26power

Glimpsed the loader on theDEMU stand at Kyle's Ayrshire exhibition - didn't realise until now that there was a layout to go along with it! Not sure how I've missed this thread before now, but will now be a watched one. Had a quick look at Knockshinnoch last year, or rather the site of. A pretty thourough removal job, unfortunately. Think I read somewhere about, or saw at an exhibition, the use of loose material for coal. Something about it being a material that didn't create a dusty mess. Offhand can't think what it was they were using though! If your loose coal loading doesn't work then putting loads in from the back might work, but here's something to avoid - I was doing some loads for 16T minerals using Parkside loads and thought making them removal with a magnet would be a good idea, so I araldited big penny washers to the underside of the plastic load. However, when I use a magnet to remove them it wants to go to one side of the load, rather than stay central. Obvious when you think about it! Last thought - if you post anymore prototype pictures could you caption where they are? Some of the ones you have posted are familiar, but others weren't even although I assume they are all in Scotland? Cheers, 26power

So is this one preserved at Bo'ness the type Hornby have modelled? http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/10149.htm Number 1103249? Thought someone might have posted pictures of the actual model by now? Cheers, 26power

If what made here correct: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/basic.html then 27/05/73 a Sunday, 29/05 a Tuesday, 13/08 a Monday and 14/08 obviously a Tuesday. Cheers, 26power

Langholm. A 44 page A5 size booklet entitled "Langholm Heritage Trail" has recently been published. Contains 4 pages on the railway - probably not much new to anyone seriously interested, but a couple of decent general pictures. This booklet seems to be free to pick up - the sort of thing I would have thought you would need to pay about £5 for these days. There also seems to be a video that features the railway, see: http://www.annandaleobserver.co.uk/story.php?pheader=1&id=2473 http://www.eladvertiser.co.uk/news/new-heritage-trail-for-the-muckle-toon-1.816298?referrerPath=home Think the latter shows what one of our posters looks like? And a wee bit of info by same: http://www.langholm-online.co.uk/pages/content.asp?PageID=213 A few pictures of the railway at Langholm on: http://www.langholmarchive.com/index.php If anyone desperate for a copy of the booklet I could probably pick up a copy and post onwards. Cheers, 26power

Here's D5128 (I think) for you: http://www.davidheyscollectionextra.com/userimages/001-pic-9-orcadian-inverness-b.jpg From: http://www.davidheyscollectionextra.com/page8.htm Cheers, 26power

Very nice and a very recent addition. Does the indication that they were to move grain from Leith Docks imply imported grain, or just that it was maybe stored there until needed at the indicated destination of the North British Distillery? Although the caption says Gorgie for the NB distillery I think that maybe that would be the sidings immediately west of Haymarket station? If so a bit surprising that no photographs of them at that end of the trip. I don't think we've had the linked photo in the caption? Another LGW block working at Portobello (I think it's a block of 28(!)): http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=29927 That might just about drag this back to almost being on topic! Cheers, 26power

I think "approximate" might describe the appearance? Presumably the base wagon is the Bachmann "salt" wagon - I didn't look much further when I saw the underframe seemed to be the "china clay" one (ie with roller bearing axleboxes). The weathering is in quite a light colour - light grey or white. I'm not sure whether this was trying to suggest - grain or flour transport? Pictures at: http://www.harburnhobbies.co.uk/acatalog/_00__Wagons.html Picture of the preserved example at Bo'ness: http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/10042.htm Cheers, 26power

Nice - think its a new addition? If you click on the link for the railway description you'll see all the pictures for that line, and the next picture is a B&W shot of a Clayton on about 25 LGW grain hoppers! That's a lot of Parkside kits and Modelmaster transfers! Cheers, 26power

Bit about this from a while back on Transport Scotland website at: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/news/Proposal-to-realign-A7-and-Borders-Rail-Line+ I was trying to see if there were any details/drawings of this scheme available on-line. The link takes you to the SBC portal for planning applications, but unless you already know some details of the one you are looking for it doesn't look like you can search for anything! Anyone point to details? I seem to recall the Bathgate to Airdrie line had detailed drawings for all the stations on line - too early for that here? Surely not? Cheers, 26power

Would think there would be a nice wee article for one of the mags about your yard lamps, especially if you can give some dimensions, have some prototype photographs etc. Or you could do an on-line "how to" on here! Or as someone else said maybe marketing them, or maybe just even the turned lamps? Cheers, 26power

One of those "prototype for everything" type pictures. (And the same for the "black" tarmac and the multi coloured brick work "over the wall"). Thanks for linking. The link at the end of the caption takes you to the "going away" shot as well. Cheers, 26power.

