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  1. Orion
    The predominant traffic on the GC was coal too!
  2. Orion
    Maryport had a vague similarity to the layout you are suggesting, but I think all passenger trains would have called at the platform. Manchester Oxford Road also had a through platform a bit like that in the early days. Many passenger trains terminated there at one time. Such a layout is quite rare in the UK.
  3. Orion
    The track gauge in British N gauge is closer to scale than OO. There are some superb N gauge layouts out there. Guess a lot depends on what is available though.
  4. Orion
    You must report the problem to your supplier. They have the contract with Royal Mail to deliver the item. They should liaise with Royal Mail to get the problem sorted out.
  5. Orion
    The film was shot on the Bedford to Hitchin line
  6. Orion
    Heres another example
  7. Orion
    A picture is worth a thousand words? The outsides of the axleboxes are angled so that when the wheels go into a curve the axle and axleboxes together move sideways with a radial motion.
  8. Orion
    When I said Columbia, I actually meant Venezuela http://www.tramz.com/ve/lc/lc.html
  9. Orion
    The Heberlein system was cable, rather than chain, I think. Here's a diagram. I came across it originally for a narrow gauge line in Columbia, IIRC.
  10. Orion
    The Clark & Webb Chain Brake used an "anchor" in the guards van, usually placed in the centre of a rake of up to 6 vehicles. It was independent of the locomotive. There is a good description here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/97672-pragmatic-pre-grouping-mikkels-workbench/page-31&do=findComment&comment=2607577 Not even aware that the Heberlein brake system was used in the UK. Which UK railways was it used on, please?
  11. Orion
    The wheel hubs suggest a Thorneycroft e.g.
  12. Orion
    Not sure I understand this. I thought the chain brake system was operated from the guards van, not from the locomotive?
  13. Orion
    There are certainly a few of the Southwold Railway with the coaches at the rear. Presumably, if they had a long train it was better to put the coaches at the rear, or the passengers might have to walk off the platform at Soutthwold to reach them.
  14. Orion
    Deviant Art can be very inspirational!
  15. Orion
    An awful amount of faith has been expressed by various people in the idea that the comfort, safety and convenience of passengers was of paramount importance in the operation of minor railways. I can't help but feel very sceptical, to be honest.
  16. Orion
    I seem to remember a very old P4 layout based on more or less the same premise - narrow gauge and standard gauge combined. Ulpha Valley Light Railway or something like that? Irrespective of this, yours is a nice idea!
  17. Orion
    Rees Mogg vs Beano... http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/04/the-beano-demands-jacob-rees-mogg-stops-impersonating-walter-the-softy/
  18. Orion
    I suppose the ultimate would be when the real thing starts copying the model, rather than the other way around
  19. Orion
    How tall was Brunel in his hat? That might give an alternative explanation.
  20. Orion
    The Sheepbridge company was based in Chesterfield, but had coal mines slightly further afield. See https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sheepbridge_Coal_and_Iron_Co for example.
  21. Orion
    Go back to your original post and click on Edit at the bottom right of the post. Then click on Use Full Editor button at the bottom right. This will enable you to edit the topic title. Then save it.
  22. Orion
    Three Baseboards Outside Ebbing Missouri. Must be an American layout?
  23. Orion
    A facebook group exists showing old photos and up-to-date news. Latest is the ripping up of Thoresby Colliery sidings and connection to the LDEC running lines. https://www.facebook.com/groups/538286389679444/
  24. Orion
    The LNWR goods depots in Sheffield and Nottingham were elevated and in tight locations. Possibly they would be good examples to look at for general goods traffic. The Sheffield one was covered on the LNWR Society Facebook site recently.
  25. Orion
    No problem.
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