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Photo of one of the locos in MRJ No. 143 page 122 Article on building a model loco & line drawing in Model Railways September 1975 page 446. This issue is an N.E.R. special. Photo here. http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/north-eastern-railway-electric-locomotive-no-2-trafalgar-news-photo/90760368 Kevin Martin Edit for photo link.

Visiting my supermarket yesterday, they have moved the chilled chicken to another fridge back to back with the usual one, to make way for hams. The sign says 'Chicken moved to other side'. I wonder how they got the chickens to do this? Kevin Martin

Um, as its a case of the British teams are away first, it ought to be listed as such Napoli (ITA) v Chelsea (ENG) AC Milan (ITA) v Arsenal (ENG) We get that all the time in the Aussie media, where many of the news sources change league results to put the winning sides first, having gone through the wins, then they list the draws. Never do understand why they go to the trouble of rewriting it. Probably to do with re-enforcing the view that 'Soccer' is a boring game. Kevin Martin

Perhaps its someone's dream that Stanier never left the GWR! Kevin Martin

FNBIG used to drive past my place regularly. It was an F100 FWD. Kevin Martin

They're going back. Just hope the RMWeb clock doesn't move everyone about, because we changed at the start of the month and it took a couple of goes to get the time right. Odd showers all day in eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Kevin Martin

That's OK, we can handle it. Unlike other big results, it's only a difference of 2. :notme: Kevin Martin

Not to mention the identity crises on the side - Biggin Hill indeed. Kevin Martin

May I refer you to the Layout & Workbench Content Zone? Hint - run your mouse over the heading. Kevin Martin

Intended as a fake, with so much incorrect information it couldn't be mistaken as genuine. The casters probably sold a few. Kevin Martin

Is that the old rehash number for Arsenal fans of 082 82 82 82 82? Kevin Martin

Sorry Brian, but you are in big trouble in hoping to use Kadee's on a curve. They are designed for straight track only, because the magnets can only pull evenly, so if the pins are are offset, they will BOTH pull to the one side - the more powerful force, which will be the outside. From the Kadee website kadee.com Sam the Answer Man: #43 May 2010 “Uncoupling” "To go along with many current discussions about “uncoupling” I’m going to briefly cover a few important aspects of coupling and uncoupling. Kadee® couplers are designed to couple and uncouple on a “straight” piece of track. If the couplers are off center even a little bit they usually will not uncouple. For hands off coupling the couplers need to be aligned straight with each other where the contour of the knuckles allows them to slip by each other, pushing the opposing coupler open until the lip of the knuckles pass and the knuckle spring closes the knuckles. Now the lips of the knuckles are indexed or locked together. The knuckle spring allows the knuckle to flex and compress during operations and yet holds them together. To uncouple you, again, need to be on a straight section of track long enough for your two longest models, then allow slack between the knuckles. The coupler will not open without enough slack for the lips to unhook or pass each other. Methods of uncoupling may vary from our tried and true magnetic uncoupling to the many home built and commercial manual uncoupling tools. Our Delayed Magne-Matic® Uncoupling System, has been around since the late 1950s and is still the primary method of uncoupling for many modelers. When you stop over one of our magnetic uncouplers and allow slack between the couplers the magnet will pull the trip pins of the couplers in opposite directions thus opening the couplers. As long as you are over the magnet the couplers will stay open (delayed position) now you can push the cars back together and the couplers will not lock up but keep each other opened as you push off the uncoupling magnet. As long as you keep pushing pressure on the open couplers they will not lock up. Now you can push the uncoupled car and spot it almost anywhere on your layout. When you pull away the couplers will snap back to center and be ready to be coupled again. This Magne-Matic Delayed Uncoupling® is a complete hands off coupling and uncoupling system. For those who like the full experience of manual uncoupling and have the eye sight and dexterity needed there are many different manual uncoupling tools available (Kadee’s #241) or many modelers make their own from skewers and such. Again allowing slack insert the tool between the knuckles, without forcing, then with a gentle twist the couplers will pop open. This sometime takes a bit of practice to get the hang of it but once learned the uncoupling comes almost naturally. Next month I cover electric uncouplers and a bit on remote uncoupling." I think you'll find the same issue with most uncouplers, they rely on straight track. You may get away with short wheelbase vehicles as your radius is fairly generous, but you will be pushing the boundary (not least in installing the magnet). Lay a test piece of track at your minimum radious & try it. Kevin Martin

