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The "Gusset" #10 on your diagram is more than a siding, it is a loop which extends to a buffer stopped siding, you need extra pointwork to mimic Sevenoaks

Those owners posting and reporting electrical issues, on 12V or DCC, the symptoms described suggest the circuit board either has solder bridges or components legs on the underside of the circuit board in unwanted contact with the metalwork of the chassis

Googled and found images of the preserved "John" in the Museum, the roof does appear to a different shade of Red to the body, so Heljan and partners are correct. This model has stimulated an untapped interest in the LT system, a system with a long history and Victorian origins,even my modest efforts on Google has unearthed facts of which I was not aware despite the whole system being on my doorstep. Like many I am slightly bored with the modern transport scene the ubiquitous class 66 everywhere, it is time to deep read the history and explore the outer regions of Metro-Land

those boxes contains the fuse for the traction supply, one per shoebeam, Southern third rail stock has the same arrangement for the traction current supply

"Sherlock" has a grey roof, "John" has the roof in the body colour, very nice models, take care not to dislodge and lose for the four small clip-fit shoe fuses when handling the model.

Ian Allan Waterloo had two on display in the glass cabinet and received a batch of 10 on Monday. Price is competitive too.

The D600 bogies are similar in appearance but the axle to axle dimensions are shorter than EM2/LMS twins. Forgotten facts , the 3 electric traction motors were a tight fit and the EM2/LMS bogie is therefore not symmetrical for wheel centres. The D600 hydraulic bogie was only powered on two axles, one axle being a simply a carrier

I was a commuter into Paddington for 3 years on the faithful Pressed Steel units, 3-car sets and bubble cars so I will have to place myself on the Bachmann pre-order list. When heavily laden, the doors would not close shut due to sagging of the underframes, the Guard would pop along to sort things out Recalling my commute on the Pressed Steels, my favourite trips were with the prototype unit class 210. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_210 1100 bhp of diesel-electric drive gave exhilarating step-less "sports car" speed and acceleration, the above-floor engine meant only 2 plus a half-car for passenger accommodation. I suppose the cost per seat was too high for the Treasury to endure

According to Simon K, in the Simon Says forum, Railroad was devised as a recession smoothing strategy for Hornby products. Aimed at smoothing the gap between the highs and lows of consumer spending. since we are on a "high" right now Hornby can push out models such as the Crosti at the upper end of the Railroad price bracket, that upper point price bracket being less than the price of the premium models. Called into Ian Allam Waterloo this morning, they wre unpacking a delivery of a batch of 10 Crostis in addition to the ones in the showcase, Hornby supplies must be on the up!

A Traction Inspector reminiscing his footplate experiences with the 71, Driver " Rocket " running at 120+ mph light engine back to depot for a job and knock book off.

The Crosti does not appear to have the same Service sheet as the Chinese built 9F, for the latter, the geartrain is X9909 The link takes you to the Crosti service sheet and the The part number for the Crosti geartrain is X6714. http://www.Hornby.com/media/partsandspares/schematics/1436400000/HSS414CrostiBoiler9F_1436450480.pdf

I have studied the review, The Crosti may be in a Railroad box, but the model is not trimmed to Railroad specification. Why has Hornby done this? It must be psychology, if your expectations are "£5" and the contents are "£10", you are not going to complain.

My Crosti sightings were in the gloom of the cathedral atmosphere of Leeds Holbeck 55A Roundhouse, possibly in store, and Summer 1967, I can still picture this from memory, Crostis handling a small number of special freight workings departing Doncaster Belmont Yard heading north

Out of the box, the Crosti is a nice runner at slow speeds, the model has a flywheel-fitted motor, I think it may be 5-pole skew wound too. The itch which needs to be scratched: Is the Railroad 9F chassis compatible with the Crosti bodyshell? Thinking of a rebuilt Crosti which must lose the under boiler feedwater unit which is probably cast into the new chassis block. Railroad 9F chassis + retooled Crosti bodyshell = rebuilt Crosti? Yes/No

This link shows BR standard gauge steam stocklist 21/Dec/1967 350 (ish) loco of 7 classe types: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Railways_steam_locomotives_as_of_31_December_1967 I cannot find any lists for earlier years, nor can I lay hands on any Ian Allen "combined" for earlier periods

If you have a Hornby 9F, do you think the chassis and bodyshell are compatible with the Crosti,

The Crosti is indeed a hit and I think that bodes well for a version for the rebuilt version. If Hornby choose to release a rebuilt Crosti, then it may well be the last piece to complete the jigsaw picture for the mid-sixties steam modeller, in that every class of steam loco in service during the period is available to an accurate standard RTR. 1967 and 1968 are covered,and may apply over a wider period, How do the years 1964 1965, 1966 etc, fare against the RTR criteria?

92021 is paired with the low sided tender: https://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/8234744858 The majority of Crostis had the high-sided tender, Is 92021 the sole example with such a tender?

http://www.Hornby.com/media/partsandspares/schematics/1436400000/HSS414CrostiBoiler9F_1436450480.pdf The under-boliler feedwater heater, is it integral to the chassis casting or is it removable part? If a rebuilt Crosti is required, then it will have to go to reveal the famous daylight of the "Spaceships" Will the Crosti body fit the Railroad 9F?

The Service sheet for the Crosti is online here: http://www.Hornby.com/media/partsandspares/schematics/1436400000/HSS414CrostiBoiler9F_1436450480.pdf For the drawing of the Tender underframe, are the half-circle mouldings provision for a loudspeaker? Collected my model from Invicta, late-crest version as erected, I prefer the rebuilt Crosti as I acually saw them is service. One for the future? Does anyone recall the special Summer freight workings from Doncaster Belmont yard hauled by an Leeds Holbeck 55A Crosti? 1967 from memory.

The Heljan 47-not has square cornered rectangles for the forward windows, among other misdemeanors, "corner cutting" at the tooling stage, and it queered the pitch for a 7mm 47 , delaying the JLtRT model by 10 years minimum. Heljan, if you cannot p*ss, get off the pot!

Geoff Warnes of Doncaster, age 79 years, railway photographer, transport enthusiast of both road and railways , cyclist. R.I.P. http://announce.jpress.co.uk/doncastertodaycouk/obituary/geoff-warnes/41130339

Please look a the roof profile, the cab roof appears to be flat, is that correct?

I purchased an 05 this morning running qualities are good