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T. Thanks I obvoiusly misheard him. T. Thanks I obvoiusly misheard him.

Did I hear right when the chap said about another busway between Manchester and Leeds ,surely the rail links are good andthere is the motorway ,another of these things is a no no.

What a fantastic layout the buildings are brilliant and the atmosphere of the layout oozes from every picture.Who cares what track code is used it looks very well detailed,the important thing is does the layout look realistic and this one does so carry on as you are.What material did you use for the buildings they are weathered so well ,the ground cover is so realistic what materials have you used to recreate the areas around the tracks.

Hi Mark. You have captured Rannoch so well like your deisels,the viaduct looks brilliant.I have just bought a dvd filmed on the line and when it reaches Rannoch it is just looking at your model well done ,hope your house move goesw well. Regards Chris.

Thanks chaps a lot clearer now,but seems to be a long way to go before it goes national,one last thought what will happen to the West Highand lines?

Can someone explain the benifits of ERTMS as the trials being carried out on the Cambrian Coast line seem to be very protracted and riddled with problems, I seem to remember that a high speed line in Holland had and still has many problems with this system.NR seem to be backtcking now and requiping the East Suffolk line with coulor light signals instead of ERTMS and that cab signaling on the WCML became a no no due to insermountable problems.So what is happenning with this system thank you in advance.

This awful so called transport solution is being perptrated in Luton on a road that is supposed to be a fast inter town link but is usualy clogged with stationary traffic,the building of it must be causing even further problemsTthe buses will be decanted onto a busy roundabout and then have to fight their way into town on further clogged roads.Most people I would thnk want to get on and off on the old twin towns road not on a back route behind the football stadium.The object in Cambridge must be the most expensive version of wooden toy tracks for Thomas ever built in Britain ,sixty miles an hour on it ,no thank you the jarring from the concrete panels will be awful .modern buses seem to rattle creak and be most uncomfortble vehicles ever designed .The buses will be in the repair shed very quickly.

Is the corner shop a plaster kit from Town Scenes?

You could ride your bike on it Bernard ,if there no locals on the route how did it ever get started ?

Maybe the people in Cambridge will have the chance tomorrow to get rid of the idiot councillors who commissioned this waste of money ,our councillors are spending money like its going out of fashion but at least we havent got a busway only bus lanes used a couple of times per hour.

The layout is really progressing Ilke those bridges lucky you having all that space,one thing what breed is your gaurd dog?

Love the layout what kit is the bus made from? Love the layout what kit is the bus made from?

Very nice buildings like the finish very realistic what did you use for the construction,,, Regards Chris

From what I have found out this will not happen if anything we will have less services but doubtless someone will say that it wont happen.

We have a consutation event in May so will be interesting to see what is proposed for us exactly bet they will need bouncers on the door!

We are not all landed gentry in Bucks most of us are ordinary folks trying to get by on low incomes ,check your facts before uttering them! By the way we have more than adequate links by rail already.

Good photo I was a member of the Hemel in the early 70,s the Roy Thame days happy days good yo see jerseys still nearly the same.

Very nice picture BR green suited these locos.

Your doomsday post makes you think just what will happen in the future will will we be using horses and carts for local journeys something I will not complain about.Aircaft are becoming more fuel efficient look at Boeings Dreamliner a very safisticated peice of kit ,railways are going to have to be in the same ball park to survive.The events happening at this moment should be concentrating the minds of those in power or not as may be be the the actual situation.HS2 is becoming a real necisity as you will see Ihave revised my views on the project I agree that it will free up capacity on other lines a good thing.Your posts have a a great del of detail and I am finding them useful thanks Ron Ron.

Its not a motorway at Wendover its a two lane bypass ,perhaps a tunnel here is the answer as it is the actual area for the route to pass through is quite a narrow as is the route between the lane up to the Hale and Wendover this is a challenge for the builders.Will the units built for HS2 be able to go on to Scotland etc or will changes be necesary can a higher speed Pendolino be built if not the units will not earn their keep.If the the route is buried in cuttings this will mitigate the intrusion and will make it more acceptable,as you see I am not totaly against the line but I still think expenditure like this should be scrutinised thoroughly with alternative rail projects considered as well .

Could I put a few points about HS2 ,its a brilliant idea but I will not be able to access any services even though it will pass less th a half mile from my house ,there is a perfectly acceptable service by Chiltern and its on a bus route that passes my area,.People in Aylesbury Quainton ,Bicester,Winslow want access to Milton Keynes and the WCML and a range of services that stop at a multitude of towns speed is not everything but connectivity is important HS2 only provides a fast connection to London or Brum and then you have to change onto other services.This line is taking money from the rest of the network signaling needs to be uprated so as to provide for denser services on existing lines.This money could have been used to provide new trains espicialy in the north and were is the money coming from for the Gretat Western electrification or more importantly the Midland line upgrade and electrification .I expect that many of you will call me a NIMBY but how many of you live along the route or will be able to use this line if it is ever built,if things aregoing badly at next election HS2 will be stopped ,hey presto more votes. This and all other projects are at the mercy of polaticians whims so dont get exited lads.

If they could repair it I wonder how much it would cost thats if it was worth doing ,suppose spare part recovery is the probable option.

Perhaps they should have gone to Dapol they wouldnt drop on the dock.!!!!!!!!