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Most interested to see some rebuilt hoppers in internal use at Lackenby-anyone know what happened to the rest?

Can anyone confirm that the Consett ore hoppers were transferred to Immingham when Consett closed, for use on Scunthorpe trains?

Whilst you need different skills to produce 3D and Cameo modelling, once you have set up for this, you can have production runs indefinately-that part is deskilling. There are no motor skills involved in computers-with the loss of scratchbuilding, these will be lost.

The effect of 3D printing and Cameo cutters is a massive de-skilling of effort required to produce a model. The implications for the hobby are enormous, and I think ultimately will make model railways more appealing to a wider populace. This can surely only strengthen the hobby. Conversely, traditional skills are being neglected in the area of scratchbuilding, (Even though I would suggest that computer design and availability of components has seen track building become more popular, with the likes of EM and P4 crossing and slip assemblies becoming increasingly common). It is regrettable that skills may be lost-the photograph and description of the K1 chassis is an example of what the scratchbuilder's art is all about. It may well consist of thick brass frames, X04 motor plus worm gears and filed rail rods-all very reminiscent of the 1970's-but superbly well executed, and I bet utterly reliable. Definitely what I prefer in the hobby.

Would love to return to the singing pubs and French brassieries. Meanwhile:- 8/07/1961 61088 Skegness-Leicester (Belgrave Road) passenger train (Railway World 10/63) 9/07/1961 61142 Leicester (Belgrave Road)-Skegness passenger train 16/07/1961 61209 Leicester (Belgrave Road)-Skegness Saturdays only passenger train (Railway World 10/63) 8/1961 61285 Leicester (Belgrave Road)-Skegness train (East Midlands Branch Line Album p12 0 7110 0828 0) 1960s 61285 Melton Mowbray with Skegness excursion (East Midlands Branch Line Album p17 0 7110 0828 0) 61953 1412hrs (SO) Skegness-Basford North 2/09/1961 61188 Skegness-Leicester(Belgrave Road) passenger train 18/01/1962 70005 John Milton Skegness. Arrived with eighteen ECS, left light engine 15/07/1962 61177 Leicester(Belgrave Road)-Skegness passenger train and return 28/07/1962 61285 Skegness-Leicester(Belgrave Road) passenger train 25/08/1962 61179 0806hrs Kings Cross-Skegness "Butlins Express" 3/06/63 44658 Beeston-Skegness excursion at Mansfield Town (East Midlands Branch Line Album p84 0 7110 0828 0) 17/06/63 46100 Royal Scot Towed from Boston Shed to Skegness, for preservation at Butlin’s 1963 70013 Oliver Cromwell Skegness. Through working from Grimsby summer/63 61361 Summer special Skegness-King's Norton 28/07/63 61174 Coventry – Skegness excursion. D5005 to Peterborough, replaced by 61174 8/1963 61160 Skegness with a Derby train 31/08/63 61188 Radcliffe-on-Trent With Skegness train 25/07/1964 61003 Gazelle Skegness 1/08/1964 61031 Reedbuck Firsby with a Skegness-Leeds Central train via Grimsby (Oakwood 205 Railways to Skegness p50) 8/08/1964 61188 1X28 Skegness-Derby Excursion at Bingham (Steam World 154) 30/08/1964 61031 Reedbuck At Skegness with a Returning West Riding Excursion 31/08/1964 D5288 At Skegness with an excursion 12/09/1964 44918 RCTS Special. Skegness with RCTS Notts and Lincs railtour. Last steam train on Horncastle branch. Nottingham Midland - London Road Jn - (via goods lines) - Sneinton Jn - Carlton - Rolleston Jn - Newark Castle - Main Line Jn - D3619 hauled the train and locomotive from Main Line Junction into Newark Northgate Station Newark Northgate- Barkston- Leadenham - Lincoln Central- Boultham Jn - Greetwell Jn - Bardney - Woodhall Jn - Horncastle - Woodhall Jn - Stickney - Bellwater Jn - Firsby - Skegness - Firsby South - Woodhall Jcn - Lincoln Avoiding Line - Gainsborough Lea Road - Trent Jcn - Worksop - Elmton & Creswell - Shirebrook West - Mansfield Town - Nottingham Midland Route 1X28 throughout 12/09/1964 D1564 Skegness British Railways Past & Present 27 Lincolnshire p111 After 1964, Leeds-Skegness excursions ran via Grimsby, instead of via Woodhall 3/07/1965 44828 (Holbeck) Leeds-Skegness train via Firsby 17/07/1965 45128 (Crewe South) Skegness train at Firsby 1960s 61227 Firsby with 1318hrs Skegness-Leicester Belgrave Road (Oakwood 205 Railways to Skegness p52) 7/07/1965 D393 1420hrs Skegness-Leeds (J Jennison) 4/09/1965 44824 (Holbeck) on Skegness train at Firsby 4/09/1965 44828 Leeds-Skegness service. Probably the last steam engine at Skegness 27/04/1966 Skegness station locomotive line, platform crossover and Ground Frame abolished 2/05/1966 Alford Town station closed to goods 2/05/1966 Burgh Le Marsh station closed to goods 2/05/1966 Skegness station closed to goods 2/05/1966 Wainfleet station closed to goods 2/05/1966 Willoughby station closed to goods

