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    GSMR masts (Not 5G)

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    Like other mobile phone masts they are likely to come in a range of types and sizes depending on the needs of a particular site.

     

    Pic of one of my local GSRM installations. I did observe to the builder of the model that the building was a bit large, but it was one that he already had in stock!

    Most of the installations near me are of this type with the steelwork base.

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    Cheers,

    Mick

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    Hornby KFA's

    in Hornby

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    Thanks Arran, the Nurse will call when it's your turn :lol:

     

    Very nice looking wagons from Hornby and I'm glad they've done the more common Tiphook version seen in Freightliner and DBS intermodals plus the latter's MoD services.

     

     

    A set of the Tiphook KFA's are also used on some gypsum workings.

     

    At least one has been converted to a JZA (NLU93465) and fitted with a fan module for ventilating tunnels during engineering works.

     

    Discussed here Unfortunately the links to fotopic are dead now.

     

    Anybody want a couple of containers? ;)

     

    Cheers,

    Mick

    Hornby KFA's

    in Hornby

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    Have ordered one of each from a box shifter and they are on their way.

     

    Hopefully, but I doubt it, I wonder whether the container spigot positions will mix and match with the Bachmann & Dapol Wagons and Containers and also the C Rail Containers..

     

    Will soon see in the next day or so..

     

    Read on another forum that C-Rail and Dapol containers will need slight mods to fit the KFA as the spigots are moulded onto the KFA with the Hornby containers having matching holes.

     

    Cheers,

    Mick

    Weed killing trains in the 1980s (what worked where?)

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

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    My next memory jumps beyond the 1980s to 1992 with two Hunslet-Barclay 20's hauling a weedkilling train in the Conwy Valley. The coaches were mid green with a white stripe. By the late 90's the coaches were light green, an au-de-nil shade. Photographed on the Trawsfynedd branch, it was top & tailed by EWS maroon and Mainline blue 37's.

     

     

    More 1990's with HB 20's. Type in any of 20901-20906 in the usual photo sites. Although you will have to look for earlier pics as most of them will come up with the 20/9's in later guises - I used "20902 weedkiller" as a search. using hunslet/barclay/fisons/chipman may also yield results

     

    is a quick example from 1990

     

    This should give you a few ideas. The Fisons green, later Agrevo (as mentioned/pictured above), set is easily accomplished using TTA's, Hurst Models overlays and Mk1's.

     

    ISTR 20901/904 were used on the Chipman's train and 20902/903 on the Fisons, with 905 and 906 as "spare" locos, although 906 pics on weedkiller duty seem hard to come by.

     

    Cheers, Mick

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    South Wales Freight.

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    The Bachmann 66 isnt that good performance wise as far as I have experienced. My model of 66068 was terrible when it first arrived and didnt manage to move much. However after fitting various different DCC chips it is now working ok although it still doenst have the feel of quality like the honrby 60 has. I think its time the 'ultimate' 66 model was released with much better performance. Try cleaning the wheels, it helped with mine.

    Regards

    Lewis

     

    Check the connections between the pcb and motor leads. The wires are only held on with a plastic clip. Remove the clip and solder them on. I do this for all the wires. 66's are also bad a picking up grime between the pickup and wheel, but you haven't got this problem as your lights work.

     

    HTH,

    Mick

    Hydraulic buffers at Lancaster

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted

    These look to be the same types as the others - a pair of LNWR hydraulic buffers at Wigan North Western (Platforms 2 & 3). These are listed and were overhauled a few years back which saw the addition of the large blue reservoir tank and extra pipework:

     

     

    I find it strange that these things are still used when units no longer have buffers. :huh:

     

    Those shown in the pic above are mostly frequented by 142's...........

     

    Cheers,

    Mick

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    Next batch of Class 70's

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    By the same token now many years later, which class is 90% stored with many demics and which slightly older class is still 100% (bar one exported to Germany) and still going strong?

     

    That wasn't the point of my post.

    However, if the 60's had been taken care of in the same way as the 59's, then maybe it would be a different story. The 59's have pretty much had a limited geographical area of operation with dedicated crews and maintenance facilities and not subject to the "common-user, so who cares" attitude to the 60's.

     

    The 60's can't be that bad, if DBS are resurrecting a few more.

     

    Enough of the politics - back to the 70's.

     

    My 70006 performed faultlessly today, along with my three 60's. The two 66's were a little "niggly"! :D :D ;)

     

    Cheers,

    Mick

    Next batch of Class 70's

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    If common sense rather than political dogma had got in the way, there would have been no Class 60, just a Class 59 derivative probably as a compromise assembled from US shipped CKD kits in the UK.

     

    The 60 was procured against a specification based upon the 59. IIRC, one of the bidders was indeed a UK kit-built 59.

     

    Although there were some politics involved in the 60's being British designed and built, the principle reason was "whole-life" cost, of which one of the principle elements is fuel - the 60's are exceedingly fuel efficient for a big diesel. Way better than 59's and from what I've heard, also 66's. I believe the 70's have surpassed the 60 in fuel efficiency.

     

    Cheers,

    Mick

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