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Hi Thank you David

And now we have a resident Class D11/2 62690 The Lady of the Lake standing on number two road. Regards David

Getting away from the Pacific's, two J83 Class locomotives about to leave the MPD. This class of locomotive I believe was used at both ends of Waverley Station on empty carriage duties and other workings Both of these are Hornby RTR and quite frankly are bloody awful models but to have two kit built versions at this time is out of the question maybe later on when most of the outstanding works and costs to the layout are completed and funds are available. Both locomotive have had addition details to them to try and improve them as much as possible. Regards David

A4 60009 Union of South Africa waiting to leave Haymarket MPD. A standard Hornby RTR A4 which I renamed and numbered from 60031 Golden Plover as i refused to pay the ridiculous prices required for Hornby's commonwealth collection version of 60009. And A4 No 60009 is a must for any Haymarket layout, the only mistake is the electric warning signs that would not have been on the loco in the 1958/9 period. I must try to remove them some time. Regards David

Hi lovely work, would look good on any layout. may I ask did you fit the D shape door handles to the two cartridges and if so where did you purchase them? Regards David

I thought I would try out a new photographic view, this time across the turntable but looking East. Sorry it's A2.2 60501 again but it just happened to be on the turntable at the time I took the photo. Regards David

Hi Just to confirm I have manage to find a black & White photograph of K1 Class No 62002 standing on Haymarket East yard, the caption say's it was taken in 1951, looking at the buildings in the background I am pretty sure it is possibly Haymarket. The photo is on the RCTS "Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's" Website. Regards David

Thanks Eric I thought that was the case, as I said I just like the K1 model, I suppose it was an impulse buy. Regards David

Hi Graham I never for one moment thought you were being picky, you made a good point and that’s why I put the A2/2 on the rolling road just to make sure all was OK. Regards David

Good morning Richard Thank you for your kind comments. There is still a lot of scenic work to do on the layout especially around the yards and shed inspection pits but at present locos are being fitted with digital decoders. I remember Tony Wrights comment on his Little Bytham video when he said you must get all the electrical works fully completed and working before any scenic works to the trackwork. Regarding Haymarket you are right they had a procedure for dropping the fires and that was not done on the shed front but down the back of the MPD past the coal tower where the Ash Pits were. I will be adding more scenics and figures in due course as I fully agree with your comments they will improve the photos. Regards David

Hi Graham Following your comment which I do appreciate I have had a look at 60501 again the rod in question is partly hidden behind the remaining motion so I cannot get a clear view. in the stationary position when I took the first photo you are correct the rod is at a slight angle and as I said when moved forward a few inches it’s parallel with the rails. At present I am not running locomotives as I am have digital chips fitted to them but I did put 60501 on a rolling road and it runs perfect at all speeds forward and reverse. So hopefully there is no defect on the motion when it was manufactured. Regards David

Hi your eyes are fine, the rod is at a slight angle as it rotates with the wheels I assume. if I move the loco forward about four inches then the rod is parallel with the rail. Regards David

Morning About a week ago I posted a photo of A4 60031 Golden Plover showing a close up of the main shed building so I thought I would try it again with different locomotives. It's one of the views I quite like. Regards David

Please do not apologise I really appreciate your help and you taking the time to provide some valuable information which is of great help to me. Regards David

Hi Thank you for that information, I agree there may have been an occasion when a member of the class passed by Haymarket. I will keep looking for the possibility of a photo of a K1 class member on Haymarket you never know. Many years ago back in 1964 I visited Willesden MPD 1A and there sitting at the front of the shed was B1 class 61003 Gazelle How that got there I will never know so there may have been a rare occasion of a K1 at Haymarket. In the 1958/9 the period I am modelling there was 5 members of the class shedded at Scotland at Fort William MPD. Regards David

Hi This photo may have to be artistic licence as I am not sure that any members of the K1 Class ever got to Haymarket MPD, I have not seen any photo to back this up. I like the locomotive design and purchased the model as soon as Hornby released it. I produced this photo as a member of a model railway group I am on in Facebook ask me for details on how I converted a standard Peco turntable so I thought I would post the photo here as well. This is a straight out of the box K1 Class which I have heavily Weathered. Regards David

Hi Gilbert Great set of photos, are the two locomotives Kit built or Hornby’s new creations? Best Regards David

A couple of photos around the east yard. A4 60010 Dominion of Canada was the very first Pacific I cabbed at the buffer stops in Kings Cross station back in 1962. Regards David

And Finally for today we have J36 Class 65311 Haig backing up past the shed building to the coaling stage and ash pits. Regards David

Today we have Top Shed's A4 60010 Dominion Of Canada standing by the water tower. Turned ready to return to Kings Cross later. Regards David

Hi Tony I hope you don't mind a few more Bulleid Pacific photos, these two were both taken back in 2009 just to show the same problem now on two different Pacific's in preservation. Regards David

Hi Great photos, if it’s the same rail tour I was at Eastleigh station waiting for its arrival. initially the word went around that A4 No 60004 William Whitelaw was heading it then we was told it was a V2 class loco but a West Country Pacific arrived instead. lots of disappointment at the time , I would take any loco now. Regards David

Hi Thank you for your very kind comments. All the track-work is hand built C&L Finescale bull head rail code 75, the Late Norman Saunders hand built all the point work for me and I built all the remaining track-work. I used RailMatch weathering spray cans Ref 1402 Frame Dirt and 1403 Roof Dirt sprayed in various quantities along the track sections before fixing to the baseboards and then pick out the brass fish plates and rail chairs using a combination of orange paints lightly dry brushed on. The only comment I will add is on the layout the colours look fine in close up photography they can look a little on the bright side, but easily toned down with a short burst using the weathering spray cans. Hope that helps Regards David

We have A4 60031 resting on Haymarket MPD. In the foreground is one of the new 3D printed wheel barrows I recently purchased, even close up in my opinion they do look very good. David

Class J36 65311 Haig is about to be turned on Haymarket's turntable. This is a Hornby RTR Class J36. Regards David