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It is going to be a quickly reinstated Pacer I believe.....

Yes I agree the original seemed to be a dark red/maroon but I can only remember black in later years of their BR lives - certainly not bright red.

Just looking at the size of BR arrows on the cabside of your 55018 - I believe these are a bit on the large side - from around the late 70's as Deltics went through Doncaster at overhaul the BR arrows applied were a slightly smaller version and this spread to other BR classes around the same time. As far as I can see the arrows on your 9021 (early blue livery) appear the same size as on your 55018 so the ones on 55018 definitely look a bit too large. A check on Flickr say can confirm this. All Deltics in BR Blue carried these smaller BR arrows apart from 55020 (which had got stuck in Doncaster Works from 1978) and 55016 which managed to retain the larger BR arrows until withdrawal. Just hoping to be constructive in helping you achieve the perfect Deltic......a superb effort so far.....

Excellent re the lenses - thanks for confirming - one other thing I've noticed....in the late 70's/80's I believe the Deltics had black driver and secondman seats as opposed to bright red as featured in the photos of your 55018 FP White Windows. Hopefully they will have black seats in the finished production model? These are getting very tempting and I don't even model in OO gauge!!

Deltics look great - my only comment on the late Blue ones such as 55018 with white windows..... the Opaque lenses in the plated over headcode box look too dark. They were almost a light grey white colour. Not sure whether anyone else has noticed this - apologies if already noted.

Lots to do in York but in addition:- Rail to Scarborough is a very good - lots to do there especially if the weather is nice Rail to Keighley for KWVR is also a good trip Rail to Knaresborough for a few hours

I agree - I think that looks like the Tyne Valley.....and definitely a green centre car when you study it closely

Whilst I understand some people (in the main modelling more the early 70's as I understand it) will not want Inter City branding I think a majority will want Inter City printed on the side. It is a shame 2 versions couldn't be produced to reflect this minor but important difference. Ok - we can aim to source Inter City transfers - can't see any available currently in large numbers (Fox/RailTec) - if I recall Pressfix have a few on their sheet.....

The chassis block is the same and the fuel tanks being underneath don't come into it. It is a strange one but just slightly tighter tolerances it seems. It'll teach me to try and put an old body on a new chassis! Atleast it goes on and with continued filing here and there I will improve the fit no doubt

Firstly - Thanks for your reply. I am putting it on the correct way around - just to confirm. I think the problem is I'm trying to put an original class 37 body (which I had already spent absolutely ages doing up, painted, weathered etc) onto the new class 37 chassis and there seems to be fractionally less space available - especially nuts (inside) on the end of the buffers - hard to believe!! I can get the body on (just) but separating it again is very, very difficult. As I said it seems to be more tight at the ends because the new chassis has the headcode lights as a block at each end. I have recently filed off some of the insides of the body (where it isn't seen) to try and help. When I put the new body back on it is fine (but still very tight) - it just seems the tolerances are fractionally less on the old body. Probably a bit more filing needed in truth but not ideal.....

With the latest split headcode 37, I am finding to get the body back on (after removing it for doing up/weathering etc) it is a really, really tight fit. So tight in fact it isn't easy to get it back on. In fact, with the latest lights fastened on the body (standard for all HJ O gauge locos now) it just seems to be so tight. My lights have come loose after all the messing around! Has anyone else struggled with this? In a test a few weeks ago, the only way I could get the body back on was to turn the loco upside down and use the weight of the chassis for it to drop in but even that was a struggle and then removing it again was so difficult ( I felt I was going to pull the fuel tanks off as that was the only way I could grip it!). I have even tried filing some excess plastic off the insides of the body but still far from ideal. Any thoughts anyone.....??

Fantastic work as always on the wagons and superb updates each week. I will look forward to the next Goods Gala whenever that is.....

In the early-mid 1980's most locos (say when running light engine) normally only had one red tail light on the back.

I have had this happen with a class 40 The problem is there never seems to be enough spares provided by Heljan, especially replacement glazing

York.....and up to Newcastle too as Gateshead was responsible for providing a number of locos for such services and was a common starting point for such trains

Shame the 40 wasn't used for a few more days but great to see it over the S&C today in people's photos. I would have loved to watch her on the climb to Ais Gill....

Superb video of 37191 Fantastic.... It makes my 1 yard of Peco track on the kitchen worktop look somewhat moderate by comparison!!!

37076 looks to be in Gateshead 'Black' livery!!! Superbly maintained but no washing plant in sight....

Fantastic photos as always.... Just been catching up and for the record I believe you have a couple of incorrectly identified Deltics from a month or so ago.... C734 is quoted as 9006 J2954 is quoted as 9019 but both of these have the more rounded type of nameplates carried by Gateshead Deltics but both 9006 & 9019 were Haymarket locos....

I will be waiting for the later windows before buying my blue & grey ones. In the late 70's/80's (my BR blue period) there were very few Mk1's with the old windows. I have seen a few photos though when doing previous research (sorry CME & Bottle Washer but I haven't got a photo link for you but there were a few around (during late 70's/80's) - only a few)

Superb work on the wagons - glad to see progress being made again

I you had asked him a month ago I sure he would have had a trip to Hereford to check it out....

I will look forward to returning to the Spa Valley for a train ride as soon as the rules allow. A great line and great people running it and for me running diesel heritage services too which is a great bonus.

I am surprised someone hasn't come out with the bits to convert one of these 03's to an air braked example. Looks like I am going to have to do some scratchbuilding……!!

Yes no problem at all - sounds like you do a very good service. Best wishes