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Shown on Talking Pictures and on YouTube, The New Lot. Army training film 1943. Leaving Waterloo ML behind LN class 852 Sir Walter Raleigh, 2 mins in, then arriving at the training camp station behind C1 at 7 mins or watch through for an outside shot.

'' I think the brakes might be coming on a bit heavy''

Have to agree, under the station was just as fascinating as above. Pretty much found something new each day I was there, though wouldn't have recommended the staff canteen, awful place. Even managed a quick visit to the box on one occasion.

And in Gresley wartime black I see

I was there in 78 and remember seeing one that still had a Southern Railway pair of covers. They looked kinda odd, the 'S ' being about 3'' at one end and the 'N ' being about 6 maybe 7'' at the other, with the other side doing the same but descending. It was a while ago so may well have been bigger. The signal box on the platform at Waterloo was a small platform one, with a 'knee ' frame similar to the one at Sheffield Park.

Wasn't there another one of those just sold for £1,134.

If you look just in front of the right hand leg, there's a small grey box with a dark grey splodge on it, that was the control panel and just out of sight is the locking arm for when it was at the top. It was powered by water from the London Hydraulic Company and at some point converted but I can't remember if it was still water from a tank or oil. The capstans may also have been water powered. Below there's a black door with yellow railing's, that was the entrance to the CM&EE Lighting Dept. If you stood with the BRUT behind you, under the arch to the right was the Plans arch, to the left the Lamp arch and I believe around there somewhere, was the Dead arch used during WW1. Below where the photo is taken, there's a road that I think took you out onto Leake street, roughly were the car park is now.

Inside the 'shed ' on top were 4 bloomin great big hydraulic pistons, each had a chain that ran down to the deck, the arrangement was know as 'Jigger type ' so I was told, so that the deck could reach down to the W&C line below.

That's the bit I'll probably come unstuck with.

You make it look quite easy to do, might have a bash myself.

Have a search on that well know auction site for ultra micro servo and ultra micro linear servo, don't know if they'd be any help.

I'd go with option 4. That way you can build in the bits you need to make it operational instead of maybe having to add bits on and would come out cleaner.

Remember that part of the station well. Opposite the plans arch was the lamp arch, usually with 2 or 3 Brutes outside full of tail lamps. Looking left from the plans arch was about half way down the lift shaft of the Waterloo & City line, used for moving the stock in and out, quite a dark area. Close by was the Dead arch, used during WW1 for the returning bodies of soldiers. All of that was below the Windsor lines.

Just clicked on this and it's coming up at £44 and 7 bids

Good luck with your next project.

Hope the house move goes well and good luck with your next project.

The Crown & Cushions just by the bridge and stairs up to the training school ? @Pete 75C

Provisional opening date for the GCR - Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July

'Proper job ' there Ross, looking really good.

The red indicator flag part, sometimes known as the Butterfly. '' I'll check down the train and see if the butterfly is up ''

Wish you all the best with your project and good luck. Phil

The LNER Gresley's also used offset gangways.

A grand total of £1,798.80 across all 8 of them, wish I'd had a couple to sell !

Hi Ross. Did you enjoy the video clips I sent you?

Some photo's of LNER Ambulance coach 2704 here - http://www.rvp-ltd.org.uk/gallery/?f=2018