john new

I think not. I have not got anything like Sir’s metalworking skills but still appreciate an item I have done even basic work to over straight out of the box. I fully get his philosophy. Even at beginners level a Dapol wagon, or Superquick or Metcalfe building you have built has that ‘something’ over one bought rtp or rtr.

I recall Tangmere doing the light engine reversal at Yeovil Pen Mill a few years back after working a very delayed special down to Weymouth. Tender empty of coal and every bit of scrap timber lying around went into the tender and firebox so it still had some sort of fire as it set off up the last leg for servicing at the Junction.

Done. Somehow I must have reattached them the same way round the first time. Thanks for the confirmation @stewartingram that it had to be a simple crossed wire issue not the magnet. The wires, as inherited, were somewhat tangled so I might have missed one cross over in the leads when I disentangled them the first time.

Apologies for reactivating an old thread. The club layout we were running at the open day last weekend is GWR/SR so I dug a few locos out of storage that, because I have been running LNER/ER at home, possibly haven't been out for over 10 years. I have discovered I have a similar runs wrong way round issue on a Lima 45xx Prairie. Doing the obvious, swapping the motor leads over, doesn't seem to have made any difference. I am pretty sure it has been stripped and rewired in the past as both motor leads are black! (Not good practice). Although it runs wrong road about it is otherwise not a bad runner for its age so is worth fettling for future use on Axford (the club layout). 1) Should I assume the magnet is the problem as per earlier replies to this OP? 2) If I take it out to reverse it are there any safety strips or anything that need to be added across the poles first? (I assume there is a gap) to avoid losing magnetism. Reason for asking is I recall needing to do that if you take the magnet out of old H Dublo locos. As per standard advice I want to have it running properly on DC before I think about hard wiring a decoder into it and add any extra complications. Thanks in advance for any responses.

Thanks for the update, now in my e-calendar for 2025. Apologies if the moveable Easter dates, therefore by association our big YMRS event, is one of the reasons.

As they indirectly mention loss of income to 3rd parties in the press release are they hoping those same 3rd parties will (collectively?) stump up cash for the necessary work? Rather like @The Stationmaster I cannot comprehend WTF they are playing at! They have just unnecessarily p****d off 100,000 people (their figure in the webpage statement*) so even at a kindergarten level of business theory that is not a good marketing strategy for attracting any, let alone repeat, bookings. *from the WCR website - “This is affecting not only WCR, but over 100,000 passengers, the majority of whom are tourists to the West Highlands, this in turn affects thousands of local businesses and employment in the area.”

Not selling at York. Info and display only for many years now although can't remember how many other than for quite a few shows now.

Thank you to all on the organising, catering and exhibitors/trade side. Excellent day, if expensive, in loco and kit purchases. At least I don't have to hide that spend from SWMBO and sneak them into the house - she was with me!

As a former NELPG member & volunteer from about 4 decades back now when I lived in the York area I vaguely remember 62005 had (has) a steam generator for fixed lights. They are there but clearly not lit in the photo but I have no idea if these days the lighting generator (Stone?) is operative or not. It has two train category lamps up plus the obligatory new style one.

Going to be a busy weekend. Assisting on one of the club layouts at the WMRA club open day on Saturday then SWAG on Sunday. Rehearsal running tonight including giving the pre-owned loco from last year’s SWAG bring and buy table a test.

From a pax perspective it didn’t matter - an issue (from whatever cause*) meant the supplied locomotive failed to get the train to the destination. This was as opposed to something external to the operation of the rolling stock & locomotive, such as trespassers (human or animal) preventing the train continuing forwards. *therefore including other potential things like dragging brakes, adverse railhead conditions and the like which even a fully functional loco could not overcome.

Good luck.

It was filmed partly on Weymouth Quay. I gaven't been to see it but in the stills I have seen the well post war Pavillion Theatre is clearly visible in the background!

Ours does the same.

Yes, and it was still on show at Pecorama last time I visited. One or two of the minor lighting ‘cameos’ (to use the current buzz phrase) that I remembered like the cafe patio scene weren’t working but it holds up well despite the age.

Mood is weird, mine is swinging like a mad pendulum currently from high to low then back again. Going to a friend’s funeral tomorrow, that is not helping today and obviously won’t tomorrow either.

Memory is now getting hazy after being retired now for 16 years but IIRC from my days working, which for a while included a planning office support team role, railway operators are exempt from much of the planning regulations. If so will be why they aren’t showing up on the Local Auth’s online applications portal. I think they have to ask for observations but not actually get formal consent. Hopefully a current planning officer give the current position.

I have used the sepiolite version of it too without problems so far.

From my time in L Govt management before retirement going through London's edicts for the missed commas, misplaced words, sentences that didn't actually say what we knew they meant* and such like (which left loop-holes for things they missed thinking of blocking us from doing directly) was part of the job. From posts up thread I have got the impression you (as in the train operator) can lock a door if (a) the adjacent vestibule door is openable & CDL fitted and (b) your concocted risk assessment shows that to be a low enough risk to be acceptable. Possibly a second stab at getting around the obvious block on using non-CDL fitted Mk1s. Step one was taking them on in court arguing they really don't need their full rake of MK1s so fitted. This is step two in their campaign - the full rake is half-CDL half non-CDL, but hey all the useable doors are CDL fitted so we are compliant. Might be able to buy them some more time and revenue over and above any subsequent legal costs, even if they (ORR) say no it can't be done this way. * we did the jobs so knew how it is done locally - they thought we did it in other ways or described the task wrongly so compliance with what they actually blocked wasn't an issue for us.

And it is mildly irritating for pax when it is done as you see it, forget it is locked, and walk to the nearest door when boarding or leaving. Habit I guess from a lifetime using Mk1s. As on the local EMUs there only are end doors going to them is instinctive.

Nice bit of press news about the Rowntrees version. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24251609.york-normandy-veteran-ken-coke-presented-model-his-train/

So another one to add to the NYMR’s run something into the ground then dump it list.

What is the background; is it just the NYMR needs the money it will raise or is it a basket case job? Do they have decent non-steam cranes as alternatives for lifting in the civils yard where cranes are useful, arguably essential? Seems yet another potentially useful asset just ignored by the NYMR.

Possibly the few that double up as school transport. My memory is that school buses need to have them fitted but I could be wrong.

I think there are two factors here: 1) if it is a daily risk in widespread use you know about it/how to avoid it. Still catches a few but … 2) same risk problem, but rarely experienced by most people nowadays as life has moved on, will catch a higher % of those exposed to it. Some risk assessments may invoke over zealous responses (the one’s the press love to mock) but in general the vast majority of Health & Safety reactions do improve safety and work place environments. CDL has grown on me and I have changed my attitude to it, same with window hanging now so much of the network, including heritage lines, is festooned with things like trailing brambles etc. Even back in the day if I was standing at an open drop light my hands would be on the frame part of the coach not the door. My own risk assessment similar to ORR’s = doors are dodgy, ameliorate the risk.