bedford did or does etches for the similar Shenfield unit, see September Hornby magazine. Steve