Not Captain Kernow

39 minutes ago, TomScrut said:

 

They go to Boulby from Middlesbrough still, FL at present.

 

 

No, they are not the same wagons.  They are similar ish.

4 minutes ago, Roy L S said:

Assume (but can't see it mentioned) is the Clayton 6 pin DCC ready?

 

Roy

Next 18

10 hours ago, Gilbert said:

I get the impression Peco will do just fine....rumour has it they are using every available space at Beer to meet the demand for their projects

This is more to do with having to give the factory staff space to work while maintaining social distancing though.

No awaiting means awaiting delivery, but no date for the delivery

7 minutes ago, Waverley47708 said:

 

Thanks for posting the update.  Good to see the Railfreight livery VEA now have a date.  Disappointed to not see the ScotRail  Mk2s listed especially since the BG annpunced at the same time appeared so quickly.

 

When I search individual items on their website the ScotRail Mk2 are showing Awaiting, mind you so are the VEAs eben though they have an August release date.

 

 

I think you have misread the VDA for VEA?  Unless I have missed it I could not see any VEAs on the list, but 38-144A VDA is shown as August

https://www.Bachmann.co.uk/product/br-vda-van-br-railfreight-red-and-grey/38-144a

There were many fantasies in the DJ world, but the theft of a box of models from within the container port at Southampton was actually true.  The person who did it was even dumb enough to list them on ebay within a few hours, which instantly gave him away because it happened to be the Wilbert exclusive which at the time had not even been delivered to railway that had ordered it!

4 hours ago, steve1023 said:

Just had an email from Rails. Dapol have announced a 2nd batch if these. 6 variations including the 3 original liveries. If Dapol do a good job of the chocolate and cream version I will probably get it. 

Only five that I know of:

Class 142 Northern Rail (Debranded) 142096

Class 142 Merseyrail 142042

Class 142 Mock Great Western Choc & Cream 142022

Class 142 Manchester PTE 142001

Class 142 Provincial 142053

You can run the 117 as a two car with no issues at all.

No, under distance selling you must also be refunded the purchase price and the postage price.  You don't have to be refunded the return postage costs though, unless the item is faulty or not as described.

No they were just heading for storage, there is no booked traffic for Heathfield.

It is totally new tooling.

On 21/04/2020 at 07:54, roundhouse said:

More local is Kernow Guildford but that is around 35 - 40 minutes away plus add another 5 - 10  for walking form the car park so only tend to go there if someone else is also going as you cant ring direct to check they have what you want, so mail order is my normal way now.

You can call, your call will go through to Camborne but they can see what stock is in Guildford and even have it put back for you ready to collect.  If they don't have it they can arrange to send it up on the daily delivery and let you know what day it will be available from.  (not in the present situation though of course)

1 hour ago, The Johnster said:

f you accept card payments, then you should treat them the same as cash; the card issuer guarantees your money anyway so you are not, as a shopkeeper, taking a risk, just using it to try to sell me more stuff whether I want it or not.

Totally untrue.  The card issuer does NOT guarantee you your money.  If the card turns out to be stolen and it was used in a contactless transaction, the card issuer will charge it back to the retailer, and in addition hit them with a £25 chargeback fee.  Rest assured, the only people who never lose out are the card issuers...

The chargeback fee is in fact a nice little earner for the card issuers.  Even if you prove the transaction is legitimate and the cardholder drops the dispute, you do not get refunded the £25.

The fees for accepting cards can often be a percentage, but also a fixed per item transaction fee.  Suddenly it does not look quite so attractive for a retailer to take a contactless (or any) card for a small amount.

1 hour ago, Chris M said:

Haven't got a photo but I always think it is surreal that the latest class 800s with all their technology will still run along track controlled by good old manually controlled semaphore signals complete with bell code communication etc.

Almost the same thing was said when IC125s were introduced, although over the years the number of places you could see this did reduce somewhat.

802 012 passes Lostwithiel with 1A82 0915 Penzance to London Paddington on 15th January 2020 complete with seagulls!

An unidentified Class 802 departs Liskeard with 1A82 0900 Penzance to London Paddington on 15th August 2019

Very much still working with semaphores in Cornwall.  800 319 departs St Erth with 1A92 1415 Penzance to London Paddington on 23rd December 2019

4 hours ago, Flittersnoop said:

 

If the problem is congestion on the southern part of the WCML, so I would have built a new railway from the Rugby area to London, as well as four-tracking the section from Coventry to Birmingham and building a link to Leicester to link up with the MML, and also four-track the Welwyn bottleneck on the ECML. The new railway would have been four tracks in places to enable a local service south of Rugby, an area due for big housing developments that currently and after HS2 has no train service to London. The new railway would not have had a signalling system and loading gauge that means ordinary trains can't use it. Brunel tried that kind of "future-proofing" on the GWR. It didn't "end well" to use a phrase popular on here.

Brilliant!  If only someone had thought of building a new railway into London.   We could call it, er, HS2...

