I've owned a fair few Bachmann 08s and never had one that ran any less than perfectly! Far better runners in my experience than the Hornby equivalent, though you sacrifice some of the finer detail.
In rapidly falling light, Silmarillion arrives at the Exchange Sidings with a loaded rake of HAAs, whilst Blackfield II awaits further duties.
... Yes, I know, I'll dig out the SLR and do it properly at some point!
The colours look excellent on that! If I were you I'd invest in a set of etched nameplates to really set it off; at the moment the printed names are the most obvious sign that it's a model.
Well, yes and no... You CAN drill a small hole into Hornby/Bachmann 3 link hooks and hang 3 links off them, but they tend to be far too shallow in design to survive much shunting. In my experience it's worth the short-term hassle of fitting proper coupling hooks to avoid having to constantly re-couple wagons every few seconds!
I agree, not least because it would reduce the amount of "Bring back Fish!" comments on everything they upload anywhere on the internet!
(Not aimed at you, you're making a reasoned point )
There's only one problem with that track - it's right at the beginning of the album, and as a result I often don't get past track 1 (after several repeat plays) on a drive to work!