Wickham Green too

2 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Regrettably the packing machinery and boxes  couldn't handle square eggs so that was the end of that idea ...

Obviously couldn't fit a square egg in a round hole !

44 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said:

... It is my understanding that the 08s converted to 13s were increased in weight  ...

Yes - look at any photo of a 13 and you'll see a humungous slab of steel rather than the standard buffer beam.

22 minutes ago, Boris said:

... Vac bags are fitted to a dummy plug fitting on the headstock ...

Which far too many RTR & aftermarket producers seem not to be aware of.

"truck", "carriage", "storage wagon" ................... make up your minds !

Access may have been just for setting up - whatever - rather than riding in.

2 hours ago, csvt2004 said:

... "it was specially modified with radio and multiple working capability to act as a replacement within one half of a class 13"

Rather implies that it could substitute for either the Master OR the Slave .......... sounds unlikely !!?!

'A few pages back' ? ...... that's half a thread back and fourteen months ago - no wonder I'd forgotten !

Without reading back through all sixteen pages of this thread, has anyone noticed / commented on the 'ghosts' of ironwork on the replacement door and timberwork on 943009* ................ a nice try, guys - I've just added the freshly replaced unpainted planks on mine.

* O11 No.86140 appears, thus, in the original ( 1971 ) GW Wagons book.

Being VACUUM pipes aren't they a little chunky to represent AIR pipes ?

58 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

... Through pipes were rare except on brake vans, which did not have vacuum brakes as there was a (debatably sentient) brake operating mechanism aboard the van, ...

... except, of course when said brake van(s) had to be conveyed empty because of an unbalanced working of some sort. ( I won't suggest that the unbalanced guard should have remained with his van ! )

Self contained routes are one thing but even the latest - Crossrail - hasn't attempted to go driverless on the pre-existing network. 

... and with both in operation the "Level crossing stupidity..." would soon get overwhelmed ! ☹️

Though apportioning the stupidity might be tricky !

Conversely, sometimes you get a conspicuous dated board in front of the wagon that is a repaint date and the wagon itself might be a lot older ! .... yer needs yer wits abaht yer.

1 hour ago, Compound2632 said:

A starting point for finding the relevant photos being Joe Greaves' index: https://lightmoor.co.uk/BDLpdf_files/Private_Owner_Wagons_Index.pdf

indeed ...... this is my current understanding of the Rapido offer - personalised for the sources I've found and my desire for possible 1948 survivors ....

Rapido 1907.pdf

I thought the question was about options for No.110 carrying Marsh-era goods black livery with double red lining rather than Southern Railway black lined with green ( from New Year 1924 ) !!?!

... together with other Lightmoor Press and Bill Hudson volumes.

14 minutes ago, Hroth said:

Sure the locos not derailed due to bad back-to-backs? 🤪

Well, if you plonk your 00 loco down on P4 track there's always a little - shall we say - excess play !

3 minutes ago, melmerby said:

... I presume the flange is on the inside as it's less likely to go out of gauge by spreading whilst in use.

More likely to narrow in this case - but with those dirty great lumps of rock below the rails I don't think that's much of a worry !

Probably easier to ask which AREN'T ....... I've established that 967422 is based on a 1930 repaint ( though no idea what it looked like before ) and 967425 is based on a probably post WW2 photo - though, again earlier liveries may not have been significantly different.

5 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

Silktone Wagonway, Barnsley.  Dont known what the stones are called ...

Stone sleepers !

3 minutes ago, melmerby said:

... The station has never officially closed ...

I couldn't be bothered to watch twelve minutes of that to find out what station !

3 minutes ago, phil-b259 said:

... sent on to someone else to have the NSE alterations done. ...

Rosyth Dockyard - not the best known of railway works !

1 hour ago, Dunalastair said:

Must have been an interesting challenge getting them up there. ...

At least they could fly .... I don't know how these horses got back on the Brandenburg Gate !

Museum für Verkehr und Technik, Berlin : 16/9/90

57 minutes ago, eatus-maximus said:

... Apparently they had First class and retention toilets fitted.

Hmmm ............ dunno about the lavs but I've not heard any hoo-ha about second generation units not having retention tanks - as for First Class, the Scotrail and SWR 158s seem to have such areas but haven't been reclassified to 159s !

2 minutes ago, Mike_Walker said:

... 159s along with the 165 and 166 Turbos had two wires reversed in the coupler electrical connection meaning the units could couple with RR 15x units but not work in multiple.  ...

I believe the 375s & 377s have a similar difference ........ and the Southeastern 377s have not been brought in line with the native 375s so are pretty well restricted to the Maidstone East line.

Well, SWR seem to have their own 158 fleet now - though I don't know whether they work together.

5 minutes ago, adb968008 said:

That one looks a bit lost. ...

it was coupled to .174 and .172 was seen heading north through Ely later ..... that's all three ex GWR sets ! ( there's also a red ex Gatwick one around - according to Platform 5 )