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    L&B 'Lyn' decoration samples

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    1 hour ago, phil gollin said:

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    Can anyone confirm which version(s) the second and third photos represent (they look identical to me; dark green, yellow lining, white connecting rods etc, brown under side tanks and to frame above front bogie ?

     

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    They are both photos of #9982 L&BR dark green Lyn (1906-22)  - in L&BR livery with the 1907 Avonside boiler fitted (no ash blowout covers either side of the smokebox) and with the Pilton 'home made' nameplate fitted.

     

    Martin 

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    replica FR Mountaineer

    in Narrow Gauge Prototype

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    24 minutes ago, sir douglas said:

    it is being built by a private group based at Boston Lodge like the C2 but will not permantly live there, their aim is to travel around the other 2ft lines in the UK

     

    It's not a Boston Lodge project, the loco is being assembled at North Bay Engineering Services, Scarborough

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    Are truss bridge decks solid or ‘see through’?

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Accurascale Class 55 Deltic - 4mm scale

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    Was looking to splash out on one to remember 55017 which was my last BR Deltic haulage north from Peterborough on the way home from University, packed train, deep snow outside, sitting on the floor of the BG behind the loco with a gap between the double doors letting the cold (and Napier wail) in.

     

    Unfortunately the lack of rivets on the back of the buffers is a game changer, might have to consider sticking with Lima...   :jester: 

     

    Martin

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    Gout, worse pain ever?!

    in Wheeltappers

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    1 hour ago, SRman said:

    I have suffered from gout a few times, and yes it is very painful, but the most painful thing I have experienced is passing kidney stones, with the first two by far the worst.

    Still, gout sufferers, you do have my sympathy. :drink_mini:

     

    I was admitted to hospital a number of years back with kidney stones.  The male Doctor and female senior nurse successfully took my mind off it a little by arguing between them whether he was qualified to describe it as the worst possible pain as he hadn't had first hand experience of childbirth :laugh_mini:

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    RTR OO9 Locos and Rolling Stock: Compatibility (physically and prototypically)

    in Narrow Gauge Modelling

    Posted · Edited by mcowgill

    Steve,

     

    As far as operational compatibility is concerned you shouldn't have any problems, there is a standard coupler that all the manufacturers of UK 009 (and European H0e) stock use with a hinged loop dropping over a fixed hook.  There  can be minor compatibility issues between different manufacturer implementations of the coupler (not always coupling or remaining coupled when pushed together) but most recent models have NEM sockets so troublesome couplings can be easily changed to an alternative. 

     

    Narrow gauge stock encompasses a wide range of sizes, remember that some were built as horse drawn tramways and then gained locomotives with a restricted loading gauge, many later lines were built to use larger stock that can look a little odd alongside older/smaller lines rolling stock.  Generally the older the line the smaller it's rolling stock.

     

    However there's always a prototype for anything...   The Vale of Rheidol used large stock as it wasn't built until the turn of the century and had no need to restrict it's loading gauge, the carriages are similar in size to the Lynton & Barnstaple and the GWR built locos (009 RTR coming from Model-Rail) are over 8 feet wide, the same width as the SR Hastings Line.  On several occasions the VofR borrowed the Ffestiniog's much smaller Palmerston as seen here https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/77701000/jpg/_77701883_hr_pal1913.jpg

     

    The WD Baldwins are a little different, these were acquired by a number of lines as cheap war surplus locos with little use so could potentially have appeared anywhere.

     

    Martin

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    EFE Rail Winter 2020 Announcements - Beattie Well Tank, Gate Stock, Class 58, Cargowaggons plus 2 new N gauge projects.

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    18 minutes ago, mikesndbs said:

    Great disapointment this morning, the gate stock I ordered arrived and is lovely however who ever the numpty was that assembled it has glued the windscreen wiper on the front in totally the wrong place!

    No more in stock so I am faced with trying to carve it off and refit correctly or just return for refund.

    I know some will accuse me of moaning but honestly there is no excuse for this shoddy workmanship.

    I suppose we are meant to be happy that the wiper is on the front of the model :(

     

     

     

    I just checked my SR Green one and it's the same, I wonder if they are all like this as the photo on Kernow's site shows the same fault http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/68898/E86002-EFE-Rail-LSWR-Push-Pull-Gate-Set-number-373-in-SR-Olive as do Rails and Bachmann;s own images.

