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Same here. I have no need for it, but neither to I have a need for a 37 or a 55 and I have one of each on order

This is how I do them (other more correct ways probably available but it works for me!). As Mick above says, use a pin hammer (aka a small headed hammer). Put the rivet with it's head down on a suitable surface, lay the metal parts over that are to be riveted together, then get a piece of paper, I use post it notes, and press it over the end of the rivet so the end pokes through. Two purposes for this - firstly so you can rip it off later so there is a small amount of play, and secondly, the paper holds the assembly in place while you tap it with the hammer. An example of a pin hammer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amtech-A1100-Lightweight-Dropforged-Hammer/dp/B004QDU35Y/ref=asc_df_B004QDU35Y/

Oh don't worry, no danger of that - TWO GWR models but nothing LNER? What's wrong with you?

It's *almost* like you've put some thought into it,

More than one way to use a locomotive to power things. https://gizmodo.com/that-time-a-canadian-town-derailed-a-diesel-train-and-d-1846307148 I bet the 47 wasn't driven down the road to get there Titfield style

This made me feel old - it's getting dangerously close to people joining where I work that were born AFTER I started there

I've got a brand new combine harvester and you can sod right off

When I (briefly) worked on a farm, the general rule of thumb was if it's a tractor, try and drive it to somewhere less flammable than a field full of crops and bail. If it was the combine then you get your skinny butt back to the yard as fast as humanly possible whilst screaming over the radio "Incoming, get the hoses ready!". Both happened while I was there, the combine was worth significantly more than a tractor hence the daring dash back lol

Literally everything crossed for you. What a saga

Why else do you think it's called the Get Wet Regularly?

Ah the ole Tippex factory internal user coaches. Obviosuly been parked under some trees for a number of years too going by the roof colour.

Does Mr Waterman only sign things when drunk? Might explain "Mel and Kim" and "Sonia" amongst others

Not sure why people are laughing - it was the 8 times daily Express Milk. A very important train hence the Deltic haulage. If it didn't run, you could hear the end customers screaming from miles away.

To misquote a Stock Aitken and Waterman song... He should be so lucky, lucky lucky lucky...

Can we have 8O08 please?

It was a very tongue in cheek comment - I enjoyed the challenge. I still have no idea what train they are intended for. I assume ECML and that's way outside my (limited) knowledge

Oh, so you make me trawl all sorts of resources to try and find what diagram the Restaurant is in Facebook but just tell everyone on here Fantastic work and hard to believe it's all in N.

They are only as good as their weakest link and with so many horror stories on the internet, and personal experience, they have weak links and a fair few missing links. Several times I have had to use CCTV to try and work out where a parcel has been LAUNCHED. The company doesn't give a monkeys - I have offered the CCTV to show exactly what their couriers get up to and they aren't remotely interested.

The second (well first!) of my two orders arrived today, again well wrapped. Anthony P. Sayer's book on the Clayton type 1 and his new book on the BTH and North British type 1s. Peppercorn - his life and locomotives All have annoying dust jackets - all published by Pen & Sword Think I have enough reading material to last be until next Christmas now

Fixed

The j50 looks fantastic but I would have to remove the transfers and re-do them and I haven't the heart to undo such a well applied set of transfers.

Glad that's settled, you could cut the tension with a (lock)knife

Missed parcelforce today (ironically the same driver does work and I saw him there at a distance but didn't know he had it). So will hopefully get it (and the Clayton one Monday.

I may just be continuing a falsehood but there was a rumour that many so called CE marks were spaced slightly further apart than they should be and actually meant Chinese Export.

Looks like there will be plenty of demand for spare bodies... oh...