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WCRC Class 47s 47245 'VE Day 75 Anniversary' and 47804 stabled in the sidings opposite platform 11 at York yesterday (18/02/23)

Class 47s D1924 'Crewe Diesel Depot' and D1935 'Roger Hosking 1925-2013' double heading the Statesman at York on 18/02/23.

TPX Class 68 68029 Courageous having just arrived with a service from Scarborough.

Saw two Class 68s at York today (18/02/23) DRS Class 68 68016 Fearless double heading a container train with Class 88 88002 Prometheus in front.

Class 37/0 37075 surrounded by a variety of locos at Haworth sheds on the KWVR on 04/02/23. The locos pictured are (from left to right): Class 144 'Pacer' 144011, L&YR Class 25 52044, Class 37/0 37075, Black 5 45212, Standard 4mt 75078, USATC S160 5820 and Hunslet 0-4-0DH 32 'Huskisson'.

Rail Operations Group Class 37/8 37800 passes through York platform 3 earlier today.

And finally, 91111 For the Fallen, with its refreshed livery, at York on 04/02/23.

Yeah, must have hit a bird recently.

Same loco, same place, different day. 91105 at York on 03/12/22

Is that the bit under the buffers?

The first Class 91 I saw in the new livery was 91105 at York on 22/10/22.

No, the layout is analogue control. Each track has its own power track except for the one nearest the backscene, which is for displaying models only.

Right another update. Still no work on the layout but I won 75029 and it's been test ran and it runs smoothly. I've also purchased Class 24 D5061 in 'as perserved' condition. It's light fitted, which I found out on its test run, and runs smoothly. I've also brought J72 0-6-0T 69023. It's not been test run yet but I'm hoping it works. 75029 and D5061 on my work-in-progress OO gauge layout shortly after the test runs. I also brought a headboard: As of the other loco's I'm trying to track down: Key - NF means I've not found that loco. Steam Lambton tanks - NF 825 - NF 926 Repton - 3 on ebay 44806 - NF 45428 - NF 60007 - Two I was after sold on ebay 61264 - 2 on ebay, 1 on TMC 62005 - a few found on other sites. 63395 -NF 65894 - NF 76079 - 1 on ebay, wrong emblem. 80135 - 1 found, purchase in future. 80136 - 1 on eBay, missing lining 92134 - NF Diesel Class 08s - NF Class 11 - NF D2207 - NF D7628 - NF 37264 - 1 on ebay (Auction) 47077 - NF

Once I had the parcel the locomotive was in, I opened it up in my bedroom and gave it ab inspection. It looked like was missing a lot of parts, the most obvious being the headcode discs and cab handrails. I decided to make a list of what it was missing and it was made up of the following: Headcode discs Cab handrails Steps on the bufferbeam Vacuum brake pipes Sanding gear pipes More pipes electric cables I already had headcode discs as I brought them before the locomotive. The folded ones just needed painting BR green as they were yellow. I would fit them after they had two coats of paint. The majority of the pipe and cable work was on the bufferbeam. I knew I wouldn't be able to fit it all on as the couplings were in the way. I decided to buy these at a later date. For now, I would concentrate on getting the headcode discs on the front of the locomotive and sourcing the cab handrails. I had a look on the Bachmann spares website (where I got the headcode discs from) and see if I could find any Class 24 cab handrails on there. Sure enough, I did and brought some immediately. 12/04/23 The cab handrails arrived in the post yesterday. I was at the festival of British Railway Modelling in Doncaster so I opened the parcel when I got home. I'll probably fit them on the loco today. I've also brought a bufferbeam detailing pack so that should arrive next week. Just finished gluing on the cab handrails on one side of D5061. It's an absolute fath putting them on. I decided it would be best to do them one at time waiting until the one I put on first stuck properly and then do the second one. I'm going to wait until the glue has dried on the last one and then do the other side. Update: Just finished doing both sides. It was very difficult putting them in place but I got there in the end. The first side I did... ...and the other 13/02/23 My bufferbeam detailing pack arrived in the post today. I'll have fun putting them on(!) Currently trying to figure out what goes where.

I saw two 08s at Leeds TMD on 04/02/23, a weathered looking EWS liveried one and only saw the back of another one. If anyone could help me identify them then that would be great.

Oh. Then what are they there for?

I've got a few items of rolling stock that are fitted with sprung buffers. I don't think it detracts from the overall look of the loco/wagon.

I've just been today and I thought it was a good show this year. Saw all the layouts and brought a few things from traders that were there. Overlord was pretty impressive. A few photos:

I think you might be right

D5061 was preserved in July 1991 after which it was displayed at the Midland Railway Center 'Diesel Spectacular' on the 20th/21st during the same month. Currently, D5061 based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, having arrived there in the late 90s. It was withdrawn in 2014 pending an overhaul but it's currently stored in a siding near the Deviation shed at Grosmont awaiting attention. a couple of photos:

Am I correct in thinking that Network Rail took over from Railtrack?

Speaking of 24s, how does one fit the headcode discs? They've got a little peg or something on the back to slot into the holes above the marker lights on the model. I'm having difficulty getting them in properly. Should they protrude a bit and leave a small gap between the discs and front of the loco or should they be flat? With gap Without gap Or could I just cut off the protruding bit of the back of the discs and glue them on instead?

Perhaps that's the reason why so few are preserved? 🤔

As mentioned before, the model is of D5061. D5061 was built at Crewe Works in 1960. The locomotive entered service at March (31B) on 15 January. In October the same year, it moved to Willesden (1A) and then moved sheds again to 2A Rugby (2A) a month later. It then moved back to Willesden in April 1961.

I like the actual locomotives as well. I've seen Class 24s D5032 and D5061 and Class 25 D7628 all of which are preserved on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) which is where I saw them.