2750Papyrus

A  very interesting and informative thread, Mike, especially for those not comfortable with etched metal.  Would it be possible to give approximate times for each modification so we can assess trade-offs?

On 13/09/2023 at 00:30, St Enodoc said:

A good approach would be for the players to comply with the Laws, then everything would be fine and dandy...

In any professional sport, players will always test the referee and see what they can get away with.  Sadly, this applies to much amateur sport also.

I too can remember travelling through it once. Did we board a no 35 tram in Archway?

My Dad's old carpentry shop had a hand-cranked grinding wheel to sharpen chisels and planes, which could be used to create a sound like a tram accelerating.

2 hours ago, Cowley 47521 said:

I wonder if anyone knows where this is..?

Watchet!

21 hours ago, exmoordave said:

What do you call a magician who has lost his magic?

 

Ian

My 8 year old granddaughter liked that.

I had to explain it to her Granny!

1 hour ago, Gilbert said:

This may help Rowan...

 

https://www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk/index.php/virtual-missenden-a-goods-yard/

 

Chris H

That creates a good looking surface, shame the track in my goods yard is already glued down! 

Looks easy enough on a small diorama board, but would a decent sized goods yard present difficulties apart from the number of tins of Humbrol required? There may also be a need to represent where foot traffic, vehicles and, according to period, horses pass.

10 minutes ago, Arun Sharma said:

It hasn't. See  comments by Staionmaster, others and myself on the topic of level crossings/signalling distances on this line 07-09 March 2020.

The topic is regularly raised.

 

I think you misunderstood my post. The public consultation relating to options ran from 31 March - 9 June 2021.  My post related to the apparent lack of comment following publication of the preferred option.

I have to say I am surprised that this has escaped previous comment from both local politicians and those who follow this thread.

The Bedford - Cambridge route choice has taken all the headlines but the Eat - West Rail website also contains news on the Bletchley - Bedford section.  Rather than replacing existing stations with a smaller number of new ones and tackling the level crossings, it is intended to maintain the existing stations.  The number of trains per hour will be reduced from 4 -5 down to 3 and the planned line speed on this section will no longer be 100 mph, though it should be higher than the current 60 mph.  The level crossings can then be retained.

Maybe a pragmatic solution, but perhaps somewhat different from the earlier vision of a fast 21st century link between the two Varsity cities. 

40 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

 

Shoebox? 

 

You had shoes?!?!?!?

You had a road?

8 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

Harry Webb And The Spiders would have been far better than Cliff Richard And The Shadows....

Now maybe, but not in the late 50's.

No point in posting this to read at 7.50pm on Saturday!  And my son runs a cottage industry board game company.

To be fair to Steve Banks, there is a section on his web site which gives details of some of the errors in volume 1, though it is undated and I don't know how comprehensive it is.  Clearly, it requires that he who spots an error to report it,  and that the (verified) information is added to the web site.

I think this sets a precedent which could be followed by  other authors/publishers.

Torn loyalties today.  I went to Salford Uni but lived in Didsbury so knew Stockport well.  Being a City supporter, Stockport just edged it, along with the game.

Anyone remember "Friday night is County night"?

41 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

IThe four plank needs a load, any suggestions ?

 

 

 

Round toits?

I see a type 45 is moored at Greenwich as guardship for the Coronation. 

I wonder if we will see a similar deployment to Liverpool for the song contest?

East West Rail: Keeping You Connected - Edition 9 now available on the website.

A pleasure to watch a successful England team run and pass the ball.  Also a pleasure to have commentators content to describe the action rather than arguing amongst themselves about past "triumphs" and this week's  interpretation of the Laws of the Game. 

I think it depends upon why you want the locomotive.  I bought a kit built K's O4 back in 1989 and it was my turn-to heavy goods loco for 20 years.  The white metal body means it can haul decent loads up quite steep gradients.

The Bachmann version is a better looking loco but couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. 

No surprises but he didn't comment on the low levels of  stores and ammunition provisioning even in 80's/90s. 

Good to see them running.  I still have mine in the loft, together with some auction additions, but sadly cannot now see it will run again.