Hairy Bear Digital

Hornby R8215 were known to do this as a design fault.

Steer clear of them if that's fitted.

They tend to be over point handles and designated walkways.

Except there not in the latest one either. The Sectional Appendix  is updated digitally regularly,  but no change there either.

We're still waiting for the restriction on our power cars to be removed. 

Which is strange as the current Sectional Appendix still shows 37's and 66's banned.

Only 20's and 73's allowed.

Drove the royal mail 128 and 114 regularly in their final years.

The diagram used to alternate , 128 one night , 114 the next night. Never had tail traffic on it.

No.  Got anything we can use in the meantime ?.

                It is with the deepest of regret that the Soar Valley Model Railway Club, have taken the decision with a heavy heart to cancel this years exhibition, in light of the current situation that the county is in, we would like to thank all the people that have attended in the past and all the traders layouts that have supported us over the years, we hope to see you all again next year, watch this site for further updates for next years exhibition.

LINK  to Club Website   -  Here

9 hours ago, DavidCBroad said:

They weren't top and tailed they were the famous "Disco" trains with 27s at both ends but with both locos powered up and running in multiple.  The MU signals ran through the coach lighting circuits which caused them to flicker rather like a 70s disco.  Later Class 47/7s were created for these services with 100 MPH speed and MU equipment to run with a MK2 brake converted to a DVT. Later more 47/7s were created 15 I believe. They were painted "Scotrail" livery  (Intercity red stripe except with a blue stripe with scotrail branding.)   Incidentally a further 47, Charles Rennie Mackintosh a 47/4 also had its red stripe over painted with blue, not very well, it looked like someone had bought a tin of Dulux and  brushed it on.

I really don't know of any topping and tailing of passenger trains with a dead loco at the rear prior to about 2000.  

No, your getting confused. The earlier description is correct. 

The 27's were in multiple using a 27 pin cable and regulating air pipe either end of 6 mk2 coaches.

These were completely replaced by the 47/7 , mk3 coaches and mk2 dbso using the Brush 2 wire tdm system via the coach lighting rch cables. They were the ones that made the interior lights flicker .

Any chance of including a 3d modelled leprechaun for the driver ?.

To be held on the 19/20/21  June 2020. Main Event area - Quorn,  between 65 and 70 layouts, plus Traders and demo stands.

 Advance tickets click here ….    GCR MODELEVENT TICKETS  

1 hour ago, Nigelcliffe said:

6P6C RJ12    Frequently mislabelled as RJ11.   What's important is the 6P6C bit - six positions and six contacts. 

 

 

 

RJ11 has only 4 wires.  RJ12 Has 6 wires,  but both use same 6pin connector.

22 hours ago, Edwin_m said:

Best exhibition I have been to for some time - good selection of layouts and the local/secondhand traders and some specialist traders and demos without being swamped by the box . I assume SVMRC have upped the size of this in response to the demise of the big event in Nottingham. 

     We thank you for your kind comments and glad you really enjoyed the show. We have been at this size now for 3 years and has nothing to do with the Nottingham Shows current size.

     We had a very good show with numbers up, bucking the trend of recent years.

     We would like to thank all those that came to see us, A big thank you to the exhibitors for sharing their layouts with us , and to the traders and Demo stands that supported us.

See you all next year.

It's today .........come see us !

Video promoting the show and our 43' x 16' feet  'O' gauge layout  Charnwood Forest Railway .

Link...…….   Click Here

The Heart of the Midlands

MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION with 38(Provisional) layouts.

SAT 31st  AUGUST  &  SUN 1st of September 2019

at LOUGHBOROUGH Grammar School, Leicester Road , Loughborough , Leicestershire.

Car Sat Nav use ;- LE11 2AQ

SAT  10am-5pm,  SUN  10am-4.pm.

ADMISSION: Adults £8.00 Children £4.00 Family £20.00 (2 adults and up to 3 delightful Children)

Free Exhibition Guide included with entry whilst stocks last.

38 Layouts, 21 trade plus demo's.

This venue is not far from the centre of the town, lying to the south, off the Leicester Road A6. Entrance via Burton Walks.

Regular local bus services from the Railway Station, Town Centre, Leicester and Coalville pass by the entrance.

15 min walk from GCR., 20 mins from LOUGHBORO' Rail Station.

Plenty of car parking is available.

The venue is disabled friendly.

Hot and cold refreshments will be available.Including Hot Savouries and Filled Cobs.

LAYOUTS  PROVISIONALY ATTENDING

N Gauge
Knot Littlefield
Burnham on Sea
Two Seasons
Batterdale
Croft Spa
Glenellen Castle
Bear Creek
St Frazal D`ardeche 

OO9
Timber Valley
Sowters Lane

3mm Gauge
Uppingham

Z Gauge
Republic Steel
 

Oo Gauge
Arnold Lane
Great Minion Railway
Poulter Bank
Feny Quay
Ellasweet Beet Farm
Thomas and Friends
Hackworth
Welby Lane
Emsworth Hope Street
Weaver Hill
Axmouth
Cumanavago
Halland
Dilhorne Park  Colliery
Leicester (Belgrave Road)
Greenacre Yard (P4)
South Town (4mm Finescale)

Em Gauge
East Dock

HO Gauge
Red Hook Bay
Padden Flatts
Bergeller Barn (HOm)
La Chaudanne-Les-Moulins (HOm)

O Gauge
Barden
Charnwood Forest Branch
Vintage O Gauge (Electric)
Utah & Colorado Western Railroad (7mm/On30)

Traders Provisionaly  Attending

Grantham Models
J&C Model Railways
Gramodels
Stevenson Carriages

Mount Tabor Models ( HO Continental)

Crossland Model Railways
J.S Models
The Trainman
Sherwood Models
Footplate
Booklaw
H&A Models
Finishing Touches
TTC Diecast 
Aspire Gifts and Models
Country Scenes 4 Trees
Double O Scenics
Ten Commandments
Plus Daughters    (New For 2019)
Barwell UK Airbrush Supplies     (New For 2019)
Coastal DCC       ( New For 2019 )

3 of the Clubs layouts will be there.... Charnwood Forest, Dilhorne Park Colliery and Sowters Lane.

 https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/modelevent/layouts/To be held on the 14/15 and 16th June 2019.

