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GWR Toplights Poll
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Neal Ball's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
A few years ago, when the assembled mass of GWR fans wanted 70 footers, suburbans and toplights, I thought the above coaches would be perfect. Dapol seems to have found something with an even smaller geographic appeal. I look forward to unboxing my set of 6. Oakhill -
Both posts about Craiginches seem to flatter the situation. Yes it was a greenfield site, but it is a strip of unused land trapped between the railway and East Tullos industrial estate. It was not rolling hills and would only ever have been zoned for industrial use. Part of the strip of land was already developed for light industrial and the railway and the cement terminal are between the terminal and any residential areas. The estate already generates significant HGV traffic and the road network in the estate was already developed, so I am not sure to what extent the council upgraded the roads beyond creating the access to the strip which would be about 20m of tarmac. The extra HGV traffic on Wellington Road would hardly be noticed, although this was all pre WPR and perhaps things may have changed. So I imagine planning permissions for the Craiginches terminal would have been straightforward. Also recognize that this all allowed a major redevelopment of the Guild St yard to go ahead, the rail traffic already existed, the council would have wanted the Guild St development to proceed and presumably the development paid for the new terminal. All sounds a lot easier than the Captain describes for his project. Oakhill Grange (of AB15 or Muscat)
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Thonock Oil Terminal. Real or just a project?
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to highpeakman's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Possibly a genuine oil field: https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/archive/Planning_and_Development__Thursday_30_January_2014.pdf Oil well(s) at Thonock mentioned in attached link. Oil in this wider area was developed during WW2 and after. It seems to attract further interest from time to time when the oil price is high. Adrian -
Going for the Record?
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to luckymucklebackit's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
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Going for the Record?
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to luckymucklebackit's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
That’s journalists for you. This would have made a great good news, defeat plucked from the jaws of victory, we’re not defeated and we’ll be back next week story. But it that probably wouldn’t sell the papers or modern equivalent. Oakhill -
How can I choose from list - I want them all. in order of preference: 7 2 1 3 4 I am not really interested in 5 after spending hours upgrading a GMR example, it is difficult to justify two Siphon Hs. The J has never really appealed to me, it’s a bit dull looking. Focussed choice: 7 (or 2 (or 7 (or 2 h or whichever of 7 or 2 gets most votes) Oakhill
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Apart from using a fret saw to cut the 2mm steel rod, what’s wrong with the instructions. You appear to be able to secure the lay shaft with epoxy, cyAno or the blue stuff. What more is needed, there are no further words of wisdom needed to make these.
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Northern Rail Class 156
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Darius43's topic in Modifying & Detailing RTR stock
Looks fab. I haven’t seen the real thing, but it looks so natural. Some of the photos look close to the real thing. -
Hi all RCTS states that changing the door handrail (and adding cab shutters) started in April 1937. With care you can modify the Bachmann and Mainline model to this form. Although I cannot post a photo because removing the topfeed and paint from a Mainline model proved much more difficult than modifying the handrail. oakhill
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South Eastern Finecast GWR 517 0-4-2T
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Edwardian's topic in Smaller Suppliers
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So from Pannier Papers Volume 4 9770 and all before had screw down fillers. The pictures of 9774 and 9775 are not so clear but I think they have screw down and are the same batch. 9784 and 9789 look to have the quick release type. From volume 2 all of the 37xx have quick release. All these observations are from BR era photos, so tank swaps may muddy the waters. However, the change appears to be uniform. As lot 293 ended with 9784, Miss Prism’s conclusion of change at the end of 9784 seems reasonable, but my observation above about 9784 seems strange. If anybody out there has Pannier Papers Vol 4 to hand, please have a look at the top photo on the last page and see what type you think 9784 has. Thanks Oakhill
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Russell has a picture of 9732 with the old type and I have a picture of 8758 with same. 9732 was built in early 1935. There is a picture of 3715 in RCTS in post war condition with the quick release type. This is not very conclusive as it could be a tank swap. Assuming the whole of the 9732 batch were built the same, then at least the first hundred or so 8751s were built with the screw down type. Oakhill
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South Eastern Finecast GWR 517 0-4-2T
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Edwardian's topic in Smaller Suppliers
Hi All Is anyone now able to confirm that the kit represents 15’ 6” variants as well as 15’. The latter is presumably confirmed as the kit purports to represent Fair Rosamund and 1473 never received a 15’ 6” wheelbase. Adrian -
Oh for a proper keyboard!
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By details please. I direct to the Warren Shephard sire but found no obvious details. thanks Oakhill
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Building 'Tantalus' - Part Two
6892 Oakhill Grange commented on MikeOxon's blog entry in MikeOxon's Broad Gauge Blog
Hi You may be able to source 3/4” tubing. K&S list this size. Adrian -
Abellio franchises
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Rail Way's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
A little harsh? -
Hornby - New tooling - 57' Bow-ended suburban coaches
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Andy Y's topic in Hornby
I think in the example of the Lionhearts, the bodies and underframes lengths were identical and as you say the compartment sizes changed to fit the length. Bizarrely the bogies centres changed! I hope there were good engineering reasons for this. Oakhill -
Hornby - New tooling - 57' Bow-ended suburban coaches
6892 Oakhill Grange replied to Andy Y's topic in Hornby
OT I know but when did handing of ventilators stop. Were the D109 and E141 sets handed? I would imagine the stopping of handing ventilators would not necessarily have occurred when corridors were no longer handed as there are commercial motives for the corridors. Is any of the above in English? Thanks in advance. Oakhill