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And I reckon a good 300-400 of those are me compiling evidence for further ramblings about all things GWR and 81E

Or 'The King' Blue Suede Shoes-geddit? (I know, coat already moved to the lower peg and taken off)

Linkey: http://greatbritishlocomotive.co.uk/_uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/loco-OO-21-cover.jpg

I do say old chap, that is rather smashing. Pip pip and whatnot

Interesting to see that Bittern has gotten a new support coach (BSK 35317, ex 30850/Eastleigh Preservation Society)

They certainly are. They've got a new coat of paint as well-look a lot better now! I've been lucky enough to have a chat to Boyd, and also have ridden in private BAM 1748 while on duty with Heritage Express.

There is a scale tool ('S' on the keyboard) that will take you to a scale tool. You can use this to resize the drawing as required The other option is to, after selecting the circle tool, without clicking, drag the line along the axis, and type in the required radius. This can go down to increments of a mm/in, so is quite accurate. A picture of the bogie might help

....... And that's really all I can say!

Some fantastic footage from Friday of 6029 undergoing crew training

Interesting to note that it will be revealed at 1am over there, but will be at 12pm Saturday the 8th here....wonder if there's something behind that reasoning. I also see no-one has suggested an LNER A5/2

Thanks for that David. I also noted the Gin bodies at Goulburn last year. While I didn't get a chance to make enquiries, I believe they might become mounted again if GRHPS can find some suitable frames https://www.flickr.com/photos/nswrailproductions/11491668046

Nice find there David. Just found a video taken from the BG train That Gin is interesting, as it seems to be a standard 40' tank on a 45' underframe...and it's not SWT5/6. Must try and find that

One that Google suggested today.... "When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife."-Prince Philip

I have some other shots if you would like me to send them. I do apologise good sir, but at least it was all for a good cause. It stays out rain, hail or shine here, and it's the right weather to use it-it was actually used to cook Swoardfish steaks that very night

Here's (a Ks) one prepared earlier as 60506 Wolf of Badenoch, Ex-??, ex-Tetleys Mills, now here Down Under I have plans to do another one in similar style if Hornby bring one out or if Graeme does a set of parts, but running with the post 1943, pre-1946 number in the 6099X series. In that version of history, the A2/2s were built as brand new engines.

The Austerity I am leaving for DJModels to do, and as the 50550 is very close in design, it might appeal to Dave to do it. The 16" is a bit of a uniques story, as I will be doing it in OO and HO, due to the only standard gauge Hunslet 0-6-0ST (PWD79 'Plum') in Australia being a 16" at the NSW Rail Transport Museum, and is easy for me, as a volunteer, to access. Same with the Mersey Tank

All I can say is wow. This is amazing Beatty 139!

Do you know where your towel is?

Funny you mention that.... I was told by one of the painters on 4001 that when they rubbed down the body to get to the bare metal and repair areas, that there was still a fair bit of the original green left, and still a good amount of blue as well. In fact, they colour matched the blue off of a section that was on the inside of one of the bodyside door sills, and had been kept in almost full colour. I'd love to take a sander to some of the still active 'heritage' locomotives around....I reckon some must have areas with 5 or more paintjobs on them

As far as I can find, it is still definitely the same rear end on 42101, but it has just been rubbed back at some stage. Here's two shots of 42101's #2 end in Goulburn Roundhouse, back in 2008: https://scontent-b-nrt.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/293902_405457736198141_1065708283_n.jpg?oh=0cfe09db44ce2312853850989c4a4fa2&oe=54AE1EC6 https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12235_405457722864809_1075927812_n.jpg?oh=8afa84760f908a89eecf1eb85fc4b200&oe=54AA52F9&__gda__=1423896128_b486ad0036f2765173f91393338e6f59 The side paneling is new metal. The white is just the protective cover over it (which has been on a while). Here's 42101 being shunted at Chullora in 2011: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bl262000/6242933466/sizes/l And, for completeness, 42101 at Goulburn almost immediately after preservation https://www.flickr.com/photos/gunzel412/6398099615 https://www.flickr.com/photos/gunzel412/6537068571 https://www.flickr.com/photos/gunzel412/6537069665