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Chris - is there any chance work on a replacement chassis could be aimed at the better Dapol model please?

Talented barsteward. Don't get too busy, Bryn says theres mark 2's with your name on...

Evidently Mrj 235 just proved a step too far...

Removed so a drop buckeye can be fitted to move hst vehicles. Although it isn't fitted at the moment. Unlike our one... http://rickinghamphotography.co.uk/site/images/phocagallery/other/rail/2014/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_img_7711.jpg

He has been pottering away, I've listened to some of his ramblings...

Knowing the shunter on the pres line his PPE is as specified by the gcr. He is an industry professional and a member on here, not a part time amateur.

They rewired it this way in preservation too. Two hst electricians found them a test box to try a few months ago and offered a bit of help in the right direction.

The hst's have been in a bad shape for a while now. Belly panels and the supporting structure are dis-similar metals, subjected to a lot of damage from sewage and debris. They have had little planned maintenance since the last working project in the early 90's I believe. First are addressing this with an ongoing programme of reskinning and framing the belly panels.

FGW sent a 142 vice HST on a Painton-Paddington service, it got capped at Swindon to swap onto a HST. I also seem to remember wales and borders sending a 143 to Paddington when Great Western trains withdrew a late night HST service to South Wales.

No problem - just wanted to mention it and try and sort some pictures before someone whines about missing detail. maybe an add on kit? It's similar to the 153 set up...

Just a quick one, are you including the sanders fitted to number 1 axle? They've been fitted for three years now, and follow a similar form to the 150/153 units. The sand hopper is fitted on the under frame, under the second mans side of the cab along with the test switch and a box for the sanding ep solenoid valve, with one flexible pipe bolting straight to the lifeguard by no1 wheel and the other going across the skid plate under the fire bottles, to emerge at roughly the same position on no4 wheel. It's visible on 611, second page of the brochure and fitted to all west fleet 14x after an incident of low adhesion at Exeter. http://www.porterbrook.co.uk/downloads/brochures/14x%20Brochure.pdf

mow - turn right after you pass through the gateline and keep walking towards the motor rail/fish dock where the driving school is, its one of the small buildings forming the island after the bike racks.

Try jz on this forum... if not I can't guarantee having a 143 to hand in Bristol, but I can try and find either someone who can or maybe get you a contact to visit. The blinds changed colour during the relay mod package, where mors smitt relays have been fitted instead of shrack or stpi/ped types. The original blinds fitted at refresh had many missing destinations - great malvern and bristol parkway spring to mind as common favourites. The new type are mean tot be easier to read (no, I can't remember which way round the colours changed, I believe the new ones are the white on black...

The auto announcer files will be the same as the west fleet 15x. They haven't been changed since alpine/wales and borders/wales and west and still feature announcements for all of these. The generic doors/safety announcement sounds regularly still. Train crew have been briefed with the correct way to deliver the safety announcement if they bother. 143 603 has recently been reliveried at SPM during planned level five maintenance. The window frame is as supplied by unipart - we don't often have time to paint stuff like that, according to ravers it had a window and frame recently. I'd still like to see the non multi label modelled by someone soon. I changed the electrical box on the BSI and removed it... Matt SPM, the home of the west fleet.

I understand the internals aren't as built, there's bits of home made electronics, a 57 avr... but I'm reliably informed it should be ok to run with a hst, I know the gentleman with a 42 way tester borrowed to find out.

Well if the group insist on idling it all the time when it's not being run, what do they expect... cold engines leave part combusted hydrocarbons in the exhaust which will cause exhaust fires if they don't act sensibly. Starting it every hour from cold at the Swanage gala will have done it no good. Best leave it until they can start and run it on train supply for a few hours to get it warmed up and burning cleanly.

I'm in absolutely no rush, I've got track and baseboards to build, just keeping momentum going while my back sorts its self out! I have the two powered wheel sets, and need six unpowered, but I'll happily take the set if that suits you better... I'm sure I can find something else to put them in

Looks like a trip to the turning service then...

Guys, bit of an odd question but bear with me - With no unpowered drop in wheel sets for my 108 in stock in stores, and no reorder date advised, am I best send my current wheels off for turning or can I utilise an alternative assoc wheel set instead? Cheers.

how do you like me now - the heavy

thanks very much - I'm using a newer macbook pro, guess I'll have to suck it and see

Out of interest, what spec mac? I'm toying with turbo cad for mine but don't know if it'll cope.

It's a friends page - might be restricted. I'll ask if it's ok to share when I'm next on shift (12 days off... fgw rocks!)

Nice thread - i'm suprised the captain hasn't spotted me wandering round BRI, tool bag in hand... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.121532291227159.9883.100001111660838&type=3 From SPM/Bath Rd.