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Spoke to my 98 year old father who lived in Darngavil village, now long since obliterated. He remembers the wagons and worked in the pits in the area. He reckons they were red. Paul

Hi Folks I am trying to model some private owner wagons owned by the Darngavil Coal Company (a Scottish company from the 18th-20th century). I have managed to find some HMRS images but don't know the colour of the wagons. Anyone able to help? Thanks Paul

the Glasgow coaches were removed at Cowlairs (78-81). The train ran into the passenger loop at Cowlairs and the rear coaches, for Euston, were uncoupled. The rest of the train ran forward down the bank to Queen St and terminated there. A light loco ran over from Eastfield to the west end of Cowlairs loop, ran back and tied onto the Euston coaches then propelled back to Eastfield loop. It then went to Mossend via Springburn and Coatbridge Central where it combined with the coaches from Inverness. Paul

If posted before please ignore and forgive me... Bachmann 45041 Royal Tank Regiment - the new version: DCC Ready £119.95 https://railsofsheffield.com/products/38588/Bachmann-32-685sd-oo-gauge-class-45-0-no-45041-royal-tank-regiment-br-blue-diesel-locomotive-regional-exclusive-?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxcK3ne_x8AIVDO7mCh3p2AYbEAQYAiABEgKStPD_BwE DCC Sound fitted £179.95 https://railsofsheffield.com/products/38589/Bachmann-32-685sdsf-oo-gauge-class-45-0-no-45041-royal-tank-regiment-br-blue-diesel-locomotive-dcc-sound-regional-exclusive- Hope there's no glaring errors in the model as I bought a sound one when I saw the price! Paul

are those available to buy? Paul

as to the size of the front windows, class 24s and 25/0s had smaller windows than the later 25s so the Heljan should be deeper than the 24/1 as pictured. I received the first one I ordered this morning (25093) and am delighted with it. Paul

27s never had them fitted but the 26s did Paul

when the 47s were initially introduced, if a set was wrong-turned with the loco at the Glasgow end the instruction was for the set to have an engine put on the front end to pilot it up the hill to Cowlairs. It took them couple years to trust the 47 pushing up the incline. Sometimes happened on a Sunday when the E&G was shut. Also, when the 47s initially arrived they could only have one tail light on at a time. Until they altered the switches in the cabs to activate both tail lights an oil lamp had to go on the back of the propelling engine as, for some reason lost in time, the push-pulls had to have two tail lights. Paul

Hai folks looking for a set of ploughs for a Bachmann 150, all costs met. Thanks in hope Paul

I think the 26 and 27 were very good, with the caveat of the underframe being a compromise. The 27 body shell is in some ways better than the Heljan one, especially in the case of Heljan's droplight cab window versions which have the bodyside windows too low down - strange as the early (TOPS numbers 27001-023) version bodies have them at the correct level! I just can't understand why they did this, and continue to do so. The Lima has them spot on and I've re-bodied a few Heljans with them. The 156 is also very good and ripe for the under frame work to bring it up to an excellent standard. Paul.

Oops... brilliant locos by them both Paul

ordered 24009 last week and she arrived today, my fourth 24. It is truly stunning, not just the loco but the paperwork and individual locomotive information that came with it. Well done (again) lads. Paul

Oban Goods Junction

oh yes please!!! Paul

you're right, it does have one!

The photos that I've seen of 6107 show it without data panels, right up to withdrawal. It also shows that it had the three bars across the cab door windows to prevent them being smashed during tablet exchanges Paul

That's Queen St Paul

The 9 car stop boards were still in situ at Point Glasgow a few years ago (about 10), they may still be there

Rannoch, and I'm pretty sure the secondman's Andy Ross, now a GBRf driver at Fort William Paul

Steam piped? That's interesting. Actually adapted specifically for inclusion in mixed trains. Nice Paul

Train classifications inserted for clarification

I'm afraid you're confusing train consist with train classification in relation to the fitment, or otherwise of continuous braking. The class of train varies from class 4 to class 9 in respect of the degree of braking available to the train crew, from Fully Fitted (class 1, 2 & 3), 90% fitted (class 4) through to unfitted (class 9). Class Numbers lower than that are fully fitted, as shown below. Train classes 1 Express passenger, newspaper, or breakdown train; express diesel car; snow plough on duty; light engine proceeding to assist disabled train. 2 Ordinary passenger, branch passenger or "mixed" train; rail motor (loaded or empty); ordinary passenger or parcels diesel car; breakdown train not on duty. 3 Parcels, fish, fruit, livestock, milk or other perishable train composed entirely of vehicles conforming to coaching stock requirements; empty coaching stock (not specially authorised to carry Class A [sic] code). 4 Express freight, livestock, perishable or ballast train pipe-fitted throughout with the automatic vacuum brake operative on 90 per cent of the vehicles. 5 Express freight, livestock, perishable or ballast train with not less than 50 per cent vacuum braked vehicles piped to the engine. 6 Express freight, livestock, perishable or ballast train with 20 per cent vacuum braked vehicles piped to the engine. 7 Express freight, livestock, or ballast train not fitted with continuous brake. 8 Through freight or ballast trains not running under C, D, E or F [sic] conditions. 9 Mineral or empty wagon train. The term 'Mixed Train' specifically relates to the consist itself and specifically the mixing of passenger carrying vehicles and goods carrying vehicles. Attached are some photographs of the relevant section of the LNER 1937 General Appendix which I hope clarifies matters. As an aside, when I joined the railway in 1979, on the Scottish region, the only mixd trains I was aware of that were running in regular service were on the Mallaig extension, such as the ones in the original post. It would be possible for unfitted (goods) vehicles to be conveyed in the mixed train but this would necessitate them being marshaled behind the braked portion of the train and, should that happen, a brake van would be attached to the rear, with a second guard on board as necessary. Hope this helps Paul

These are mixed trains - a mix of passenger and freight vehicles in one train consist.

Eastfield's 27010 had red buffer beams in the late 1970s Paul

I think they are all out of stock?