Banger Blue

A colleague of mine has all the Class 50s plus some duplicate numbers in different liveries. I'm sure he said he had almost 70 in total. That's in OO, he also has a few in O.

Randoms:

A couple of Class 60 names:

60021

60040

60045

60052

60054

3 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Weird - that diagram is drawn with the south at the top and 'The Chocolate Poodle' on the wrong side of the running lines (the building is on the Down Side at the bottom of the station approach).

It’s not representative of the actual location of the building , it’s just the way the names of various landmarks like bridges, roads, rivers etc are presented I.e at the bottom of the diagram.

I suppose it is strange that the diagram goes left to right, (Reading Oxford Rd Jn > Westbury Station) you would expect North to be at the top and therefore the diagram would be followed right to left.

"The Chocolate Poodle" - still noted on route diagrams:

Email received from Key Publishing:

Volume 10 in the Modelling British Railways series is available to preorder now (expected release date - 05/10/23).

This volume is all about modelling diesel depots.
 

https://shop.keypublishing.com/collections/coming-soon/products/modelling-british-railways-diesel-depots

On 31/08/2023 at 10:16, Accurascale Fran said:

Hi everyone,

 

Just a mini update (and a tease!). Our new run of 21ton mineral wagons (including our exclusive ZDV wagon) and also our coil A wagons are complete and are about to ship from the factory in China.

 

 

These are about to be loaded into a container and will arrive with us in Mid October. Shortly after that they will land on your layouts! We will have some proper snaps of these packs in the next week or so, but in the meantime here is a bit of a teaser....

 

 

Some nice printing and lettering details on these 😉

 

Cheers!

 

Fran

Are the "real coal" loads for MDO/V Wagons also in that consignment of goodies?

1 hour ago, rob D2 said:

Careful , you’ll upset the class 40 posse ;)

Nah, we’re fine with unbelievers! Honest 😇 

Disclaimer: No Rob D2s were harmed in the making of this post!

🤣🤣

On 21/08/2023 at 22:45, 7802 said:

Maybe a D800 series warship, then along with the Bulleid Pacifics mentioned here and the already announced class 50, that pretty much has traction for Waterloo-Exeter trains sewn up for around 40 years. I find the Bachmann model okay but I’d like the option of original nose design pre head code boxes and I’m sure Accurascale could make all kinds of general improvements to make it worthwhile.

1 hour ago, Tim Dubya said:

LSWR/SR/BR 40 ton Ballast Hopper.

 

Please 👍

 

 

Well done team! Some great subliminal messaging here for the AS team! 😉😉

2 hours ago, St. Simon said:

Hi,

 

There are Balises for end of OLE protection for the limit of OLE at Newbury on the approach to Newbury, but the (manual) Power Change-Over area is on the approach to Newbury Racecourse station with the 'Stop Immediately if Pantograph not lowered' sign on immediate approach to the junction at Newbury Racecourse.

 

I’m guessing something has happened there?

 

Simon

Oops, something hasn’t worked then!
The pantograph on 800316 lost an argument with a bridge on the Westbury side of Newbury today.

On 30/10/2021 at 13:54, St. Simon said:

The reason for providing the Automated Back Up via ETCS Packet 44 Data was NOT because of a 'lack of trust' of signallers or drivers, it is because  the risk of a significant de-wirement event, should the driver get it wrong and a pantograph still be raised when the wires ran out, was too great, and frankly, it turns out it is needed at Cardiff. There are other ends of OLE on the Great Western that don't have Balises installed as has been assessed to be low risk if the driver gets it wrong.

Would I be right then, in thinking, that these Balises weren’t installed in the Newbury area?

16 hours ago, Michael Crofts said:

I thought this was a really clever use of different shapes and textures for a scenic break, and really good forced perspective in the view through the arch, also clever spot lighting there, I've not seen that before. The cranes painted on the backscene are very convincing but perhaps some of the other colours are a bit questionable - I'm really not sure about that phone box. The curve's too sharp of course but can't be helped given the constraints of space. I think they were pushing their luck with the name on the business under the arch. I've never liked humorous names on models, it spoils the illusion. 

