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There are Skinley drawings available from the HMRS for most of the Mk1 coaches. Paul

The HMRS are now the custodians of the Skinley drawing collection. If anybody requires a copy then contact the drawing-archivist@hmrs.co.uk and he will endeavor to help you.

Hello, if you contact me on drawing-archivist@hmrs.org.uk I may be able to help you with a drawing.

I have looked through the various topics on B Sets but I cannot find and answer to this question 'Did any B Sets operate in unlined maroon'? I am interested in the 1955 - 65 period. I have seen pictures of them in unlined crimson but have not found any in unlined maroon.

The date on the General Arrangement is 1927, many of the detail drawings were also used on a build for the Manchester Electricity Department.

Hello Michael If it is not too late the drawings for these vehicles have turned up in the HMRS drawing collection. If you want to know any more then please contact me on drawing-archivist@hmrs.org.uk.

I am thinking about using the chassis off a Dapol Class 73 on a Class 23 body that I have made. I appreciate that it will not be 100% accurate but I would like to know the wheelbase dimensions of the bogie and between bogie centres if anybody can help me. I have a Hornby model and I was wondering if the Dapol model was the same as I think tis will be a better motor etc.

The Skinley drawings are now held by the HMRS in their Museum & Study Centre on the Swanwick site of the Midland Railway Butterley. I can supply an electronic copy of the last catalogue dated 2003 if you contact me on drawing-archivist@hmrs.org.uk. Paul Garratt HMRS Drawing Archivist

If you search the drawing section of the HMRS website you should find a general arrangement drawing is available to obtain a quote for. Paul Garratt HMRS Drawing Archivist

I checked an original drawing at the HMRS Study Centre today and it identifies the filler pipe as 1ins Bore BSP Steel. Regards Paul Garratt HMRS Drawing Archivist

The HMRS has a General Arrangement, Cross Section and Diagram drawings for this locomotive. If you are interested in obtaining copies then please contact me on drawing-archivist@hmrs.org.uk and I can supply you with further details. Also I have been advised by our LBSCR Steward that there is information in a book by J N Maskelyne - "Locomotives I have known" - page 20

I used double sided tape to stick plasticard paving slabs to card for platforms on my layout in the garage but I have found when it gets hot the plasticard wants to curl and therefore lifts away from the card.

The HMRS has a large amount of timetables and archive material at the Museum & Study Centre, an email to the archivist on archivist@hmrs.org.uk with the information you are looking for may pay dividends.

Are you sure this is a Quad-Art set, I have researched these vehicles as I am building a kit and the numbers you quote and show on the photographs do not appear in the spreadsheet I have created, I wonder it may be a Quint-Art set but I do not have access to the information at the moment. If nobody comes up with an answer by Wednesday I will look in the library at the HMRS Museum & Study Centre and see what I can find.

More confirmations for this year : Layouts Cronenberg HO Tramway Heanor South OO 1950/60's Thomas & Friends OO Vintage Models OO Traders Hobby Holidays LMS Patriot Stevensons Carriages Transport Photo Exchange Going Loco Doncaster P2 Locomotive Trust Demonstrators Dovedale Models Define - Modern Era Diesel & Electric Stock Model Bus Displays Roger Manton Colin Wright Paul Garratt (Railex Team)