SouthernBlue80s

I very much admire the level of detail you have achieved in N gauge. I can be hard in OO often. I like the landscapes and great weathering on the viaduct! All the best Steve

My two re-bodied Parkside vac braked, almost built. I am going to buy some Hornby ones as well and then I will get weathering.

Can not help myself, ordered a pot off ebay, paid over the odds. But itching to get stuck into a rake of 16t minerals

Thanks for that Mike. I am into my weathering in a big way and I am always trying out new techniques. That looks really effective.

What size buffer head do I need to order? Thanks

Hurst is also a kentish placename. So anything ending in that, such as say - Ashurst As well an anything ending in corn or ham (as all ready mentioned)

I am most of the way building a couple of Parkside Dundas Rebodied hoppers. Can anyone point me in the direction of a supplier that can provide buffers and coupling hooks and chains please

Really like the layout. Very nice work, great detail I enjoyed the pics. Your Scratch built cargowagon is impressive. All the best Steve

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Glad to help Les. That is the great thing about RM Web we all help each other. I have had great advice from people on here about areas of the hobby I am not very hot on and help with finding parts and so forth.

I would suggest that you paint the underside in a basecoat of Railmatch frame dirt. Then perhaps go to Paul Bartlet's invaluable web page to find pictures of real examples. I would then use weathering powder. I use a mixture of black, earth brown and hints of white. But the must have powder for me is DCC concepts track rust. That is my base powder as it were. Hope this helps

73106 at Saltley 1985 https://www.flickr.com/photos/67444577@N02/6904680983/ And the rare double headed 73 working to New Street - Already mentioned https://www.flickr.com/photos/d1059/7442869136/in/photolist-k51vAx-r8z51T-ssDRrM-geZmtM-81JzpW-ckGDFW-iZd9Zr-9J95RY-dN5ndY-9nyRqq-aCWrL5-dNWmKu-81JzLb-pGEXqA-fAxsh5-fM9BGu-aVt7vM-nper2j-pbWy1B-skMRtc-popM7t-hFCe5h-qyi491-o8hmbH-o8TwLe-8367w1-aVtjX4-aVt5Nk-e6F22q-aVx3nF-aVx2PR-aVsZAx-81JCL1-8369Jd-aVsYvg-aVti6p-81FtLe-aVtfpg-aVx3wB-duAdpi-aVt8Tc-hz5Bxd-xfMAp-aVt47M-81JA6w-9UHFBr-nRkYcM-4z6mLK-6gYi7Z-k525yp

Thank you all for all of the tips Job complete

Class 31 at Stewarts Lane https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmightycat/5664493844/in/album-72157626385933199/

Two class 31s at Ramsgate. Do not know the date. https://www.flickr.com/photos/36034969@N08/3424477607/in/photolist-7NyN43-6dBkTn-Fg1mcS-7UxSow-7NyN41-7gYLt2-coLRGE-b22o4K-9pA1kY-bpLkaX-b22vfH-pkCoa7-ARk4At-b22rSv-9pyWWh-bpKHGV-bpKHc2-9pBCad-bpKGYp-b22yMc-bpKHpp-bpKJat-bpKHXD-9pA1u5-9pvVLK-AHXy1N-zN873m-u24CZa-ADiqHb-AnTRmq-AnTUHL-AEuVa6-A7bBmw-A6LBAC-9pyA4F-9pA1q3-9pyWYN-9pyzZM-ArM7JL-zH1Z1N-9pyW4U-9pBB83-9pzYS3-ArM73A-rRryNY-qJAyE5-zMRsag-q5aUoh-tC2uao-oerdru

Those 45s that worked into Brighton briefly in the summer of 1984 and 1985 So far I have come across pictures of 45113 45131 45126 I wonder if there were others https://www.flickr.com/photos/38339202@N00/8322626152/in/photolist-dFrCNm-hSmcrJ-nf52xj-dWyYdG-fmCgMy-aMmHLT-cUiADf-r5wArg-dnzPFf-777ry6-dnQHZ1-r8Vequ-haYhNa-dFrD1m-dFrDom-rvckft-n8kean-f94yDP-8bt4co-dd6orz-9HDdxj-9qfrp1-dzd3yD-6GC772-qN56D8-75Uabm-oXJLTR-75QcVn-75U8mS-75Q5dg-75Qe5v-w9Tq7a-9XFFX5-8qoMyd-64h3dS-biYRLK-dryaQN-hHXR4d-dMAnXw-dFmd4H-ibtL8y-9gvDG5-dryaYj-oWEAYM-ai4RY6-aeeQ4S-oujpLE-oy8maF-dPUfuY-ocTMMK

Class 37 at Clapham junction https://www.flickr.com/photos/deepgreen2009/8112088204/in/photolist-dmQzcJ-aezDn5-qs6xGS-9kvQaw-bUSdXp-4Q23TS-ivDR9S-djMPiz-cok16h-wNNdWc-dZbyQe-d99JNq-brBeEr-cZJt9u-dTV2jb-9r3xxC-dabNx9-dYUe8z-eT6S6J-9AzHYH-o8MvPz-3AYdE-dJcoKp-aVt4Q4-p9Mw2P-25BuKV-2SkuVx-btskWG-7Wv5Wx-8HLErW-jSh8Gx-cv74eW-cYK2vJ-7hn3pX-snGMQ5-aVx3AT-Hi37EE-3Bkcyk-ritZFB-xfXKuf-dVVrjp-4CuGTo-aVx1J4-GxKCDV-cYK2TU-ddYdG4-dTDXbv-aVtdeP-wP4Z87-cYK1km I have seen a picture of one on a coal train heading down to Eastleigh Class 56001 at Sittingbourne https://www.flickr.com/photos/74009/4041620853 Class 56062 at Sittingbourne. It worked as far a Faversham. So rare as rare can be. https://www.flickr.com/photos/twydallaer/14072124356/in/photolist-5ReQkh-nrvjiJ-K5tuGm-5Re4Bj-kBvsPq

Really interesting stuff. The class 50 at Kings Cross was - 50020 19th June 1978 Western D1037 Ended up at Brighton for a few days in 1972 OK what about 20s - where is the strangest place they got to? Those two at reading were a big suprise for me.

A 40081 at Hither Green. Now that was rare. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the picture of the 25. Out of interest when did the switch take place from 31s to 33s on that service... 79ish? Another ...to answer my own question. Some one posted up a picture of a class 26 at Frodingham. I will try and find the picture now. Here it is http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/79590-jeffps-photos-early-70s-and-80s/

I have just seen your post, so perhaps that 25 on the railtour was the only visitor. A nice picture here, from your link, at Salisbury http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/imagingcentre/view/252729/RD

Class 24s were to be found in the early 60s. But that is about it. I wonder if anyone ever saw a BR blue 25 on the southern? Another has sprung to mind. Class 31 at Stewarts lane after Royal train duties. Whats the furthest south a 26 or 27 got on a regular working?

Anyone know the rarest place a 33 got to in BR days? or a 25 for that matter