ianwales

Hi Best thing BBC could do now is beg Clarkson & Co to come back Ian

Why o why do people have to rubberneck on motorways, I turned on to the M4 this morning at Junction 48 and came to a stand on the slip road, it took me 10 minutes to get on to the M4 itself then a further 25 minutes to travel the 5 miles to junction 47 nose to tail at 10 or so MPH, the reason a bump on the opposite carriageway and people slowing down to have a look, once passed the bump everyone speeded up to normal. very irritating, grrrrrrrrrrr Ian

Hi The other thing to remember is that auto signals would only be used on plain line, if there is any pointwork ahead of the signal then that would be a controlled signal, all be it some of which have the facility for auto working. Ian

Hi Jaggzuk interesting to see your revised circuit, but, all you've really done is turn signal 2 into a 2 aspect distant signal, in which case signalling wise signal 1 would also have been a 2 aspect signal. In any case prototypically there wouldn't have been an auto signal as close to the station as Llanbournes is. Ian

Hi Peter Here is a wiring diagram for 3 aspect signals, hope you understand it as my drawing skills are not the best. Basically each square represents a double pole on/on type switch, with the switch of signal 1 on then it is showing Red as are all the other signals, when you throw signal switch 1 the aspect displayed will then depend on the position of switch 2, if switch 2 is up with signal 2 at red then throwing switch 1 will cause a yellow to be displayed in signal 1 until switch 2 is thrown at which point signal 1 will go green and signal 2 will show yellow or green depending on the position of switch 3 and so on. You will need a double pole on/on switch for each signal plus an extra switch for the storage yard to represent the next signal down the line otherwise you last visible signal will only ever show a yellow. alternatively the last visible signal could just be a 2 aspect so the wiring from the pole of the last switch would go to the green and not the yellow. Hope this helps. Ian

Hi Peter there is a way of doing it using double pole on off switches for each signal, I'll try and draw a diagram for you ian

Hi All Is the Bachmann Iron ore tippler suitable for use as a ZKV Barbel please or is the underframe or axleboxes wrong? Ian

Hi A few more of my scans, this time departmental units TDB 975659 at Newport March 88 TDB 975023 west of Pembrey Feb 87 # Incidentally as an aside, this view is obscured now by a new housing estate which has the main road in front of it, the mainline behind, a racing circuit half a mile down the road and the RAF bombing ranges across the estuary and someone with a sense of humour has called the estate Tranquility! Next up 977391 stabled outside the panel box at Cardiff Finally two shots of 950001, at Pembrey in March 88 taken from the signalbox and crossing from the down platform to the up at Llanelli Ian

Hi What is the origin of the harbour backscene in one of the photos please? Ian

Hi Kevin Do you mind if I ask another question regarding that thumper centre coach, could the same coach be used as centre coaches with the Bachmann 2 EPB to produce a 4 EPB? Ian

Hi All Another day at the office last Sunday 66238 heading for Trostre While 60066 has been to Trostre and is on its way back to Margam Meanwhile heading for Swansea Ian

Hi Kevin The Thumper centre coach looks good, excuse my ignorance, but, why use a CEP chassis and not the suburban coach chassis? Ian

Hi All Some more scans of my prints. Firstly a class 84 at Port Talbot, never found out why though. 47611 taking the Swansea avoiding line at Landore 47642 at Pembrey Finally 47803 passing the box at Port Talbot Ian

There was an article in an early edition of MRJ describing the work to make an accurate Autocoach from the Airfix one described as a mixture of A28 and A30 Ian

Hello Again WBF Have you seen the March 2016 Railway Modeller, it contains drawings and photos of the LMS Self Weighing Tenders. Ian

Hi Iain one advantage ii you build it at a lower height you can sit down to operate it. Ian

Hi all Having just found and scanned this photo for another thread I thought I would post it on here with my other West Wales pics as well, taken on 19th Sept 1987 it shows 47522 in the interim "semi" LL livery on the 1V61SO York to Tenby passing Pembrey box just weeks before repaint into LNER green Ian

Hi all Sorry for the poor quality,but, the weather in Port Talbot this morning was terrible. 37025 Inverness TMD on a Barry to Briton Ferry crew training run. Ian

Hi Tony A quick question for you(or anyone else who may know the answer), I've just been reading your Green-Blue Transitions Bookazine and on page 26 the caption to the photo of the deltic on the Scotsman in 1966 states you believe this was the last summer the winged thistle headboard was carried, do you know if all the deltics were still in green at this time or is there any record of the thistle haedboard being carried by a blue deltic please? Ian

Hi Mike (& Clive) Briliant modelling of a brilliant line and the banter brings a smile to my face which is a bonus. Ian

Hi Another vote for the BTCC, but I also wnjoy the British Truch Racing series, faster to 100MPH than a porsche 911! Mention of Croft circuit, the only time I went there as a marshal is a few yearsago it rained so heavily we spent most of the morning sweeping the water off the tarmac. Ian

Hi WBF Any news on the 4BEP buffet car project? Ian

Hi all One final post for now, I wasn't on duty last night when the second part of the lift was done, but, here are a couple of shots taken yesterday evening, While this was the view from my "office"window when I came on duty this morning. Ian

Hi all I was on duty last Saturday night when the main central structure was lifted into place Ian

Hi all Some photos of the progress at Port Talbot The towers and the bridge structure being built Ian