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My current favourite in this regard is a June 1950 view of a South Manchester transfer freight with a 3F 0-6-0 pulling 3 LNER sleeper wagons, an LNER pipe wagon, 2 LMS 10ft wb vans, 2 SR 4 wheel PLVs/PMVs, an NER BZ, and a long string of opens/minerals bringing up the rear. Regards, Simon

Volume 6 of this series is now being advertised on the Crecy site: https://www.crecy.co.uk/the-acquired-wagons-of-british-railways-volume-6 It is stated as covering an eclectic mix including pre-1923 minerals and some specialist wagons such as roadstone and glass wagons. Really looking forward to this one. Simon

It won't be a surprise Richard that it's MSW, but this time steam/electric transition era. It was only boards plus track a few months ago, which is why it's unsurprising Bob wasn't aware of it. Simon

As noted in my post, the flat topped scoop dome was original. The domed type a replacement. B16/1s started to acquire replacement diagram 49A boilers, hence the altered dome etc positions. Some B16/2s ran with the earlier Diagram 49 boiler as you note and Yeadon states that no B16/3s ran with a diagram 49 boiler. Simon

The B16s were fitted with NER 4125 gallon tenders with water scoop. These have coalguards which slope down at both ends. The Q6s were fitted with various tenders including 4125 gallon tenders. Of those some were visually similar to those fitted to the B16s (normally and possibly exclusively without water scoop). One of the tenders Hornby have produced is this 4125 gallon tender. However, it represents a tender without scoop gear and thus lacking the dome behind the tank filler required for a B16. The Hornby Q6 4125 gallon tender I've described is as per this Charlie Verrall Flickr image: (note tender body is wider than the Q6 cab). The B16 tender is like this (Robert Gadsdon Flickr image): There are detail differences over time. For example, the filler dome shown here has rounded off top edges. The original lacked the rounding off. If you want chapter and verse on Q6 tender types then look at the Hornby Q6 thread: Regards, Simon

This is looking excellent Dave. Just a small point to consider for your revised etch. I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say the valence needs to be flush with the footplate edges, but if you mean that the footplate edge shouldn't overlap the valance, then this isn't quite true. Most (all?) Stanier classes have the footplate slightly overlapping the valance. In this image from ebay (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334345541277): you can see the slight overlap clearly (it's normally very hard to see because of the lining). Sorry if I've misunderstood what you meant. Regards, Simon

I saw this photo of a LMS Crab 2-6-0 on a 2 coach local: https://www.rail-online.co.uk/p265322570/hdc55881d and thought of you Tony. Why? The loco has no lamps! Regards, Simon

Here? https://maps.app.goo.gl/wW55iYZuXj8615jF7 Simon

I note that Jim Smith-Wright has built one of the less common 1838 LMS flats (note long brake lever) from a Parkside LMS chassis: https://p4newstreet.com/another-wagon-diverson/ Is there some issue with doing this? That's essentially what I did for my 2mm ones, crosskitting an LMS chassis with the more open framework of a tanker chassis. Most of the framework can't be seen anyway once you've plonked a container on it. Simon

Sorry, I'd missed that you'd given the location. Yes, not a lot of help. The classic CRL Coles shot of 5458 there (used as the basis for the painting on the cover of Railways Illustrated 49) is an up train. Not that I can remember which was UP on the GW & GC Joint (presumably towards London). The photo is late March 1936 at the earliest. Having googled the image, the B7 has new cylinders. Also Paul Bartlett comes up trumps with a photo showing two AXs on the same conflat: https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lnercontainer/hba811a0 Simon

Is your first train going to or from Billingham? That's generally the easiest way of working out whether they are likely to be drikold ones or not. https://picturestocktonarchive.com/2004/08/10/ici-in-billingham-14/ Simon

Interesting. No, a very quick glance suggests Sascha has done all but the GW BX, but I haven't checked diagrams. Sascha's are print your own and primarily for N anyway. Here's a link to Printables for some of his LMS ones: https://www.printables.com/model/407423-oit-lms-brbm-type-containers-1-148/files Decal file in there too. Someone else was looking into getting some transfers done for the refrigerated containers, but I've not heard anything on that front for a while. Simon

Are the containers prints of Sascha Freudenberg's designs Jonathan? Simon

Mostly just left by the looks of it. Some other changes made on some. Some views still available in this thread: especially the second page. Simon

The phasing out of oil tail lamps has been discussed here before: January 1991 is suggested as the date for the instruction to cease use of oil lamps. Around then, but probably a little earlier, I remember a massive pile of the things being assembled behind the buffers in the bay at the end of Warrington Bank Quay which was usually occupied by a pair of Class 20s whistling away in between MGR workings. I resisted the urge to stuff one in my bag at the time. Simon

We've had it on here before, but here's a lovely bit of film (without sound sadly) of Mottram Yard on the Woodhead route neatly illustrating the speed of hump yard shunting and some of the dangers @The Johnster discusses including riding on the shunter's pole right at the end of the film: Simon

That's a great view! Certainly a D1666. Do we add it to the collection of general merchandise wagons loaded with coal? Simon

As Jim has suggested, you don't want to stall the motor. In fact, in the bigger scales where it's more readily possible, then that's the test for adding weight - if it no longer polishs the rails, but stops and stalls then you've added too much. Well-balanced weight on the loco is the priority. Simon

There's no line society. The HMRS would have been the place for this a few years ago, but to my knowledge have not had a CLC steward for a number of years since the last one 'stood down'. Although CLC, it probably falls outside of the interest of the Manchester Locomotive Society despite them holding a fair bit of CLC stuff. Paul, I'm happy to scan it, return the originals to you and provide copies to the LNER Society, @robertcwp's coaching stock group and anyone else with an interest. Regards, Simon

Don't just stick it back in the cupboard Paul. It's an interesting and neglected period of the CLC's history. Of course I would say that modelling the CLC in 1950! However, I get the impression that, in rolling stock terms, more is known about the period before the CLC gave up its freight stock to the LMS and LNER (brake vans aside) in the 1930s. The exceptions being things like the Cravens order for the Liverpool-Manchester Gresley articulated coaching stock. Simon

You've got rather more room in your J39! Simon

Bob/Izzy's buckjumper shows what's now possible in a small space. Simon

This modified one? Tom na Faire depot, Fort William - Ernies Railway Archive on Flickr Regards Simon

Thanks for sharing this. What a fascinating little railway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrogate_Gasworks_Railway https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D3RBPX5UDPhs&ved=2ahUKEwjV1eL58Z6EAxVbQUEAHUmYAVkQwqsBegQIHRAG&usg=AOvVaw0flfo2aKVUz0XeJxNBBU9X Regards, Simon

I'm still struggling with the idea that's Didcot. It's unrecognisable from the scrubland with added railway tracks that exists today! Simon