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  1. JBM37404
    5s and 6s Were the same on the inside. Exterior differences do occur but the classification for TOPS was 37/5s included the Thornaby Metals fleet, St Blazey China Clay, Buxton Stone & Cardiff Coal. Buxton had 37676-37688 initially with some 37/4s joining up also once the West Highlands of Scotland had reduced its need in 1989.
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    37688 was an early one and was a namer too. Most others though were painted over their major exam cycles between 1988-1992
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    That lower body side looks the right shade.
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    What have you used to strip the paint on the 86? I prefer triple grey altough have just done a weathering job on a Red stripe 37 to gain some experience....
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    Watching with interest as I have a Heljan 86 (86214) which I am planning to re do in 1990 condition which I am thing will be best having a total strip down and re spray..
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    Could work as a train, production at Shotton ceased in the 80s but if you over look that then a train on that run could be feasible. Haulage would probably be a pair of 37s or a 56.
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    In the North West Shotton was the main Metals hub which it still has traffic too from Cardiff in Telescopics. You could have a flow from London which is deemed too much of a slow one for the WCML. Not a lot of Metals traffic in the South East compared to the Northern WCML and South Wales which is were much of it ran.
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    Am sure you could get away with them coming from the Sheffield area or going to... A lot of stuff in that region conveying Metal products. Suspect they could go to somewhere like Cardiff?
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    Love the pond, and the 47/3!
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    Where have you got your depot staff from? My layout is set in similar era but I only seem able to find figures with hard hats on which I feel is to modern for the era I model just before the railway went H and S mad. Think the layout is great by the way and hope to see it for real some time soon!
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    Like the weathering on those 'bullets'. Make sure you give those 37s some stick!!
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    Scope for a nice mixture of 1st gen units? 104s were regulars off Buxton.
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    Can almost hear 227 about to erupt on that Coal job, used to be regulars on HEAs when 'Network Coal' services ran.
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    Crewe blokes no doubt, somebody I am sure has quoted it went out of the Up bay at Rhyl once. Another Coast oddity was the Derby Llandudno service which was a pair of 20s....
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    Can never have too many 37s....! Am going to do all the Canton 6 bar 428 for Halebank as per 1991. The Canton ones used to work a Cardiff-Rhyl train in the 80s so good for your layout
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