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Sorry to hear about your impending lack of time/space for the layout, been there done that ! Thankfully, I am lucky enough to have a more understanding missus. Hope the move goes well and space (and time) is soon found. In the meantime.... Could you possibly let me know how you made this short section of platform canopy ? I am looking for something similar for my own station ! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/monthly_12_2016/post-22023-0-06814500-1481123161.jpg

Just ordered the Class 52 sound chip from the Chinnor shop on that Well Known Auction Site - says delivery on or before 23rd Dec - Hope it's early - I go away for a week early on the 24th so won't get chance to play again till the New Year It'll get here when it gets here ! " I wish me a Merry Xmas, I wish me a Merry Xmas........." Lol !

I have no lamps fitted to any of my steam stock at present, but, some would be fairly straight forward, judging by all the info in this thread so far, such as the shunting/yard duty locos and dedicated freight locos. It is the mixed traffic types that would cause the biggest headaches. Those with near permanently fitted lamps could easily be made to work, it is those that would need to be removable that would need some ingenuity ! I have a couple of brake vans with a single centre red lamp fitted to one end - I just turn them if needed. As for coaching stock with red tail lamps - were they not, on occasion, a black painted lamp casing ? If so, they certainly would not be so noticeable when hidden between loco and coach if not illuminated.

Hi All... As you may have guessed, I am not so versed in the daily intricacies of railway life - as much as I like trains, and, dare I say it, "playing" trains, I am not a railway enthusiast as such, and, therefore, have not spent much time around 1:1 railways or really delved into the ins and outs of railway operation. I should do more research really ! I have been messing about with model railways for the last 35 years, but only really from a modellers point of view, modelling the bits I want to model ! @ The Johnster...... Thank you for your very comprehensive reply, I have ( I think ) always been aware that there were specific lamp locations for certain train types/classes, but I was not aware that it was so complex ! I can see the issue with having too many lamps or the wrong combination fitted - maybe I could get away with claiming that the dirty great 9F pulling 1/2 a mile of coal whilst displaying 4 lamps to the front was delivering coal to the Royal Household ! Modern LED technology is such that both a red and yellow/white LED could be built into one side of a 00 lamp with a white on the other - providing you have the eyesight, steady hand and a soldering iron with a 0.10mm tip ! Maybe a more practical way to produce removable working lamps would be to take a cue from vitalspark's post about small pins in the bottom of the lamps fitting into small holes drilled in the loco body - only you would need two holes (+ve &-ve, obviously) - the issue would be finding suitably small sockets to mount flush into the body, the legs on the LED itself could be used as the pins . Hmm....... now my brain is ticking - I'll get no sleep tonight pondering this one !

Reading this thread with interest as lights on steam loco are something I have often considered and dismissed due to the small proportions. But, Having recently gone DCC, I am now getting a hankering for working lamps on steam stock. Would I be right in thinking that lamps were only fitted to the irons relevant to the duties being performed ? i.e. would it be unacceptable to have a pair of buffer beam mounted lamps and a smokebox lamp all constantly fitted, but, only have the lamp(s) appropriate to the current duties illuminated ? Obviously, working lamps would be far more difficult to make removable - it's do-able, but difficult !

I bought one of the class 37 sound units and I'm really pleased with it ! First sound unit I have ever bought and I think I would be disappointed with anything else ! Had to remove the sound chamber from the speak to get it into my Vitrains 37, but, looking to get another with sugar cube speaker for that so I can remove the existing one and refit into the Hornby 37. Western one on the cards for my Dapol cl52, and a couple of Kings and an 08 also now in need ! Oh for a cl29 sound unit ! I can see this sound lark is gonna cost me a small fortune !

Hoping the show went well for you, Al. I was so gutted that I couldn't be there to see the layout that I had to console myself with a tour around Hereford Model Centre and the purchase of a Dapol Cl52 Western !

This is so annoying - I will be driving right past the NEC on friday, but, will be nowhere near enough to visit saturday or sunday ! Had planned to go this year, and, having found this thread a couple of months ago, had made my mind up that I definately would - till my plans were changed for me ! Hope the show goes well for "The Bridge's" first outing, it's an absolute masterpiece and I am gutted that I will not be able to come see it in person !

There is currently a set of 3d printed parts for sale on that well known auction site which would go a long way towards helping produce a RHTT. No connection - just spotted it whilst idly browsing !

Many good (and bad ! ) covers listed so far ! I would have to go with just about anything covered by Hendrix -Especially the long slow instrumental version of Little Wing, Joe Cocker, Wierd Al has been mentioned - His version of The Devil Went To Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band is legendary ! The Devil Went To Jamaica - And a couple of covers by a Swedish duo called First Aid Kit - America - Simon & Garfunkel Play with Fire - Rolling Stones