6/07/1957 61638 Melton Hall Skegness 14/07/1957 61657 Doncaster Rovers Skegness 3/08/1957 61870 Ancaster bank. Skegness-Kings Norton train. (Locomotives Illustrated 53 page 26) 15/09/1957 61201 0945hrs special to Skegness 7/04/1958 62660 Butler Henderson At Skegness 11/06/1958 61331 First Butlins Express Kings Cross-Skegness 14/06/1958 61914 Skegness-Kirkby-in-Ashfield 5/08/1958 Three sets of Quad-Arts returned to London by class 9F after use on Nottingham-Skegness Day excursions during the Bank Holiday weekend 24/08/1958 61141 Skegness-Leicester Belgrave Road 24/08/1958 61281 Skegness-Grantham 24/08/1958 61284 Skegness-Grimsby 24/08/1958 61871 Skegness-Nottingham Victoria 30/08/1958 61130 Kings Cross-Skegness passenger train 16/05/1959 61816 Sheffield-Skegness passenger (Bassetlaw RS) 14/06/1959 62661 Gerard Powys Dewhurst Shirebrook-Skegness special (Bassetlaw RS) 18/07/1959 61250 At Lowesby with Leicester (Belgrave Road)-Mablethorpe train (Railway Modeller September 1969) 23/08/1959 61142 Firsby with Skegness passenger train 29/08/1959 61177 Leicester Belgrave Road with 1332hr from Skegness (East Midlands Branch Line Album p11 0 7110 0828 0) 2/09/1959 D5909 Skegness with holiday excursion 30/03/1960 92188 (New England) Skegness to move ECS from Winter storage 31/03/1960 92202 (Immingham) Skegness to move ECS from Winter storage 17/04/1960 61004 Oryx 0925hrs Clowne South-Skegness Special at Shirebrook North (Steam World 139)

6/1957 Railway Observer The new two-car Derby DMU sets (Class 114) in Lincolnshire were not adequately powered for the existing schedules with the addition of a van or horsebox, unlike the lightweight units. Some services such as Skegness-Grantham and Lincoln-Boston were run as three coach sets with an extra power car. Examples noted in traffic were 50008/50007/56007, 50011/50012/56012, 50038/50039/56015 and 50015/50035/56035. Spare trailers stored 56016/25/40 at Metheringham, 56010/39 at Bardney and 56004/20/22/37/38/44/45 near Sleaford South Junction.

Yeadon's allocations give Blaydon and Borough Gardens as the furthest South for J36s

I sourced this one from an old magazine-subsequently checking in Yeadon's Register revealed nothing, although the Register has omissions. I am searching for further information on this.

I posted that off my database-I think that was sourced from the RCTS and is the sum total of information I have on the GWR engines.

"Toram Beg" was a Haymarket driver who wrote many articles in the fifties. He was very critical of the P2s-but this seemed to be based on the fact that they were unsuited for their application-the Edinbugh-Aberdeen road was detrimental to their long fixed wheelbase, and they were underutilised on their planned diagrams. Why they were not simply transferred to Kings Cross and used on the heavy traffic to Doncaster and York, for which they would have been ideal, is a mystery. Willie Yeadon's observation that ET was adequate when he was not interfering with Gresley's work seems to sum it up.

Give my regards to Gastown

Between 3/40 and 10/40 rail-mounted guns (Possibly all stored from World War 1) were deployed on railways near the coast in Kent, Essex and Lincolnshire, (Willoughby). War Department requisitioned GWR Dean Goods No 198 (2559) & 199 (2517) were allocated to Lincolnshire, at Willoughby, after previously at Brocklesby. A NER class J36 was allocated to Louth, as standby engine for No 199. These two locomotives arrived in Kent about 1943/4. Original WD requisition was for 100 engines, No 100-200, which during 1939/40 had their ATC apparatus removed and were fitted with Westinghouse brakes. No 195-200 were fitted with pannier tanks and condensing gear, and all were painted black. (RCTS Locomotives of the GWR part 4, page D76, part 14 page P87). There was more variety than you realise.

Mike Trice's RMWeb articles on teak colouring and weathering may be helpful

An Ian Allan album has a photograph of a Class 52 on the Birmingham line hauling a chocolate and cream mark 1 coach with B4 bogies-model that and see what reaction you get!