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I was chatting with a model railway friend in the pub last night (The Fox, Holgate, recommended) and he mentioned watching the shunting of the return Red Bank Parcels at York station during the 1960s. Very long and difficult to manage at the station. Largely for Newspaper traffic from Manchester Is that three newly maintained Blue and white BGs in that central consist? Much lighter roof than I would ever put on a model. Paul

Several in blue in the 1978s, at the end of their lives in https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lnercctc The blue livery appears to have moved the data panel to the right hand door, instead of being hidden by the door when it was open - as in the maroon livery. Also 1326 appears to have been rebuilt ? in ply wood. Paul

You want the 2nd Pendragon edition - or later. The drawings are easier to follow in that edition; it isn't just a reprint of the first edition. Paul

Dry Doddington Class 47 D1572 down freight April 71 J2593 - First wagon is a loaded Coil S, conversion of standard wood open merchandise wagon. Paul

The well publicised rail accident at Sheffield in late 2020 had plenty of depressed center tanks in the consist. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-54914245 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1181950/R072021_211005_Sheffield.pdf Paul

Goole?? https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/mineralmortonmxv/e6475e7f https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/mineralmortonmxv/eec834c9 Puts the finger on why we are having difficulties with your request. We don't know era - year on year through the first 20 years of BR the old wooden ex PTs were replaced by the 16T minerals. Slowly a few of them were Vac Braked, but relatively rare until the clear out of the other 16Ts in the 1970s to end up with BR sorting out MCV from MXV because of unloading restrictions. So is your layout city, urban, suburban or agricultural. What are the on stage and off stage imagined industries that your layout is serving? What is the time of year. All of this affects what other wagons would be working with the minerals. And what the minerals were used for - agricultural so loading sugar beet, or lime. The yard I knew best at this period = Staines Central SR is not a good example because the coal unloading had moved to Ashford (Middlesex) I don't think Ashford did anything else but the minerals could be seen at Staines on the pick up goods (and West Drayton Coal Concentration depot took over most of the traffic). On the other hand Staines dealt with plenty of commodities - imported and British fruit and veg, even cigarettes (they were stolen one Sunday), bagged goods etc. But also at the industrial estate they made re-inforced concrete, so steel rod was common on a variety of bogie bolsters. And somewhere else they repaired tanks for milk so they lifted the tanks off leaving the frames. And some departmentals could get parked there. And I'll never know (I guess) what a PIG IRON wagon was doing there. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/stainescentral Every yard would be different. Every consist would be different. Paul

Why lament, doesn't sound very attractive a passionate expression of grief or sorrow: Paul

You did well to find them, I couldn't even find anything for the Siphons or vans let alone these. The plain non British one looks like a suitable starter for a fictitious industrial which would be my interest - although I am only interested because of remembering, rather vaguely, the Guildford one. These were being given to some interested parties, after discussion. Paul

The link from the French blog is interesting https://www.ree-modeles.com/historique-des-modeles/100-les-030-tu Does no one have copies of the two English language order forms that were available at Guildex , My friend was given them but I was noticeably ignored. (and the only purchase I made at Guildex was a GW van). Paul

It is unusual. Not simply in lacking ventilators but having a plug door - could be refrigerated, although I believe they are usually white. Paul

Err.. Accurascale 😇 https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/1768c56-new-accurascale-announcement-new-and-improved-21-ton-mdomdv-and-mdw-wagons/#comment-5269194

in happier times https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/erdepartmentalstock/e28351536 Paul

More interestingly painted when at Chesterton J https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/narrowgauge/e53f1306c https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/narrowgauge/e3a878978 Paul

Are there any instructions on how to use all this stuff? I've just bought their GWR van and that is unfit Churchward brake but comes with parts to convert to VB. However, there are no guidance on how this goes together and the Churchward brake is not so obvious. I probably have the books and photos to sort this, but still not sure, and I know most modellers do not have a bookcase full of wagon books (unfortunately). Paul

Ahh, thanks that would make sense - although quite a lot of work for an O62. Not something I'm in the market for. That door mistake is unusual! Paul

Sleepers don't have to be transferred to the engineers to be working with them. Many years later this example W2423 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmark1/e491ff486 was working with DB901202 [DR82201] in 1984 https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brviaductinspection/e214c0d45 Paul

Thank you. I live south of York station in the St. Paul's area (developed by the NER). Most of the time I hear nothing of the railway, but I notice when the 68s go south - and also steam locos are clearly to be heard. Even the 66s etc. which have a standing start on the York Avoider with 2 K or more tons behind them aren't usually noticed. I have been roundly criticised for criticising the apparently lovely noise a 68 makes. I just find it dreadful in the 2020s a loco is allowed to be so noisy - even if it is perception because of the frequency of the noise. The Valetta and Deltics have gone and I just think the diesel noise enthusiasts should get over it. It is like petrol heads going on about the noise some major sports car makes. Of course wind direction and strength alters what is heard at distance - we occasionally hear the station announcements. Paul

Just realised that the advert shown above is correct in having these louvres, so what happened? As is their website. Very strange. Paul

I haven't seen a photo of the real 1048 but being a diag O62 it needs more than the small tweak. These late build Siphon Gs all had a series of 8 extra louvre ventilators low down on the side. My 1047 in similar finish also has most of the upper vents plated over but I don't know if 1048 was like that. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrsiphon/e6fe48c5c As the drawing Fig 13. in Slinn. I think the extra electric heat jumpers came after the Newspaper refurbishment. Paul

Local pick up goods could have any wagons in any combination. Many photos of yards showing the mix of revenue wagons in a typical yard. Longer distance yes often block trains, but not always. Vacuum brake may be at the front of a train to aid braking of the loco but not necessarily. And VB minerals of this type were rare in the 1950s and 60s and should have been more specialised flows. Here is one sandwiched between a BR standard van and a LMS van. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralclaspvb/e2c2149d1 Another with revenue wagons https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brmineralclaspvb/efa2cd02 or a VB sandwich between unfit minerals https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/mineralmortonmxv/e76edf8f Paul

frame of blue white repaints should be chocolate brown. Paul

I don't have the details but they are doing both a series of European mainland finish locomotives and British including SR green, BR black and KWVR golden brown. Delivery possibly late next year. All to 43.5 scale. Paul

Later, repainted, it was in the Stewarts Lane breakdown train https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/srdepartmentalcoach/e24ddaf7a Paul

I don't know about how they are constructed but accepting they are aluminium then there is a long history of it not being suitable for rail vehicles. The most recent inappropriate use I can recollect is the 36 Yeoman PHA which looked very smart but had a life of only 5 -6 years, 1984 - 1989. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/yeomanalumpha And to the comments about 67s being noisier than 68s, really. As has been said, when one is parked in the bay at York station you cannot hear yourself think in The Tap as no one seems willing to switch them off (I understand there are operational reasons for this). And when accelerates across the Scarborough bridge at the end of York station it can be heard on Water End road bridge. OK fine for a 1960s Deltic but a modern locomotive shouldn't have this problem. Paul https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/tpemk5