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Have you considered www.roadtransportimages.com? Andrew

Not sure about a tiebar. I think what you are seeing is the far rail of the track that the train is on. Andrew

The majority of coal tipped into ships formed the cargo either for shipment to other parts of the UK or for export. The former was often put into rail wagons at the receiving port for distribution around the area. Andrew

See Freight Escape episode 6 on the Network Rail YouTube channel. Andrew

I recall a photo of, I think, Mansfield shed with a 4-4-0 and a couple of coal wagons and a brake van. The implication is that for a smaller shed locos coming to or going from shed could work the wagons to/from the local goods yard. Andrew

December not November. Andrew

Go to Milicast Models www.milicast.com and use the search facility for Caterpillar D7. They have a number of variants.in their Premiere Range 1/76. Andrew

You sure about this? I thought this practice of traders imposing a surcharge had been banned! Andrew

Click on photo for details. Andrew

My recollection from relatively few years ago is that at Bridlington there was a notice to the effect that anyone who could not use the footbridge to access the platform for Scarborough bound trains could use the barrow crossing if accompanied by station staff. Can anyone confirm please? Andrew

I think this is debatable depending on the period modelled. The proportion of vans to opens changed over the years. If you look at the census figures in Table 1 of "An Illustrated History of British Railways Revenue Wagons by Paul bartlett et al (OPC 1985) by 1966 there is not much difference between the total of high goods and the total of goods vans. With regards to new models as far as I know there is not a RTR version of the LMS clasp brake with auxiliary J suspension underframe that suits a goodly number of bodies. With different W irons and axle boxes this was also used for some BR wagons. Andrew

Not the same one. By searching "Tim Dunn TV producer" online I found another Tim Dunn who has been producing TV programmes for many years. Tonight's programme dates back to 2014 if I read it right. Andrew

Also notable are the entries where just a street name is given. These are presumably are "Filling Depots" and the named commercial companies are "Servicing Agents". The railway locations I would think are also "Filling Depots". Andrew

Yes I can remember one year walking down the hill from the station and having to fight against the wind coming up the hill off the sea. Andrew

I belonged to the Harrow Model Railway Club. This started as a OO gauge three rail layout in 1958 and eventually became a stud contact layout occupying almost the whole floor of a house using modified Hornby Dublo three rail locos. The layout was fully signalled, interlocked and track circuited with about 1200 GPO relays and full size block instruments. The track circuits ran on standard GPO relay voltage which I think is 50 volts. Large tunnel sections were removeable but there was a short fixed one containing point work. You did not want to put your hand into there to fish out derailed vehicles if you were wearing a watch with a metal strap! Two of the seven signal boxes had the signalman sitting on the floor working from an illuminated diagram. One of them was renowned for belts if you touched certain levers while touching the adjacent water pipe! Eventually a new heavy earthing system was installed. One evening someone was doing a quick electrical repair when he noticed sparks coming off the end of his soldering iron. Eventually this was traced to a transformer which had a condenser? connected. This had blown resulting in one rail being connected to one side of the mains! The layout was dismantled following the death of the house owner who was an electrician. Andrew

I seem to recall one or two cases in London where drilling penetrated railway tunnels. I think piles were being sunk for new buildings. I cannot remember the details but the tunnel diverging from the street it ran under when the street curved was a factor in one of them. Somewhere between Moorgate and Drayton Park possibly. Andrew

Another thought. Two types of bodywork are seen on photos. I understand that some if not all wagons were built with bolt together body panels for easy removal in case of corrosion damage but BR modified them to fixed panels. Andrew

According to my notes Model Railway News December 1970 has a drawing and notes on a 14ton wagon. Model Railway News May 1965 has at least one photo and notes on 1925 built 12 ton wagon without end doors and 1936 built wagon with end doors. Now where my copies are is another question. Much is still in storage following a move. I will look when I can. Andrew

I see that within the Prototype section of the forum there is Special interests - UK prototype and within that a section specifically on London Underground. You may get a better response if you post your question there as well. Andrew

As I said it is a 2016 view. I think that the basic end loading arrangement is quite old although, being concrete, not dating back to the opening of the station. Modifications/additions have taken place over the years, those barriers look new. Andrew

I think this is the provisional livery with dark grey body and no black patches. The information I have seen published states that the wagon livery not finalised until, I think, 1949 with light grey body and black patches for the lettering. Andrew

31st May 1947 is obviously wrong - do you mean 1949? Andrew

Unlikely the large LMS lettering lasted until your 1959 date for 68006 as it was last used in 1936 when the railway companies agreed to switch to small lettering. For earlier BR days it is quite possible to have the remnants of large lettering with either small company markings or BR markings with the occasional unpainted replacement plank as well. Andrew

This has been mentioned before on other threads. Apparently the show is being put on by Key Publishing who publish Hornby Magazine and Airfix Magazine and many others and will cover the various types of modelling that their magazines cover. Andrew