For information, here is the GW formations for today

GW07
43154 48121 48120 48119 49107 43093
5C02 06.15 Laira to Plymouth
2C02 06.41 Plymouth to Truro
2P05 08.30 Truro to Plymouth
2C19 10.17 Plymouth to Truro
2P12 11.54 Truro to Plymouth
2C27 14.17 Plymouth to Truro
2P20 15.54 Truro to Plymouth
2E22 17.51 Plymouth to Exeter S.D
2M73 21.51 Exeter S.D to Bristol TM
5M73 00.18 Bristol TM to St Philips Marsh

GW02
43098 48106 48105 48104 49102 43155
5C05 05.02 St Philips Marsh to Bristol TM
2C05 05.24 Bristol TM to Plymouth
2U12 08.47 Plymouth to Cardiff
2C77 13.00 Cardiff to Plymouth
2U32 18.45 Plymouth to Cardiff
5U32 22.24 Cardiff to St Philips Marsh

GW05
43153 48115 48114 48113 49105 43094
5C07 06.14 St Philips Marsh to Bristol TM
2C07 06.44 Bristol TM to Plymouth
5C07 09.36 Plymouth to Laira
5Z28 20.48 Laira to Plymouth
2E28 21.32 Plymouth to Exeter S.D
5E28 22.56 Exeter S.D to Exeter New Yard

GW08
43198 48124 48129 48122 49108 43042
5U02 04.31 Exeter New Yard to Taunton
2U02 05.15 Taunton to Cardiff
2C67 08.00 Cardiff to Plymouth
2U20 12.49 Plymouth to Cardiff
2C85 17.00 Cardiff to Taunton
2U30 19.07 Taunton to Cardiff
2C95 22.00 Cardiff to Bristol TM
5C95 23.13 Bristol TM to St Philips Marsh

GW04
43186 48112 48111 48110 49104 43040
5C65 05.38 St Philips Marsh to Gloucester
2C65 07.00 Gloucester to Taunton
2U10 09.18 Taunton to Cardiff
2C75 12.00 Cardiff to Taunton
2U22 15.15 Taunton to Cardiff
2C87 18.00 Cardiff to Plymouth
5C87 22.45 Plymouth to Laira

GW09
43094 48127 48135 48125 49109 43192
5C06 08.00 Laira to Plymouth
2C06 08.47 Plymouth to Truro
2P09 10.29 Truro to Plymouth
2C23 12.19 Plymouth to Truro
2P16 13.54 Truro to Plymouth
5P16 15.22 Plymouth to Laira

To carry the large amount of parcels, mail, luggage and other items

22 minutes ago, lmsforever said:

Good method of serving smaller towns and not delaying expresses  

Only in one direction though.  It would be far more interesting and exciting if they had somehow come up with a reverse slip coach that attached itself to the express!

Has anyone else received this email?

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is with deep regret that we have to return your full payment as we cannot complete the IQA flask wagon due to some technical issues.  If we fix the issues then we will have it up for sale again.  We hope that you re-order.

Kind Regards

Michael Revell

Research Manager

KR Models

Indeed, travelling from Camborne to Plymouth last Saturday we were five late leaving but on time by Truro.

I have photos of it on five dates, they are not really a huge help to you though but until something better comes along...

Class 50 Diesel Locomotive number 50 027 named "Lion" arrives at Truro with 1C11 0645 Swindon to Penzance.  10th February 1987.

Class 50 Diesel Locomotive number 50 008 named "Thunderer" passes Gwinear Road with the 0645 Swindon to Penzance.  12th February 1987

Class 50 Diesel Locomotive number 50 037 named "Illustrious" passes Ponsandane with the 0645 Swindon to Penzance.  28th April 1987

Class 50 Diesel Locomotive number 50 031 named "Hood" arriving at Penzance with 1C11 0645 Swindon to Penzance.  22nd December 1987

Same date, empty stock being taken to Long Rock by the 08 which Hood now follows along the platform.

Class 50 Diesel Locomotive number 50 020 named "Revenge" passes Wearde with the 0645 Swindon to Penzance.  11th May 1988

Exeter Class 143s, quietly getting on with it for years without any fuss.

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 612 passes Roskear Junction with 2A63 1145 Penzance to Newton Abbot.  2nd October 2009

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 617 departs Exeter St Davids attached to Class 142 2 Car Pacer DMU number 142 064 with a Barnstaple train.  28th July 2011

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 611 departs Dawlish with 2F25 1115 Paignton to Exmouth.  3rd August 2016

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 611 with 143 612 at the rear pass Cockwood Harbour with 2F17 0912 Paignton to Exmouth.  21st August 2017

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 611 with 143 619 at the rear passes Starcross with 2F17 0912 Paignton to Exmouth.  27th August 2018

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 618 with 143 617 at the rear passes Cockwood Harbour with 2T11 1023 Exmouth to Paignton.  30th August 2018

Class 143 2 Car Pacer DMU Set number 143 620 at Exeter St Davids having arrived with 2F31 1243 Barnstaple to Exmouth.  143 618 has been attached as the front portion.  18th June 2019