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With regards to military traffic, it might be worth mentioning that Issue 2 of Military Vehicle Magazine priced at £2.99 contains a 1/72 model of a Warrior MCV80.  Although the model enclosed in the magazine carries sand camo circa 2003 Iraq, it's still quite good value and should be an easy enough job to repaint, whilst it saves having to make a kit?

Don't know if the following link would be of any interest?  One of the images shows a tank wagon on a demonstration lift by a steam breakdown crane, during an open day at Immingham MPD in September 1974. 

http://www.davesrailpics.bravehost.com/imm/immloco.htm

I'm prepared to buy that.  The angle is very acute making it hard to be absolutely certain but having blown the image up as large as I can and gone over it with a pointy thing i can indeed only count five windows in total.  I can't readily trace any official declassifications of CK coaches but do have a vague recollection that some (possibly only one seen multiple times) existed - even if unofficially - and with markings removed but first class seating in tact.  I also travelled on the trains in question numerous times and observed them on many more occasions though without taking detailed notes or photos at the time.

I reckon it is a BCK.  It IS difficult to count the precise number of windows... but count the number of 'bumpstops' on the side of the rear of the coach, the number and position of 'running boards', and it would appear to indicate only one set of double doors in the brake section (not two, as per a BSK - the first coach in the rake)?

Another Turntable has appeared on the Network in the last few days.....

 

 

 

Answers on a postcard as to where it is...

There are strong rumours that Weymouth will be getting a turntable for the summer steam - will save having to run to Yeovil Junction and back for turning. Apparently NR are leaving it to WCRC to progress...

Don't worry, I already have the article in question.

 

 

 

IT Rozzers - At ease !!

 

(Mean't as a joke Andy Y)

The matter has been resolved then

A few interesting conversions on the drawing board then - NPX (GUVs previously converted for Newspaper traffic) and NNX (BSK previously converted for use as a Courier van - an early use of roller shutters prior to their widespread use on the "super GUVs" and "super BGs")? Items of rolling stock with their own history which could be told?

As far as the ECS workings to St Blazey, I would have assumed that this might not have happened until Mail trains were operated by EW&S - and the TOC that wanted to possibly reduce costs and make best use of resources centred it's Far West England operations on St Blazey? However, as some have proposed it may have purely come down to limited capacity at Long Rock... Nevertheless there is always room for supposition and the pretence of a trial workings, or alternative servicing arrangements being required - due to the curtailment of a service or temporary unavailability of the permanent facilities, caused by adverse weather or a derailment etc..

Unfortunately I haven't been able to watch Special Delivery this evening... then again 2004, might not have been your ideal time period.

 

I have found a couple of short clips on Youtube which might be of interest?

47 736 "Cambridge Traction & Rolling Stock Depot" at Burngullow working 5C01 St Blazey - Penzance and 1C01 Penzance - Bristol:

47 734 working 5C01 St Blazey - Penzance:

Finally 67001 returning 5C02 Penzance - St Blazey and performing a shunt move in Par station:

 

Rail Express magazine carried an article on TPO's/mail trains and their formations, in their regular retrospectrum section about a year back, which I'll try and locate

Hi guys,

I have (at last) located the March 2011 issue of Rail Express, which carried a "Modeller's Guide to Sectorisation parcels trains" in the Rail Expree Modeller supplement. I have scanned the seven pages including the pictorial diagram of Parcels sector TPO train formations (1986-91) and Rail express systems TPO train formations (1991-96). The scan is in PDF format - how do I upload it to the 'community', previously I have only pasted a link to you-tube videos (which already exist on the net)?

Thanks,

Dan

This is great information. Thank-you very much. I'd not appreciated the other run down from Plymouth. Do you have any information regarding the formations and loco's employed?

Unfortunately I haven't been able to watch Special Delivery this evening... then again 2004, might not have been your ideal time period.

I have found a couple of short clips on Youtube which might be of interest?

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TPO's?

 

Remember them?

 

 

 

 

The plan is to model the Penzance TPO, which I believe, ran back up to St Blazey due to a lack of space at Long Rock.

 

Should add a splash of colour.....