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"...Thanks chaps; for bringing your models, your splendid company and your generous donations to CRUK....." Hi Tony, Only just found your site and photos of the models on page 2931.. Great day on 16th May. Thanks. The K's kit of the Ivatt 2-6-2T 41243 was built for me via a model railway shop in Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth in around 1985. The DJH S&D 7F 2-8-0 53806 was purchased in 1983 from a different model/book shop in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth. The loco has a makers mark "R.E" and "27 2034/83". Both run beautifully on DC with Portescap motor and gearbox. Would love to know who built the 7F. Geoff

Also tried PhilH's screenshot advice above as was suffering similar issues. Success!!!! Thank you for the heads up.

I popped over to Hoveton last year but am on grandaughter-sitting duties over the bank-holiday so sadly will have to miss it this year. I will keep an ear out for your next one. Too true about loss of exhibitions over here. I especially miss Southwold. It always seemed to have fine weather too. The NDR is a pain - people still cannot use the roundabouts properly.

Ordered maroon Dia. O.33 in Aug 2022. Delivered 0830 hours yesterday morning by DHL. Impressed - yes - so much so that I have now ordered Dia. O.59 in maroon. Thanks Accurascale. Now for the Manor - yum yum.

TheQ said ",,,,It was a good show I enjoyed it,, But won't be going again, not the shows fault, just the time getting there cross country for me...." Agree it was a good show. I probably will go again but from north of Norwich it is a fair old cross country trek, on A47, A1(M), and then through Stamford. Got there just as the Welland Academy car park was full but fortunately someone exited and we got in.

No notification yet. Probably just as well as I shall be out.

Sorted. Operator error my end. Failed to see the tick box. Doh!

BR Manor crew - tried pre-ordering and payment. Not sure it worked. Probably messed it up my end.

Me too, though in my case British Gas.

My local and a great shop. Very well merited. Well done guys,

Pretty sure the Jaguar Gate Guardian at RAF Coltishall was fibreglass and 2/3 size. It has since retreated to Norfolk County Council's County Hall on the edge of Norwich. Plenty of Jags still around in museums though including several at RAF Cosford, whilst one GR1A is doing fast taxi runs at the Cold War Museum at Bentwaters. One memorable trip in a Jag was when I was invited to fly the Jag Simulator. That was fun even though they fired missiles at me (was met forecaster). but managed to get chaff out. Took off from RAF Valley, flew under the Menai Bridge, was given thunderstorms and severe turbulence to deal with (asked for these to give me an idea of reality when forecasting them). Stalled it on approach to landing unfortunately and crash landed.

"...after Bailey Gate (Parkstone Bank ?)..." - and Corfe Mullen Bank?

All Bath allocated 9Fs were double chimneyed apparently but some 9F visitors were occasionally "purloined" for use and these included single chimney variants but also with different BR tender styles. Quite a few years ago I replaced the chimney on a Bachmann 9F with a white metal 9F double chimney casting (it might have been 247 Developments) but it always looked a bit on the large size compared to the Bachmann 9F double chimney. Guess the Hornby version will be OK (presumably not the new 9F model though) but it takes a bit of courage to remove the single chimney (it may pull out) and then to put the double chimney in the correct position. Good luck.

"...The Scotties and Bulldogs were distinct classes..." Indeed they were. I tried to indicate that by saying "pre-Bulldog" days. Failed obviously.

Nice photo Mark. Not seen that one before.

Have heard Collett 0-6-0s referred to as "Baby Castles" in the long distant past. Can't remember when or where though. Midland 0-6-0's on the S&DJR was known as "Scotties" (pre-"Bulldog" days).

Not in Lapland but at a smorgasbord put on by a posh hotel in Bahrain many moons ago. No giraffe, though, but have tried camel.

Tempting isn't it.

We had a spate of catalytic convertor thefts around here a while back (even the main dealer suffered) so we fitted a Catlock. Informed the insurance company by phone but they were not interested in the info. Guess it was because the performance was not altered even though it might have saved them an insurance payout,

Good luck if you try to redo the tender lining. I might have done so years ago but wouldn't attempt it now. You could run 76084 as a visitor from the north, or temporary transfer (rule one and all that, and this did happen with the Class 3 Mogul 77014 which was transferred down and ended up as the last loco in steam on the SR when they finished with steam on 9th July 1967 when it trundled down to Weymouth with a late evening parcels. This loco also came up to Blandford on specials and I think it did a goods trip post-closure). So 76084 might well create interest from the viewing public given that the real loco might easily be "hissing" outside. Bachmann did an earlier version numbered 76020, which I renumbered to 76015 and 76026, with an Adrian Butler (of Lord and Butler) weathered version with the BR!B tender numbered 76058. Bachmann have also just issued 76066 with the BR1B tender. They were popular locos apparently but I have read that they got a bit breathless on express duty over the Mendips whereas the double-chimneyed 4-6-0 4MT 75071, 75072, and 75073 were regarded almost as good as a class 5 (info came from Peter Smith's books, the RCTS Standard series, and Alan Hammond's series of books). Looking forward to seeing the layout again.

The trips initially were by Eastleigh based locos, as you say, but some 76XXX class were allocated to Bournemouth in the 1960s (ie 76026). Be aware that the small tender versions on the S&D (BR2) were different to the BR2A version that is on 76084 in that former BR2 had no fall-plate and cab doors attached, 76053 to 76069 had the larger BR1B tender to give more water capacity given that the SR did not have water troughs. The Watercress Line's 76017 was originally built with the earlier cab style and BR2 tender. I can recall seeing 76005,76006, 76008, 76009, 76010, 76011, 76012, 76013, 76014, 76015, 76016, 76019, 76025, and 76026, on S&D services, together with the large tendered 76056, 76057, and 76069. In fact 76026 pulled me back from Templecombe to Bailey Gate on the last late afternoon train on Saturday 5th March, 1966. 76011 was also active that last week. As far as I know the SR versions did not have the tender lining quite as on 76084.

Yes Aylsham too. I had forgotten about Market Deeping. One to look out for. Wot's wrong wiv cake???

Me as well ☺️.

Yes that was it.

Another one that appeared briefly in Norwich in the early 90s was along St. Giles towards the Inner Ring Road. Don't remember its name but husband and wife I think. Only shop now Great Eastern although a trip to Aylsham will bring you to the Bure Valley shop.