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  1. Gareth 73
    Are they lights you buy in or make yourself. Are they available to purchase separately? Could use a few sets. Thanks. On another note loving the model of 37114, just another reason to pull my finger out and get a layout built.
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    A couple of steel trains passing Severn bridge junction box Shrewsbury. Still seems strange seeing green locos on the front. Taken by signalman Baker
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    As the dcr/network rail version don't interest me I hadn't come across the bi colour marker lights but snipping the white wire to each light box while putting a sound chip in sorted ot quick and easy. Like the idea of the TOILET PACK or some more Dutch ones as saw plenty go past my signal box 20 odd years ago.
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    Not the best pics just done quickly this morning. A light weathering and she'll be spot on
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    Recieved my RTC 31 yestereday and it looks the business apart from 1 thing. The tail lights on each end light up white when running forward. now i didint think they were suppose to do this so was wondering if they had been modified by the RTC on the real 97204. if not i can easy rectify this when i take it apart to add sound chip. but it does look a little strange. Thank for any help Gareth
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    It was in the yockleton area but u were coasting so it was pure luck that I caught u
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    It's been ages since I've seen anything but ATW 158's on my local line but managed to catch this going off the cambrian with another 97 on the rear
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    37219 on 3Z08 Exeter to Derby RTC Passing the WMSC today
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    That will have been Norman in Crewe bank box I'm guessing, he was very skilled and I spent ages learning the box so he could crack on with his modelling. When I worked at Marshbook box I had a visit from the district inspector who's first words on entering was " me it looks like Crewe works in here". Well there were a few locos been worked on at the time. Now I'm stuck in the WMSC no real chance to do any of that.
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    All 4 platforms are wired and live tho what use platform 4 will be is anyone's quess. U can put a unit on there but no way of signalling it back to Brum. For the sake of a bit of wire out to the slow beyond 3/4 where there's a gpl to set back into 3. Oh well yet another lost opportunity with bromsgrove but a chance to take bets which signalman will cock it up (prob me)
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    EBay madness

    Gareth 73 replied to Marcyg's topic in Ebay Topics

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-GAUGE-DEPARTMENTAL-OBSERVATION-COACH-DB983534-DETAILED-CUSTOM-WEATHERED/382386154320?hash=item5907fdab50:g:bckAAOSwUiBaiy8q Really? well its not all yellow i suppose
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    Thats the best laugh ive had for ages when it comes to signalling projects. What about the highly trained and highly experienced end users of said systems ( i means signallers and drivers in case there was any doubt) there seems to be precious little interface with them when it comes to what needs to, rather than what can be.Just my view with 25 years of signalling systems experience, using not designing that is.
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    Hmmm with the demise of PSB's and having the threat of automatic route setting as standard the pleasure has already gone from signalling. Unfortanatly the new breed of signallers just see it as a computer game already.
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    And here you are leaving sutton bridge shrewsbury to start ur move. Pic by signalman Baker
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    Network rails 97s leave shrewsbury after the end of rhtt duties. Photo by signalman Baker
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    3-word game

    Gareth 73 replied to ste234's topic in Wheeltappers

    I'll have a
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    56113 and 105 on the rhtt in shrewsbury yesterday
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    97303 and 304 rest at sutton bridge in between rhtt duties today
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    Heres 37 601 passing the WMSC in brum this afternoon on 5Z70 seconds after this pic was taken it failed and had to be diverted on to the slow lines at washwood heath
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    SDJR7F88 In ref to your running probs it looks almost like the wheels arnt quarted correctly as it stops in the same place of revoloution. A bit more power over comes the binding hence running at higher power settings. Just my thoughts tho
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    Well at the moment the bank aint busy with trains day or nite so that aint an issue. When the electrics have to start off the staion on a single yellow in leaf fall then it ll be busy.
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    And here you are arriving at coleham. Pics taken by my mate on duty at sutton bridge. Never had this much excitment when i worked there
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    Blooming trainees im fed up of em and theres no end in sight to em but i suppose they are a nessacry evil.
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    Out onto the mainline and a walk back to put the ground frame back to normal and shut the gates Im surprised u dont go onto the neck at washwood then drop back after youve shut the gate. Quite often we are asked by drivers bringing locos in or out of the hac to do that. Keeps the down goods free as well, not that theres a huge problem blocking it these days with the lack of run rounds.
  25. Gareth 73
    nice job tomorrow, pair of 37s on a ballast from crewe to craven arms (and onward with someone else onto to the heart of wales line) Would this be you by anychance. pic not taken by me but my mate who works in severn bridge.
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