Veering off topic a wee bit .... Unfortunately 26 004 (D5304) not looking quite as bonny at Bo'ness at the moment. Â Owned by 6LDA and kept at the SRPS site at Bo'ness. Â Of course if anyone wants to help with restoration (either physically or financially) then contact me! Both D5304 (Jamie's linked picture) and D5336 on the same site have paintwork damage to left hand cab front door for some reason: http://britishdieselandelectriclocomotives.fotopic.net/p63060885.html Cheers, 26power

I've always got these from EM Gauge Society, but presumably this who you mean?: http://www.johnburn.co.uk/search.php?searchterm=dowels&submit=Search# Couldn't see any prices though? Cheers, 26power

 The SRPS have one at Bo'ness.  See this link: http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/10127.htm Who knows, it might even be the same one! Cheers, 26power

And some more pictures here: http://devorgilla.fotopic.net/c1833960.html Go steady with the saw! Cheers, 26power.

Glen Lyon at Whitrope Siding: http://gallery62603.fotopic.net/p55332087.html From following a link on the rail mounted cranes thread. Cheers, 26power

Amazing what sites there are on the www. Some good photography and interesting stories on this and obviously a heck of a lot of time and effort gone into it. Elsewhere on it is a bit about Whitrope tunnel: http://forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/gallery/whitrope.html Includes some BMcC pictures as well! And Riccarton junction: http://forgottenrelics.co.uk/stations/gallery/riccarton.html Only one "when operational" picture. Single pic of Shankend station as it is now: http://forgottenrelics.co.uk/stations/reborn.html (Finally a wee diversion for a single picture of Cronberry signal box (it says): http://forgottenrelics.co.uk/stations/redundant.html. Â If so would be in contention for oddest/ugliest signal box?) (Second finally, there is a sister site that looks like it might be worth a read: http://www.deathbyhealthandsafety.co.uk/) Cheers, 26power

Interesting! Â What liveries and by whom? Cheers, 26power

No idea about the reliability of the reviews, but doesn't sound promising: http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0860936333/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 One even indicates you are short changed on the page count! Published by OPC, but couldn't  find their website straight off. Sounds like one to find at a big discount! Cheers, 26power

No e in your whisky, please! Cheers, 26power

One thing that might be worth watching for is the length of the sand pipe to the centre (I think) drivers. Â I got one of the recent models (the one with the blue smokebox numberplate) a wee while ago and gave it a test run at the club, as you do. Â Started of fine, but after only a few metres something went horribly wrong. Â On inspection the connecting rod had bent badly. Â Loco went off to Hornby and was repaired pretty quickly at no cost (except for the postage to get it to them). Â No mention of the cause, but as you can imagine the next test run was with a bit of concern. Â Went okay, but the same thing just about happened! Â The cause seemed to be the aforementioned sandpipe hanging so low that it caught in a rail joint. Â I think this is what happened originally, as it would seem to almost stall the engine. Â Seemed to be treatable by tweaking the pipe, but I think it maybe isn't shoved far enough into the sandbox before glue applied. Â Anyway, hopefully might be something for others to watch for. Cheers, 26power

Recent MRJ 200 had an upgrade of a Hornby 8F. Â Assuming it's the same tender (I guess it is) I think they got rid of the "valence" by fitting a Comet underframe to the Hornby body. Front bufferbeam. Â I seem to recall Coachmann suggesting it needed to be deeper to get the buffer height right? Â It's with his stuff on here. Watching with interest. Cheers, 26power.

I think The Central Bar will be named after the station. If I remember rightly right at the station site, naturally. You have had your "jags" though? Cheers, 26power

Saves me suggesting that then ...

Presumably if somebody got the list of horseboxes they could post it here without that being a problem? Cheers, 26power