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And with the ungentlemanly "gentleman" in the topper rushing to get into a THIRD class compartment - surely if he was for real, apart from his manners, he wouldn't be stooping to that low level...

Yes, it is indeed the Hymek.

I would have thought it's 1980 - the year of 'Rail 150'.

Usually said of Windsor - why was it built under the flight path so close to Heathrow?

R51 was a clockwork N2 0-6-2. The Jinty was R52. Then the Pannier was R051

Has anyone got any photos, that is other than the standard Hornby-issue side-on photos, of the GWR versions?

I wonder, has the strong interest in die-cast buses waned? Ten or more years ago EFE (Gilbow) were still issuing monthly release sheets with many new models, and very often new castings. EFE's highlight, though not buses but related due to being LT, was the tube stock (but a lost opportunity them not motorising them). It then started tailing off, with nothing completely new for a long time, then dates on new livery releases slipping, then no news, then the end of EFE... There doesn't seem to be much at all now from anyone, not even new liveries on existing castings.

Most probably is the same film. Work in Progress can be found on YouTube.

The crew do get on that same bus, but yes, it's a different bus that pulls away.

That looks to be Anchor Road, facing the Centre. That bit is one way now, and the bus would be facing the wrong way if it was there now!

Well, after knowing they'd have completely un-GWR brake ends and having now seen them, I'll certainly be giving the GWR brakes a miss!

Not only Lima, but Hornby also did their Mk1s in LMS and GWR liveries.

I'd like the corridors in their original faux-panelling livery (Simon personally assured me that's easy do-able, but he couldn't say when exactly, so I'm certain that they are working on them, just slowly) , and I'd also like the non-corridors in the pre-roundel livery. Please. I'll buy a full set of each, promise. And the corridor restaurant too - I know you're working on that too, as that'll finish the set off nicely. Oh, and a Saint to pull them - there just happens to be a nice one to measure at Didcot. Oh, did I hear someone say a team had been seen measuring it?

I used to regularly visit Model Highways in my lunchtime in the 1980s (worked in Filton, and I could easily park my motorcycle right outside or near the shop). After it was taken over by Howes, I never ever saw it open - the shutters were always down. Nobbies Hobbies was almost opposite, but only stocked some current Hornby, IIRC. Baileys Dailes (run by John Baggott who was involved with the Brunel Model Railway Exhibitions) was a goldmine for many things, and as for Max Williams, wow, what didn't he have? if he didn't have it in stock and you just asked about it, he'd get it in especially for you! Only went to Trains in Bemmy the once. Total waste of time, the proprietor was totally disinterested. Antics, which used to be very good for railways, while they are still in Fairfax Street, they don't stock that many railway items these days, but is OK for materials and tools. In recent years, the now closed Richards Railways in Yatton was a very good but tiny shop, almost 100% railways (just the small bit of Airfix and Scalextric for a short while). Beatties was OK for a browse, but they went over to kits, diecast, R/C and toys, with railways being hidden upstairs, mostly current Hornby.

It almost looks as if it has a slight tight spot.

I didn't realise Scotsman had fake front buffers, and an oversize trailing truck...

I'm in the UK and I didn't miss it...

I never knew their origin years ago when I was small (my dad bought me solid, dependable but secondhand Dublo 3-rail. Tri-ang, even the catalogues, was off my radar), and only found out in relatively recent years. For some odd reason our dentist had some of these among other toys in the waiting room. Probably because little 'uns were unlikely to hurt themselves playing with them (how do you play with a building exactly?) unless they swallowed them whole... I never saw one dunked in the fish tank, but I'm sure it happened. They still had them in 1980, by then looking a bit worn, when I moved away and changed dentist.

They've taken the money? Then they'll be on their way very soon...

Just looked again, Hornby website says out of stock again...

This is bizarre. I have two (direct from Hornby), and don't want any more, but just to see for myself, earlier today I looked them up on the Hornby website and it said they were sold out, and no more would be available (or something very much like that). I wonder what they are playing at?

Then, certainly in the early 1830s at least, after the discomfort (or not, depending on the size of your purse) but relative safety of the L&M journey of a couple of hours, there was the perilous passage by sailing ship to look forward to, taking maybe a month, or more depending on weather or destination.

I got my email yesterday morning advising me the delivery slot was 15:03 to 16:03 that day. 15:05 Mr DPD was knocking on the door...

Just had an email from Hornby - delivery (not despatch) due on Monday.

It certainly look like the slidebars were somewhat 're-engineered' when compared with those on display at Warley 2019 (photo courtesy of Harlequin, this thread, posted November 19, 2019):