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    The changing face of Bristol

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

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    So it's been a while, but I noticed the other day that work has begun at Bristol Temple Meads, with the cladding removed from the old Post Office walkway and if I remember correctly, demolition is due to happen during Christmas. From that point on I believe the work to relay & re-signal BTM, including taking the old box out of service and bringing the old Brunel platforms back into use, finally kicks off.

     

    This was from ITV West, on the demolition of the conveyor way.

    http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/201 ... -the-west/

    Hornby K1

    in Hornby

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    The caption accompanying the photo might be a bit of a giveaway as to the location.....

     

    My wife tells me that my looking skills are in need of improvement. I looked only at the photograph, not the caption or link. Now do I tell her about this?

    Hornby K1

    in Hornby

    Posted · Edited by mow

    I am intrigued by the photo of the Tender coal space by Porky Mane. What appears to be a passageway, but obviously isnt, must be there to increase water capacity  yeh?  This is just the kind of detail that makes all the difference to keen modellers, although one could of course cop-out and fill the space with coal.  Also of interest to me is the reddish colour ballast. Is this from a local quarry and which part of the country is it?

     

     

    I think it might at Mallaig. The building on the right also appears in this photograph. 

     

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=mallaig+station&espv=2&biw=1242&bih=585&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Ak-VVLuME8P8UOTIgqAL&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=07bZjnuPkbfhAM%253A%3B_O6q1rv4B3DrsM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi65.photobucket.com%252Falbums%252Fh206%252FBillCRC%252FAbdnBeach81%252FMallaig2008%252F156496AtMallaigStationc14thApril08.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ftheatreorgans.com%252Fhammond%252Fkeng%252Fkenhtml%252FMallaigVisitApril2008%252FMallaigVisitApril2008.htm%3B736%3B491

    Oxfordrail - Adams Radial

    in Oxford Rail

    Posted

    If they did that they would all end up with criminal records. Such actions are deemed anti-competitive and illegal. I suspect this is why they don't do it...

     

    “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”  Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations: An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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    Hornby K1

    in Hornby

    Posted

    Release dates on the Hornby trade website are:

        R3242      BR Early            30/12/2014 - (effectively January 2015, due to Christmas/New Year closedown)

        R3243      BR Late              ditto

        R3243A   BR Late              5/12/2014 !

     

    I always wonder how Hornby manage to fail to offer a new model in time for Christmas. It strikes me as a missed opportunity to shift some new models. 

    Hornby king

    in Hornby

    Posted

    Will it be free from moulded handrails, the wrong number of spokes on bogie wheels, glue marks on cab windows and 'issues' with the supply chain? If so, it might be worth buying.

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