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The toxic, farty stench from that Cart, would be drifting towards our lovely A5. You can see why I have never been asked to add Captions to someone's Book of Railway Pics. Phil

The only simple things I can think of Gilbert is that backscene at the south end. Maybe con somebody into doing further Telegraph Poles for the Loco Servicing & Engineers' area. Is there any need to add a foldy up/down thingy to add more Midland side Sidings on which you can affix loads more duff Vans and Wagons, so they don't fall of when you foldy up for access? Apart from that then the Status Quo is fine, so rock on buddy. Philth.

Does the RH & DR Still Run their School Trains?

Snowdon ...has that been mentioned? It is a Service, it charges fares and serves a purpose. Phil

Brilliant Richard. Don't bother with rear Coupling as Loco will always be on a Train and moving forward (says he hopefully!) It's going to look like a real U Boat when it's all Black! Phil

To Paradise..a truly apt name for the other end of the Line!

Down Coaches: Branch Loco lurks in Goods Siding by Signal Box. Down arrives. 5 Off, Down departs with 5 for SJ. Branch Loco pops out moving west, reverses onto Coaches, reverses up the Down and over X Over to Up. Stops clear and and hurries forwards to Branch access and off the Up (I mean hurries) to the safety of the Branch area. Bobby at West end can see all this movement and checks clearance at east End with Shunter. Never saw it happen but have read somewhere how it happened. Check the Track Diagram to confirm this works. Cheers Phil

Deffo check your wiring set up to the Decoder Socket first. I don't know how you check if trickery is flowing to it; some sort of Meter? Also as 34 says. Phil

Glad you said that. I'd forgotten about mid 50s. Gilbert will need more Blood and Custard Coaches and early emblem Tenders! I suggest doing both! Play 1954/5, 1958 and 1961/2/or3 Geez that's a hell of lot more Engines required. Philth.

Weird really that I have bought far too many Loco's, many brand new products, including Two Rapido, Pannier 16XX and Pannier 15XX and an Accurascale Manor. Maybe one or two of around 30 recent Purchases have had a couple of minor issues, possibly as they are new unused but been on a shelf for some time? None were the above 3. Even my Oxford rail radial was sweet, if a little toy like. Phil

Gilbert, ref the Schedule etc. Did much change between 1958 and 1963? I understand certain Loco's and maybe some stock would have changed/gone. How about just upping the date to (say) 1960 to '62 ish? The layout remains the same? The timetable may have changed a bit? There will be different Engines? Proper Deltics? If you need another layout then Lincoln will call loudly methinks? Phil

Excellent. Got Laptop problems Richard. Having to plug into TV to get a screen. Laptop Screen has died! Thus I shall be off line for a while as I can't type on the LT and look at the TV screen at the same time! Doh!. Thanks Phil

Classic look. Additional details noted. As it will be pretty dirty there's no real fuss about how you get the Black on! I'll be very happy to let it run around Basingstoke for as long as you wish. It won't need a Depot transfer for quite some time. All the best. Phil

That's reassuring SE. I think I read that on the discussion thread about the Loco. Well done; great excuse. All the best, Phil

Well it's ten years of Sloth like activity, interspersed with an occasional frantic burst of action. Unfortunately there have been few 'bursts' in recent history, however some things have been happening, but that is mostly adding Locomotives and/or Sorting things, including Chipping the damn things! I shall be posting some updates quite soon...yes, honestly! Phil

What a Beast eh? Second Photo shows it's German Army. First World War era heritage (Dome). Looking brilliant Richard. Thank you. Phil

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Good reminder there. However I'd suggest Enfys tries both methods, as the sanding actually makes the Roof look more like the covering material and a light weathering...IF done carefully of course. What I found was the Ventilators 'got in the way' of a regular sanding movement. Also the damn Water Tank Pipes. I'd not sand a Restaurant vehicle with all those extra Vents!

Lovely. Greys are so difficult to get right and you have it off to a T. Subtle and even woody looking. Phil

Could you live with slightly smaller Diameter Wheels? My crappy old Thompson Coaches sat too high in my mixed Trains for the Cleethorpes service at SOSJ. I replaced them with smaller ones (I think Both Hornby and Baccy are 14.5). I might have used 12.5s, but I can check if you wish? I don't think the Buffers 'dropped' though as the whole things sat high, including Frames. Yours is fine at Buffer level. You could try 14s? Phil

Some decent stuff down the Lyme Branch in the Summer. Coaches (5) off/on one Main Line Expresses. Double headed Radials. Later there were Midland Micky Mouse tanks and Bog Carts. Plenty of References for Coaches on normal services. There is already a layout of Lyme but I've not seen one of Swanage. Phil

Look like a decent Show. Phik

Where was the spur/siding for that matey?

If you decide to go Westish on the LSWR Main Line then do contact me. If you really go far west to that there Cornwall and or North Devon, then Chris Tooth is your contact, along with others of course. A good Branch for variety could be Swanage and a lot of it is still there of course. I know nothing of what happened Sarf of the River and east/south east of Salisbury. Phil