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Simon, Kris and Hexagon789 thank you for the answers. Hexagon789, question for you. I assume by dm you mean the power car but what does tc and tsd stand for?

Hello everyone. Looking at the Hornby mk3 coaches on Hattons  web site I noticed one of the gwr  green ones was labeled a tgs trailer guard second. Is this a coach that would have been in the formation or rake, whichever is the correct term, of a full length hst set between London and Cardiff in September of last year? or would it be tf x 2, a trub, then tso x 4 with a power car at each end like I was thinking? If I am correct would the tgs be a mk3a and only seen in a loco hauled train? Thanks in advance for any answers.

Due to the recent weather which has resulted in the water levels dropping some of the old track bed has been exposed.

 

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/drowned-railway-line-re-emerges-15050399.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Just watched the news video and read the accompanying article from the link. It would be interesting to know how it would have been routed if the line diversion had been built.

Due to the recent weather which has resulted in the water levels dropping some of the old track bed has been exposed.

 

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/drowned-railway-line-re-emerges-15050399.amp?__twitter_impression=true

You might find these two useful when in London

 

Map of rail services, more than just 'the tube' http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Reviews/Resources/london-rail-and-tube-servid.pdf

 

Journey planner site https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/

 

The latter is very good, but sometimes for trips to the suburbs seems to come up with convoluted routes involving multiple changes, when 'common sense' would suggest a simpler route ....... I think it's because it is very 'real time' and knows if you will just miss a train on, say, a half-hourly frequency route, so makes strenuous efforts to get you there with only 29 minutes loss of time, when common sense would dictate waiting the full 30 minutes for the next direct service.

 

Not knowing where you come from in the USA, or what your experience of public transport is, one thing to say is that you can travel anywhere in London by train and tube with no worries, and if you have a debit card that is registered to a U.K. Bank, you don't even need a ticket ...... you just wave the card at the sensor when you get on and off, and the system works out the cheapest fare. It even automatically discounts down if you make multiple trips over, say, a week.

I was in the UK back in 2013 for 10 days so I do have some experience already with riding the tube in London. I had decided since 2013 was the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who I wanted to see some of the places the classic series was filmed at in person. Then took the train to Cardiff to see some places the new series and Torchwood have been filmed at.

I second that - it is a very easy journey, a two minute walk from the station, and it is chock-full of almost anything you could want, with some good discounts. http://www.invictamodelrail.com/

Hello Mike. what direction from London is Sidcup?

Can highly recommend Harburn Hobbies....

 

Now if your buying a lot of things, then can I suggest the following.... select all your models and tell them you want them posted back to the USA for you.... they will (and have done for me previously) then deduct the 20% vat/gst from the price and you then don’t need to worry about carrying your models around with you whilst on holiday.....

Thanks for the idea of asking to have the vat deducted Andy Mac. 3 or 4 recommendations for Harburn so far. Buying stuff and having it shipped back is what I was thinking of doing. have a decent amount of coaches so far. would mainely be adding to the 5 or 6 wagons I have so far by about 40 or so and another class 66 in freightliner or gbrf.

Hello and greetings from the USA. I am going to be in the UK in September on vacation and was looking for suggestions for model railway specific shops in Edinburgh and London to check out. Thanks in advance for any ideas of places to check out.

Thinking of getting a sufficient number of the Bachman pca wagons for a rake of at least 18. Does anyone know if the sharpie and thinner method discussed here would work on the Bachman wagons for renumbering purposes or not? Thanks in advance if anyone knows.

Hello all. Having accidentally found myself with a few coaches with the same number any suggestions on how to remove the factory applied region and car number? recommendations for new decals? Thanks in advance and Greetings from the USA.

Bob, Phil, and robertcwp, thanks for confirming what I was thinking. The Bachmans might be the more expensive but a fair trade for a more accurate model. Roythebus, thanks for the weathering suggestion.

Hello all. Having recently acquired one of the Hornby mk1s in blue and grey to see how the compare to the Bachman mk1s detail wise I noticed right off that the Hornby mk1, w4804 so, has a darker shade of blue vs the Bachman ones I already have. My question is, wich is the more correct shade of blue? the darker blue on the Hornby or the lighter blue on Bachman's mk1s? Thanks in advance and greetings from the USA.

Hello everyone and thank you for the replies so far. Thought it would be a bit far fetched an idea. Equally not likely a coal fired plant would have been located on the heart of wales line anywhere? Also, as diversionary traffic would one ever see coal and or container trains on the how? As an aside to tell a little about me I am an engine driver, to use the UK term, for the BNSF Railway in the USA. Planning to do a trip over to that side of the pond for my vacation next year. Deciding if I want to time it to hit the Warley show.

Hello everyone. I know that as built the Trawsfynydd  power station is a nuclear plant. For layout planning purposes would it be to far fetched to assume it was built as a coal fired plant instead? If not would it be more likely to assume the coal trains came in via the Conway valley line or via Bala junction? Also when the Llyn Celyn reservoir was built assuming the proposed railway diversion had also been built as well does anyone know how it would have been routed? Basically imagining that the line from Llangollen junction thru Bala junction to Trawsfynydd was still in service to serve the power plant if coal fired with some class 150s for local passenger service to run in a modern era (2013). Or conversely imagining the track from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Trawsfynydd was still in service if that would be more plausible although I want to say I remember reading the Conway valley line has a tighter loading gauge. Thank you in advance if anyone can help.

Thanks for the answer, Steadfast. A class 66 for each rake it will be.

Hello everyone. For a layout set in 2013 would a Freightliner FEA-B and a DRS IDA container wagon have ever been seen together in the same consist pulled by a class 66 from either company? thinking of getting the Dapol model of both wagons for a future dual era layout. Thanks in advance for any response if anyone can help.

Hello all and greetings from the US of A. Having been a lurker for a year or so I decided to create an account yesterday. Anyway, I have decided my winter project this year will be to start a layout in the basement of my house. Looking at 5 x 18ft, staging yard on one side, station on the other split lengthwise by scenic divider. It will be set in Wales, probably somewhere on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. So the question is which would be appropriate for 1963? the Esso tanks with or without the revised suspension in class a or b or both and with or without the Esso petroleum company lettering? Also what was the purpose for revising the suspension to start with? improved tracking to prevent derailment or something else? would class a or b have been used to transport home heating oil?