Arthur

Joseph Merrick a.k.a. The Elephant Man......

Those Whifflet Sentinels are pretty neat looking, I did initially think ? :icon_idea: ? of a scratchbuilt body on a Model Rail chassis. ? Sadly the two types of chassis solebars look quite different. Still, I'll be up for a BR black one too! Arthur

As far as I am aware the British Steel Corporation bought ? 23 of the class from B.R. in 1968 and all were for service on the internal lines delivering ironstone from the local quarries to Corby steelworks in Northamptonshire. The nature of this usage was more main line in nature for which they were ideal. ? However, they were large locomotives, even by steelworks standards, with a long wheelbase and not well suited to shunting in the confines of a works.? None of the B.S.C locomotives ever saw service at Scottish works. ?

Different type of Sentinel at Whifflets, http://www.srpssteam.com/locos/Sentinels.htm Arthur

Astra - The Weirding

James, Not yet found the magazine article but, for what they're worth, I have found the following: The LMS & LNER in Manchester ? R.E Rose ? ? Ian Allan ? 1987 ? ? undated plan of both stations Rail Centres: Manchester ? ? Stanley Hall? ? Ian Allan ? 1995 ? full signaling plan of Exchange & West Victoria ? circa 1930 Liverpool & Manchester:? LNWR Lines ? Bob Pixton ? Kestrel 2006 ? undated plan of Exchange Liverpool & Manchester: ? L & Y Lines ? ? ? Bob Pixton ? Kestrel ? 2008 ? 1928 plan of Victoria? I'll try and find the magazine article. Arthur

There was a more recent article, in British Railways Illustrated I think, which had a track plan. I'll have a look at the weekend and see if I can find the issue details. I'm sure somewhere I have a track plan in one publication or another. Arthur