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Double slip, single slip, and long crossing coming likely by end of year. Plans for medium radius and curved turnouts in the future. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/127840-peco-bullhead-points-in-the-flesh/page-31&do=findComment&comment=3021045

I do hope that the future ends up being better for Heljan's UK products, but to be fair to Ben: 1) the statement announcing him stated he would be gradually taking over during a period of a few months - open to speculation then when he will actually be in charge but it may not be yet. 2) his ability to change / influence projects that are already in the pipeline may be minimal to non existent depending on how much has already been spent, thus it won't be fair to judge him on the first group of items released once he has taken over. In the specific case of the Class 50 only those in the industry would know but to me a major reworking of the molds to fix the front end would seem to be expensive, possibly requiring entirely new molds. I would however be happy to be proven wrong. As for the A4, it is not a Heljan model. The A3 and A4 are Hatton's models, being made by Heljan for Hattons, with Hattons having the final say.

I had toyed with the idea of 7mm because I do like the Class 50, but sadly for £700 I expect better so like you I am no longer interested. My hope at this point is that Hatton's is successful with their Class 66, demonstrating that there is a market for a new, more detailed version of models that are considered by many to be "good enough", and as a result someone does a better Class 50 in OO.

Dapol's Facebook page says following now being sent to stockists 4D-012-004 D6325 BR Green No WP Disc H/C 4D-012-006 D6327 BR Blue SYP 4D-012-008 D6332 BR Blue FYE 4D-012-009 D6322 BR Green SYP Disk H/C

Perhaps it is another example where the official drawings differ from what was actually built.

It wouldn't help the N model. What it could theoretically do is help Revolution by shifting some of the existing costs that have been incurred onto an OO model. If an OO model was successful then the research is still valid, and thus the costs for it would be paid for by the OO model. I also assume that while there would be a cost to alter the CAD that it is less than developing CAD from scratch, so an OO model would pay for at least some of the CAD work that has been done. That all assumes though that an OO model is successful.

Fined this year for not moving enough https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cn-fined-for-failing-to-move-enough-grain/article20647807/

CP has announced plans to order 5900 new grain cars over the next 4 years, with an initial order of 1000 with 500 arriving by the end of this year. As for the "more grain cars to solve the problem" aspect, the new cars can carry more grain (10% greater weight) and the cars are also shorter, allowing more cars per train - CP is currently limited to 112 cars per 7,000 foot train which will increase to 118 with the new cars. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cp-announces-plans-for-half-billion-dollar-investment-in-future-of-grain-supply-chain-with-railcar-order-684839441.html Also, heads up for anyone interested in the iconic Canadian Government grain cars, the new cars likely mean the end of their careers.

Heljan's Facebook page has several photos of the pre-production hand assembled Class 50 https://www.facebook.com/heljanas/posts/1921783951217795 No release date yet but suggested retail is £699.00

Like any of these things there is always lots of talk and angst, and it is extremely easy to click on an online survey. But at the end of the day while some will follow through the vast majority just continue on without change. What it does do is give GitHub a more solid future given that they were apparently not yet breaking even let alone making a profit, something that anyone considering moving might want to consider about where they jump. Offering free hosting make it difficult to pay the bills if not enough people/companies are willing to take up the paid options.

Latest Bachmann update shows that they are in production http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/134726-Bachmann-times-summer-2018-product-updates/

I have no illusion about the public at large, the evidence is available for anyone to see. Yes, some train sets are still sold. But nowhere near the numbers that they sold in the past for the simple reason that Junior today wants a tablet, gaming system, or any number of other things. If Hornby was able to still sell the train set in any significant numbers then they wouldn't be in the financial mess they are in - they are after all with their stock listing and board and all those other expensive items set up as a mass market toy company. So yes, the tradition is dead.

Or Peco, who appears to have made quite a successful business selling track. The key point is that if there is an opportunity somebody will create a business to fill the need, so instead of people buying everything from Hornby they will deal with several companies/individuals. Now admittedly it won't be the hobby as you know if, if your definition of the hobby starts and ends with Hornby, but the hobby will survive precisely because it isn't remaining stagnant but instead is evolving to reflect how the outside world is changing. Hate to break it to you, but that tradition is already dead. Again though, things change. As a podcaster says, people see model trains on YouTube, think that's neat, and get into the hobby that way. Or maybe through Facebook, Twitter, or any number of other ways.

There really is no indication that hobby is becoming unsustainable, it is merely changing as it often does. What is likely is that Hornby's problems are unique to Hornby, particularly the costs they have that no other competitors do - being listed on the stock exchange brings a whole bunch of costs their competitors don't have.

Better shot on the flyer they just posted to Facebook - intended for gap free running so it's designed to move as the model goes through up to R2 curves

Welcome to RMweb, where things wander. More seriously, the point was to show people where they could talk about the Mk1 Suburban so it wouldn't take over this thread (aka. known as being nice and considerate to people, you should try it).

Looking online I only see 1624 at Laira and St. Blazey. Was it at Newton Abbot? Not saying the online sources are accurate but they only 16xx I can find reference to Newton Abbot is 1608.

Certainly more difficult in the current non-loco railway, but then again nothing says you need to necessarily use the wires as soon as they are put up. Even if it takes you 5 years to get to Bristol you have done so in a way that is more self sustaining and thus can continue on for the next however many decades to get the job done for the full network. The alternative is the "big bang" approach of try everything at once which has failed quite well with parts of it now cancelled and no further plans contemplated.

Perhaps its a combination of things, including whether there is that much of a market. Easy to buy lots of short steam era goods wagons, but a modern good wagon with its length starts to cause issues in OO that don't always exist in N. Also need to consider the time frame involved and what may happen between now and then - not just obvious things but even how the current trade war over steel will play out - and with a full payment up front discount less/no ability to put through a price increase.

What were the visual differences if one were to contemplate an attempt?

For those wanting an OO version http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/134642-kernow-wagon-iza-cargowagon-twin-van/

An interesting quote from section 1.5 Maybe others can explain differently, but to me those 2 "wins" in the franchise bid are contradictory - getting better service quality usually means higher expenses, which would seem to go against having the lowest cost. I also find this in 1.10 a bit disturbing While technically true, how many passengers are a) aware of the alternates to Gatwick and b) how practical when dragging luggage is it to then try and use a commuter train and c) can they still meet the time constraints given planes don't wait. If I was Gatwick Airport this would infuriate me as the whole point of Gatwick Express is to get travelers to the airport, and if Gatwick Express is going to be the first service "thrown under the bus" then it isn't a service my customers could rely on.

Don't know when it ended by lime was used in Canada - see p108 bottem left (last page of article on shipping lambs) - http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no512_2006.pdf This thread elsewhere indicates steam was used in the US http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/71979.aspx

The bold is the selling price, the crossed out is the Recommended Retail Price is my understanding.

Quality Control found an issue, fixing it means a delay http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/130571-accurascale-announce-4mm-scale-huo-and-buffer-detailing-kits/?p=3186808