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Very sad news, it was always great to chat to Ken.

'Les Caves du Roy' is intriguing and draws the viewer in, I like it.

With less than a week to go to our Autumn Show, here's Hayden Reeds atmospheric view of the bridges at Trent Lane

Thanks for posting, Les - looking forward to seeing Bregenbach im Schwarzwald again

Indeed, the only place I've seen crane runners with an end like that is in Italy. The crane always struck me as American influenced as it has no buffers and the pulleys that raise the jib are horizontal rather than vertical on a British crane (I gleaned that information from an article on Continental Modeller)

Wire Mill Drive will also be at our show - modern industrial railroading by Dave Paylor

I definitely like the multiple exits from the scenic section and the way that industrial tracks exit behind structures. My only queries are; whether the Beirut Port interchange track will enter the fiddle yard, and whether the curve on the Orient Pipe factory spur may be a bit tight for coupling into wagons that are on that track.

Excellent, that's a GWR design van so the Railtec sheet you showed should have suitable numbers. I've dropped a link to the GWR vans page on Paul Bartlett below do you can get an idea of the wagon numbers to pick. All starting with W. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrvans I noticed that BR built some GWR style box vans with smooth plywood sides https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brgwrvan

The emblem looks like cut down loco emblem, I wonder if some one has done it themselves (a 'code 3' I believe they're called). If it was based on a real one I'd expect the circular coaching stock emblem to have been used. That said, I imagine BR would have had official cars, I recall the Chairman of the National Coal Board's official car had a vanity plate 'NCB 1'

Surely not, I'm following with interest.

Check if the steel weight is flat, I've had a few blue box cars where the weight is bent and pulls the coupler boxes up.

Could you post a picture of the wagon body? That decal sheet would cover pre-BR vans (LMS, GWR, LNER & Southern) that were still in service with BR. If you're looking for information on goods wagons, Paul Bartlett's photo site is the go to place. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/paulbartlettsrailwaywagons

A trio of pics of Central Alonzo Mill which will be at the Nottingham Autumn show.

I wasn't going to, but if you insist

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Visted this morning and it was excellent - thanks to everyone involved. Here's a few very random shots from today.

They look rather good, reminiscent of the Peco n gauge model which I think was made to fit the same chassis as their 45t tanker

Looks good Andy, that'll keep the rain off the workers.

Nottingham MRS is proud to announce our Autumn 2023 show will be held at the Richard Herrod Centre in Carlton, Nottingham. Richard Herrod Centre is larger than our recent venues and will allow us to present more layouts and trade support. The featured NMRS layout is, appropriately, Trent Lane Junction, check back here for updates Opening Hours Saturday 4th November 2023, 10:00 – 17:00 Sunday 5th November 2023, 10:00 – 16:00 Venue Richard Herrod Centre, Foxhill Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1RL Admission Adults £7.00. Major debit cards accepted. Accompanied under 16s free. List of Layouts Attending Trent Lane Junction - 4mm OO, East Side of Nottingham in the 1950s/1960s Middleton Central 4mm Scale - OO Gauge Late 70s/early 80s BR Small Terminus With Dmu Stabling and A Factory For Freight Deliveries Central Alonzo Mill - 3.5 MM Scale HO Gauge Sugar Mill in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba Wire Mill Drive – 3.5mm scale HO gau, gritty urban railroading in Baltimore, Maryland USA Bregenbach im Schwarzwald – N gauge modern era German in the hills of the Black Forest, with OHLE (Railway of the Month in Continental Modeller for September 2022) Catsfield - OO BR(S) Steam Era Uppingham - 3mm BR Oxthorne – 2mm scale N gauge 1960s BR Societies and Demonstrations 3d Printing With Rob Law. Flying Scotsman Centenary Display List of Traders Attending A2B Model Railways – Model shop based in Matlock Anoraks Anonymous – Specialists in pre-owned British, European, and American outline model railway and diecast stock, at bargain prices Booklaw Publications – A wide range of books from one of the UK’s leading railway publishers, and a stockist of railway and other transport books Buggleskelly Station – Tom Marshall, Professional Model Maker RAILstuff – model railway and diorama scenery and accessories RCTS – The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society Sherwood Models – North Nottingham’s local model shop, and now Nottingham’s only model shop, with a wide variety of models TTC Diecast – formerly Loughborough Model Centre, TTC stock a varied range of discounted model products NMRS Club Sales – NMRS club members’ surplus items and more, all offered for sale as seen – grab yourself a bargain! https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/event/y2023/25516-NottinghamModelRailwaySociety_Exhibition http://www.nottingham-modelrailway.org.uk/?page_id=491 How to get there For visitors using public transport By bus Nottingham City Transport 39 from Queen Street Nottingham goes to Foxhill Road Central, from which the Richard Herrod Centre is a two-Minute walk. Alternatively, NCT 27 from Queen Street Nottingham goes to Belper Avenue, from which the Richard Herrod Centre is a six-Minute walk; this is a quicker journey, but involves more walking. (Even quicker is to take NCT 25, 26 or 27 to Hooton Road, for a ten-Minute walk.) By train Nearest station is Carlton (1.07 miles), served by East Midlands Railway Other close stations: Netherfield 1.19 miles Nottingham 2.44 miles Burton Joyce 2.69 miles By car Take the M1, leave at Junction 24, take the A453 (Remembrance Way/Clifton Lane/Queens Drive) through Nottingham, then right turn onto Waterways Street West, stay on this when it becomes Sheriffs Way, right onto Queens Road, left onto the A60 (London Road), right onto the A612, follow it left, right onto the B686, then in Carlton Hill, left into First Avenue, then left into Foxhill Road Central. Handbill 2023 Autumn A5 colour.pdf

They look like a more modern version of the 'Haus zu Haus' containers which I think were introduced in the 1930s.

Your two locos put me in mind of the Burlington Northern of Manitoba https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_Northern_Santa_Fe_Manitoba

Pemco also did a version and I believe the Rivarossi one was sold under the AHM brand

They are spectacularly good, thanks for posting the link to your site. Nick

Just spotted this thread, I'm local to Derby and I'd be happy to bring Industrivej. Nick

A few months back I posted an in progress picture of an on-track plant carrier which I've now finished. The decals are mainly my own design printed by Precision Labels. The load is a Durango press spike puller which is a really nice kit to build.