stewartingram

I'm not in the M&GN Circle, but am in the GERS, which lists what models are available for the East Anglia area, though I haven't had time to wade through tthe list yet to see if anything M&GN is listed. I will try to look later. Stewart

Nice view of an early 79xxx Met-Camm dmu in there Stewart

OK Heljan, what about a Taurus next? Spotted that from the classroom window at school in Cambridge, would really complete the set for me. (Sorry, OT, I know....) Stewart

Don't know why but my page froze during the last upload, but it seemed to get there anyway. A few more to complete the shots. Worth noting that T4U price seemed to match Hattons - and no postage either. Mind you it cost me more as I got a Railroad 08 for the chassis to go in my J15 - at last! Stewart

As promised, a few quick shots (could be better quality - sorry) of my D8400. The headcode discs are a pain to fix, especially the closed ones, I need to clean up the paint a bit now! Worth drilling out the fixing holes before fitting them.

Do I sense a rare phenomenon here? A GWR devotee seeing the light and acknowledging there are other good railways......?? hat, coat, running fast..... Stewart

Picked up my D8400 in plain green from T4U this morning. 1st impression is 'what a beauty'. I've always liked the look of the 16, more so than the 15, and this one rings the bells for me. Straight out of the box, it runs to the usual Heljan standard. In tandem with the 15, uncoupled, it is just a shade slower, which is probably down to not run in? Finish is impeccable, though I have a feeling the BR crest may be a tad small, I will check later. All the little bits are factory added, apart from the headcode discs and NEM couplers, which are all in a bag. I haven't compared it to photos or drawings but it does look right to me. Only down side is that it is fitted with directional - and BRIGHT - led lighting (4x front, 2x rear), so that's a top of the list job to rip it out. If no-one else does it, I'll try to take some pics later if I get chance. Stewart

20029 Tinsley 20151 Toton 10-08-1978 20073 Toton 10-08-1978 Stewart

Hunslet-Barclay weedkiller train at Peterborough 20227 Bedford Stewart

Too many modern ones on here - lets redress the balance a bit. Hitchin c1962 D8306 Crewe diesel depot 09-04-1967 D8151 Toton 31-07-1966 D8021 Cambridge c1964 D8007 Northampton mpd, having just had it for haulage from Bletchley Cambridge Cattle Market 27-01-1965 Cambridge c1964 D8165 Derby 09-10-1966 Stewart

I always regard any car reg with a suffix or (prefix if reversed) letter as new....! Stewart

Rare but not unknown, I have spotted them at Cambridge. Stewart

OK, the $64000 question? I'm a GE section modeller, not LM. However I possibly wish to get a Bachmann 4f, as I feel my old Airfix one is dated. I have no idea what version I'm looking for however, so where do I look? We had 44521 allocated to March (31B) towards the end of steam, and correctly or not, the Airfix one has been renumbered. I also am incorporating a bit of M&GN flavour in my layout, so have perhaps two choices. Can anyone assist me please? Stewart

Some years ago I parked up at Hunstanton, the car park was not surfaced, and was located where the old loco shed had been. I found a couple of lumps of coal there, & put them in the boot, for use on my GE section locos. Quite ironic that many years later (ie now) I am building a layout based on Hunstanton! Genuine steam coal from the actual prototype. Stewart

Ok I'll set the scene - I was at school just south of Cambridge station, c1960-65; we viewed the line from the bottom of the school premises at breaks, and from the cattle market at lunchtimes. I had started 'modelling' (cringes at the thought...) whilst there at about the time of the demise of Hornby-Dublo (c1962?), and my monthly magazine was Modern Railways (or whatever it was called at that time) as it did carry some trainspotting gen. I remember the quote in it of GE lettering appearing, around the same time as maroon ends and yellow cantrail stripes, though I stress not all at precisely the same time! Now bearing in mind the comments on the other thread about memory and lifetime, and in particular one of the latest concerning compressing relevant memories of a journey, I reckon we must be talking about c1963 for the intro of GE prefixes? Certainly crimson/cream was confined to memory (in normal use anyway), and diesels were the norm by this time. I am sure that it must have been the maroon period. Stewart

I certainly saw Peaks (probably 46 but in those days we didn't know the difference) and 55, also 47 was seen as a running-in job in early days. Later on they became regular. I went to school in Hills Road Cambridge c1960-65 and frequented the Cattle Market area as well as seeing them from school. Never saw a 37 on them though. Stewart

In my day at school in Cambridge, c1960-1965: 7 coaches, centre on Buffet (usually Gresley), end ones Brake 3rd or Bk 1/3 (uncertain which). I only remember mk1 stock apart from the Buffet. Early diesel days; D5300-19, Baby Deltic, D6100's. Superceded by Brush 2, with occasional GN "heavies" (Deltic, D200, early D1500, and of course D0280 as a regular. Latter day steam included A4 etc on running in turns. At one period the train was extended to Ely. When things started getting boring, Brush 4 took over! Then things turned blue.... Stewart

Now theres an idea - that's got rid of one 50, too many of them around.... Stewart

I'm modelling Hunston, (the Norfolk pronunciation of Hunstanton), with a trackplan slightly altered to fit the garage (and loop through the garden). Though my main interest is naturally ex GER, I've included workings from the ex M&GN lines (so prevalent in north Norfolk. In MY world, the M&GN did not close in 1959, and we see through trains from Leicester beginning to be diesel hauled - class 28 from Leicester included! Stewart

North Norfolk Railway last weekend Stewart

I'm familiar with the prodecures of investigattion in the UK, but can anyone explain (in simple terms) what the procedures will be over there for us please? Stewart

Time was when an incident like this would have sounded the death-knell for the line. Haven't attitudees changed recent;y? Stewart

OT but notice how the cars are parked? Most have backed in to the spaces (as the Highway Code prefers and I was taught by the Police training), whereas nowadays most people go nose in first. Stewart

But what a funny railway - naming some of its tanks! (told you all these GW engines were the same!) Over here on the proper railway, where we painted things dark blue, we didn't need to tart them up with flashy copper bits

I thought all these GW Panniers were the same anyway..... hat, coat,..... Stewart