 

Entrance to Swansea Docks (station apparently to the right). From a Facebook group, borrowed from somewhere else, no details of photographer, no hits on Google Lens. 

😂 I saw that Facebook post too and immediately this thread sprang to mind! 

Question for @Accurascale Fran @McC

I have the DCC ready variant 50007 on order, already paid for. In the future, if I wanted to install a sound chip, would I need to buy a speaker separately or are there normal speakers already pre fitted please?

My Loch Lomond arrived from Sheffield early doors this morning after a posting notification yesterday. Everything about it, from the packaging, the enclosed documentation to the actual Loco itself is suitably impressive! 😁

Well done to the AS team! 

12 hours ago, McC said:

very nearly. We’d hopefully tally up and there will be a small stock dropped online monday or tuesday around lunchtime. 

Is that just the direct orders almost complete? Have the retailers (i.e RoS) got theirs on the way as well or is that the next big dispatch job for the warehouse?

31 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

As yet I have no information on destinations other than 14977 was  ‘Reading’ so I’ll have to investigate, guess or leave off the destination altogether

Reading was the main (only?) Signalling works for the GWR so Reading is probably a good bet for the other wagons as well.

2 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

... last seen - in an overdue-for-replacement livery - somewhat further from Reading : - 

 

12/6/23

The GWR 166s have just commenced their refresh program at Wolverton. 166215 being the first, 166221 is next in line. All the 166 which remain in the above blue should reemerge from their time at Wolverton wearing green.

On 21/06/2023 at 14:34, adb968008 said:

Whilst not a name in itself, I do like the unique branding applied to each different global city on the Hex 377’s.

A typo? Heathrow Express liveried units are 387s:

387130 SAN FRANCISCO

387131 SYDNEY

387132 NEW YORK
387133 TOKYO
387134 BARCELONA
387135 ROME
387136 PARIS
387137 AMSTERDAM
387138 LAS VEGAS
387139 DUBLIN
387140 LONDON
387141 PRAGUE

As an aside, being that 166221 "Reading Train Care Depot" is allocated to St Phillips Marsh and has been for some time, IMO I think that name should transfer to one of Reading's Class 387.

It would make sense, as well, to do it this year as it marks 10 years of operations at Reading TCD.

Nothing posted for 19 days, means this thread is well overdue for……..

Original photos on Flickr, acknowledgements to: 

Paul Bettany  (40106)

Leighton Logs (40122)

After being thwarted by Nuneham Viaduct to remove the last of the GWR 769s from Reading TCD (the moves were supposed to take place the day the line was closed). This last week has seen the removal (by road) of the final three 769s.
769959 being the last unit to go and the final two vehicles of 959 were removed Friday morning (09/06). Reading is now a 769 free area!

A mix of my photos and some from colleagues of the previous moves and the final move:

That’s all folks!

A visit to the fence lines of RAF Fairford & RAF Brize Norton:

USAF B-1B Bombers currently on deployment.

Soon to be retired RAF C-130Js & a Omani C-130H

16 hours ago, Banger Blue said:

Yay, had notification today that my ENPARTS exclusive is on its way! 😁😁

It landed on my doorstep just after 0800 this morning! It is, as they say, the bees knees. I do like the little certificate as well, nice touch! 😁

I’m in that club too. Got diagnosed end of 2019 with a tumour in the tube between bladder & left kidney. Luckily the ‘Big C’ was so low grade it was more of ‘lower case c’ and it was caught very early on. One op later and it was all gone (along with one kidney) and every check since has been clear - I’m now on annual checks as opposed to every three months.

Again I can only reiterate what others have said, if you have any doubts, signs or symptoms get yourself to your GP and get it checked out!

Yay, had notification today that my ENPARTS exclusive is on its way! 😁😁

6 hours ago, rovex said:

Mine arrived this afternoon, can't fault the speed of delivery, once they are posted.

Agree, ordered the BR Blue Newspaper version late Sunday night, arrived just after lunchtime Tuesday! Great service.

Not had notification yet of dispatch of pre-order (the enparts exclusive) which was ordered when it was released.

not a criticism btw, I appreciate its probably not been unpacked yet or is awaiting processing by the dispatch team.