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  1. woodenhead
    I don't even know what the role of a catalogue is anymore. If you look at Argos, the catalogue is a book full of items they currently sell, when they run out they get restocked. In model railways, a catalogue seems to be a series of promises of something that may appear some time in the future and will be likely a single run or possibly have a second run and then be no more. At least web pages can show current, past but still in stock, past and out of stock and future release which are much clearer than a one of catalogue.
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    Corridor connection between the coaches were offset either left or right at first, only later did the idea of a central connection come into being. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangway_connection
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    Pendolinos do, it's lights are all visible so it would be seen.
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    There must be video by now somewhere of it running.
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    And when Bachmann unveil a complete High Output Track Laying System (a la WCML) in all it's 800 metre scale form we'll understand why all other projects have been delayed.
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    When the loaded trains came through Cardiff the whole station shook,
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    Sorry I missed Stationmaster's comment. I do find your second sentence a little curt, I was just looking for clues in the picture as to location and I thought I could see marker lights from headcodes of a small diesel so putting that into context with an unnamed 50 I made a suggestion it might be north of Carlisle. I guessed the first location was Eastleigh but you get no points for guessing after someone else posts photographic evidence.
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    With the 50, it is unnamed and I think there is a class 26 in the sidings next to the signal box. I say class 26, it could also be a 24. That would probably put the engine north of Carlisle.
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    MkII with MKIII buffet was standard from the early 80s on the WCML services but I don't recall them making it to cross country MKII sets which seemed to go straight from MK1 buffet to micro buffets.
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    Two interesting points of note; 1) For modelling, at 3:45 an ECS move into the station with the train reversing in (this was pre DVT) 2) General - around 5:00 light engines moving up to stock without a chap waving it on to the train, the driver does it all by himself
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    So we wont be seeing a Caledonian Sleeper style classic traction reintroduced on the Devon Banks in the form of preserved Westerns or Warships piloting the AT300s.
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    Electrics and 2mm consider this thread followed.
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    Would like to see a video of it, apparently it has quite a whine to it.
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    So what does that mean for Laira when the AT300 and SETs take over from the HSTs? I went past Old Oak last week, the old loco buildings so long gone that even the Crossrail depot that replaced it is being built over and all that expanse of carriage sheds for the HSTs will be pretty much redundant in just a few years with North Pole waiting for its SETs.
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    Questions, the west of England AT300s, will they be owned by First or leased, were they ordered by First or the DFT and finally will they be maintained alongside all the SETs or have their own depot (Laira?)?
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    Cripes!! I can barely focus on my iPad today, I can never read what numbers are on my N gauge locomotives unless I get very close. Surely livery and the model itself is more important than the number, plus if the number you do want is only available in 11 cars then sell the spares, there will be people out there who will be also be buying 9 cars with a particular number but wanted an 11 car really. At least there is a Pendolino to buy, 8 months ago there wasn't that option.
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    I am liking the full brake, more variety on my parcels.
  18. woodenhead
    Ahh, my bad.
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    The Mk2as are still OO samples not N.
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    I don't think anyone would be any less impressed if the clock wasn't there, simply stunning Ron. You realise that the real image above isn't much different from the model, someone needs to put them side by side.
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    I didn't know we still had such manually operated gates in this country on Network Rail lines.
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    I think I enjoyed the preserved lines more when they were embryonic
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    Shhh Coachman, don't give them any ideas as the price hasn't been decided yet and I was hoping for a tenner a pop.
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    I wonder if you plonked someone from 1978 into Reading station today they would be able to tell it is the same place?
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    Dapol 142

    woodenhead replied to dave flint's topic in Dapol

    I'm just glad I don't need any for my layout because I would be torn. On the one hand it doesn't look right but one the other who else will tool one of up these up. I suppose the one good thing might be they will be a good basis for an after market in either etched sides or 3D prints of pacers. We're all getting a little AdrianBBS with this model.
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