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Yep. Found them. Thanks for that - had a bit of a senior moment there. They come more regularly as you age.

Thanks, its kind of you to take the trouble to reply. The next question is how to get the bottom plate off. The 47s have clips along either side of theirs but I cannot see how those on the Crompton are attached. Dave

If you run the mouse over it, it says that it is Brookwood in '66.

I have just received my model of D6585 and can confirm that the body moulding is the same as for the Kernow LE ones. There are two changes to the original model, however:- the couplings and cables have not been pre-fitted (except for those that would not foul the tension-lock couplings) and the newer style shiny wheels have been fitted. These improve the running somewhat and led me to consider retro-fitting my Kernow ones with the Bachmann Mark 1 coach wheels recommended by other members. I managed to get one wheel off an axle easily but the other seems to be fitted without a bush, making it more difficult. Also, when I fitted a Bachmann wheel on the exposed axle-end, it was a very loose fit. Consequently, I have put things back as they were and will wait for the new wheels to become available as a spares item. Dave

Thanks for that, John. I always assumed that the modification to the exhaust took place at the same time as the cut out was made in the horn cowling but there is a photograph in "British Railways Standard Diesels of the 1960s" by David N. Clough (page 73) which shows a pair of 33s working the Bournemouth Belle (so pre August 1967) and the leading locomotive (in green with no warning panel) does have the cut out cowling. The exhaust ports are the other end and not easily identified, so your post clears the matter up. These modifications must have been done separately. The photographs on the Modelfair site suggest that the profile of the roof has not been corrected either but I agree with you that I am happy with the compromise in the layout.