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Robert, In the meantime - the Bo-Bo arrived, has had its Kadees fitted and given a trial run. Runs very nicely and smoothly. Thanks very much. More later. Jeremy.

to merlinxlili, Robert. What is wrong with your email address?. (realgone@merlin.priv.no) My emails are all 'bouncing back' saying that the above address had permanent fatal errors. (reason: 554 5.7.1 Recipient address rejected: Unknown recipient) Jeremy.

Of course this loco with the black smoke box is my own version rather than that of Kieran (Kirley?). Jeremy.

This is my own version of the J15 (an SSM kit). At the time I put together this one I was informed that the smoke box was to be black rather than the grey which itself is not all that different from Kirley's. Is that correct?. Jeremy.

Thumbnail loco looks like one in Thailand?.

Leslie, I would like to buy one of your brown vans for a start. Maybe more later on. What would be the cost, including postage to Canada?. Do you take payment via PayPal?. If so to what email address?. The only 'special' request is for you to send the van without couplers as I prefer to use my own Kadees. Jeremy. .

From what is said and seen it looks like the model is a good representation of the brown van. And It comes with proper metal wheels from what I can see. I expect to buy one or two. I will just change the couplers to Kadees. Jeremy.

That Hornby R8220 coupler looks very like some Roco ones that came with an SNCF 2-car RGP set. I found them quite hard to couple and uncouple and I will replace them with Kadee ones in due course. Apart from those newer Hornby R8220 couplers what sort of coupler does Hornby now supply as standard on its models?. The new R8220 one like or one like the Bachmann TLC one which is narrower than the monster TLC one Hornby still appears to use on its 'railroad' series?. I think that dates from the days of train sets where there was a need for wide spacing to go round very tight radius curves. I find the Keen Systems constant buffer clearance unit works well on coaches. Jeremy.

Kadees - the way to go. That huge TLC has outlived its acceptance and should be phased out. Next thing is to replace those plastic wheels on the Bachmann wagons with metal ones.

It seems that the brown van roof is part elliptical in contour like on a coach whereas the usual goods van (wagon) has a roof that is basically part cylindrical in form. A small detail but it makes a big difference to the overall appearance. The attached photo of a van at DCDR clearly shows this and it can be seen on David Jackson's photo of a line of wagons if you look carefully. I have a question:- The model van is shown in a near red. Were the brown vans originally this colour or is that because it is a pre-production version. I just remember the vans in a faded greyish brown. I assume the ones on sale are unpainted. Jeremy.

Thanks for that. It does seem to work now. I found a very tiny black 'spot' in the middle of the greyed out area and I clicked on it and, 'lo and behold' it all works again. You live and learn. Thank you. Jeremy.

Kirley, Excuse me for troubling you. I Think you know a lot more about RMweb than I do. Can you or anybody help me?. I tried to add to the comments in the Brown Van (Provincial Wagons UTA Brown Van) posting but for some reason but it is 'greyed out'. I can't open it to make a posting. What did I do wrong and how do I get it working again?. Jeremy

Only problem I see there is that it is necessary to rework the roof to the correct profile (low arch with more sharply curved sections at sides). The roof detail is a characteristic feature of the brown vans. Jeremy.

I made recordings of the original Crossley powered CIE A class and the re-engined (EMD 645) version, plus Sulzer B101 and C re-engined class. Also MED, AEC, MPD etc. Jeremy.

Kirley, Maybe I am a bit pedantic about wheel profiles. I could suggest to Hornby that they supply as an optional 'add on' to at least their steam loco's alternative sets of wheels made to the more modern standard. The wheels on steam locos are much more visible than on most other rolling stock. Re couplers:- Kadees are the way to go, preferably body rather than bogie mounted. The Keen Systems constant distance device allows coaches to be coupled with buffers almost touching.