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Supplying power to the piggy-back wagon via the track won't work - as soon as it moves away from the dock it'll start seeing 009 track power to it's own loco at which point the load will start moving on the transporter wagon!
I'd use some brass or phosphor bronze strip at the end of the wagon that comes into contact with pads at the end wall of the dock. Alternatively, similar strips soldered to the standard gauge rail ends that brush along the sides of the rails on the transporter wagon should work. Have a look to see the various arrangements used for connecting cassette fiddle yard modules.
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21 hours ago, Morello Cherry said:
Looking at the mk1. What are the square things under the windows.
Ventilators. You'll find similar vents on departmental/engineering coaches.
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Great to hear you had a good weekend - good to see Yorkshire Area Group member's layouts are also powered by as many biscuits as a regular group meeting!
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Hopefully this is the same wagon!
Hot box on the road (with Cadzow or Pickfords as the haulage contractor):
And a couple more images of the wagon:
https://heritage.stockton.gov.uk/resources/head-wrightson/gallery/5315/
https://heritage.stockton.gov.uk/resources/head-wrightson/gallery/5316/
On the rails, heading to Devonport:
http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc/3rd-september-2022
And at Carnforth:
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Saw KO at York show today. Looking great and appeared to be running well.
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Great show!
I had covid last Easter so it was a welcome return to the Race Course After far too many years away.
My 8 year old enjoyed the Easter egg hunt and an extra thank-you to those exhibitors who took the time to engage with the younger visitors.
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22 hours ago, john new said:23 hours ago, Steven B said:
How likely is Sunday's car boot fair to cause issues parking?
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It won't, it is Saturday. We have the alternative car park set up for Saturday. See https://yorkshow.org.uk/car/ for full parking details.
In which case, York Race Course calendar is wrong as it says Sunday 31st.
https://www.conferenceandeventsyork.co.uk/whats-on-guide.html?month=03&year=2024
https://www.conferenceandeventsyork.co.uk/car-boot-sale-18.html
The Car boot organiser's site says it's on Saturday (https://www.yorkcarboot.com/)
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4 hours ago, Rivercider said:
York Yard North 20130 arrives with a trip from Hessay MOD 25/7/84.
Interestingly, the brake van has lamps on the sides meaning the train (or at least the tail end of it) is running unbraked.
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The Digitrax Zephyr is a nice unit and easy to expand into the rest of the Digitrax universe should the need arise.
I'd suggest visiting a DCC specialist and trying out the likes of the PowerCab or Zephyr. All the on-line suggestions in the world aren't worth as much as spending time using the actual systems.
If you're happy with a touch screen then DCC+ (or the newer DCC-EX) or a SPROG (with PC) can be controlled via a smart phone.
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Which shade of blue would you like - BR Blue, BR blue or BR Blue?
Br Blue depot by Nigel, on Flickr
(2015 on the East Lancs Railway but I'd guess 1970s BR could show just as much variety).
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How likely is Sunday's car boot fair to cause issues parking?
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Triple pack using the gunpowder vans?
Or all three from Peco, again as a box set?
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From Prototype for Everything, a York empty coaching stock move:
Class 31-Hauled Coach Move At Holgate. by Neil Harvey 156, on Flickr
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Any chance of N Gauge versions?
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Manchester New Century Hall, mid 1980s. Often on a Friday evening (late night as no school the next day!), getting the train to Victoria. Chee Tor and the large scale tram layout are still vivid in my memories!
Also went to Rochdale, Bolton and Heywood shows around the same time. It was quite exciting seeing traders who's names I'd seen advertised in Railway Modeller.
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Of course, there's nothing stopping you from having the HST power car being in front of the class 91. Then add in a DVT, a class 90 and a second class 91, in at least five different liveries:
(Richard on Flickr)
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17 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:
"The fitting of buffers was to reduce the risk of blocking the ECML in the event of train failure, as it takes time to apply the emergency drawbar
Furthermore, the Class 91 could run round and attach directly to the HST power car, with greater ease" ............ not that the ECML was used to running HSTs with no buffers by that date - nor that they then saw the need to fit the rest of the fleet with them !Perhaps they were worried about the reliability of a new loco class and its interoperability with the HST power car.
Problems with the TDM lead to trains like this:
Blunt End 91 & HST At Leeds. by Neil Harvey 156, on Flickr
Was there a limitation on the top speed a HST coupled with the emergency bar coupling could travel?
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I attempted to make a Dogfish ballast hopper from a Peco grain wagon.
Wrong shape, wrong number of ribs, poor joining of parts, no handrails or brake wheels but it filled a space until the Dapol model was made!
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Web-page from one of the builders of the IWM diorama:
https://www.modelhouses.co.uk/the-auschwitz-model-the-experience-of-studying-the-unimaginable/
The model's not finished in black and white - it's a single shade of grey. Any visible variation is due to the lighting of the model.
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Doing any R'Amble'ing whilst you're there?
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I'm still waiting for announcement of a dinosaur livery unit:
Dinosaur duo by Jason Rodhouse, on Flickr
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My Revolution 59 looks good on a rake of Intercity Mk1. I wonder if 10000 would....
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Due to batch production, you have to take what you can get when you're starting out with a new model railway...
Class 31-Hauled Coach Move At Holgate. by Neil Harvey 156, on Flickr
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Fake Dapol Products
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For those wanting to avoid these "fake" models - I've only ever seen wagons being advertised as shipping direct from China - no coaches or locos. The N Gauge ones have tended to be covered coil and flat wagons - made by Dapol for Modell Bahn Union - not Dapol's British range. That may have changed of course...
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