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Class 44,s worked into Northampton with coal and mixed freight from Toton. Worked in over the line from Market Harborough Richard

Very interesting project, looks very good Richard

Yes, Cripple Sidings will be there Richard

Really enjoyed layout article and photos in latest Rail Express Richard

Layout and scenery looking good, the flats are great Mind out for the flat residence moaning about the train noises and smelly diesel fumes ! We used to get phoned up nearly every night from an old biddy from local flats complaining about the Yard at Northampton ! Richard

My subscription copy came today Enjoyed the article, thought the pictures were very good Richard

Have a great weekend George Be careful with John, remember he gets silly if he has to much chocolate, you know what he is like, find him sitting under the layout with chocolate all around his mush ! Don't give him any orange smarties !! Richard

John was in issue 217, centre page pin up, they used a class 37 to preserve his modesty, very tasteful I thought George turned them down John used to get me copies from his "Europe" trips, Smiffs in Northampton stopped selling it, have every issue RC

Stupid reply to quote button !! RC

I have this on subscription, didn't know it was programmed to be published yet RC

Great little shop, called in on holiday, came away with Oxford Diecast vehicles and tins of paint. Lots of "Modelling" bits and pieces Richard

I warned you this would happen ! Anyway progress looks good, keep up the good work, you don't really need a new kitchen or garden, do you ? Richard

Looks really good Richard

Northampton CMD had piles of concrete sleepers 5 or 6 wide, up to 8 high divided with sleeper batterns. Concrete sleepers turned upside down were used a roadways between the Sidings. Stacks of old and new wooden sleepers and point timbers. Skips, cable drums, concrete troughing, old oil drums, grounded van bodies, stacks of new rail, point work and block joints, piles of scrap rail, chairs, etc. Railway vans and trucks, few private cars Will check my photos for more ideas Richard Northampton CMD had piles of concrete sleepers 5 or 6 wide, up to 8 high divided with sleeper batterns. Concrete sleepers turned upside down were used a roadways between the Sidings. Stacks of old and new wooden sleepers and point timbers. Skips, cable drums, concrete troughing, old oil drums, grounded van bodies, stacks of new rail, point work and block joints, piles of scrap rail, chairs, etc. Railway vans and trucks, few private cars Will check my photos for more ideas Richard

Layout and new boards looking good, tractor is great Cheers Richard

As always, looking good, enjoying the detailing bits ! I modelled pipe loads using plastic drinking straws, sprayed Matt black with a balsa wood frame, wagon loads in a Rudd and ex OAA Richard

Coming on Carl, detailing bits and wagons look good Richard

Can you buy N Gauge water RC

The Tope and Clam rake are very impressive Great pictures Richard

Project Mercury was a Telecoms company, they used the railway cable troughing system and lineside to lay their cables. Wagons were painted a sky blue livery. Carried mostly cable troughing Richard

Happy Birthday !! Be careful with the chopper, the blades are razor sharp Richard

I had to have a double take, must be the white paint Anyway, looking good Steve Richard

Well done Carl Looking good Steves pep talk brushed off on me as well, been doing stuff every night, just finished a Sat Link repainted OBA Well done Richard