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Class 04 shunters in action - BR Blue?
Jenny Emily replied to GraemeR BR (WR)'s topic in UK Prototype Questions
Whatever happened to the former blue 04 that was exported to (IIRC) Italy? It was at a works that had been shut and the Heritage shunters trust or somebody similar were trying to raise funds to repatriate it. This was going back a few years, and I've heard nothing about it since. -
Dating, women and the 'hobby'...
Jenny Emily replied to OnTheBranchline's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Since I 'came out' to my friends about my hobby I've discovered that a lot of my women friends sheepishly admit that they too like model trains. It's probably more common than you think. My partner didn't care about it and as Zoë likes making and painting Warhammer figures, it means that we can sometimes be found at opposite sides of the dining table sharing a few pots of Humbrol. My model railways are referred to as 'train porn' and the shed that houses my main layout is 'the porn shack'. She's pretty chilled about it all, and is more than happy for me and my friend Sam to spend lots of time out there playing trains. She just sits indoors talking photography and Photoshop with Sam's girlfriend. At exhibitions though I find it amusing that visitors always instinctively turn to Sam and ask him about the layout and how things were built. He then has to refer them to me at his side.- 820 replies
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Is there any indication as to how well the class 85s have sold? It would be interesting to know whether there may be a chance for other 8x xxx classes if they have.
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I've seen this in a couple of shops too. I can only assume that after a while Bachmann dispose of slow-selling stock in this way.
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Did the Manchester ship canal company have any of this version? I've had a good search online and can only find photos of the 0-6-0 versions.
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The little spring that self centres the couplings has disappeared/broken/come loose on one end of my maroon one. Has anyone dismantled one of these models yet to see how an errant spring could be repaired and/or how it all should fit together? It still runs fine as long as it is only pulled and not pushed.
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Branch to Silverton Mill near Cullompton
Jenny Emily replied to Jenny Emily's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Thanks for the replies. Silverton mill is a little further south from Hele. The suggestion that the sidings were shunted by a tractor makes the paved track make much more sense. As for the mill at Hele, I went in there too. There is a three way point embedded in the concrete just over the access bridge that is a perfect match to the Peco code 100 one. -
Branch to Silverton Mill near Cullompton
Jenny Emily replied to Jenny Emily's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Thanks for that. My google-fu managed to turn up a few (post-closure) pictures that confirm that the local farmer has incorporated part of the trackbed as the floor of outbuildings it appears. Nothing explains why a need was felt for encasing the whole branch in concrete like a tramway, or why it is afforded listed status. -
On my travels I came across this near Hele, not far from Cullompton. It's a small branch that went into Silverton mill. What's interesting is that it appears that for its full length the track is inset in concrete, thus ensuring almost all of the branch back to the main line survives intact. My work took me into the mill, which because of bridge repairs was using this gate as the temporary entrance. The bridge that was being repaired carried some of the tracks internal to the mill and I was quite surprised to see that it was being repaired with special attention to the rails being reinstated. Quite a lot of effort for tracks that haven't seen a train in a long time and may well never see them again. When I enquired I was told that the mill was Grade 2 listed, and the listing includes all the inset track - so it had to be reinstated when the bridge was repaired. It seems quite an unusual little branch. Does anyone know anything of its working life and history and why the whole branch is encased in concrete? (despite running parallel to a perfectly serviceable road for much of its length)
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Hello sexist patronising: why do all builders/mechanics this week assume that the partner is male and I ought to consult him to see if he is happy to go through with any project. Newsflash: I wear the trousers, even when wearing a skirt.
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Accidentally bought a Bachmann City of London. Ooops.
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I hate blood tests. Last I checked there was definitely blood in me, and I'm happy for it to remain there.
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Sky channel 516 seems to be unencrypted for watching the F1 without a Sky subscription. Has this always been the case?
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My Father builds 4" working steam traction engines. He got so sick of 'armchair critics' telling him that he had X wrong or Y wrong on his model Garrett (no two of the real ones were ever the same anyway) that he has built an Alfred Dodman, none of which survived, none of which were ever known to have been photographed and that only the plans survive. He still gets armchair critics at shows trying to tell him that his model is inaccurate in some way. One modeller has been heard to say of his model when it was criticised "It's like that because this one wasn't built at the Foster works but was built in my shed at the bottom of my garden"
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6 wheel milk tank wagons
Jenny Emily replied to dymstocklr's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
My personal experience has been that despite its other shortcomings, the Hornby one wins simply because its chassis can have writing applied (I believe that the type of plastic Dapol use for their chassis precludes this). This was far more noticeable to me than the brake shoes not lining up. -
I actually really enjoy ballasting and find it very relaxing. It also very quickly makes the model look like a real railway and less like a toy train.
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Fictitious liveries - models, not Photoshopped!
Jenny Emily replied to JDW's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Years ago I saw a class 52 secondhand at a shop in Farnworth that had been repainted in First great western green. It really suited it too. I didn't buy it though so do not know what became of it. -
My 85 lives almost permanently coupled to a class 45/1 with its pantograph down on 'diversions away from the wires'. Looks fine to me. The only difficulty was getting the pantograph to stay down.
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The CLC through Stockport
Jenny Emily replied to Michael Delamar's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
If the bridges were built by the canal company, then how come the canal company didn't have to pay for the upkeep of Latchford and Cadishead viaducts and do the necessary repairs? Unless BR was looking for an excuse to close the routes anyway perhaps? -
I unhooked the springs, but then it sits tail up in the air. After unhooking the little rod too, it sits down, but I cannot get the little rod to go back in (it keeps flicking out). It seems odd that there is no way out of the box to fasten the pantograph in the down position. Without being imobilised, the 85 managed to take out a footbridge then derail itself on entry to a tunnel because the pantograph springs up to maximum height without any wires to hold it down.
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Bah! The day I finally buy one in BR blue is the day the limited edition in railfreight grey that I really wanted is announced! It is a lovely model though. I'll get around to running it in later today. My one concern though is that the pantograph on mine insists on springing up to its full height ready to snag on the underside of bridges and signal gantries. Is there a way of readily locking it down without making it permanently down? My 85 will mostly find use double headed on diversions away from the wires.
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I've used Durham trains a lot at shows and they've always been good on price for secondhand stuff. I actually managed to visit the shop in Stanley for the first time a week or two ago, as the residents across the road were all out in their cars for a change so I was able to park a tractor and 40 foot trailer to pop inside (every other time I've been going past I've been thwarted by nowhere to park the rig!). It's a well presented shop with good service.
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Just bought a class 28 in BR Blue. A Mexican bandito voice in my head kept saying: "Reason? We need no stinkin' reason!"
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I was always under the impression that cattle wagons lasted long enough in service to get a TOPS classification (VCV IIRC) though I've never seen any evidence of any vans getting the code painted on them. Did any vans survive later in use with other traffic flows like broccoli or even as barrier wagons?
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Just watched Great St Trinians train robbery. Steam trains and twenty year old ladies in school uniform - what's not to like?
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