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Yes! Thanks.

No posts for the past ten days or so as we've been away, celebrating Veronica's birthday again. Where were we? That should be an easier clue than last year! It was about the only railway action we saw, apart from a few Matangi trains and the Wairarapa Connection passing us along the the way during our travels. Although Wellington lived up to its windy reputation, the weather was mild, fine and sunny for five out of six days, which was an unexpected bonus.

RIP Deadly. The best of his kind I ever saw. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/goodbye-derek-underwood-fierce-of-arm-gentle-of-heart-1429480?

Before I left the UK in 2001, my commute between Polegate and East Croydon was exclusively 421s and/or 423s, so within your 25-year guesstimate. Definitely no CDL.

That layout is one I remember from the first Central Hall show I went to, in 1966. I'd never seen, or imagined, such a big layout before!

Spot on, Tony. As I've said before, there is a world of difference between running a layout and operating it.

No, but knowing that the C77 has a fictitious number might be...

It can, and often is, when an individual or group sponsors it.

Scarby or Brid, shirley?

Yes. If you look into this using templates or real points, you'll see that if the crossing gaps coincide there is no checking function so wheels can go either way.

My memories of Jaguars are from the early 1980s. They made an excellent 0800 alarm call when we were moored in Shepherd's Marina, Gibraltar...

Is that much the same as Section Clear but Station or Junction Blocked (3-5-5) on other railways?

Yes. Tri-ang axles were 5/32" (or possibly 9/64" - see @jimwal's comment below) diameter. You could (can?) get bushes to fit 1/8" axles.

That is why I have never watched any of Peter Jackson's Tolkien films. I don't want to spoil the vivid mental pictures I have in my head.

Pity.