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14 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

Every Kelvinside mantel had a pair, I'm sure...

Not sure Wally Dugs would normally warrant a covered waggon.

But - a goods yard in Stoke....

"It's routed through Partick, sir."

"Get it off that wagon and into a van."

Alan 

The obvious load is porcelain, although I suspect that would usually have been crated and sheeted in an open. However, some high quality stuff for fitting out the first class dining rooms on a liner could well warrant a van.

Nicely built as usual.

Alan

A couple of generations back, our local Laird in Dumfriesshire whose castle had a private siding off the Caley main line was a big fan of hunting with hounds. Maybe more popular in the lowlands. His descendant claimed they had a private carriage kept there, but I'm not convinced.

Alan 

57 minutes ago, Dave John said:

More stock needed too. 

Ooh good, the prospect of more learning opportunities.

Alan 

What's the anachronism, Dave.  I thought it must be something to do with the tenements, maybe the shops, but I'm stumped.

Alan

I really like 0-4-2s and that one is a beauty, finished a treat.

That is the first model railway I've seen where the backscene continues through the window!

Alan

I try to view the forum as a range of group conversations in the pub that I can wander between.  Folk nod, smile and make approving noises when someone is talking.  We don't have those non-verbal elements on the internet and so, to a degree, the buttons can serve that function.  I get more peeved by the single word "wow" or "drool" or whatever, especially if the person has also quoted a long entry complete with pictures that are available just above.

Alan