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    Strange looking Belgian combination

    in Overseas Prototype

    Posted · Edited by Talltim

    I'm assuming that the power cars must be standalone vehicles rather than part of an EMU, in the same way the Swiss often had single power units, sometimes with only one cab, that work with other power cars, hauled stock and driving trailers or even locos. Oh, for standard couplers and control systems...

    I think the running number is on the blue stripe at the bottom, in the middle of the vehicle.

     

    Edit: Dunno why I didn't google before, anyway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMBS/SNCB_M7_railcar

    It seems the power cars are Bmx!

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    Cavalry horses run amok in London.

    in Wheeltappers

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    1 hour ago, Michael Hodgson said:

    When I was a lad a story like "Horse bolted in the High Street, stopped by Constable Jones" would be lucky to make it to the local rag.

    Handling horses has always had its hazards.

     

    Horses had enough sense to stop short of conventional heavy wooden level crossing gates, but I can't help wondering what would happen if they encountered a modern full barrier crossing.

    And then the Greeat war decimated horse numbers and such incidents became less frequent... 😇

    Is this BR trackwork?

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted · Edited by Talltim

     

    Ecublens, Vaud, Switzerland to be more precise. Quite where in Ecublens I'm not sure, there are mutiple stations, yards and junctions inthe greater area. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ecublens,+Switzerland/@46.5286182,6.5424166,6034m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x478c31052cbee56f:0x400ff8840198520!8m2!3d46.5296363!4d6.5615252!16zL20vMDJ2NnEy?entry=ttu

    Possibly on the Lausanne M1 metro line where the track doubles at stations. There are level crossings at many of them, ideal for taking a photo at that angle.

    My guess is here , but there is no StreetView.

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    Building the same layout as someone else.

    in Layout topics

    Posted · Edited by Talltim

    On 16/03/2024 at 20:07, t-b-g said:

     

    I agree entirely. I always thought " Half term at Ditchling Green" was a wonderfully evocative title for a layout. As was "The little long drag".

     

    I have never been creative enough to come up with anything that good!

    I'm toying with the idea of calling my putative model layout of Lawrence Mass 'Immigrant City'

    VAT rules etc on reurtned/reparied models from abroad

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

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    I recently bought a loco from a US manufacturer who I'll not name as it isn't relevant. I paid £54 in VAT and fee to recieve it. However it seems that there is some sort of DCC chip/motherboard/wiring/motor issue. They have siad t send it back to them to fix.

    What is the situation with VAT etc when it is sent back to me? I shouldn't have to pay it again (and thus there should be no fees for processing it), but how should the parcel be marked?

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