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    It was common to see small numbers of tanks on ordinary trains as much went to local depots. This picture shows one in a local freight at Snow Hill. http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrbsh1180.htm Note that as a Class A tank this one is marshalled as the third wagon from the loco. Low flashpoint oils as carried in Class B tanks could usually be found anywhere in the train.
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    Is that a new one passed by the Welsh Assembly? Doesn't seem to have been applied in my spotting days. I copped one at Wrexham when travelling from Birmingham to Birkenhead in 1961
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    Also take a look at Birmingham New Street if you want to fit a gallon into a pint pot. As with Kings Cross most of the pointwork fits into about 200 yards at each end. The approach tracks can access between six and eleven platforms IIRC, but don't try running a Mk1 coupled to a Mk2 or Mk3 at more than 10 mph from No.9 towards Monument Lane.
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    That's a triple Minories off quadruple track.
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    The instructions with Comet kits imply that it's a D1915 built at Derby in 1935. A total of 376 of the 60-seat version were built between 1935 and 1937. Probably the only Portholes to exceed this were the BTK, although the decision to ignore the CK baffles me when there must have been about five times as many of these as all of the FK, FO and BFK put together.
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    When I saw that they were using die-cast frames I did have a 'Back to the Dublo Future' moment.
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    Surprised the rivet counters haven't pointed out that it doesn't have a pin and chain.
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    The Lickey Banker rating was based on the tractive effort of a Jinty IIRC. Jinty = 20.830lb = 1 94xx = 22,515lb = 1 9F = 39,667lb = 2 Bertha = 43,300lb = 2 The problem came when the 42xx was trialled as a replacement for Bertha by the WR as at 31,450lb it was rated 11/2 so didn't fit in with what the locals were used to doing.
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    At what stage in the modernisation of the fleet did SMBP start prefixing the numbers of old tanks with the letter 'A'?
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    Birmingham New Street has several. Lichfied City had a scissors on each side of the island platform. Snow Hill had one betwen each of the Main and platform lines.
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    It is described as RK20B on the Knightwing website http://www.knightwing.co.uk/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?cart_id=&product=OO-HO_Loco_Kits&pid=160
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    Only took ten minutes for someone to bite
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    Possibly yes, broccoli or beer were often loaded on them as cattle traffic declined
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    Especially as there are a few on here who could start an argument in an empty room.
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    898 looks like Ingatestone goods shed and the house next to it.
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    Die-cast chassis. Hope they get the Mazak mix right.
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    The tolerances on the triangle and socket mean that some may be slack and others tight. Also the pocket walls are not the same thickness on the top and bottom and one side has a small protrusion on it. Turning the pocket over may alter the height of the coupling slightly.
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    I have had several wagons like this. Usually it is the triangular bit on the back end which is a slack fit in the mount. My answer on most has been to turn the wagon upside down and put a drop of superglue on it, keeping it upside down until it has gone off. This will allow the hinge to still operate normally.
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    Thanks for the tip Larry. I am doing a mixed vintage LMS excursion train and I was wondering if that would be the best way to paint. I have cut out the RTR body sides and painted the roof and ends of the first coach. I am now going to pre-finish the sides as you suggest. Should save me a lot of time and fiddly painting round other colours.
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    Also good for through portions. BCK attached to a branch train or BCK/TK hauled by the local tank engine.
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    Is that because there aren't enough of them? Tank barrels of this size were usually made of three 'slices', each of which was in two or more rolled plates welded to form the ring. They then had the end plates welded on, so there should be at least four vertical and two horizontal weld lines.
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    Dirty loco with pristine fake PO coal merchant liveries from 500 miles away.
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    ???
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    I seem to remember John Major having a word or two to describe the situation Cameron finds himself in.
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    Churchill actually spoke in favour of a united Europe in 1946, was Honorary President of the conference which led to the Council of Europe and suggested a European Court of Human Rights ten tears before it was set up.
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