JeremyC

This website goes in depth into the Titanic / Olympic switch conspiricy theory and why it didn't happen. https://www.titanicswitch.com/

I can remember the joke that went round ships I worked on at the time Disney cruises was founded - "Now we can go and work for a real Mickey Mouse outfit".

I have always fitted them from the outside and would only file them back if there was a clearance issue, e.g. to clear a gearbox on the axle. The longer the bearing the better.

In the film 'This is York' at 14:30 to about 15:00, a wheelchair is brought via the goods lift and collects a passenger off a train. (The scene is split so you need to watch right through). The wheelchair is literally an armchair on wheels.

My Grandmother had one of those.

Made by Rowlett or Duallit by any chance? They were the popular makes on merchant ships, expensive, but you could get spares for them.

It maybe that the old wire has become contaminated with oil or grease over the years so the solder won't 'take' to it. If you have some I suggest fitting a new length of wire as well.

Three S160s suffered firebox crown failures through low water level while being worked in the UK by British Crews. The cause was attributed to the crews being unused to the style of water gauge valves fitted. The gauges had screw valves rather than cocks and if the steam valve wasn't fully open (and unfortunately the extended spindles of these valves tended to jam giving the false impression they were open) then the glass would show a false high level. The locos were only fitted with a single glass so this false level wasn't readily noticed. There were test cocks, but it seems Britsh Crews weren't used to them and so tended not to use them.

On these motors doesn't the magnet go across the motor? I.e N to the left, S to the right (or vice versa).

Just to point out the buffers won't be vertically above the rails as buffer centres are about 5' 8" .

I found a list on the lower part of this page (under the bus timetable) https://falkirkmrc.com/falkirk-model-railway-exhibition-2023/

In 2019 a liner suffered power failure off Norway. IIRC this was later attributed to the main engine's lub oil pumps losing suction due to a combination of the ship listing and the oil level being low. This resulted in the engine being tripped by the safety shut downs. There are requirements regarding the angle of list that machinery should be capable of tolerating, but sometimes circumstances overcome them.

Sometimes reality is just as strange. One of the Darjeeling Himalayan 'B' class was fitted with a streamline casing in 1942. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/lQXRoOysHeP3Lg (scroll down to the 8th, 9th & 10th photos)

It could be argued that Highland Cathedral is not really Scottish given it was written by two Germans.

Something I have just noticed is that Fox's instructions are not consistent. Some recommend hot water (not boiling) and some warm water. To add to the confusion one pack I have contains a slip saying hot water while the actual pack says warm water. They also recommend a drop of washing up liquid in the water. Regarding release times they say these can be variable - "From seconds to minutes"

My question about the water temperature came about because hot water is recommended by Fox Transfers in their instructions. And yes I have tried both warm and cold water and found the release time is considerably longer when the water is cold, the difference is certainly not a nano second.

Diane Carney https://www.loco-nameplates.co.uk I've never used them, but I know people who have and they said they were happy with the results.

Fox Transfers instruction recommend using hot (not boiling) water for soaking their transfers. Fine, but when doing a long job such as lining a loco the water goes cold so I find I'm continually back and forwards refreshing the water. So the question is, does anyone have a tip on how to keep the water warm?

Sounds like a Terry Pratchet moment! “We got a bit carried away,” said Moist. “We were a bit too creative in our thinking. We encouraged mongooses to breed in the posting boxes to keep down the snakes…” Lord Vetinari said nothing. “Er… which, admittedly, we introduced into the letter boxes to reduce the number of toads…” Lord Vetinari repeated himself. “Er… which, it’s true, staff put in the posting boxes to keep down the snails…” Lord Vetinari remained unvocal. “Er… These, I must in fairness point out, got into the boxes of their own accord, in order to eat the glue on the stamps,” said Moist, aware that he was beginning to burble. “Well, at least you were saved the trouble of having to introduce them yourselves,” said Lord Vetinari cheerfully. “As you indicate, this may well have been a case where chilly logic should have been replaced by the common sense of, perhaps, the average chicken.” From 'Making Money' by Terry Pratchett

My understanding of the terminology is that a passenger train with tail load must consist entirely of fitted vehicles whereas a mixed train has unfitted goods vehicles behind the passenger carriages and there must be a brake van with guard at the rear. (I'm assuming that although the W&U was a tramway the operating company was applying the normal definitions to these terms)

While not being blown up is a distinct advantage, there were a number of good photo spots on the Harz in the 1990s that have disappeared because the trees have now grown over the old border area.

Given the pony wheels are constrained by the outside frames, does anybody know what the minimum radius this version can go round?

To reduce the chance of the wire breaking at the corners I would suggest you form the bends with round nosed pliers so they're more of a curve than a sharp bend.

Does any manufacturer make a 16.5mm gauge track cleaner similar to the one LGB produce for 45mm gauge? https://www.lgb.com/products/details/article/21671