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It's noticeable that the only wagons in the train are GWR opens, so the GWR obviously took pains not to show wagons from other companies, having provided the filming facilities. Similar to retouching/censoring foreign company initials in publicity photos. There's one in "LYR wagons V1" where a LNWR open has been changed to carry the initials "L Y R". Was the unusual white vertical handrail next to the loco in photo 6 added to help actors to stand on the wagon brake as part of the plot? Pete

1970s Model Railways, by Bernard Wright , I believe.

How about a (60s?) puppet show called Rubovia, with a pet dog/dragon Pongo. Also... A series "Victory at Sea", probably from the late 1950s. Many of the programs mentioned on this thread were on a series of "Who-Zat-Star" bubble gums cards like these, which we used to collect, along with Wings/Flags/Footballers etc...

Colin Crompton in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheeltappers_and_Shunters_Social_Club

Round 1 : 2 Round 2 : 0 Round 3 : 2 Round 4 : 4 Round 5 : 4 Total 12. Just shows I know bu**er all about model railways Pete

I have two photocopied sheets from ages ago, from something called "the colour system", showing Humbrol mixes for the main LNER/SR/GWR/LMS/BR colours. It could have been in a ring binder of some sort, as there are faint traces of punch holes on the photocopy. Under the heading "British Rail Freight" , it has ... "Freight Stock Red Bauxite", it says to use Humbrol no. 133. ( whatever that is ) . "Red" use Humbrol 132 Under the same heading, it has a mix for green. Not sure what that would be used for on freight stock, but clarification would be welcome. Pete

At least it has a built in loudspeaker enclosure for DCC.

...and the one before could be Sharlston

I remember being impressed by one of these on Barry Bucknell's diy program in the 50s/60s, when he "modernised" a terrace house in London ( I think), by nailing sheets of hardboard over panelled doors, building wardrobes/cupboards etc.

How about the Camden and Amboy 6-2-0.

Thanks to all for the informative replies, it's always interesting to clear up a wagon puzzle.

I'm puzzled by the provenance of the wagon in this photo on ebay... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-35mm-RAILWAY-b-w-NEGATIVE-WAGON-CONDEMNED/283808271131?hash=item42144a8b1b:g:Q6UAAOSwXsBeZO4Y Presumably a ballast wagon, going by the axlebox covers on the far wagon, and if the photo is enlarged, the wagon plate could say LTSR Co. I can't find it in the LTSR section of Midland wagons though. The body is shorter than the u/frame, with peculiar inset buffers, and a toothed brake rack. Any ideas?

"The Works" in the Merrion Centre,Leeds (and presumably others) have the Haynes manual of the Rocket @ £6 (RRP £22)

Thought I'd have a go at posting on the new software with a couple of images.... I was wondering how to navigate to the end of 1280 "Wright writes" pages, and you can either .. a) click the blank grey button after the "Next" button ( 1,2,3,4,5,6 Next, Blank ) and it takes you to the last post. It should really have some text added to say "Last". Equivalent to the ">>" on the old format, I think. or... b) click on the "5 min" as below on Unread Topics or... c) click on " 3 minutes ago" under "Topics" HTH if it hasn't already been posted. Hovering over places showed up "invisible" buttons when I first used the new format.. Pete

That's the article I was thinking of. I was pretty sure it was in one of the first RM's I bought in the late 60s from Laygate Model Shop, and here it is in March 69. Not quite the summer of ... Tombstone and Crockett's Creek: Peter Morris STEP refrigerator wagon: D. R. Austin Portishead station: Mike Farr Advance uncoupling: D. R. Mensford The fine line problem solved: E. E. G. Murrell Railway Modeller Cup results - Vivien wins! The Caley "Greybacks": G. A. Russell Coaches of the LM.S.: 60ft flush-sided composites: Ken Morgan and David Jenkinson Industrial steam : Inglis 0-4-0ST: Tony Sparks Locomotives of the G.W.R. - The ugly ducklings: C. J. Freezer Ambition on the branch: Colin R. Penfold The G.K. & T. joint railway: R. Smith COVER PICTURE: "Jim Bowie" in the mountains heading for Minden, on the Tombstone and Crockett's Creek Railroad. (Photograph by Roger S!ack.) here.... http://www.magazineexchange.co.uk/railway-modeller-magazine-march-1969-issue.html I wonder how many of those authors are still around, apart from CJF and DJ? It was nearly 50 years ago after all. Pete

There is a drawing of the later narrow plank Dia 3 on the LYRS website here http://www.lyrs.org.uk/PDFs-of-Scanned-Drawings

Looks to be part of the Tyne Improvement Commission Quay lines, leading into a goods shed. I don't think it's NER.The photo with the car is looking the other way, with the goods shed just visible on the right. As a Shields lad, I well remember cycling through the arches on the way to the Jarrow pedestrian tunnel. The bus to Newcastle also went through, although we usually got the trolley bus from St. Oswin's to Tyne Dock, and the electrics from there to the Central (Platform 6?). ( Tyne commission quay was on the other bank. Doh! )

Powsides do a selection of transfers for opens and vans in white.

There's a 1959 photo of a non-fitted O2 with a tarpaulin bar in Larkin's "pre-nationalisation wagons" booklet. Photo quality isn't that good, but I can't see a vac cylinder. It's numbered W29636, in bauxite, marked "Hybar", and DC3 brakes I think. The bottom 2 end planks have been replaced by steel U-channel section to minimise shunting damage if the load shifted. It has 3 plank top doors, so can't be modelled using the Coopercraft kit. It could be that the tarp bar was removed by GWR, and added later by BR, as mentioned above in #8. 29617 in Atkins is a vac-fitted O10, with sheet rail, and 3 plank door, so presumably from the same batch, as they are only 18 numbers apart. Can't have been many left by then, having been built in the 1900s. HTH Pete

As of 4pm today, Stephen Smiths garden centre in Otley has 1 copy each of Nigel Birkins BRM books on.... "modern wagons in 4mm scale" no 3 and "building modern 4mm scale wagons" no 7 Both @ £3.99 reduced from £11.99 (I think) Lots of colour photos, hints & tips, but too modern for me Pete

Rather like Jeff Bridges in Starman ( quote from IMDb) [Starman is driving the car, and speeds across a recently turned red light, causing crashes for the other motorists] Starman: Okay? Jenny Hayden: Okay? Are you crazy? You almost got us killed! You said you watched me, you said you knew the rules! Starman: I do know the rules. Jenny Hayden: Oh, for your information pal, that was a *yellow* light back there! Starman: I watched you very carefully. Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast.

I think Aurora's kit was a Pfalz DIII in 1:48 scale. Reinhold (?) Platz was Fokker's design genius IIRC.

One of these perhaps. LNWR 6 wheel CCT http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=601

The name Ted(?) Sankey comes to mind. I can visualise an LNWR railmotor made up of a Gem card coach side, with a half-inch cutout to allow the Nellie chassis to swing out on the 12" radius curves.