gresley

According to "The Locomotive Exchanges" by C J Allen, the following express locos were used on the Waterloo-Exeter route:

Merchant Navy Class, 35018 British India Line

Princess Coronation Class 46236 City of Bradford

Royal Scot class 46154 The Hussar

A4 class 60022 Mallard/ 60033 Seagull

Hope this is of some use to you.

gresley

my own advice would be to wait until you are settled again in the UK. There are so many possible problems which you only know about when they occur. I moved house (within Germany) and was very glad that my railway stock (including track, points, etc) was all packed in boxes at the time of the move.

What's packed up is relatively safe from "collateral damage" before, during and after the move.

As for a suitable scale, I certainly think that TT would be an ideal if there was a wider selection available (bot British as well as Continental). I tried N Gauge but soon found that it was too small and finnicky. (must consider that you don't get younger !). Therefore I finished up with HO/00 (mixture of continental and british).

Whatever you choose, I wish you luck.

gresley