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You could try using something like this; Horolene Make up a solution sufficient to immerse the parts you want to clean.

This might help a bit; “For the body of a car, Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) is generally considered the best material. It is an alloy with additional metallic elements and solutions to increase strength. The key characteristic of AHSS is its tensile (i.e. a material that can be shaped and stretched) strength, which can be measured and graded in mega-pascal (MPa). AHSS and its different grades are categorised by vehicle producers and associations, showing that product differentiation plays an important role in automotive steel – something that can be potentially useful when considering steel differentiation according to carbon intensity.” It’s taken from here https://www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-analysis/can-the-cars-we-buy-drive-green-steel-production/ which, to me, is an interesting read but I also acknowledge that this is a complex issue of which this is but one dimension. If I’ve read the piece correctly, in summary an electric arc furnace can produce AHSS steel, but it’s difficult to do at scale because of the volume of specific scrap material required. That brings in significant questions around economics and logistics. I’ve not seen those answered yet.

Yes. Not a gentle 'kiss' was it.

Rather unfortunate. Fortunately though no injuries reported, other than just pride. Two Royal Navy warships collide off coast of Bahrain

I don’t know enough about the economics of the global market for steel and the steel producers, but I’d suggest that the market is unduly distorted by the production in ‘low cost’ countries and the consequent ‘dumping’ of low cost (and possibly lower quality) steel onto the world market. Abandoning the UK’s ability to produce virgin steel and relying solely on overseas production as a source in time of growing global conflict, longer supply chains and an uncertain financial climate, strikes me as unwise in the extreme. is this just another example of ‘the race to the bottom’?

To add to @Nearholmer’s post yesterday which mentioned “The basics of the branch in history terms, and good detail of the infrastructure, are given in Volume 2 of the Wild Swan Southern Branch Lines set”, another good reference is ‘From Devon to Dorset - The story of the Lyme Regis Branch’, by Martin Smith and George Reeve. Published by Irwell Press. ISBN 978-1-903266-37-8. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstrathwood.co.uk%2Fproducts%2Ffrom-devon-to-dorset-the-story-of-the-lyme-regis-branch&psig=AOvVaw082oqZRmlT-6UD08llngKD&ust=1705836756163000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCLC3rKbv64MDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

Makes a change from swearing at your parcel courier. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68025677 I would guess there will be more instances of this as ‘AI’ spreads further.

It would seem, from WNXX, that DB Cargo parking up their 60s might be down to another reason; “…they are not currently dispensed with but are not being used at the moment. It transpires an issue has been discovered with 60062, undergoing a B exam at Toton, which has caused the stopping of 60024 & 60074.”

Also aided by Bob’s style of delivery. He was so good. My God, we could do with some of that right now IMHO.

Not sure if photo-competitions are of interest, but the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is currently open. Details here; https://apy.rmg.co.uk/ https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/competition

I know it's Wiki, but is this one close to what you had in mind, if you've not already seen it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHSmith#/media/File:Horsted_keynes_station_W_H_Smiths_stall.jpg

They're not the last blast furnaces functioning as Scunthorpe still, for now, have theirs although closure of those was announced too last November. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-67329074

It's my understanding that the paths are generally retained throughout the year in both the 'summer' and 'winter' working timetables. This allows Network Rail the flexibility to continue to run them, as required, beyond the nominal end of the RHTT season. For example, the timetable for my local station at Huddersfield has them currently listed as 'Q' paths (ie runs if required). Here's todays. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:HUD/2024-01-19/0001-0405?stp=WVS&show=freight&order=wtt

I guess from a modelling point of view the question is how far from the third rail? As I'm sure you know, in real life the 74s regularly went off the juice with boat trains to Southampton East and West Docks and also over the West London line and on to the Western Region with coal trains to Acton Yard. Perhaps Southampton Docks isn't that far away from the third rail, but the diagram to Acton Yard was a bit more of a challenge trek for them. There's photo evidence of them occasionally running west of the then limit of the third rail at Branksome, on parcels workings as far as Weymouth. And rail tours taking them to Blandford, Chandlers Ford and Romsey. The market for a 4mm version of them is no doubt small and the corporate blue only livery, perhaps supplemented with a weathered option as they were rarely clean for long, is definitely a limiting factor. But I can still dream.

A Northern class 156 grinds up the 1 in 50 away from Bradford Interchange towards Mill Lane Junction on 28th March 2019.

It's with challenges like this that RMweb could do with a 'Good Luck' button! In its absence though I've fallen back with 'Friendly/supportive'. Based on your inspirational work so far though, if anybody can pull it off you can. And no doubt at a pace that would put most of us to shame. Good luck.

A blast from the past - On 11th June 2016, Northern 144023 leans into the curve at Kirkstall Forge, on the Aire Valley line between Leeds and Skipton, with a service from Heysham Harbour.

I'm sure it's not a case of 'out of sight, out of mind'; It just hasn't reached the top of the list yet of rolling stock that needs some tlc... Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Class 108 DMC(L) M51565 stored at Haworth Shed on 23rd June 2023.

You may have used something like PhotoMechanic. https://home.camerabits.com/ It’s been around for a few years. It’s not free though and is shortly to become subscription software I understand.

I gather that the Steelers - Bills game scheduled for tomorrow (1PM ET and originally to be the evening wild card game live on Sky in the UK) has been postponed until Monday due to ‘inclement weather in the Buffalo area’. That must be a pretty rare event. Virtually nothing bar lightening around open air stadia normally postpones or delays an NFL game.

I share your pain. Not another one. 🙄

Browns playoff history here if you’re interested. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/playoffs.htm

I know that Dallas are 8-0 playing at home this year in the regular season, but I wouldn’t give Mike McCarthy much chance of surviving the disappointment from Jerry Jones in the event that they succumb to the Packers on Sunday. Unlikely I know based on the stats and the combination of Prescott and Lamb, but you never know.

Some significant HC vacancies already announced this week, with both the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots parting company with Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick respectively. Pete Carroll is remaining at the Seahawks as an ‘Advisor’. The ‘Pats have already appointed Jerod Mayo as their new HC, an internal appointment.

A nice little bit of social history there.