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I have little or no interest in the Southern Region - hell, I don't even model in 4mm, but that weathered blue one? Crikey

As mentioned above, Nigel Lawton is your man for a 4mm Simplex I must confess to being rather tempted myself by the forthcoming Bachmann WD wagons & a couple of Simplexes given that the Nocton Estate Light Railway (aka Nocton potato railway) used to run just a few miles away from me...

Coincidentally, I recently noticed an HST power car with an 'SC' prefix on one of the few photos I took in the '70s that came out half-decent - SC43086, part of set 254 016 (Doncaster, 21st July 1979). Kevin

As someone who is just a little too young to have seen mainline steam in full flight, that first run is seriously impressive...

David - J2160, the 'L' of Lea appears to be absent without leave in the title :-)

I once nearly managed 20mpg from my old SWB Series 2A Landy with its Range Rover twin carb 3.5 litre V8 engine. But then the exhaust broke in two & it started to sound like a Spitfire or summats, so I stopped trying to be good...

Lovely subjects as usual David, but in the last one (J2804) I think the train might actually be made up of grain hoppers rather than tanks. Kevin

I noticed that. I wonder if Dave has the address of the chap - he could come round & fix mine...

The problem in Lincoln (since GNR days in the mid-late 19th century) has always been the interface between rail and road/pedestrians, not the capacity of the track layout to handle extra volume. The High Street crossing problem has been partially solved by removing road traffic altogether and installing a new footbridge, although this doesn't seem to be universally popular and has already had minor structural deficiencies to sort out. The crossing at Brayford Wharf East has been made one-way and there's a long-running scheme to install a further footbridge, but this has once again been rejected because it didn't make provision for disabled users. The proximity of the Witham at this point, doesn't make planning or construction straightforward either. A final crossing that doesn't get mentioned very often is the one at Great Northern Terrace - this serves a large number of businesses, including the main bus depot for the area, and since the increase in freight on the Joint Line, it's having to close far more frequently (and for longer than before). I can see this becoming a major bone of contention between the railway and the businesses affected before much longer... The avoiding line 'avoided' all of these issues, and I would say the loss of it IS actually quite a big deal still

Brayford Wharf East has already been made one-way, from St. Mark's Street to the crossing, so the volume of traffic trying to get across the railway is very much reduced in that location.

NURSE!!!

C5472 has a really imposing quality about it - beautiful photo!

I'm pleased you said that Chris, I didn't want to broach the subject...

Nice

The good lady does crosswords & I reckon that's an anagram for something & 'iak' knows what the new model is - have at it chaps, I'm sure the answer's there! Take your minds off the waiting, if nothing else...

Lovely photos again Dave. C5230, though - Class 104 rather than Class 114, I think Kevin

Doubly good news on the retooled TEAs - firstly, I've been hoping this model would get a much-needed upgrade for a while; secondly, no Shell or Shell/BP liveries announced yet, so my poor old wallet doesn't have to worry just yet

I've always favoured the 'proper' railway over industrial lines (cat, let me introduce you to some pigeons... ), but that shot of Gunness Wharf is absolutely brilliant

I'd never heard of Pilmoor before reading this thread - now it's one of my favourite places... :-)

Only just seen this thread - coming from Lincolnshire, sparkies were always quite exotic & our paths rarely crossed, so I haven't got that many shots, but hopefully there are a few here that might interest people (I think Jez has already seen some of these). Class 81 Class 82 Class 85 Class 86 Class 87 Class 89 Class 90 Class 91 Class 92 I know there are more somewhere (including at least one 83 at Euston), but as yet I haven't been able to find where I put them 'for safe keeping'... Kevin

Cheers Jeff, good to know. The side door handles would also need to be removed for my chosen prototype, too, so it's useful to know that they come out without too much hassle as well :-)

Hello Jeff, I asked generally on the thread quite a while back, but didn't really get an answer, so could I ask you - when you removed the ladders, did they come off fairly straightforwardly, and more importantly (for me), do the brackets on the body remain intact? Cheers, Kevin

Could this possibly be because Steve rather had his hands full at the show yesterday, and as today's Sunday, he's probably sat with his feet up enjoying a well-deserved rest and a cup of tea...? I'm sure an announcement will be along in due course - as he said it would be...

Bloomin' 'Like' button's only working once again... ;-) Absolutely sublime shots once again, David

Just a quick question - as a 2mm modeller, a Dapol 7mm 08 is now obviously at the top of my Xmas list (!!), but I was wondering if it's possible to easily remove the ladders but leave the mounting points intact? The release closest to the prototype I'd like to model (08102 (ex-D3167) - an old Lincoln stalwart) appears to be 7D-008-002 D3045 (or the unnumbered version), but for the period I have in mind, the ladders have to go... Cheers, Kevin