Poor Old Bruce

Just the job to go with the 02 then

Picked up the LMS version at the NEC. Very nice runner which crawled round Duffield with 27 wagons (albeit kit-built plastic ones) last night

Nice models and good to see something 'different'.

Thanks Jon, will be in contact sone time.

I assume that is supposed to represent the steam heating pipe which was usually restrained by some chain although the end fitting on the pipe on the model makes it look more like an air brake pipe.

Can someone tell the rest of us what the detailing/conversion bits are please.

I have just bought a twin-tuner job from Argos for 99.99 GBP. It will record two programmes at the same time (except it didn't bother with one on Monday night because it got the date wrong - goodness knows how!) but the only way to watch a third prog is to go back to the TV tuner on the 'source' button. Still wondering what to do about progs I want to keep.

Working from memory, it looks a bit like a Beyer Peacock from Cannock Colliery.

How about "I stand corrected" when most of us are sitting. Giving a time as, for example, "9a.m. in the morning". Of course it's in the morning otherwise it wouldn't be a.m. "9 o'clock in the morning" would sound better. Measuring distances in minutes (or greated distances in hours) such as so-and-so is two hours down the coast from such-and-such without saying whether it is by bicycle, rowing bost or rocket sled!

In a similr vein, what on earth is '00 Scale'? Is it 3.5mm or 4mm to the foot? Where / ware / wear - reminds me about the dyslexic pimp who bought a warehouse which also reminds me that bought and brought are also often confused / abused. your / you're

One I saw this morning "Free Courtesy Car". Surely if it wasn't free, it could hardly be a "Courtest Car" could it? Other phrases which get to me are when something is "over exaggerated" and when he/she/they are "tasked" with a particular assignment. I also agree with the Stationmaster about 'affect' and 'effect', there are also suble differences between an 'inquiry' and an 'enquiry'. A lot of this was covered in a thread about the 'Sad Death of English' not long ago.

As no-one has said it yet, the Hornby Dublo - Wrenn - Dapol van scales up at 17ft 6in long to fit the bog standard chassis.

I have the "Rule Book 1950 (Reprint including amendments authorised up to 1st October 1961)" which only goes up to Rule 239. There is no mention of Rule 240 in the Supplement No.1 to operate from 2nd May 1964; No.3 (28 Sept 1968); No.4 or No.5 (both 9 May 1970). No idea why No.2 seems to have passed me by. Must look out my red RB some time. Rule 110 of the 1950/1961 RB says that loose shunting of vehicles containing passengers or explosives is strictly prohibited

Actually these wagons look more like the GWR version to me. Can't find any on Paul Bartlett's site but there are plenty of photos of the BR wagons, e.g.:- http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brgraincgv/h139f1f20#h139f1f20

I assume that's some sort of Freudian slip . Most railways would put the loco at the front of the train. p.s. In the Garratts' days, lots of wagons would still be wooden 13 Tonners.

TWO Heljan motors!!!!!!!!!!! Better start beefing up your power supplies folks. Only three were built with plain bunkers and I think one was modified with a prototype rotary bunker before the other 30 were built. I dont think the other two were modified.

This was covered in the forum's last incarnation if you want to try searching. Photos I posted at the time appear to show basic 'roofing felt' colour (i.e. not quite black) with a bit of added dirt.

I would be interested to know if the boiler is the correct length, Ramrig's DJH DoG has the correct longer firebox but the boiler barrel is shortened so that the loco is the same length as a Brit instead of a foot longer.

Apart from that, is it OK? Looking at the track plan, have you considered: 1 - Separate the cassette and head shunt lines (a left-hand point instead of a right-hand one would do it) and move the scenic break to bring the headshunt out into the open. Much better than the shunts forever having to go 'offstage' and it avoids two feet of blank fiddle yard screen. That also gives somewhere for the yard shunter to stand. 2 - A crossover, like Flyingsignalman suggests, then you could do a bit of fancy pointwork (or re-jig the existing) and extend what you planned as your loco spur to a private siding.

Oops you're right, Craig. Having carried out a ‘dimensional analysis, on the Bachmann model, it does scale up at 11ft wb which is fine but, to my surprise and disappointment, 19ft 6in over headstocks. It obviously looks the part but I can’t think of any other vehicles which could use a 19ft 6in chassis with an 11ft wb. My signature used to say “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.†I should read it more often. Anybody got any ‘umble pie?

If you look at the Wagon Diagram Books on the Barrowmore site, you will see that all BR-built Cattle Wagons were 18ft 6in over headstocks with an 11ft wb. I havn't compared Bachmann's BR Cattle Wagon with the drawing but assume, in this day and age, that is correct. The Hornby Dublo / Wrenn / Dapol version was (is) stretched to fit the Grain Van chassis (wich was too short anyway) and the earlier Mainline / Bachmann version of the LMS Cattle Wagon was shrunk to fit a 10ft wb chassis. Whoever decided to put a 'Blue Ribband' sticker on that devalues all the other 'Blue Ribband' wagons in the range.

There is a village in Derbyshire spelt 'Alderwasley', which my 1895 Bulmer's Directory says is pronounced 'Arrersley'. The Cheshire Chumleys are probably best avoided

Your thoughts are correct that these wagons are stretched. As Craig says, most post 1923 Coal/Mineral wagons were 16ft 6in over headstocks on a 9ft wb chassis so the Airfix / Hornby / Dapol wagons are NBG (to me at least). In the 1970s (ish) BR rebuilt some Palbrick wagons as 16T steel mineral wagons which did produce a 17ft 6in wagon on a 10ft wb chassis but they were a small number compared to the 9ft/16ft 6in type. Have a browse through Paul Bartlett's site for pics and details.

Nowhere near Anglesey but there used to be a LNWR signal box somewhere near Walsall named 'Anglesea Sidings'.

There's a village in Derbyshire which can't seem to make up it's mind whether it's Youlgeave or Youlgrave, there are signposts spelt either way.