Porcy Mane

Another New one on me. Plenty of Humbrol Matt 64 used on them methinks. 62054 ex-works, on local freight at Retford by Fotorus, on Flickr P

Well I've seen yours. Here's part of mine. Taken from the winter workbench. There's another four full height cupboards of kits... and then there's the attic! P

That looks like it. A bit of Googling turned up this: 4 by ta||tim, on Flickr

Apologies Arthur, I dropped a b*ll*ck that made my previous post big style misleading. I'd sussed the baled traffic but missed a link out of my post' It should have read: "That Must have been one of the most photographed 16 tonners in the country... http://www.rmweb.co....ndpost&p=771870 and I bet this is a repeat? htps://flic.kr/p/dfy5x3 but what's the load? Empty paint tins for scrap? Porcy"

That Must have been one of the most photographed 16 tonners in the country... http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/36891-16t-minerals/?view=findpost&p=771870 and I bet this is a repeat? but what's the load? Porcy

I'm pretty sure the bridge was still standing in the mid 1990's but the memory banks play tricks. I've a feeling it was demolished at the same time that the A187-A193 link road was put in. Probably about the same time the incinerator was demolished? Still I could be totally wrong. P

"Hijack Apology" Relatively common in the N.E. Here's one behind 63395 just about to cross the Victoria Viaduct: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69149-Bachmann-announcements-20134/page-28&do=findComment&comment=987925 P

That thick wall was the bridge abutment from where a lot of photos of the shed was taken. Like in this Arthur Ives view from the ARPT. The official 1964 entrance to the shed can be seen extreme left, with the end of the still existing stone wall seen in the Google Street view being centre foreground. The BRSA club was just outside the main entrance on the right. 179. 15F Percy Main MPD 12-04-64 (A Ives) 090 by ntynesidetrains, on Flickr P

Pah! Not the Percy Arms. Last time I saw you in the area you were pedalling one of those push bike thingy's as fast as you could! I'm not surprised considering the reputation of the place. Here is the back view. <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1422977239639!6m8!1m7!1sWYtGYlqrDZs-jYUzqnh1WA!2m2!1d54.997223!2d-1.478041!3f35.16554650251355!4f6.249765777259967!5f1.4077714358247206" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" style="border:0"></iframe> Was once part of the works. Old Maps shows a single track going into the bottom level. Unless that was a building that preceded it? Maybe wagon repair or a choppy store? Don't know when it was sold out of railway use. There might be something in the writings of C R Warn about it. Porcy

Officially referred to as rapping plates. Unofficially, batter plates, clatter plates, bash plates, dash plates and a host of other things I've heard them called. 1' 6" long according to the drawing. Should anybody need some, Dave Bradwells 21 ton Hopper chassis etch provides shed loads of spare rapping plates (Riveted), chassis steps, two types of hopper door handles etc., and the instruction sheet provides loads of information. p

That's quicker progress than I'll ever achieve. Don't forget they all weren't painted the same shade of grey. https://flic.kr/p/bbcfUc P

NCB stores. Up to a few years ago a guy that had links the Lambton Family sold agricultural Lime from part of the shed. He also had something to do with Heights Quarry in Weardale. I think the land is part of the Lambton Estates and reverts back to their ownership on demolition of the buildings. If there is a planning a application in for the place it will probably be on line. Last time I was in there the place had loads of electrical high voltage oil filled switchgear that was still in use but it would be have been more at home a in a mining museum. P

71000 never seems to photograph badly. Piloting LMS Ivatt Class 2, 46443, Ramsbottom, 23 January 2011. P

They're looking good Mike. Mr Franks buffers? Porcy's state of play at the moment. Buffers shortened back to 18" variety with big file. Step for this buffer shortened with a bit of carving. Drilled for springing and fitting the buffer ferrule. Ferrule not really necessary and purely cosmetic. W irons thinned and plasticard guides fitted for Mr Bradwell spring plates. Here's an end view of the Diagram 100in the national collection. P

I'll bet my bottom dollar its got the early type grab rails and thinking about it didn't Hornby do that running number on the earlier Dapol type hopper? P Edit: Just done a quick Google and yes they did. The Cheeky Bu**ers...

You'll be inundated now... You have an E mail... P

I'm pretty certain that Hornby have based their model on the drawing of the Hurst Nelson Diagram 100 published in Tatlow. That's fine for wagons 193217 to 193716 built in1935-6 as they seem to have been built with the simple grab rail arrangement and no rapping plates. I've a feeling that most of these were sold into industrial use in the early days of BR as I've never seen a phot of one in this number series in BR days (So someone will prove me wrong within five minutes of posting this) but I saw dozens with the early grab rails in NCB use. That reminds me, I need some more stuff from CCT, but in the mean time here is what 10 minutes work in an imaging programme produced. Still needs a bit of work to tidy it up and thicken the text but it prints ok and is fully legible on my Laser, There you go Mr Hornby have some artwork for free. (and anyone else who wants to download and fiddle about with it). If it's the boxed style of lettering you're after mainly trains does a fairly comprehensive and adaptable waterslide set of transfers. I'll guarantee 100% that my fingers, that's the ones that work, are considerably more numb than yours. That's why my modelling is painfully slow (pun fully intended) but the advantage is you don't feel it when you stab yourself. Bad digits... poor excuse... P

I did tell you earlier boy! Take 100 lines and have a look at this picture. https://www.flickr.com/photos/36891793@N08/15773778950/sizes/k/ And to offer a practical suggestion you could number it as E270887K as photographed by P T Nielson at Exeter in 1973. You would need the end grabs altering to the later type and it had received extended door operating handles by then but at least you don't have to fit any rapping plates. To find the pic for the lettering style is a bit of a PITA. Go to this link: http://www.dansk-jernbanearkiv.dk/turf/t7307/tur7307.htm Scroll down page (or do a "find on page" search) looking for E270887K and click on "Foto" and presto! Your image. I wonder how long it is before Hornby decorate one in that Style? I thought that it was Bachmann using his Loco images on header cards? Regardless very bad form from the commercial outfits. I fully understand why Mr Bartlett has taken the action he has. P Edited to add missing words..(and letters).

The Foxfield. Another great preserved railway. Me and a mate once turned up there a about Five o clock on a Saturday afternoon after being to the rail collectors fair at Stafford. After the last train, we were given a full guided tour of the whole place including the colliery and then ended up the bar till... well whenever... A fantastic group of folks. P

Great to see the pics of Tanfield. Even though it's local to me I can't get there very often. It is perhaps my favourite preserved railway simply because somebody seems to have taken the policy decision of banning day-glow safety wear. P

I assume you're referring to the end handrails? If so does this make it any clearer? http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/paulbartlettsrailwaywagonphotographs/h2E1D2A28#h2e1d2a28 P

Excellent hoppers... P

Thanks Mike, I realise about the single sided brakes Mike. Although the new Hornby hopper looks far more like a LNER Diagram 100 by Hurst Nelson to me with the end hand rails as built. The hand rails were soon modified by extension to give set riders more to grab hold onto. I just wondered if the single sided clasp brakes looked like they were a separate moulding spigotted to main chassis as on the tope. P

Probably stone traffic. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ardingly,+Haywards+Heath,+West+Sussex+RH17/@51.0321359,-0.0920099,347m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4875f48500ed6c47:0x9bc1bd7b0be2afc9?hl=en P

Still going strong. North Eastern Railway Roadvan that became DE 900172. Probably to be inspected shortly by a good few members of the EMGS as their AGM is going to be a only couple of hundred yards further up the road. Apparently someone in the RCTS has written chapter & verse on the history of the van after being made aware of it last year. P