Geoff Endacott

Here it is at Gloucester in December 1968 http://www.railphotoprints.co.uk/index/detail/6674/D6331-Gloucester-1268-RPPS519.jpg.html . As for headcodes, I suggest the first character should be a 2 if you want to use your loco on passenger workings or a 6 if you are using it on freight. The second character could be A for locos based in the London area, B for those from Bristol and C for Plymouth. You could also opt for Z if you want to use the loco on unusual workings. The last two characters don't matter as much. One option is to set them to the last two numbers of the loco's identity. Another, for DCC users, is to use them to indicate the chip's address code. However, any two numbers will do. As far as D6331 is concerned, in its Gloucester days, 6B31 or 6Z31 would not look out of place. In the photo above it has 6Z39 which fits in with my theory. Geoff Endacott

D6331 was certainly one of the Gloucester regulars. It even acquired full yellow ends in 1970. I have seen many photos of it in the area from 1968-71, often in the company of D6320 "Lister". The allocation history in Model Rail is wrong. Geoff Endacott

It marked the 500th issue of a certain railway magazine. Geoff Endacott

Beware the small double arrows on D6318. Safer options with standard arrows would be D6328 or D6332. (I believe Brush Veteran has photos of those two.) Geoff Endacott

Why not release one of each livery without numbers? I would buy them and I am sure a lot of other people would too - especially if they were slightly cheaper! Geoff Endacott

Welcome back Dave. I am still confused. Hattons are listing D1000A as D6324 blue full yellow ends and D1000B as 6326 blue full yellow ends. So if 6324 is now 6326, does that mean both models are the same? Geoff Endacott

I have just added a comment on Facebook about D6324. Maybe they will become collectors' items. I can see them on eBay now - rare Dapol Class 22 in incorrect livery. Geoff Endacott

From Dapol on Facebook: "Please ignore the running number on the Class 22's. The correct ones willbe posted here and on the website soon." Geoff Endacott

It dawned on me today that there is another problem with the list of liveries. It is good practice to work from a photograph of your chosen prototype wherever possible. Dapol can't be working from photos as a photo of D6324 in blue livery can't exist. Geoff Endacott

Why can't they get the liveries right? I thought Bachmann were bad enough when half of the Warships were wrong. Dapol seem to be aiming for 100% wrong! Geoff Endacott

They can't. It didn't sell for £995 so the seller has listed it again with a higher starting price. The last one at auction fetched £420 which although still silly, is nowhere near as high as this one. Geoff Endacott

This has definite modelling possibilities. Where can you put a 4x4 on your layout? Geoff Endacott

I am beginning to wonder if you will have any special dietary requirements when you come to Trainwest in April. Geoff Endacott

831 is standing at the shunt signals on the main. I suspect that it was in front of 6326 on shed and has been moved out of the way to allow the 22 to escape. There is room in front of 831 for 6326 to set back into the platform road. Perhaps 809 is being moved to allow 831 back on shed behind it. Geoff Endacott

Lack of respect for rules is nothing new. I remember 25 years ago challenging someone who was smoking in a non-smoking carriage. He was the guard! Geoff Endacott

Mind you, a new Hornby Class 60 goes for more than £100 these days so it's not too bad a price for someone who can clean the windows off a bit. Geoff Endacott

A fraudster still has your partner's card details. It may be a good idea to contact the card issuer to get a new card. Geoff Endacott

At least this weathered loco http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WEATHERED-LOCO-SHUNTER-RUNS-OK-/270803124089?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3f0d1fbf79 runs OK. Geoff Endacott

He did all that on the wrong side of the road! Geoff Endacott

I have heard about these SatNav things. Have they made one which works properly yet? Geoff Endacott

That's another one from this thread which will be at Trainwest next year. Geoff Endacott

A total of 512 were built and for many years (most of the 1970s?) the number in traffic was 508. This accounts for the four early withdrawals which have been described above. Geoff Endacott

I think Harper's bizarre! Geoff Endacott

There are lots of gaps where it is 0v. Geoff Endacott

First it was Barnstaple to Bideford with James May. Now this: http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2011/07/01/Hornby-wins-contract-for-high-speed-rail-link/ Geoff Endacott