     

    The photos of red set 374 look like they were assembled correctly.

     

    Martin

     

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    LNER/BR(E) p-way huts

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    We have one at work (Ransomes, Ipswich), I wonder if it's installation was related to us being a private siding off the Felixstowe branch as we've never been railway property?  Somewhere I have some photos of it, working from home at the moment so can't pop out and take a photo.

     

    Not far away is the remains of a scissors crossing embedded in the concrete at the end of the factory...

     

    Martin

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    Are these available in OO gauge?

    in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips

    Posted · Edited by mcowgill

    17 hours ago, The Johnster said:

    I believe this livery, the original FR scheme that Mountaineer was supplied in, was the only one used by any of the Englands prior to rebuilding as saddle tanks; it was also 'Little Wonder's' original livery. Assuming the purpose of the group building this loco is to recreate Mountaineer in it's original form, I would expect Mountaineer III to carry this livery.  Not sure it had 'chopper' couplings in the original form.

    The likelihood is that the Small Englands were probably outshopped in George England's standard blue livery, the order from the FR didn't specify the livery and other manufacturers quotes received suggest that it was down to the supplier.    Jonathan Clay painting of Mountaineer in blue

     

    The Large England locos (Welsh Pony & Little Giant) were delivered in 1867 carrying a lined green livery which became the standard for over ten years, this was also carried by the Fairlie locos from Little Wonder right through to Merddin Emrys outshopped in 1879.

     

    It was only by the 1880s that the livery changed to the lined red now carried by most of the current FR Heritage fleet.   Mountaineer was withdrawn by 1879 so probably never made it into red.  

     

    I'd recommend Little Giants by Chris Jones & Peter Dennis as a mine of fascinating information on all the pre-preservation FR locomotives. 

     

    Martin

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    Sequence of Platform Numbering

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    Then there's the mess at Stratford. 

     

    Got off a North London line train late at night some years back and saw the next train home along the GEML was due in platform 10 in a couple of minutes so I legged it down the subway and saw the steps marked platform 10a, went up there to find my train running in (and then departing) on the opposite platform.

     

    I now know that unlike everywhere else that 10A is not one end of 10 but a completely different platform to 10!   How many other people get caught out by that?

     

    Apparently it couldn't be numbered 11 when it was brought into use as TFL wouldn't renumber their platforms which start at 11

     

    Martin

    Welsh pony finally gets the go ahead

    in Narrow Gauge Prototype

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    Garraway Green,   

     

    Alan Garraway considered Welsh Pony unfinished business, it was always next in line for restoration but was overtaken by the arrival of Linda, Blanche and Mountaineer and the growth in traffic led to it being put aside.   The first donation to the restoration appeal came from Alan so it's going into 1950s/60s green as he would have outshopped it in the 60s.

     

    Martin

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    Driving standards

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    Posted · Edited by mcowgill

    On 22/07/2020 at 16:24, Nick C said:

     

    You must have very wide roads where you live - round here it's generally impossible to safely pass a bike without occupying the oncoming lane. 

     

    Internet suggests the minimum width for a standard two-way single-carriageway road is 5.5m - A 60cm wide bike at 60cm from the kerb, plus 1.5m safe overtaking distance, gives 2.7m to the left-hand side of your car. 

     

    That's probably about to go up, revisions to the Highway Code for improved safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders were published for consultation today.  Rule 163 to be changed to include:

     

    give motorcyclists, cyclists, horse riders and horse drawn vehicles at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car (see Rules 211 to 215).

    As a guide:

    leave a minimum distance of 1.5 metres at speeds under 30 mph

    leave a minimum distance of 2.0 metres at speeds over 30 mph

    for a large vehicle, leave a minimum distance of 2.0 metres in all conditions

    pass horse riders and horsedrawn vehicles at speeds under 15 mph and allow at least 2.0 metres space

    allow at least 2.0 metres space where a pedestrian is walking in the road (e.g. where there is no pavement) and you should pass them at low speed

    you should wait behind the motorcyclist, cyclist, horse rider, horse drawn vehicle or pedestrian and not overtake if it is unsafe or not possible to meet these clearances

     

    Details here

     

    Martin

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