2E Sub Shed

Had some of those in the long distant past, could not get the axles to move at all.

Northampton had them and the light on the one I passed regularly was white.

He is selling it, as powered & dummy versions, (and some Blue Pullman freight wagons ! )

Seller has listed it as both a Dummy & Powered item Unpowered. Powered

Castle Ashby was "Castle Ashby and Earls Barton" The Earls Barton Iron Ore Company was formed under the joint ownership of Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd, Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Co Ltd, Newton Chambers & Co Ltd and Midland Coal,Coke & Iron Co Ltd in 1913, The extraction ceased at the same time Stanton Ironworks furnaces were damped down in 1921, hence may be assumed that some output went there and possibly to the other partners. There were also some other leases at Earls Barton. See P140 onwards of "The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands, History, Operation and Railways Part 3 The Northampton Area" by Eric Tonks, published by Book Law Publications 2009. ISBN 978-1-907094-026 (Originally published 1989 by Runpast Publishing)

Restarted project ?

This looks similar to what I have done to one of these Insulfrog points to overcome dependency on using the switch blade to rail contact to supply power. (looked ok on voltmeter, however was high enough resistance to stall loco's. In my case fitted after the point was laid). As Grovenor states, you will need to link A to B & C to D, switching as required, either by switches linked to each point motor or frog juicers if DCC.. Fit insulating fishplates to all the rails at the 3-Way end except the rails you have the red and black wires attached to, and these will be fed from the toe of the point. You need to fit these to prevent a short as you will not be using the point blades for power routing. You will need to carry power past the point either just wiring for DCC or if you are using DC via isolating section switches if this is more than a one-engine in steam layout.

Thank you for your response. Was looking for a chassis for other uses, but I think this loco is safe from the breakers yard.

Found hiding in a box along with the GWR 101's, Nellie's, and Smoky Joe's, and other assorted 0-4-0's at a Toy Fair on Saturday, this representation of a B4. Has an "old style" Triang/Hornby chassis with X04 motor. Google brings up no clues as to it's origins. Does the panel have any ideas ?

While we are in sheep country Devon trains resume after flock of sheep invade tracks

See this thread for mention of a terminus in 5ft x 1ft - https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/179326-minor-points-annies-layout-projects/page/9/#comment-5342746 A number of variations on the "piano line".

I did know someone who claimed that after all her daughter's stuff had been removed from their attic, they could now shut the doors upstairs without using brute force.

Drove Government vehicles in the 1980's, No insurance, after any collision, instructed to handover a slip with vehicle reg no and date, suggesting they contact an internal claims dept. Also no MOT required if maintained in a Govt Workshop.

I believe I read somewhere that they make no money on the insurance, but generate the profits on interest from monies held.

There are a number of topics on RMWeb covering aspects of the Leek & Manifold. There is one giving details of a possible route of the proposed extension towards Buxton. Given the limestone quarries in that area, possibly an extension to one would have given rise to some bogie hoppers for the traffic with a cross loading facility to standard gauge like the Ravenglass and Eskdale, With such investment, the LMS may have purchased/produced some other motive power, for the traffic.

"Musty Smell" Hattons have started smelling their wares.

I was thinking of London Termini branches, e.g. Paddington, Victoria as examples, even in Exeter they have moved away from doors at some point.

Does not explain why WH Smith put the tills at the back of the shop, would have thought it increased opportunity for theft.

Garve to Ullapool GNSR first mooted in 1890 and the scheme resurrected in 1919 as a possible light railway or narrow gauge line using WW1 surplus equipment- see Pages 261 -3 of "A Regional History of the Railways pf Great Britain Vol 15 North of Scotland" Skye This has had 5 railways, all industry related, one a steam worked 3ft line, however not all existed at same time, and one is recorded as still operational - described in "Scotland's Island Railways" by James Carron

Is that by any chance SMP Maths ? Taught to a select few at my grammar school, who went on to fail Pure and Applied Maths at A level.

The Rock Island used de-engined RDC's as coaches in trains, so your RDC could fit in being powered by one of your loco's,

Well I spent part of 1998 taking a reference system of a mobile phone network, through midnight 31st December 1999 and several other key dates post 2000 to prove it would not fall over. Also some staff got paid an outrageous standby allowance for 31st December 1999 / 1st January 2000

Unless there is some eBay feature I am unaware of until he buys an item you do not see that the address of the buyer is that of a buyer you have blocked, so you can only block after a new transaction. Not sure how eBay manages duplicate accounts.

I would prefer D-Types over DIN connectors. D-Types are more easily wired with the thicker multi-strand cable cores. The most spectacular and only failure of a D-Type I can recall is when someone inserted one the "wrong way round" using brute force. Another alternative is to use SCART connectors, However do not use ready made cables (unless you are prepared to open both ends and check the wiring) as they do common up some pins, For applications where some people use DIN Plugs (such as handheld controllers), I prefer to use XLR connectors, which are available in 3 to 7 pin varieties, and have a robust metal shell.

As noted a steam shunter would come out daily to such a yard. However there might be an ash pit as at Soho Pool in Birmingham. For a Diesel Shunter as at Soho Pool from 1961, the ash pit was used as an inspection pit and changing and mess rooms were provided from existing buildings at that time. The loco was then changed over fortnightly. Source "A Locoman's Log" by Bill Alcock published by Silver Link.