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  1. Phil Bullock
    Allegedly a scrapper bid for and won a load of 16 ton mineral wagons …. Not a happy chappy when he only got the tare weight of scrap!
  2. Phil Bullock
    And believe it or not that consist actually ran from Swindon to Derby in 1972 when the test coach was refurbished… RTC sent 8598 down to collect it. My good friend Brian Thomas was at Abbotswood with his camera but had used all his film on the more common traffic…. No internet then to prewarn of what might be coming next …
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    Dapol Class 22

    Phil Bullock replied to DLPG's topic in Dapol

    The nose end doors are perhaps the most conspicuous. Whilst the pilot and second batch were built with single …. Not bifold …. Nose end doors they mostly…. If not all …. acquired the bifold pattern by the time they received headcode boxes. The third final batch had single nose end doors from new which they retained throughout their life.
  4. Phil Bullock
    That railway room is far too neat!!! 😉
  5. Phil Bullock
    BRdatabase lists D8035/6 as Bescot locos in addition to the D8040-44 batch . Am sure I remember D8038 being around too …. Always thought it significant that Bescot had D8038 and D8138 …. Happy days!
  6. Phil Bullock
    For anyone looking for an interesting nose first working to model … how about D8036 on a train with a transformer at Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1961… D8036 Blaenau Ffestiniog
  7. Phil Bullock
    D8035-39 IIRC from series 1. D8138 tried to mate with D7038 at Hartlebury …video here D8138/D7038 smash York also used their D83xx singly particularly on Foss Island branch trips.
  8. Phil Bullock
    And single 20s not unknown in the West Midlands either…. The Stourport PS job was usually a 25 but 20s not unknown …. 50% of the mileage must have been bonnet first!
  9. Phil Bullock
    Phew that’s great to hear!
  10. Phil Bullock
    if the cobaltIP motor is mounted at 180 degrees then swapping over the Dcc feed wires from the bus will achieve the desired result without using another switch ….
  11. Phil Bullock
    Me too! Must be our age….
  12. Phil Bullock
    Economy Green then..
  13. Phil Bullock
    I wonder if @w124bob meant plain green without a body side stripe?
  14. Phil Bullock
    Hi Ben Is there a standard for couplings? My spares box is full of nonstandard ones if so! Phil
  15. Phil Bullock
    Nice! Are those Bacchy Mk1s? Not a bad colour match if so
  16. Phil Bullock
    Got my 6 from CMC today. Can’t comment on running yet but they do look superb … except maybe the grey is a bit too “pearly” . Weathering will probably help …. And removable roof will make tail lamp installation a breeze….
  17. Phil Bullock
    I love to boogie …. T Rex
  18. Phil Bullock
    Commas are very territorial…. They will always choose the best perch in their territory and if that happens to be a human then so be it. Had one do the same in our garden….,
  19. Phil Bullock
    We’re gonna need a bigger box!!
  20. Phil Bullock
    Have a good trip Fran!
  21. Phil Bullock
    Which is why it’s bang on the money for me! Tinsley split boxers not common but not unknown in the West Midlands late 60s … very predictable on coal trains through Derby before MGR became the norm….
  22. Phil Bullock
    Red admirals have had a good year. Here they are today enjoying the ivy in late Autumn sunshine… Red admirals video
  23. Phil Bullock
    Saw this at Redditch ….. absolutely brilliant!!!
  24. Phil Bullock

    Dapol Class 22

    Phil Bullock replied to DLPG's topic in Dapol

    With a DCC stay alive they are very reliable. See the end of this video… D6342 on Abbotswood Sorry but can’t comment on DC….
  25. Phil Bullock

    Dapol Class 22

    Phil Bullock replied to DLPG's topic in Dapol

    Will be intrigued to see how they stack up against my D6336 and D6342 …. Do I need another one???
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