Moxy

That is not what that email says. "We do always send emails to you following an order...and to provide the delivery information." Implying that Hattons would just send £300 parcel without telling you it was coming does them a great disservice. In my experience of dealing with them, their email notifications of orders and deliveries are spot on.

Except the agreement with the current licence holder that expressly forbids Bachmann from using the TTTE tooling for any non TTTE models. This argument about TR versions was made several times when they first came out but however much us 009 modellers would like that, the reality is it is not going to happen. Back to Hornby. I have no idea what is coming in 5 days time, but I hope it's a successful year for them.

I've done a bit more digging. The date is 4 September 1962 and it's an SLS railtour. The steam loco is 42343. There are a couple more pictures here http://www.sutherland.davenportstation.org.uk/aaprint/ash.html Pictures ash-62-24 & ash-62-25. It still doesn't explain what the Wickham was doing there though.

It is the departmental Track Recording Coach, before it was renamed Laboratory 20. Some details here https://railcar.co.uk/images/wickham-railbus/departmental

You are correct Alan, it was split between the sons when Roger decided to step back from production, and it is the younger son, Matt who is running Five79. Not all of the Slimrails kits are back in production yet, but I understand Matt plans to reintroduce them in due course, The list of what is currently available is on his website, but he is closed for Christmas now, until 4th January 2022.

There are 2 preserved, AJA133B is in Kent being restored, and AJA139B is the North West Museum of Road Transport in St Helens. Bodywork was by Strachan and was designed for a low bridge on that route (which I understand has since been rebuilt) I'm not a bus nerd either. Honest. (Who am I kidding! In reality I was brought up around Ribble Motors in Preston, both of my parents worked there. Like you say that was when buses were interesting.)

Road Transport Images do the Commer QX cab https://www.roadtransportimages.com/shop/product/commer-qx-mkv-single-piece-screen-1958-cab-with-vac-glazing -if you are willing to modify a diecast model that came with a different cab. Alternatively, Base Toys used make this type of Commer as a flatbed and as a dropside. They are now out of production but you might find one secondhand. Hope this helps.

The instructions are here: https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/references.php Scroll down to 'HO Turntable.' It appears to be the same one in your picture. Hope this helps.

That reminds me of something I saw around 50 years ago. My late father worked for Ribble Motors in Preston as a maintenance fitter. He didn't work on the buses themselves, his job was to maintain the machinery in the works. Because of this, a lot of his work was done on overtime on Saturdays & Sundays, and he used to take me into work with him. On one occasion we were in the body shop and there was a double decker in there which had suffered a similar unexpected open top conversion courtesy of a road bridge. Above the windscreen there is usually a reminder of the vehicle height, supposedly to prevent drivers doing this. On this bus it said 'Height 14' 3".' Somebody with a sense of humour had taken a piece of chalk and altered it to read: ' Was 14' 3", now 10' 6".'

I don't know for certain, but the Disused Stations site makes reference to the goods yard having a 5Ton crane. Perhaps it's the base of that?

The former No2 & No3 are at the Tanfield Railway https://www.tanfield-railway.co.uk/history/our-locomotives/ (Type 'Kearsley' in the search box). I don't know where the third one is I'm afraid.

Here is a more complete version (not necessarily the same vehicle as the one above, but the same series) Not my picture, found on Flickr

I don't have one of these Hornby booking halls to measure, but without the canopy it gives the impression of being 1 & 1/2 floors high (see example above). If you look at the Scalescenes site, their single storey station R003b is 55mm high and the two storey one R005 is 120mm high. I think I would tempted to do a 'cut & shut' on the building to reduce it to about 55-60mm height, and reduce the height of the chimneys too.

It's a B30-7, but I'm not sure whether 7806 is its Southern Pacific number, or whether that's its Union Pacific number and they haven't got round to applying the cab side number yet.

H&A Models also sell Gibson wheels. https://www.hamodels.net/wheels-bearings/alan-gibson-4mm-oo-price-per-axle.html No connection, just a satisfied customer.

It was, in red as '25550,' which if the story I have heard is true, was supposed to be Hornby's Margate telephone number at the time. There is a thread here about updating a Nellie.

That's one of the other half of their fleet, based on a Iveco Daily. Better that the Sherpa, but not by much.

I have to agree with Alistair, bus deregulation was a sorry saga. Does bring back some memories though. I was born & brought up in Preston, and I remember one of the new local operators traded as 'Zippy Bus,' using mostly Leyland Sherpa minibuses (dreadful vehicles). They competed with both Preston Corporation Buses & Ribble Motors. Preston Bus Station was owned by the Corporation who only allocated 2 bays to Zippy Bus. (39 & 40 IIRC). These bays were designed for full size double deckers, but it wasn't unknown to see 9 of their Leyland Sherpa minibuses squeezed into the 2 bays, 3 abreast & 3 deep. Zippy Bus ended up being taken over by Ribble (who had in turn already been taken over by Stagecoach). My late father & mother both worked for Ribble Motors, in fact I think that is where they met. My dad retired in 1979 after 33 years service and passed away in 1984, 2 yrs before Stagecoach got their claws into Ribble. I don't think he would have been impressed with deregulation. 'Stagecoach Ribble' today is a pale shadow of what it was under the Tilling Group & National Bus Company ownership.

That's a General Electric B32-8WH. GE's answer to GM F59

There is very little visual difference between an 08 & a 10, most of the differences were internal. EE engine & transmission in an 08 against Lister/Blackstone engine and GEC transmission in a 10. All of the Class 10's had gone before TOPS number were applied (presumably because they were none standard) Numbers were 13137-13151 (later D3117-D3151); D3439-D3453; D3473-D3502; D3612-D3651; D4049-D4094. Source : British Rail Fleet Survey - 7 Diesel Shunters by Brain Haresnape.

https://groups.io/g/IndustrialRailwaySociety Would appear to be this one.

Wizard Models sell the 4mm version (as well as the 7mm ones) https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/3_manufacturer/hollar-models/?orderby=price&ixwpst[pa_1_scale][]=233&title=1&excerpt=1&content=1&categories=1&attributes=1&tags=1&sku=1&ixwpsf[taxonomy][product_cat][show]=set&ixwpsf[taxonomy][product_cat][multiple]=0&ixwpsf[taxonomy][product_cat][filter]=1&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_1_scale][show]=set&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_1_scale][multiple]=0&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_1_scale][filter]=1&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_2_railway_company][show]=set&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_2_railway_company][multiple]=0&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_2_railway_company][filter]=0&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_3_manufacturer][show]=set&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_3_manufacturer][multiple]=0&ixwpsf[taxonomy][pa_3_manufacturer][filter]=1 I'm not sure Hollar have their own website, they used to sell to the public years ago, but I think they only supply the trade nowadays.

According to Jenkinson & Essery's LMS Coaches, no 34 was a Period 2 First class Kitchen/Dining car of LMS design, probably to either Diagram D1718 or D1810, but without knowing its pre 1932/3 number, it's difficult to narrow it down any further.

Yes, it's available from here https://www.railwaymania.net/shop/manning-wardle-16inch-oc Couldn't say for certain how close it is to the C&DP Rly engines, but the wheel size & cylinder size are the same on Merivale & the 2 C&DP Rly engines.

Not for GWR no, that Scale Model Scenery one is more Midland/LMS style https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/mrkh517.htm