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    The LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) used the Gill Sans lettering and BR (British Railways) adopted it. This is probably the reason why they are described as LNER style. Most "big four" and BR standard steam locomotives carried the words "BRITISH RAILWAYS" on their tender\tank sides at some point in their lives before scrapping or preservation. The new numbers that locomotives received under BR which they carried on their cab sides and smokebox door were also in this lettering. I'm pretty sure the shed codes were too. However, I am unaware if any locomotive, other than new build Peppercorn A1 60163 Tornado (top) and Peppercorn A2 60532 Blue Peter (bottom) has carried "BRITISH RAILWAYS" while in preservation.
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    As Phil mentioned, Fox transfers do sell them. I've found 3 transfers on their website. they are originally intended for van sides but they could be used on locomotives. https://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/british-railways-large-lettering-for-van-sides-70518 https://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/british-railways-large-lettering-for-van-sides https://www.fox-transfers.co.uk/british-railways-small-lettering-for-van-sides Hope this helps James
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    Having been turned round, 09017 takes a break between shunting duties. My ballast arrived today so I'm going to do it in the next few days after dealing with the backscene and bridge.
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    Your welcome!
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    Thank you so much. @TechnicArrow . Could i please have the template for the one you are still working on? Many thanks, James
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    This is looking interesting...
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    There was a article in Model Rail magazine No. 283 about the steam locomotives of the London Underground. One of the locos featured was this one. However, the origins of this locomotive are confusing... The following is copied from the article. One source states that it was brought by the District Railway in 1922 for light shunting. It also suggests that its 1922 works plate might mean it that was an older 'Brazil' that was overhauled by Kerr Stuart prior to its sale. Another source, however, suggests that the locomotive was ordered by the City and South London Railway and built to tube loading gauge. It was apparently used on the Piccadilly Line extension to Cockfosters. The locomotive was delivered with a full-height cab but by the time it received London Transport livery and its new number (L34), it had a curved cab, presumably for use in the tube tunnels. It was scrapped circa 1949.
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    Drafted in from the NRM at York to replace a failed 08, Class 09 09017 waits to move from the yard.
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    When I saw this post, I remembered an article I read in a magazine (I think it was Railway Modeller) about a man (his name slips my mind) who made cardboard locomotives. They were in O gauge and they looked pretty good. Also, do you happen to know the measurements for each part of your cardboard loco body? I want to see if I can recreate this and use it on my layout I'm working on. I've posted the link below. Thanks, James
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    A few images of the Ruswarp Miniature Railway One of the site's steam locomotives: Stanley A BR Blue Class 20 look-a-like Two American outline Diesels
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    It's clever what you've done with the crane. I'm looking forward to seeing it in action!
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    Loving the layout. It's amazing what you can achieve in a such a small space.
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    Another miniature railway worth mentioning is the Ruswarp Miniature Railway. the 7 ¼ inch line is 700 yards long and runs in a circle. It first opened in 1990 and has two locomotives.
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    York loco yard

    6990WitherslackHall posted an exhibition layout in 4mm scale

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    The layout is OO gauge (1:76) and measures 67cm by 19cm. It was designed for two reasons: To have enough operational potential (I like to shunt wagons a lot) and small enough to fit into my bedroom. The layout doesn't have name yet, hence the title. The layout's location is in the city of York, North Yorkshire. The yard is located near the National Railway Museum. Because of this, the museum's shunter, 09017, can be sometimes seen in the yard. Construction Work started on the layout in December 2020. It is entirely made up from by cardboard: for example, the backscene is made up of sections of cereal boxes. The baseboard is half a cardboard slab cut from the fiddle yard of McKellar Yard: They were salvaged from an Ikea delivery. The track is Hornby and is glued onto the board which was then painted grey. Currently, the track is awaiting ballasting. I designed the layout in a way so that the fiddle yard can be separated from the main section when it is in transit. Rolling stock I currently have two items of rolling stock to use: class 09 Shunter 09017 and an Ews open wagon. Both are by Hornby for their Railroad range.
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    Currently working on my OO gauge shunting layout. 

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    I don't have to go far to find one: There is one literally on my doorstep! It's a short walk away from where I live and I see the trains cross over it from the landing window.
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    Quite a nice rake of coaches you got there.
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    I've painted the road surface and the actual bridge between the supports. It's not done yet as I have to print out some bricks, make the walls and the backscene that might go on it. i painted it using the same colour I used for the baseboard.
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    I'll have a think about that. It seems a good option to use.
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    0-6-0ST No. 8 shunts a flatbed wagon loaded with timber on my work in progress shunting layout,
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    I'm not 100% sure but I think it would be acceptable.
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    Sounds fun. Perhaps I should give it a go...
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    I have been working on my bedroom shunting layout for quite some time now and I have recently re-installed the bridge after modifying it to work with the changed track-plan. It still needs a lot of work, i.e. a wall along the edge of the bridge, but it has turned out the way I wanted it to. However, I'm stuck on how to depict it. One cheap solution is to cover the whole thing in brick paper but I want the layout to have that realistic feel. I'm thinking of having a girder bridge in between brick walls but I'm not sure on how to model it. I've posted some pics of my bridge below to give you an idea with what I'm working with. Feel free to post any pics of your bridges on your layouts: this is what I made this topic for. Also, any help with my bridge would be greatly appreciated.
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    A photo taken from the overbridge of my work in progress layout. I know it doesn't look realistic at the moment but it will do once it is finished. I've got some ballast on the way and I'm busy looking up some pictures of tarmac and bricks to copy and paste onto a word document to use on the layout.
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    The town i live in, Bridlington, originally had a miniature railway. It was called The Spa Miniature Railway and was located by the boating pool, to the south of the Bridlington Spa and opened in 1951. On 31st January 1953, The gales and high tides, which brought so much havoc to the east coast of England, washed away much of the railway infrastructure but it soldiered on until 1967. Today, no trace of it remains and the Lifeboat station is built on the spot where it was. The locomotive was a 1937 built Bassett Lowke 4-4-0 Southern Railway outline model for 7.25” gauge. Amazingly, it is still operating in private ownership on the Wortley Forge Model Engineers Miniature Railway. The railway. The preserved 4-4-0 running on the Wortley Forge Model Engineers Miniature Railway.
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