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https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/mra - see the MRA when new. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/perchporpoise DB979133 and others https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gersautoballaster/e597c63aa best I can do on Autoballaster Some of the Windhoffs were written for Railtrack, but non of my photos show this - NR covered over Railtrack quickly https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/windhoff https://www.ontrackplant.com/ will have some photos from the Railtrack era for many different items of plant, such as this Windhoff https://www.ontrackplant.com/photo/98902 Railtrack didn't own much stock, even new wagons for engineers use were owned by the separate companies, such as the Jarvis sleeper carrying wagons https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/jarvissleeperkra As we know Railtrack weren't a great company for spending money on important things like maintenance, let alone luxuries like paint. However, as early as 1997, Railtrack was being criticised for paying little attention to infrastructure investment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railtrack For example the Starfer went from new to late Network Rail without looking as though a paint brush had been near them in 25 or so years. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/starfer Paul PS how is your modelling of water pumping at track joints coming along 😉

As a youngster Dad took me to see the Blackpool lights. We returned to Euston on an overnight train and it simply arrived an hour early - which was a nuisance as, on a Sunday, the London Underground was quite late to start operating - we needed to get to Waterloo for our train home. Spent the time in the Great Hall watched over by George Stephenson. The only time I can remember going in there. Paul

And my not very good photo from January 1968 of the side with the lookout ducket https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerparcels/e264c10c5 A 1941 build Gresley in March 1978, Diag 260 (I mis-identified as 245) although Longworth has it cond. in 1976. Possibly being held for departmental use, which doesn't appear to have happened. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerparcels/e13df6c0c Paul

A damaged one was extant at Thornton Junction in August 1991 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brnpccs/e257b4893 Was there a late use of them in Scotland? Paul

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What is the bird? Always in the market for non domestic 7mm bird models. Paul

The Bachy model is rather old but is of a Churchward braked Bogie Bolster C - Macaw B, 30T If you mean the 60+ year old Ratio kit this is generally taken to be a Macaw G ex Taff Vale Railway, 25T which became a Bogie Bolster A towards the end of WW2. Much shorter they are noticeably different. Paul https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrbolster

This one is familiar https://railsofsheffield.com/products/lnwr-d88-10t-covered-van-br-departmental-no-0264998 as the photo shows should read M264998 but they haven't attempted an unpainted finish. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lmsvan/e2f9c462e Schoolboy snap from a train window on my way to fail (fortunately) an interview at Bangor Univ. Paul

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The white ones are Fish vans, so yes they are insulated but not the smaller BR insulated meat van. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brfish The one with 41535 is one of the attractive plywood bodied vans built by the LNER post war https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/lnercoveredmerchandise/e35ae2760 Paul

Not only Thompsons but also Booths https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/sidetippta The inline tipper in Standard wagon's own livery https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/srw28100pta on show. Paul

Interesting that both the Standard works have been discussed on RMWeb in the past day or so. Photos https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/standardheywood a very accessible yard. Also a book Paul

This one https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/scrapwagonssa/ef24c39f later painted more like the remainder of the fleet https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/scrapwagonssa/e1deac24a Paul

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Oh dear is that the Dapol writing? The M should be equivalent of 4 inches, with the numerals 3 inches. The 12T being 2 inch is correct. It's not as if the writing diagrams for this early period are difficult to get - all in the Scottish library. Paul

The use of a crown is restricted - permission is supposed to be sought so it is possible that this why BR went to the College of Arms. The old Min of Ag got into trouble when it went to alter a mark that was used to show a pesticide had been through the official approval scheme. IIRC this had to alter when such approval became a Common Market/EU agreement (many years after the UK joined the EEC). It was realised that the mark that had been in use, from possibly the 1950s, which was an A on top of a crown had never been officially registered. Paul

Only on one side, the arrow was intended to always face towards the bow. They were on the funnel of course. Paul

I found another photo, I hadn't realised this is now considered to be one of the quietist railway stations on the whole system. So recording a train is also of interest. Paul

Yes there was a way of looking over the sight - long time ago now so I don't remember how. A general view https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/standardreddish/e52cb66f6 No link was given to my collection (nor an entry in the guestbook) https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/standardreddish It was a very long way from home and it was Trev Mann whom took me to the site. Standard at Heywood was more interesting. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/standardheywood Photographing infrastructure was somebody elses responsibility. It wasn't possible to do it all. Paul

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That was a very positive hour. Far from the usual 'take' on model railways with its strong historical and biographical elements. And as has been said well introduced by Pete instead of the usual semi interested professional celebrity or man-boy. I just wish they wouldn't introduce every restart after the adverts with a repeat of what was on a few minutes before - but that is a complaint about all these reality programmes; just time wasting. There was so much to that modelling that every minute could have been spent looking at it in more detail. Some lovely cameos - good job it went out after 21.00. If you haven't watched it do catch up, completely different to most of the numerous railway TV programmes. Paul

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David confirmed to the group of us that exchange information on wagons that manuscripts for all three of the outstanding Acquired wagons books and the final three of the Speedlink series are with Crecy. Some other manuscripts are also near completion. Paul

Back on the WR by July 1968 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrsiphon/e615a598e Paul

Interesting, I don't recollect this mill, nor Grain wagons on the Staines pick up. That was despite the person that introduced me to wagons - all of a year older than me and the other half of the committee of the Staines Model Railway Society Wagon Group 😉 lived in Addlestone. Anyway, I did get a couple of photos of Grains in Feltham MY on one of the visits we arranged, perhaps on their way to or from Coxs. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brgrainrivetcgorivet/e39706350 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brgraincgo/e163a8b0e https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brgraincgo/e1603f2eb Paul