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I do hope all of those Ford Anglias have been retro fitted with central door locking.

Hornby have a system. See below. If you cannot programme Arduinos yourself then, unless you find a generous patron who can, Hornby could be your best bet. Even if you could programme them (or find someone who can) the total cost, reliability and ongoing support issues* could mount up. However, if you want to tinker, don't mind being frustrated at times, want to do some coding and this is an area of the hobby you love then go for it. * Always assuming Hornby are committed long term to their system.

Already tried this in 1830^. It didn't end well. If only they'd had central door locking Huskisson may have seen the day out... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_of_the_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway ^ OK no photo opportunities, Fox Talbot's invention was about 10 years later.

Silhouette looks like a MR 3F or 4F to me however I'll bow to more learned visitors to this site. If you can find the distance between the visible uprights on the bridge handrails or between the cross members then you may be able to estimate the major dimensions to a reasonable degree. e.g. chimney to dome or smoke box to back of tender, if you are that determined! :-)

The above link works just as well without the tell tale stuff. I must have been there near the beginning of AVR as I distinctly remember going on a Father Christmas special in the mid 70's and getting a colouring book :-) Bit of an interesting journey for the AVR to where they are now.

If you're still looking I believe there are some tables of loadings for lots of different locos that operated on the S&D in the book "The Somerset & Dorset from the Footplate" by Peter Smith. I think the later version is a combined edition of 2 earlier books.

Isn't a Mk1 with no CDL 'those standards'? Stewards yes, but they can't be everywhere. PS I'm not pro or anti anyone.

My flabber was ghasted too, the source was not quoted^, however I don't think they were making the number up - perhaps a typo? It wasn't the April issue either. ^The item mentioned an investigation by the rail inspectorate following public concern, also an independent report from Knight Wendling.

FWIW: From 1991, 'Rail' issue 148, page 6: "... 112 passengers have been killed over the last 5 years when they fell out of train doors." The high number surprised me, but some real numbers from an era when passengers were presumably more used to manual doors.

Clip of earlier helpful reply. Could these models also be ones that failed QC and go out the back door to be sold rather than in the bin? If so you are guaranteed a lemon if foolish enough to buy direct from China.

Was that on the poop deck?

I don't know how Bachmann do it but it could be done by having the 2 LEDs in inverse parallel. Current going one way lights up one LED current going the other way lights up the other LED. Two protection resistors may be needed, one in each 'arm', value of each based on the different forward voltage, current drawn and brightness wanted from each LED.

Agree with above. Resistor dividers won't work very well with a motor load, I found this out in my early adventures in electronics... If using the 12V controller you could add a series resistor. If the motor draws up to 0.3A at 3V then a 30 Ohm 3W resistor between the 12V supply and motor should do the trick. The resistor could be between the controller and track rather than in the stock if that works for you.

I remember watching that episode a year or so ago. IIRC a platform poster, best forgotten, was fortunately fuzzed out when broadcast at that time.

In addition to 2 runaways shown there was no guard on the train when the murder happened and the fireman got on and off the moving loco and then walked alongside the moving loco in the tunnel :-( We might chuckle at these 'errors' but sadly those scenes (whilst superficially amusing and part of entertainment) don't do much for the image of heretage railways operation to the wider public. At least the signal looked to be off in the 2nd run away :-)

From: https://bristolharbourrailway.co.uk/tag/fuel/ Looks like rail delivery to Western Fuels' central Bristol yard stopped in spring 1987. Info and video (including film of Bath Road turntable) at above website has Henbury hauling coal commercially in 1981.

Western Fuel Co(?) were operating behind what is now M Shed museum within about 1/2 mile of the city centre in Bristol up until 1990ish. Rail served via the old swing bridge, spike island from transfer sidings off the old Portishead branch IIRC. The transfer to the coal yard was done with their own shunter. 'Famously' the Peckett Henbury, run by Bristol Harbour Railway, was used for this commercial traffic when the diesel shunter was under repair. Not 100% sure what their market was but guessing mainly for domestic use.

I've heard Copydex as an alternative, stays soft so may be lower noise and can be reworked, however need to contend with fish smell too! Sadly I can't help too much as this is only what I've heard or read, no experience of it my self.

Is there a drawing for the type where there is a subtle curve (in the same direction) on the shorter sides? This is so the gap doesn't open up as the slabs go round the edge of curved platforms. Perhaps not the best description but this can be seen on some platforms, perhaps an older design?

OK, understand now where you were coming from - so no probs.

Not quite sure what you are getting at? Rapid Electronics are a British company who have sourced these parts from China and hold this stock in the UK. For whatever reason they can't or won't export outside the UK. So ok for UK readers to buy these, but probably not those in Europe or further afield.

Spotted today 5x small rechargeable 3.7V 240mAh batteries including a USB powered charger for £12.50. May be useful for low power LED constant lighting circuit or microprocessor boards. https://www.rapidonline.com/airgineers-micro-drone-5-batteries-and-usb-charger-set-70-1176 Not bought any so only going on published data. Features (from website): 3.7V 240mAh Dimensions: 35 x 20 x 6mm Weight: 7g Fitted with 30mm lead and 2-pin connector

AFAIK I've seen this layout in a magazine. This is very much like the arrangement at Mangotsfield station on the old Midland route into Bristol. The South platforms were for Bath (Green Pk), the North platforms for Gloucester. The real station was the West corner of a triangle, in the middle of which was not a mill but a chocolate factory :-) Mangotsfield station is where Arnold Ridley was inspired to write The Ghost Train as a non stop Bath to Gloucester train went along the unseen side of the triangle.

Perhaps it was a reference to Beaching II in 'identifying lines for future development'? Maybe Serpell could be put into action with no preserved railways beyond Plymouth and Aberdeen. For the avoidance of doubt the above _is_ tongue in cheek.

Sadly this is the wrong date for WR, as I mentioned earlier in response to the text found by google, this incorrect info will live on as many people will stop there and just quote the search result found :-(