Moxy

Yes, they did, it was R853. Based on a Swedish design, it was only available new in a set.

They are Timber P wagons (dia 1/439), rebuilt from Conflat P wagons (from the 'Condor' service), which had been rebuilt from earlier Plate wagons. (British Railway Wagons, the first half million - Don Rowlands)

If you ran a layout with your 08 in the middle of the clayhoods, nobody would believe you

I must have missed the reissue of that Slater's MR van, but the louvred sides and general Victorian appearance of it has made me wonder if it could be turned into a narrow gauge bogie van, similar to what you have done with the Cambrian LSWR van over on your narrow gauge thread? You're giving me ideas!

Perhaps that's because there is nothing to say? They're not due until Q1 next year. I've checked Hattons site, it still says same delivery date & the same price as when they were originally announced in October 2019. On that basis, no news is good news, it means they are probably on schedule. I am sure Hattons will make an announcement when the coaches are ready and they have a confirmed release date, until then I'm happy to wait. It gives me time to save up for them.

Interesting picture, I was struck by the disused (gas?) lamps, the modern replacements, the DMU and the distinctive OHLE of the Woodhead route. According to the disused stations site, regular passenger traffic was withdrawn in 1959, but it does mention occasional football specials. Was this 1978 DMU on a football special, or was it just passing through on the way to somewhere else?

There were three of them, built Newton Heath 1930, to replace two ex LNWR vans on the Copley Hill to Armley line, and were marked as such. Numbers were 284723-25. There is a drawing and a couple of pictures in 'An illustrated history of LMS wagons Volume one' Essery. ISBN 978 1 906419 33 2 (2010 Reprint) The book shows one withdrawn in 1966 pending scrapping. I don't know what traffic they were used on or anything about the route from Copley Hill to Armley, but it would seem they were surplus to requirement by the mid 1960's.

That's strange, it works for me; It sounds like it might be a problem with your browser. We have similar trouble at work, some of the programs we use won't show the navigation buttons in IE, but will work in Google Chrome, and with other programs it's vice versa. (Above screenshot is Windows 7/ Firefox browser.) Hope this helps Moxy

The Electrotren/Jouef 0-6-0 is due another batch some time this year, the previous batch has probably sold out. That is a good call on the B2 chassis. I bought one when they came out because I liked it, but an MSC Hudswell Clarke short tank would fit in my plans much better.

That's an interesting siting for a goods shed, useful for modellers short of space. By 1980 it must be disused, otherwise why would park your Bedford truck there? It isn't very clear from the above photos, but I have found another online, here that shows there is an end loading ramp only accessible by going through the goods shed, another interesting space saving feature.

At the risk of drifting slightly off topic, and putting my work hat on for a moment, the insurance industry has already thought of that. Guidelines from the Association of British Insurers here. My employer is not a member of the ABI, but they have also implemented similar changes to their policies to accommodate the current crisis. I would always recommend checking with their own insurer to make sure, but from what I have seen and heard, most UK insurers are being flexible.

Another vote for MSC 'Short' tanks here! Wheelbase of the Jouef/Electrotren chassis is a bit too long (45mm against the 41mm it should be), but that's close enough for me.

That sounds eminently reasonable to me, Jonathon. Unfortunately personal circumstances means I will have to wait a couple months before I can spend any money on railway modelling bits, but once I am back in full employment, I shall definitely be in for some of your kits. Cheers and thanks for the prompt response. Moxy

I think it would definitely be worthwhile, changing the ends makes it look like it should have a flat roof beyond that parapet. Just a suggestion about the blanking panels. Is it possible to include enough panels to blank all the ground floor windows in the kit? I have been travelling in to Manchester, through Salford, on and off since the late 1980's, and a feature of many of the buildings that back on to the railway is that all the ground floor windows are bricked up for security reasons. If it's not possible, is it possible to offer a separate kit of just blanking panels? If the windows are the same size in the different stone/brick finish kits, it would allow the modeller to mix and match the finish. For example, brick blanking panel in a stone building, something that I have also seen on my travels. Regards Moxy

Those signal box interior kits are very timely, I'm working on a small signal box at the moment based on a cut down Airfix kit. Order placed!

Chris, You have a DM

There is a 'Contact Us' link right at the bottom of the first page. I cannot copy the link, but try thishttps://ngrm-online.com/index.php?/contact/

I'm not sure that is Lune Street, I think it's Ringway (under construction) looking west. The road running left-right is Friargate, the half timbered building is a secondhand bookshop (or it was last time I was in Preston). The building in the centre of the picture with the tower & dome is the Corn Exchange. Ringway passes that on the right, Lune Street is to the left of the Corn Exchange and runs uphill to Fishergate. Moxy (exiled Prestonian!)

Yes it is, the Cadbury ones predate the 1101 Class by about 20 years.

It's no problem, glad to have been of help. Don't do much in N gauge myself nowadays, (more into narrow gauge in larger scales these days), but I would be interested to see how you fit it into 4x2. I think that even if a particular layout is not our region/era/time period, we can all take inspiration from what other modellers do, and adapt their ideas to what we want to achieve. Good luck with your project, and don't forget to start a thread on it on RMWeb. Cheers Moxy

I think it might be 'Farmers Drove,' link to thread here.

If you have any Dettol in stock, that's my usual paint stripper. just leave it to soak overnight. hope this helps

Barrowmore Model Railway Group have PDF copies of BRB Diagram books. The drawings you are looking for might be in there.

Nice loco, I have one of the sloping tank sided versions of that kit to build, when I can remember where I've put it. I don't know if you are aware, but Planet Industrials have recently introduced NCB transfers. Might be useful for future locos.

I haven't got 1960's info, but I have got a 1953 staff manual my dad got when he started working for Ribble in Preston. Whilst some of the routes may have changed, some of the service numbers are still the same today.* On that basis: Blackpool to Lancaster. No stage carriage service listed, but there was an express carriage service, the X42 which ran Blackpool to Morecambe, via Lancaster. Blackpool to Preston. There wasn't a service just between those two points, it was a Blackpool to Bolton service. The 1953 listing shows three: 125 via Preston, Chorley, direct route; 126 via Wrea Green, Preston, Chorley; 127 via Weeton, Preston, Chorley. Having said the services from Blackpool didn't terminate in Lancaster or Preston, I am sure there were occasions when the above numbered services ran a short journey, so could have finished in Lancaster or Preston. * The 125 still runs in 2020, but it only between Bolton & Preston. How times have changed! Hope this helps Moxy