Main Event area -  Quorn,  between 65 and 70 layouts,Traders and demo stands.

Loughborough -  16mm live steam, G gauge and Railwayana traders.

Rothley  -  Model engineering, gauge 3 and GCR’s resident garden railway

1 Day  £20,  2 Day £38  and  3 Day £56 , entrance fee which includes unlimited rides on trains between stations.

Open 10 til 17.00 Fri and Sat.  10 til 16.00 Sunday.

Parking very limited at Loughboro', Rothley and Leicester  but 10acre field available at Quorn(Woodhouse/Forrest Road Quorn) for £5 where majority of the layouts are.

Layouts so far (All liable to late change)..-  http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/modelevent/layouts/

Traders        -            http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/modelevent/traders/

Parking   -  http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/modelevent/venues/

Tickets and Timetables  -  http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/modelevent/buy-tickets/

Kettering to Bedford.  Next stage of the slow to fast junction at Wellingboro South going in.

All 4 halls now await you viewing pleasure.

Demonstrators booked to appear....: 

Clear

Tony Wright      (Loco Building)

Richard Wilson  (Weathering)

John Fownes    (Cardboard Works)

Andy Chapman  (Ivanoe Club)

Andy Porter       (Ivanoe Club)

Peter Brookes   ( Small Buildings)   
           
The   Great Central Railway

Did staff doing rostering not have their 'own' pool of locos to pick from? Was that not enough to prevent them being accidentally used elsewhere?

I'm guessing the test train locos had some kind of plug and socket arrangement for an intercom between the cab and the train, as it was often necessary to ask the driver to speed up, slow down or stop.

 

As for communication between loco and train, temporary cables were attached running the length of the loco to train. In latter years, back to back radios were used.

The Heart of the Midlands

MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION with 33(Provisional) layouts.

1st and 2nd Sat/Sun of September 2018

at LOUGHBOROUGH Grammar School, Leicester Road in Loughborough , Leicestershire.

Car Sat Nav use ;- LE11 2AQ

SAT 10am-5pm, SUN 10am-4.pm.

ADMISSION: Adults £8.00 Children £4.00 Family £20.00 (2 adults and up to 3 delightful Children)

Free Exhibition Guide included with entry whilst stocks last.

33 Layouts, 18 trade plus demo's.

This venue is not far from the centre of the town, lying to the south, off the Leicester Road A6. Entrance via Burton Walks.

Regular local bus services from the Railway Station, Town Centre, Leicester and Coalville pass by the entrance.

15 min walk from GCR., 20 mins from LOUGHBORO' Rail Station.

Plenty of car parking is available.

The venue is disabled friendly.

Hot and cold refreshments will be available.Including Hot Savouries and Filled Cobs.

Layouts provisionally booked....

G 45mm,

Hampton Halt

O Gauge,

Klinkerhofen, Vintage O Gauge

OO Gauge,

Bewdley, Yard Shunter, Billingborough, Annesley Woodhouse, Museum of Transport, Ilkeston Town, Sheeocroft, Crimson Road, Kirkby Stephen West, Operation Abyss, Everbury, Boghamptom, Coton Sidings, Camel Quey , Anderby Creek, , Halland, Thomas and Friends, Glenmore Parva, Old Market, and the Clubs own Dilholme Park Colliery with Work in progress.

HO Gauge,

Industrivej

HOe Gauge,

Preuninger Alm

N Gauge,

Just Four, Rise Park, Stamford East, Drayton Market, Kayreuth, Brook Lane

Oo9 Gauge,

Avyn-A-Llyn, Sowters Lane, Penryn

Traders Provisionally booked ...

BH Enterprises

Model Rail Shop Grantham

Barbs Toys

J&C Model Railways

Gramodels (New For 2018)

Stevenson Carriages & Millholme Model (New For 2018)

Online Models

Crossland M.R

The Trainman

Sherwood Models

Footplate

Booklaw

H&a Models

Finishtouches

Acme Models

12 Volts DC

Totem Signs

Country Scenes 4 Trees (New For 2018)

2 have gone. One still remains at Etches Park.

Both sets now pulled from service due to multiple air-con failures.

3rd set expected into service mid/late August.

No, bunk area in the buffet. Therefore no bikes carried either.

Both the vp's and mtu's are derated so that the maximum rpm is 1500.This is the maximum speed of the alternator. The amount of load of the auxiliaries / train supply has no bearing on the output of amps to the traction motors. These are separate windings on the alternator.

Vp185 produces 2282hp at 1500rpm. Mtu in r41config for rail traction produces 2280hp at 1500rpm I believe.

They both have significant more torque than the old valenta's, one of which can still be heard in the prototype power car.