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All understood, I was just explaining what would help part me from my money. I forgot to say in my last post, I would be most interested in Hanson livery.

I would be in for at least 8 to start. Price would have to be no more than the O&K, unless serious improvements were made to resolve the coupling issues, fragile detail parts, and excessive rolling resistance. Still a proud owner of 10 O&K JHAs.

Thanks all. The book contained the information that I needed.

Thank you both. I will try and get a copy of that reprint.

Hi all! Happy new year. I'm seeking speed restriction tables for the western region, preferably from before the end of steam. I have found similar documents on eBay for my SR and BR (S) projects, but nothing for the GWR or BR (W). I am prepared to pay for photocopies or scans of this data if someone has it. Thanks in advance for anyone who can help or point me in the right direction.

I can't vote, even after registering an account. Couldn't agree more. I would buy two full sets of the classic barbie livery, and 'white teardrop' livery power cars, if they were ever produced.

I was wondering if I can use Posca Pens to spruce up my N Gauge Peco InsulFrog points? I was thinking of having rust on the check rails and shiny on certain parts of the frog, as they would be in real life. If so, which colours do people recommend?

This is wonderful! Thank you so much.

Thank you, I had updated this on my personal copy but not the thread when I realised.

More detail the better, although I can work with less detailed versions and use pictures to supplement them. I'll hunt down a copy of that book and keep an eye out for the new version.

I'm looking for a copy of January 1964 issue of Model Railway Constructor for its plans of GWR E147 & E167 carriages. If anyone has a spare copy that I can purchase/borrow or is able to scan their copy of this magazine for me I would greatly appreciate it. This is for research purposes into the design of the GWR's 'B sets'. Many thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion. Do I need to be a member of the GWS or go to Didcot in order to arrange this? I haven't been able to find a contact address for the GWS to make my query.

Hello! I am once again in search of drawings for carriage bogies. This time, I am researching the GWR B Sets. So far, I have got the following information on which carriages had which bogies: E116: 9ft Bogies E129: 9ft Fishbelly Bogies E135/140: 7ft Plate Bogies E145: 9ft Heavy Bogies E147: 9ft Light Pressed Steel Bogies If anyone could advise where I would obtain drawings for these, that would be fantastic. Cheers!

Lovely pics - I think I found these on flickr in the time since I made this post. Greatly enjoyed by my father, who now cycles past the site almost every day!

Jonathan, thank you for this info. Sorry I'm almost 2 years late in replying (not a regular on this forum)!

Thanks Mike, this is tremendous. I have registered on the Western Thunder website so that I can view the full size images. Thanks for this information. Would these be the same diagram as designed in the 20s, then?

Hi all, I am hoping someone can help me. I need to locate drawings of the bogies for LNER Coronation and West Riding Ltd stock (LNER Diagrams 228-232). From the Isinglass drawings I have purchased, it seems the outer bogies are 8ft 6in wheelbase, and the articulated bogie types are 10ft 0in wheelbase. I was hoping to find drawings on HMRS - on this section of the site - but I can't work out which, if any, are the correct ones for the stock. From pictures, I don't think the bogies are 'heavy type', but I am not sure if they are 'light type' or standard. The 'LNE-N' lettering on the axle boxes seems to be consistent with the 'light type', but the wheel profile on these drawings looks different. I think most of the drawings on HMRS are around 10 years too early. I bought HMRS 13507 as a test, which has some features in common with the pictures I've seen, but this drawing is dated 1928, whereas the stock was built in the late 30s. I am by no means an expert on LNER coaches, so I could be barking up the wrong tree here. There is a good view of the bogies here: I was going to try asking on the LNER Encyclopedia Forum, but their website didn't send me an activation email, and I can't find a way to contact the admin (I checked my spam too!). If someone could supply drawings, or let me know which HMRS (or other catalogue, including books) item represents what I'm looking for, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks.

A further question I have - were they lit at night?

That's a great picture and will be very helpful. Thank you so much

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew of any pictures of the old style SR / BR(S) commencement and termination signs for permanent speed restrictions? These ones (courtesy of railsigns.uk): Additionally, does anyone have any idea of the size and dimensions of these signs? Any information would be appreciated. Harry

Hi all, Thanks for your very informative replies. They are much appreciated! I will look into the books that have been suggested and try and contact the preservation group at Cynheidre. Harry

Hello, My father owns a cottage adjacent to what was once the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway. Naturally he is fascinated with the history of the line, so I am looking for any photographs / books / general information that's out there about the line to give to him for his birthday. The only book I've found on the subject is M. R. C. Price's 'The Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History)', which I believe he already has. I am acutely aware of the existence of at least one DVD on the line, however efforts to contact the vendors yielded no results in the past, so I am unwilling to try these places again! If anyone has any suggestions (or simply leads which I can follow) I would appreciate your help. I apologise if I have posted this in the wrong place, I am still getting the hang of things here. Harry