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The blurb says, supplied unpainted the pic is only for show! so not even ex layout. Keith

Could be just the thing for making conductive wheelsets, worth an experiment. Keith

I would expect the chains to be fastened to the chain loops on the bolsters, not to the solebars, the chains need to be at the support point to avoid trying to bend the load. Most loads would want some form of protection. I disposed of most of my wagon books but I expect someone will be along with references. Keith

The Hornby is silent as well in "Trix Twin" Keith

Yes, but the ebayer is printing them for you, and photo paper and ink is not cheap, I don't think he will be getting much of an hourly rate out of it. Keith

Rather surprised no-one has yet mentioned India. The inspiration behind this is pretty clear, just they left the 'L' off the lettering. The other NWR locos in the Delhi museum have the livery but perhaps got their inspiration elsewhere, Gorton might recognise this one. While this has a sort of affinity with the WD. Regards Keith

Is there a brass kit for this? i am only aware of the ex Wills whitemetal one. Keith

The drawing for the Garratt shows the pivots in the wrong place, they are always within the wheelbase of the engine units. For both the Garratt and Meyer the weight is carried through the pivots, for the Mallet the pivot is just that and weight is transferred to the front engine unit through a sliding bearing under the front of the boiler. Keith

Here you need to distinguish between "catch points" which have been removed, and "trap points" which remain mandatory in scecific circumstances. It is trap points which the UK contingent have been suggesting above for the most part. Catch points in Uk parlance were required on the running lines on uphill grades to catch and derail any vehicles that broke away from the back of a freight heading up the hill, these were required when the freight trains were not fitted with continuous brakes. Since operation of unfitted freights has ceased the catch points are redundant. Trap points are required to protect any passenger running line from freight lines and sidings to divert or derail any unauthorised movement before it encroaches on the passenger line. Assuming the MMA line concerned does not run any passenger trains then these would not be requirements as such. Anyone wanting to operate a similar line in the UK would have to write a safety case and convince the ORR (Office of rail regulation) that the result would be ALARP. It would be pretty difficult given that there is effectively no UK precedent for this style of operation. Would they have foreseen this particular risk a few weeks ago, who knows but they would now! and effective mitigation would be required. Keith

dibber25, on 13 Jul 2013 - 18:55, said: There is no difference in this respect between a trap point and a derail. Either can be left independent of the main line switch or rodded to it to work together, and it is the provision or not of the linkage not the type of device that makes the difference. In a situation like this it is unlikely rodding would be provided in either case as it would make it very difficult for the crew to operate the switch, especially under a few feet of snow and ice.

His BIN price is exactly the current RRP for this exact model in stock with Bachmann UK! Keith

You could well be right, would explain the colour. Regards Keith

Thanks, that's better. Presumably the two sloping shafts in the articulation joints are representations of the exhaust pipes then, also good to see. Regards Keith

Thanks for posting that, am I seeing drive shafts that suggest the motor in the front tank drives both sets of drivers? That will make it rather tricky to have only one end slip, a Garrett characteristic I have witnessed many times, but still better than only powering one end. Regards Keith

There are protoypes! and I rather like the look. Keith

Micmcn has one as well http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRI-ANG-Hornby-R-555C-3-CAR-THE-PULLMAN-TRAIN-PACK/300652991496?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D15685%26meid%3D8240166995524516453%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D7496%26rk%3D4%26sd%3D260938965376%26

Really does show how crude they were doesn't it? Keith

Well, his definition of "fine condition" looks to differ from mine, and I assume yours, but its all clear in the pics, he isn't hiding anything! Very optimistic starting price if he really wants to sell it. Keith

Back Track Vol 5 No 4 for July-August 1991 has an interesting article on Railways and Holiday resorts mainly illustrated with pics of Blackpool. Its shown as Part 1, no idea how many further parts were published. Keith

At least 60 years old and described as new! I remember gazing at them enviously in a local shop window when they were indeed new (and outside our price range). A few years later we had a couple of second hand ones, along with a GF Black 5 at the school Model railway Club. Unfortunately the plastic bodyshell only had about a 5 year life before starting to distort but we did get the Black 5 to run by fitting it with a Triang motor. Keith

IIRC the track was started sometime back, I recollect some impressive pictures of it way back in this topic, don't I? Keith

My email says "on or after 1st November", not all that precise! Keith

New concept this! Keith

If it wasn't that they are closing most of the police stations! Keith

IMHO Very rare, if ever, with gates but is or, certainly used to be, common with barriers when there are 4 provided. Keith