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An interesting set.

I wonder just how far and wide LMR locos ventured on BR. I seem to recall seeing a photo some years back of an LMR WD 2-8-0 on a BR MPD, perhaps Ferryhill, a comment at the time being that it was hoped some Army 'bull' would rub off on the BR cleaners - the LMR loco was, as might be expected, in immaculate external condition.

Now who's going to post a photo of the aforementioned cludgie pre closure?

Some wonderful models appearing on this thread, more please!

Dave,

Did Falcon take over the tools etc for the J37 from NB, or was that a new venture? I'm going to need a couple of them for my much postponed model of Johnshaven (on the Bervie branch) and would appreciate any thoughts on build experience.

That's a pretty frightening stock list!

I note you mention a cl 46, is that to model a one off occurrence or did they appear in Aberdeen from time to time?

How about this one from 1984, Haymarket coal yard (as was):

It never ceases to amaze just what is online these days!

Eric,

Wonderful shots of a wonderful layout. Particularly impressive is the WD 2-10-0, I can't recall seeing an 4mm version before - was that a Bachmann bash or a kit build?

When I eventually pull my finger out, I too intend to have a Scottish ECML style layout, although most likely set somewhere between North Queensferry and Aberdeen. Due to a lack of space at the moment I'm having to content myself by collecting more and more appropriate locos, rolling stock and building/infrastructure kits, much to the disgust of 'her indoors'.

Picture the following, a Japenese ship owned by the Yamashita Line is berthed alongside in Sydney. A British ship of the NZSCo berths nearby, and after some merriment ashore jolly jack thinks it would be a great wheeze to break out some black paint and then lower the jolly boat to alter the "YAMASHITA LINE" writing on the hull of the Japanese ship...

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In a similar vein, I saw a photo once of a fireman crouching on top of a tank engines water tank, with the 'bag in', nothing unusual in that you might think, but the reason he was crouching was the presence of live OHLE a few feet above!

Anyone else seen such a photo, or remember where it came from?

Looks to be a BR Standard with that high running plate,

A couple here:

 

http://www.flickr.co...ins/2971903179/

 

http://www.flickr.co...N07/6911224055/

 

(Incidentally, the second picture is at Hurlford, not Ayr. I took a picture of 92110 from about 10 feet to the left of that one on August 1 1965.)

I'd never seen photographic evidence of 9F's in Scotland, and always assumed that they had made it up on here on a regular(ish) basis it'd be widely photographed.

Many thanks again for that.

Now that is interesting, as I never knew they ventured as far up as Larbert/Stirling, pre that music jolly with Evening Star to Perth in 1980-something.

Many thanks - and more Scottish 9F pics welcome!

Interesting to see a Spaceship - as an aside, I take it they were rare beasties on the WR, as with the rest of Scotland?

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Sorry got to go, nurse is here with my meds......

P @ 36E

I'm just about dying to pass comment on you receiving prescription medication from a (presumably female) nurse, after viewing a thread about beautiful women, however I doubt the forum grown ups would approve!

So, absolutely nothing to do with her being a world class maker of cakes and pastries?

I can assure you that any woman who can keep me in a steady supply of luxurious tabnabs to complement my thrice daily chai intake shall always have a special place in my heart!

Of course the vibrant red hair, fine figure and pretty face are a consideration too!

Tick all the boxes and I'll probably end up in a happy, if early(ier) grave!

I think it might have something to do with her "double engines"

I spent about 10 seconds admiring the loco before I managed to focus on Julia.

Good god, what's happened to me?

If we're going to (rightly) mention the ever graceful Joanna Lumley, then we should also recognise the ever lovely Jenny Agutter and Jane Asher, both of whom were and indeed still are fine looking ladies.

Regarding the latter, that scouse eejit must have been mad to throw it all away with her on the premise of a bit of slap and tickle with an equally 'out there' journalist - Miss Asher was and is, to me at least, a gift from heaven!

(The boss was not in the vicinity when I posted this)

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the wonderful Susanna Reid of BBC Breakfast? She certainly brightens up my mornings!

We just caught the end of Upstairs Downstairs last night on BBC1

 

The evacuees arrived in a train of BR Mk1s!

 

Why can't programme makers get these things right?

Because like most of the public at large the program makers either aren't interested or can't be bothered in fully researching such things properly, or, more likely, the overwhelming majority of the public won't notice the difference and therefore don't care.

"Is that an old train mum?"

"Yeah Chantelle, it's a steam train, innit"

RM,

I too gave into temptation and purchased a Hornby B1 at Glasgow on Friday, like yourself it was Sir Harold Mitchell, appropriately of 65A! A quality model and I must say it really looks the part, especially the tender - more so than the already very good Bachmann example.

Inverurie and Insch stations both have their fixed (i.e. large) weighing scales intact on the the platforms, with the mechanism houses in locked wooden enclosures - these are circa 130 years old, i.e. from GNSR days.

Will grab a snap next time I'm down the station.

On the subject of Warflats, the WW2 version is still kicking around and in use by the MOD. Now I can't recall if they're main line registered, but there are certainly a couple of dozen of them still in use and in pretty good condition in Marchwood - the last few I had occasion to look at a year or two ago still had 'LMS' worksplates affixed to them.

Mick,

Just had a look at your photo of your B1 in the shed yard, but what caught my attention was the coaling plant behind it. Could I ask if it's a scratch build or from a kit, and do you have any more photos of it?

Spare parts are one thing - cutting your own throat by providing people with upgrades to locos when you would rather sell them a new loco is I think something rather different from the manufacturer's viewpoint.

Perhaps, but Vi-Trains seem to be making a fair go of it with their chassis upgrades for the Lima 37s, despite having their own model available.

Thanks for those replies.

I think I'd have preferred the Mk 1 in it's original form rather than a Pacerised version!