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I'll stick with my house brick on a piece of string. Mike.

Are these any good?; http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/2149_1_2861704.html Mike.

Not as much fun as the early seventies when we hired Edinburgh buses amongst others. Regrettably my STD bus slides aren't scanned, but there will be pics out there somewhere. Mike.

The problem being that the same thing will happen if you use the handbrake, so is there an option?? Mike.

They'll probably think it's a Dapol Western. Mike.

ISTR the foam "bufferstops" were actually an idea to replace sand drags, to try and cut down on damage to loco's when they overran loops etc. Mike.

J2997. This could well be one of D7660 - D7677, unless it's a 1967 -1969 repaint, due to the 4 cabside arrows. Mike.

Having dug into the photographic archive, details have come, if not flooding, at least trickling back. The route was Sheffield Midland, Nunnery Junction, (reverse), Dinting, (stop off at the Dinting Railway Centre), Manchester Piccadilly. I think we came back via the Hope Valley, but wouldn't guarentee it. Some photo's from the day, apologies for the quality, but it was very much month at f8 weather. Sheffield Victoria.; Woodhead tunnel. Western portal; The tour train at Dinting; Dinting Railway Centre, Whilst in Manchester a detour was made to Victoria. 45116 on a York - Liverpool. The tour train at Picadilly on it's way home; Mike.

In a similar style to JD, a bus I once had an interest in, at it's birthplace. From the days when Doncaster had proper buses. Mike.

Nice bufferstops, whose are they? Mike.

I've only been hit from behind once, by a boy racer in a spoiler and flared wheel arch bedecked Corsa. He ran into my Hyundai panel van which had rear access steps which bolted on to the tow bar ball bracket and protruded a little. I now know how to remove a complete set, front to back, of Corsa fibre glass panels without any damage to myself. Mike.

From memory, both 114's. Mike.

Me too, if you can't blind 'em with science, baffle 'em with bullsh!t! Mike.

YAY, we're up and running. Mike.

A standard microswitch with common/NC/NO connections suffices, positive and negatives from a dedicated circuit under the layout. Mike.

I helped organise this tour back in the day of the South Yorkshire Transport Society and have a few pictures taken on the day. Regrettably old age precludes remembering too much of the details, is there anything on Six Bells? Mike.

But, if the point motor doesn't throw correctly, how is that indicated? Mike.

Pardon my dimness, but what is the advantage of this over a, say, stud and probe system with 2 led's and resistors from the point microswitch? Mike.

That's ko then. Mike.

J487. One for the "tie the wagon sheet down like a christmas present" school of modellers, nary a stray rope in sight, and the potential for flapping cover.. Mike.

I'm of the Eric Morecambe school of modelling too! Mike.

Ok as long as you didn't sit on a stool I suppose. Mike.

When they make a crunching/crackling sound when being closed! Mike.

It would seem the curtains don't get washed very often! Mike.

My sentiments too. Waiting for his return to Benidorm. Mike.