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  1. Simon Bendall
    While reviewing the sample supplied to Rail Express Modeller, I noticed a decoration error that had escaped Bachmann's attention. Once informed, Bachmann opted to stop the shipment and return them to be corrected.
  2. Simon Bendall
    It's 50007.
  3. Simon Bendall
    Both plates were removed late May/early June 2015.
  4. Simon Bendall
    Actually, the ex NSE snowblower was sent out this evening to work between Carstairs and Abington, reports of 10ft drifts in areas. Beilhacks and independent ploughs have been out for the last three days as have locos with mini ploughs.
  5. Simon Bendall
    There haven't been any come back to work in the UK on RHTTs or whatever for some years. Most recent returnees have all been for heavy repairs at Toton and the last one of those went back to France last May.
  6. Simon Bendall
    Yes, it was only the small number of later Heron conversions that were upgraded to steel.
  7. Simon Bendall
    Andy, this might help. Not an easy thing to photograph!
  8. Simon Bendall
    Since they were painted in 2004/5. The spots have been a feature of regular royal traction since the 1980s, 73142 had one as did the royal 47s and at least one of the EWS liveried 73s.
  9. Simon Bendall
    The green circle multiple working socket was fitted to 47714 in Nov 2004.
  10. Simon Bendall
    West Coast has a vacuum-braked coach set of mostly early Mk.2s based at Southall for steam charters, which is probably the most widely travelled vacuum stock these days.
  11. Simon Bendall
    Pathfinder's 'The Jolly Grid' http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/161217e.html
  12. Simon Bendall
    It was given a coat of blue at the Wensleydale to make it more presentable.
  13. Simon Bendall
    The location was Sinderby, storage location/dumping ground for an individual's mostly Mk.2 collection, 47540 was also there. Most went for scrap when the land was purchased for the A1 widening but a few moved to a new location at Dalton. There's a few photos at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/sinderby/index1.shtml and searching on Flickr and Google images will bring up others.
  14. Simon Bendall
    It may not state it but they are.
  15. Simon Bendall
    The samples seen so far and illustrated in the catalogue are all hand painted though, there haven't been any factory finished models shown as yet.
  16. Simon Bendall
    A full set of info hasn't been released yet so there's not much to add, understand some will be refurbs though.
  17. Simon Bendall
    20032 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/8155294784 20063 http://www.flickr.com/photos/d33206hg/6335205275 More of both on Flickr
  18. Simon Bendall
    IIRC, its the other way round, they will all be supplied with the same address (3 I think) and if wanted can be altered to individual addresses.
  19. Simon Bendall
    47599's Metals logos were the Class 37 size cut down to fit, proportions are different to a standard Class 47 size.
  20. Simon Bendall
    The £399 is an error/typo, I've checked that with Hornby as it seemed somewhat excessive for two cars
  21. Simon Bendall
    It's a split box.
  22. Simon Bendall
    66136 was prepared for the January launch, it pushed the 92 and the train through the banner. You can just see it at the rear in the photo.
  23. Simon Bendall
    Guard's compartment and cage stripped out completely, large packing tables installed. There's a pic of a GUV conversion in the Parkin book, BGs were similar.
  24. Simon Bendall
    Yep, 55034 was the only one. There were a few of the DTS trailers though.
  25. Simon Bendall
    Also worth mentioning the three FZA wagons, which are used to carry pre-assembled switch and crossing sections with runner wagons if required, eg http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianews/7593137956 First of these was the experimental air-braked Salmon built in 1983 and it was joined by two converted Perch in the early 2000s.
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