It looks like West Ham are showing interest now. You'd think they would have learnt from being burnt the first time. Kevin Martin

Or selling them on eBay! Kevin Martin

Too bad your insistent on the Mac format I'm using the excellent BookCat program which is excellent for doing exactly this. http://www.fnprg.com/bookcat/ Kevin Martin

Indeed, when you could of got this one for slightly less. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/260808257877 Looking for my coat - its a while since I wore it. Kevin Martin

But that is an entirely different function than trying to control trains. Kevin Martin

Well some think that 'Watford' is in the North. Kevin Martin

Hi Dave & others. I think you have misunderstood what I was saying. This guy is clearly the wrong side of the fence & thus is undoubtably trasspassing and further more, by the look on his face in one of the photos, he knows full well that he is. So I hope the LAW catches up with him. Can I make it any clearer? What I was trying to say that other threads do seem to imply that H&S is often a joke and sometimes it is, but not always. So we should be careful, before rubbishing H&S. But lets move on. Kevin Martin

Just as an aside, there are plenty of other threads/comments within RMWeb where the intent is to decry H&S as being over the top and that people should 'be responsible for their own actions'. Clearly it is a fine line between what is right & what is wrong. Posters should be very careful when rubbishing H&S examples IMO. There may well have been an incident of some type that the author of this new 'rule' is trying to prevent a repeat of and yet seems funny upon reading, later. Kevin Martin

What about the dreaded - Gold, Gold, Gold! by Aussie, Norman May? This will put you off your breakfast. http://aso.gov.au/titles/spoken-word/gold-gold-gold-4-x-100-metres/ Kevin Martin

Actually the link you gave at the start of this thread has a controller that does this - in fact it is selectable as a center off or a separate switch. Go down the bottom to the orange prototype controller and see the description there. There is a link to the what he says is the production version. The P684SV, it sounds like it is a very flexible controller. Perhaps email him to see if still available? Personally, I'd go DCC, because in the long run you'd get better performance and probably not much more. I wouldn't even consider the H&M path except for possibly the PowerMaster. The others only any good for older motors as others have said. Are still trying to get your Dean Singles to work properly & is this the reason for looking at the H&M's? Kevin Martin

I recall seeing some clown try to beat a red light in Melbourne, Australia. It was about 5.00pm on a damp Friday afternoon. It was outside Flinders Street Station which has an enormous number of pedestrians crossing the road to get to the station which is amongst the world's busiest. The lights turned amber & there is a roar of a V8 being gunned, I look up and see a car in Flinders Street about half a city block away coming from Elizabeth Street (near Degraves Street entrance to any one who knows the area). Such was the noise that no one stepped into the road. He realised once around Y&J's (a famous pub on the corner with Swanston Street) that he wasn't going to make it (perhaps he remembered that the W Class trams cross there and they aren't known for collision friendliness to other vehicles, being basically a steel girder on wheels), so hit the anchors, sliding sideways into the middle of the intersection. The angry looking copper on point duty came across to exchange pleasantries with him! This would have been about the late 1970s. Kevin Martin

Not so lucky for this young mother in Melbourne, Australia. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/young-mum-dies-after-being-hit-by-train-20110826-1jcte.html No matter how desparate you are to go, its just not worth it. Kevin Martin

I don't know. I'm happy with his performance. The longer he puts off buying players he really does need, can only help other more deserving ambitious sides hold onto the top 4 places. Kevin Martin