John Wass

So did I, happy days 1955- 1965.

Off the train and run to watch the loco going around was the first thing to do for your holiday. Now you went to get the railway coach at Nettleton field.

Drain ram rods ?

Whitelegg's L.T.&S Class 79 based at 33A Plaistow.

I can remember seeing them on the 16 August 1962 at Aberdeen whilst on holiday. They were Sc 79999 and Sc 79998

It was my 78 birthday last Wednesday and I retired when I was 60. My major let down was the death last January of my wife of some 56 years. I just plod on as best as I can and thank my two daughters, oh and two cats.

J52 would be my guess.

Known as a "Mobile Card school" Steve.

Trolley wires are positive and negative, fine for trolley poles but a pantograph would span across these and course a short. They use earth return through the running rails. Pantograph don't need as much extra cable work to hold them in place were as the trolley pole type certainly does.

Catching rain water.

I had better start saving my pennies for a 4DD and go into getting myself fit. Mind you a Bullied 4Sub would be just as good for me, less running. I do wonder why two motors are required. I had two of Bachmann's 4-Ceps which I ran together on my layout "Meopham East Junction" at many exhibitions in many countries. At one show, one motor re-programmed itself and I had to remove it. The train ran on and every time it stopped, I removed the lonely power car and sniffed it for overheating. All was well. One motor or two will not stop me having one on my home layout as I have retired and "Meopham" has been sold!

And here the cash has gone and after sending an e-mail asking when these locos will be available, a reply tells me "End of next year, they will be ready". I can wait, I just hope I will still be here then.

After all this time I have found a photo of my 1952 Rapide. It was 1972 and the plan was to fit a sidecar to the bike. I have never came so close to disaster in all my live. The sidecar was bought in York, about 40 miles away and it took 2 hours to get home. You may notice the damage to the junction of the exhaust pipes. That was the kerb edge. The bike was sold at the pricy sum of £200, it was 1972 remember!

Yes, I did with my family and most of the Hull M.R.S.

Brown boots, I ask you, brown boots!

As far as I know Malton is on the border between North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire.

Been there, done that. I had two 4-Ceps which had their power cars at either end of the pair and were very slightly not the same speed and derailing was the problem. I solved that by coupling the power cars in the centre together and at exhibitions no one noticed the leading set was pushed and the trailing set were being pulled. I hope this helps you. John.

My information was that this loco made so much noise running on diesel, it had to go.

I presume you are referring to cylinder heads, if so you want 30lb-ft (4.15kg.-m.) I hope this helps I live in the house still which I put down the deposit in 1972, which I acquired by selling my 1952 Series C Rapide. I still have a now oil stained copy of "Vincent Motor Cycles". A practical guide covering all Vincent and Vincent H.R.D. models from 1935 by Paul Richardson A.M.I.M.I.

I agree but I'm banned from eating them now as I have to take Warfarin after two heart operations. I was allowed one sprout with my C..............s dinner as our two daughters use too be long, long ago, but now all gone!

Looks like 18100 the Metropolitan-Vickers gas turbine which was converted to a 25kv electric loco E2001 as you see here.

Is this of any use to you? Early days of me building "Meopham East Junction in about 2010. The transformer sub does not have a AC to DC converter, this one did get one. It's just a block painted brown.