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There was a series of ads featuring these gremlin like superbugs that lived around the bend and laughed in the face of regular disinfectants / cleaners. They of course met their gruesome end thanks to the product being advertised.

The ECM compspeed controllers also had red/ white as the track feed. Two orange wires supply the ac input.

I was just about to add Domestos to my list!

Sounds like an ad for a disinfectant/ toilet cleaner. I seem to recall something similar with gremlin like germs being dispatched by the product in question. Harpic is a leading brand in the UK which had a big advertising budget at the time. The other big name being Detol.

At a guess they owned some coke ovens. I seem to recall that this was one of the byproducts.

You have five minutes cat. Then it isMax Bygraves greatest hits. At 11.

Have you any information about this wagon?

Tilly (1983-2001) was introduced to warm milk by the old lady next door . As soon as we left for work he was round to her doorstep as she had a pan on for her disabled cat. He thought the arrival of a baby wonderful. A big burp and everything was covered in warm recycled milk. A job for a cat. Within minutes he had cleaned baby, bib, baby grow, sofa and even my suit. Guinness (2001-2021) had a daily milk ritual involving my cornflakes. None of the other fifteen or so cats that have shared our home have bothered.

York to York via Scarborough and Hessle. Light. Would it be rude to ask “why”?

I may be able to help. I have located the folder of photos I took in January 1984 of the barges moored in Castleford. I will ask my clever daughter to assist in getting them scanned and loaded on to this thread. They do include the bow and stern details only of use to a modeller. I also discovered a couple of books that area treasure trove of photos. First, Images of England series ( there must be one for every settlement with a population over 600. Mygoodlady wife is responsible for the one on Knottingley) titled The Aire and Calder Navigation compiled by Mike Clark.Secondly I have The Canal and River Sections of the Aire and Calder Navigation by Mike Taylor. These are both picture books, ideal for modelling. PM me if they are any use and I will get them out to you.

Don’t Astras have an inspection cover in the wheel arch liner? You still need a wheel off and ideally the car on a two post hoist. Difficulty? Try the NC MX5. Fortunately I have tiny hands but it is still an eyes closed job as removing the plastic wheel arch liner fully require the removal of the front suspension strut.

The tower appears to have been demolished on the current google maps.

Not sure if I have told the tale before but as a small child one of our neighbours was an independent bargeman working mostly between Castleford and Ferrybridge. In the mid 60s he went to work for Hargreaves as part of the team that developed the 170 ton pans and pusher tugs. For the benefit of those living beyond area 8, these were a scaled down version of the monster barges that ply the river Rhine. At Ferrybridge power station the pans, which travelled in a train of three or five, were uncoupled and hoisted out of the water in a tippler tower a process that took less than five minutes per pan. By contrast, it took several hours to empty the traditional barges by grab crane. A holiday treat was to take the bus to Ferrybridge and join Mr Claxton on his empty return to his mooring by the flour mill in Castleford. zAnd then there were the Tom Puddings...........

Almost 60 years ago I helped myself to some of dads Pollystripper and left a badly painted Tiang Minic Corsair in it overnight. Next day I had two axles and a pool of sludge. Lesson learned.

Selby is 7mm so they would be expected to fly! my recollection is rather more scary. The instant release of perhaps a thousand birds was worthy of a Hitchcock movie.

I think it is. I do have a set of grainy slides taken with dads instamatic illustrating the transport of coal to Ferrybridge. Support materials for my first teaching practice in 1974. Also some of the 57 footers moored at Castleford circa 1982 this time taken on my brand new OM 10.

At most locations in this area the seven plank end door shipping wagon was more commonly used.

Somewhere I have a photo I took of barges being loaded at Allerton Bywater with the stern almost awash and the bow out of the water in a “Titanic” pose. I guess the second wagon load levelled things out.

That was actually the plan twenty years ago. Sell the site for housing and build a brand new complex across the road on the site of the Prince of Wales colliery. Then they discovered a covenant on the land meaning that it could only be used for educational purposes. They way in which education is funded means that establishments must grab what ever funding becomes available hence the ad hoc nature of the growth.

I think that I actually spent almost as much time reading the excellent background information on Halifax Kings Cross than I did admiring this stellar layout . Perhaps this is the way forward. A quick screen shot on your phone will give you the extra reading when you get home.

Enjoyed having Blakey Rigg at Pontefract.

The guide sheet was partly due to the very small team of active members putting on the show, but mostly down to the sheer cost of the old style booklets. The folded A4 guide was an affordable compromise.

As a small child ( early 60s) I was on the platform at Normanton in time to see a “ release”. Impressive. If anyone has any more information regarding the Selby releases our “ boss” will probably have me building pigeon stock before commissioning 500 3D printed birds!

To be fair to John and Rachel, Uncommon Kits had a bit but nothing that I urgently needed or had to buy.

Sorry to hear about the shopping,I too restricted my spending to the cafe. Getting 7mm bits at general shows is a bit of a lottery. Last year we had loads on the club stand! Hopefully there were a couple of layouts to your liking.