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And thanks to Paul gaylar for one of these photos

So ! Scunthorpe show was a success ! . Besides a minor controller failure on Saturday (009 side) and 2 locos failures . We had 2 good days of running the layout. Plenty of wonderful comments. And many friends visiting Not to mention a steelworkers reunion as such as they gathered around the layout. Really enjoyed to opportunity to display the layout on home ground

So ! all ready for the model show , light bar fitted to make it a little brighter, more bushes and plants around the layout, a night running mode for use at home, and 2 more janus have been renumbered and joined the family.

If all goes to plan, plumtree works shall be attending

just received my replacement from Rapido after the first went away, original issues were, damaged smokebox dart , damaged brass smokebox valve, and the chassis rode up and down at the back end Just tested my replacement, and while the door dart is much better, the smokebox valve is still snapped and barely hanging on, and the chassis, it still raises and lowers slightly at the cab end and seems to have 2 tight spots. if stopped at the wrong position, it wont move off without higher power, initiating a launch ! i see the more i read the more and more it seems to be a problematic chassis that im guessing we will have to live with

with the liveries, has there been any consideration to the brown livery in british rail ? much like the tramway coaches carried on the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway ?

you have to bear in mind of course that shows usually set a limited amount, and the shows that i attended with the number of operators was not catered or any lodgings. the majority of the shows i have done are smaller charity type shows,

another thing to add if you can , always take spare operators ( occasionally even friends) , if not for your own sake , then others. me and 4 friends went to a show at the Yorkshire farming museum, brilliant little show. and i ended up sub contracting my friends to other layouts so they could have lunch breaks. my other thought is to be able to help others in need with any issues they have come up, i can remember many times at the Gainsborough model railway laid under baseboards during a show, helping out where ever i could

ive 6 W & u books all together or which each has something a little different, if nothing else than different pictures

for me, i try to be set up the day before if its on offer, track tested, wagon stock down, and one loco usually stays with the layout thats "trusted" to run. the other locos usually travel with me after the various break ins ive seen. i carry a spare controller, wire, switches , point motors and tool kit, but if someting fails and i can work around it, id rather do that till the end of the day, and it can make for interesting shunting operations, but so far ive been lucky , it wont last though

Models I'd love to see you produce Considering you already have a J70 with model rail , and the bogie coaches on the way..... and you announced the skirted 04 will be part of the 04 project.... Can we just add the g15/y6 tram and the 4 wheeled coaches from the wisbech and upwell ? Bonus points for the luggage van and brake coach ;) Love you guys. !

Awesome ben, thankyou for the info on all fronts. Really looking forward to the model joining the steelworks fleet on plumtree works, will look interesting next to the scunthorpe locos, including the KR Hunslets when they arrive

any more news on these, how they are progressing ? ive also not heard much on the real locomotives lately besides the Tata units , nothing regarding the "class 18s" themselves

Sir berkeley please, please, perfect for me with her visiting scunthorpe for railtours i the early years

for those of you who have never heard of singapore and have no idea what were talking about https://www.rocks-by-rail.org/exhibit/hl-3865-singapore/

Brilliant to hear from you Adam, and that you are receptive to the comments :) one i would love to see recreated in model form is singapore , well worth looking into the preserved locomotive at rocks by rail : Hawthorn Leslie Works No 3865 Singapore 0-4-0ST https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/hawthorn-leslie-works-no-3865-singapore-0-4-0st/ or for something really interesting.... https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/hawthorn-leslie-works-no-3597-falmouth-docks-engineering-company-no-3-0-4-0st/

this seems rather... Bright

i asked above but got no response :/

@Hattons Dave Can you tell us how many of each need to be ordered to secure the models? Personally im down for victory and 47 in ncb blue , Both on the list !

strange ! last 2 days it didnt work, and now it does, thanks all :) least its put this one to bed

Anyone know if CSP models is still going ? the website does'nt seem to work anymore.

waiting still on the rothervale ones myself, hopefully not too long, all i need to complete what is a brilliant locomotive

a few photos from the railriders show , hope anyone who saw the layout enjoyed it !

Plumtree works is at its first show ! This weekend Plumtree works will be appearing at the railriders show , at crewe heritage center. Open to members and non members of Rail Riders. I hope you'll come and enjoy what will hopefully be a good day out Plumtree works will be running current era stock with appearances from heritage Appleby frodingham railway tours 😉 A few new things have been added to the layout including lights. Which will appeared here after the show in photo form of course !

could you post a pic ?