Phil Bullock

Thanks for the BCK correction guys! Phil

Wondered if C0977 was the Highwayman so googled it and came up with this https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/5664711730/ Now that is spooky on two counts! Same location and photographer..... PS Isnt there only 1 first class compartment in a Mk1 BCK? Phil

No worries will touch base again before I get shot of it Phil

D200 now has additional pick ups on 12 wheels plus stay alive but the truth will be discovered next time we have the layout up! Apparently the next batch are no better - hope they havent done the same to the new Warship! Theres a blue 25/2 going spare here - of any interest to you? Phil

Still not sorted! If it carries on like this will be having serious thoughts about giving up on her - or perhaps acquiring an original chassis to put the body on Phil

Nice progress mate - will be impressive no doubt. Have spent day building PD hoppers and putting additional pick ups on D200 - have similar job to do on D6320, never run out of jobs do we? Phil

Wonderful Dave - look at all those lovely brake tenders and hoppers! Also great memories of Bulmers - when I was at school we had a club layout - St Johns Railway Circle - that we took to a do there on an occasion earlier than your visit. Its highlight on the inevitable GW BLT was a Brunel fan timber viaduct. Along comes little oik when our back is turned and yanks deck off said bridge. Happy? Not! Cab ride on 6000 partial recompense however Phil

Very true Derek! Thanks for the balanced view Phil

Don't know how widely this has been seen - sorry about the adverts! Not proud of this - its my home town team after all - and the 4th time Khan had been kicked up in the air during the game. Phil

Noooo that's what the railway is for!!!! Phil

Surprised it wasn't a Pacer! Phil

1035 had a scar - its almost as if someone was making a habit of leaving wagons standing foul to do this! - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/arthurmorley/7752164298/in/photolist-pUiRJY-ciD77j-orMUbQ-cP2Sn9-ebRN1t-df3gX9-aEBZE5-df3foo-b9dgPT-r9tf1A-aEyanX-fNKtAa-6YRde2-hsvsWZ-aEyajX-q56fDU-bfLsjT-n6uXwc-kC6gt1-bfLshZ-bfLsn2-cvEYsY-aF1cYh-kq6ACV-dMpj1X-9xaeqq-oW2ADX-kq6YaT-bvmRLT-ouBTEx-oqQs9y-oboDhx-osSgVk-e35kix-nrpV3u-9uubA4-cMRLRW-d5fmpN-d5fshA-d5foiG-d5fnxW-drL2V9-9SDP9D-5F9jKb-aDmBBf-df3PmP-deEv8T-66uJXB-kFYhpF-eJGNhx But it isn't the same as in the photo - agree with you Peter the scar and also front end condition look like 1031 - but cant square that up with the number, can you? Phil

Cheers Neil my money is on 35 too but would like to find another pic with that scar - unless your high res scan clarifies matters of course! Kind regards Phil

hi Jonny Went through that loop and dismissed Guardsman - this loco has headboard clips, IIRC 25 to 29 didnt kind regards Phil

Nice ones Brian! Rather special when pastimes combine - likewise with footy Kidderminster Harriers stadium used to be good for watching both the game and passing railway activity - only went there when Worcester City were playing of course, if an evening game Hymeks were likely there too in the late 60s/early 70s. Also fishing locations where the railway was in proximity - during evenings spent at Cheney Longville just north of Craven Arms the trout tickling on the River Onny was punctuated by passing traffic on the Hereford - Shrewsbury line including Class 40 hauled freights. Happy days! Phil

At least he isn't modelling Wick! Phil

Only place I ever got booted off was Stratford - always felt daunting going down that tunnel! Phil

Thanks for that Andy My timetable knowledge is probably stronger for the 60s/70 than the 90s - as you might have guessed Kind regards Phil

But if you hadn't got the bus fare it was a fair old walk!!! Phil

Ah that fits in better with the original OWW service patterns which of course was through to Wolverhampton via Worcester. The last vestige of that was the Kidderminster portion of the Cathedrals express which IIRC ran until at least 1964 - comined with Hereford portion and additional coaches at Worcester - what timescale are you thinking of ANdy? kind regards Phil Phil

Thanks Brian When did the first rebodied hoppers appear I wonder? Phil

Great stuff Dave Like the photos of Reading in 1976 in Downendian's hydraulic thread - how many of us were there? Remember it was a great weekend out on the Strongbow Express - IIRC for those who joined at Cheltenham or earlier there was the pleasure of being one of the last passenger trains over the Cheltenham - Toddington - Honeybourne line Phil

Heres a cracking train of hoppers - hard to believe there so much variety in the train this late on http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/95191-neils-hydraulic-pics/page-14- post 334 Can anyone with sharper eyes spot any diagram 100s in there? Cheers Phil

Hmm .... could it be something one might create from microstrip and gently file to shape??? Hee hee Wasn't aware till you posted, Neil Cheers Phil

Run these wagons at a 1960s WR diesel hydraulic modellers convention??? And thats from a lover of said machines! Phil