Southernman46

Great news 👍 The 1/800 Express Parcels version also done by Dapol as B533, WR3-08 and also as a barrier van B564. The Signalbox MR as a 300-piece limited edition SBB6. An OK body moulding IMHO - I've added metal handrails, proper buffers, new lettering and replaced the diecast / clunky plastic running gear with Parkside chassis'. ISTR it was a pair of these vehicles that departed the rear of a newspaper train near Newington in Kent back in the day - the disappearance of which only became apparent when the orchards' owner phoned BR to ask when they were coming to recover their wagons - the missing tail lamp on the remaining train had been quietly "forgotten" about as many things that happened at night once did ......

S'been done on the Continent as sets with the "trains" concept - limited editions though MW-1602 - Oostende - Koln for example - trying to get the baggage car individually in that livery is like trying to find Unicorn dung by digging with a hen's tooth 😬 All LS models products ISTR.

Why is it that seeing that every AS Mk2c on the planet is sold out - I now feel the need to get some ? 🤣

Whilst basking (without consideration) in the relatively prosperous peaceful Country / society that all these past "Monsters" have created & maintained ............. The political past is a foreign country and should neither be apologised for / or regretted - it happened - these idiots and apologists who insist on dragging it up for whatever purpose - need take the lessons from it and move on - unless their goal is to deliberately stir up trouble. Just my tuppence ha'pennyworth as an OWM (we know nothing and are the cause of all societies' evils apparently).

Anyone got a Class 25 box they don't want & be willing to sell ?

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Indeed, was fortunate enough to pick one up pre-loved at TrainWest in 2014 after missing the initial release due to a modelling hiatus. Wish they'd re-release the Class 23 and correct that awful headcode box

OT I love my Hornby 50's - won't be getting rid of them - despite Warspite & Neptune on order

4 available https://www.thelocoshedmcr.co.uk/product/Bachmann-38-427-covered-bogie-hopper-wagon-traffic-services-limited/

Great to see these back for re-run - personally planning to get a GFYE 5707 to partner blue 5701 (w) on the never-knowingly photographed Southampton portion via the DN & S of the weekly ICI limestone train from Tunstead 😉. Just an observation - there has always seemed (to me) to be too much wheel showing below the bogie - am I correct or being fooled by the wheels being "shiny-ish", flat and devoid of detail ?

My Grandfather died on HMS Curacoa - swatted aside by the Queen Mary 20 years earlier like she wasn't even there

From Dave F's wonderful thread - two examples in a train at Nottingham heading toward E. Anglia 1975

These ?

Some years ago a good friend put a 47 in the sand drag at Swale halt on the Sheerness Branch - he was greeted by the comment "In the sand !!!" (those of a certain age will remember the ad) for YEARS after .............................

It was worse - the signs actually said "Crewe Kerne" with a definite gap too

Spooky - only read this the other night at work 😬 https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoE_Ealing1973.pdf

Agreed - mine are behind a Hymek on a never existed Southampton - Oxford summer service over a line that closed in the 1960's awaiting release of FP based ETH 31/4's from the London area ....................... for the Autumn timetable (hopefully) Fortunately ?? those that were left on the AS site I've already bought elsewhere.

Just got home from a N shift on the DLR and this was waiting for me to enjoy 😀 It's done that upside picture loading thing and I'm too tired to sort it

Yeah - it'd sell like hot cakes - sure lots of people would want one ................................ 😉

Nice - I'd definitely go for this one

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I've said much on the subject and managed track / lineside drainage through some of the wettest years on record WITHOUT it resulting in catastrophic slips etc, despite the neglect that existed in off-track maintenance during the 1992 -2000 period so feel I know something about the reality of the issue and maintenance does play a HUGE part in dealing with it and it's not like NR can say they are unprepared because they've had a whole department dedicated to the weather and its effect on the infrastructure since the late 90's (Railtrack era included). I've attended more pointless EWAT talking shops that I care to remember in the past - an quite honestly it became a refuge for many that were no good at anything else. It is marvellous having the high engineered track systems of today - fastclips, concrete bearer S&C and the systems to install it etc etc - it all looks nice and enables savings in Patrolling and Production staff costs etc. - but if it's laid on poor formation due to drainage issues or not adequately maintained (see GWML) it is meaningless. An emerging issue in recent years is definitely that there are areas now where drainage is required where maybe none existed before but that's still no excuse for letting the existing systems deteriorate further. Just my subjective opinion as an experienced PW Engineer not in the front line anymore. I wouldn't couldn't be within NR these days and can only wonder at how people are struggling now ............................ and as usual I like to finish with a "war story" Back in oh say, 2003-ish, I was responsible for the Leatherhead to Bookham / Dorking lines which are both on embankments south of L'head - the Bookham line turning sharp R and the Dorking continuing straight - there is (or was) a s large tract of land in the vee (not railway owned ISTR) but drained apparently by 6 culverts into the River Mole (this river has been forever entwined in my late NR railway life) - except it wasn't and had become a large lake. Enter the Mole Valley District Council (or whatever they were back then) "NR - we want this drained - can you make it work" ? "No problem - sez I" Just before we were going to set about jetting and clearing these culverts to let the backed up water flow into the Mole somebody had tipped off the NRA and a very earnest young lady (where do they find them) who demanded a site meeting which we had - at which she pointed out that said "lake" water had been there a while and was effectively stagnant and if we thought we were going to clean out the culverts all at once and dump this stuff into the Mole eco-system NR would pay dearly for it (possibly in blood as it seemed at the time). Anyhow a suitable compromised plan of phased culvert cleaning was approved and happened and as far as I am aware we didn't poison half of Surrey in the process - neither did the embankment fall down even though it's feet has been unnecessarily saturated in water for ages. The land is probably housing now.

Agreed, 40's do this instead ....................... 👍

S' a great idea 👍

Could I just point out the ridiculous number of one-off loco's that Heljan have produced and sold like hot cakes so a 47901 is going to have no problems ............................ there's a lot of us out here who couldn't give a monkeys about sticking rigidly to era's / operating areas - I leave that to those that are good at it and enjoy them at exhibitions - like the Mostyn lads 👍