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Seem to be being used Norwich to Cambridge all day today (Saturday). On an Anglian Rover ticket, so may go to Ely or Cambridge later if the service isn't full of Canary and Magpie fans (Norwich at home to Newcastle today). 37's still top and tailing to Lowestoft, so new and old at Norwich at the moment.

Just travelled on my first bi-mode Flirt from Norwich to Wymondham (1K79 1340 Norwich to Cambridge). Good overall experience, seats are comfy and a good shape and height for taller people. Low floor is interesting, with raised seating above bogies. Ride was a bit firm, not bouncy like 321's nor floaty like 360's. Displays are large and clear. . Short Centre power car is novel. Seats not aligned to Windows and due to low floor and non-symmetrical coach design view out is limited or non-existent on quite a few seats, at least in Driving vehicle I was in. Not scotrail compliant! Overall pretty good.

Print edition arrived today. DCC supplier articles are interesting. Plenty more to read when I have a mo. Minor typo in the book reviews, Malden is in Surrey but Maldon is in Essex

Free travel on the Goblin line https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/gospel-oak-to-barking-improvements

Free travel on the Goblin line for a month https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/gospel-oak-to-barking-improvements

I hope they keep the Engine Shed, on the plus side I had not picked up on the fancy box for the Huntley & Palmer freight pack, a nice touch. The quality of the images in the section on the 156 and 87 weren't great either for some reason, but fine on the H&P pack and Open Weekend. Started watching the Signal Box, the close ups of the HST livery and details are useful and interesting. Also shows how difficult it is with HD as it shows up every speck of dust!

Weird goings on on their website - yesterday the page for 67024 had vanished, which was a worry in case it was cancelled. It has reappeared. Now the Belmond pack only has pictures of the 3 coaches and none of 67021. Odd Also received 2 of the new NMT coaches, one has one bogie with yellow springs and one bogie with green springs! Guess a GWR bogie slipped into the batch.

Aren't there 5 or 6 parties? 1) customer 2 ) customer's issuing bank e.g. MBNA, Barclays 3) credit card company e.g. Visa, Mastercard (i.e. you have a Barclays Visa card) 4) retailer 5) retailer's card processer e.g. Worldpay 6) retailer's bank Barclays etc

Really pleased to have posted it. The only other people shots of that day are here. I've posted lots of photos of the A4, its support coach and the various Pullmans on my Flickr stream here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/182045006@N07/48081654268/in/dateposted-public/ I note that another special, called the "Boston Target"??? ran the same day through Appleby - does anyone know the date the Pennine Limited and Boston Target ran through Appleby in the 1980's?

50:50 chance of getting the right one......

Appleby Station (some time in the '80's) when A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley visited with the 'Pennine Limited'

Another mystery pic but I think this is Leeds having done the Settle to Carlisle line, again some time in the mid-80's probably.

Most of my photos I can recall where they were taken if not the date etc but this one has stumped me. I spent most of my time gricing out of Reading but I doubt there would be 2 Peaks parked up there in the mid-80's? Wherever it is looks flat as there are no hills etc behind the terrace houses. I think I have more photos from the same location in my collection, will dig them out as they may give more clues. I don't recall going to Derby during my teens. Wen through York plenty of times and did stay there once or twice so possible. Not sure it helps but these pics were taken at the same location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/182045006@N07/48072656781/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/182045006@N07/48072704778/in/dateposted-public/

Was wondering if the coaches are off to be scrapped by the condition of them?

A grey day on the Vale of Rheidol Railway some time in the 1980's....probably wishing they'd modernise to diesel!!

Been scanning my old slides and found this. As I rarely made notes I have no idea when or where except it will be early-mid 1980's. Zooming in it looks like 45126 at the front and 45125 behind?

Found this brochure in my archive pile:

After many pages all I will say is that nothing in this saga is any different to any other hobby or business sector. I was heavily involved in a car related hobby sector as an enthusiast and business owner for several decades and exactly the same sort of characters and antics went on there as well. Still are so I won't be commenting further!!

Spoke with Footplate Models yesterday, looking like July for the snowploughs at the moment due to factory scheduling.

For the record I was not referring to LLC as I am not aware they have gone under/folded. Others have as documented here and elsewhere.

Is Andy doing the night shift moddng this thread?!

In the interest of balance it is worth remembering that another business folded recently taking a significant amount of modellers' deposits with it. Not exactly the same and not crowd funded but still modellers lost serious sums of money. If it is not on the shelf there and then you are taking a punt. Some punts are riskier than others.

If there is a mortgage it can be confirmed by looking up the title to the property, which anyone can do via the Land Registry for a few quid. The mortgagor will be on the title. One assumes the money from the mortgage would be shown as a loan or creditor balance in the accounts.

Roy Just trying to show how these fab new wagons from T4U and Cavalex can be used alongside Hattons Warwells and a Bachmann/Hornby/Hattons 66. Tony

Would look fantastic!