TheSignalEngineer

I'm in for two D98s and an E131.

The first 30 of the class worked from Stratford, March or Norwich when new. Some of the allocations were probably only for crew training as by October 1961 they had all been concentrated on Stratford for maintenance.

Derby resignalling was commissioned June/July 1969

Also have yellow wheel chocks visible

Variations within classes were not unusual. When the 313s were branded for the Euston-Watford DC lines every set was slightly different, sometimes even vehicles within a set.

Can anyone shed any light on the roof colour of W242W in this picture on 53A Models Flickr site? https://flic.kr/p/GCbRd9 It appears to be white, light grey or silver.

Last but one day of April and the Snake Pass is blocked by snow.

Just looking for some info for improving my old Ivatt tank and I found this of Thompson D329 corridor third E1101E behind 41242 on an S&D local at Templecombe http://www.rail-online.co.uk/p1005521121/h2F14B393#h3a8e8d21

All modelling in small scales is a compromise due to materials and manufacturing techniques available. I am not going to worry about the handrail knobs which i can't see the difference at operating distance when I am running on 4'1.5" gauge track with thick wheels.

For many Sir William was capable of walking on water but as he would be now approaching his 140th birthday I think it more likely your name is Dave.

Until we know what was asked for by the driver and what was said by the signaller this is just becomes another line of uninformed speculation.

Just checked it out, the photos show some very high-end work. Hope it gets finished before I do.

This is the REB and base for the one at the north end of Marple station taken from the Brabyns bridge.

I also had trouble with a milk tank. I bought two from the same delivery, one ran perfectly but the other derailed frequently. I checked the wheelsets and found the back-to-backs significantly different. When all were matched up the rouge one ran OK.

B was the NER (and later ER) code for moves terminating in the York District. Light engine codes could be based either on the number of the train to be worked, e.g. 0V33 was going to take over 1V33, or the destination. Taking some ex-WR examples 0Z96 was going to the Birmingham District from elsewhere on the WR, 0Z45 was on its way to Tyseley MPD from within the Birmingham District, while 0C35 was going to Tyseley Carriage Sidings to pick up a train.

My Dapol Fruit D runs perfectly well on Peco Code 75 but I have found some inconsistent back to backs on Dapol wheels, as I have on Bachmann and Hornby. The other thing I noticed on one set, can't remember which manufacturer, was that one wheel didn't fit centrally on the axle so ran with a pronounced wobble which meant that most of the time only three wheels were in contact with the track. Also the end of the axle has a different profile between the manufacturers so when re-wheeling old plastic wheels I have found it a matter of trial and error. Some wagons run better on Dapol wheelsets while others need Hornby, some axleboxes need reprofiling and I've had Bachmann wagons which just wouldn't run smoothly or stay on the track with Bachmann replacement wheels but were perfectly happy when changed for Dapol.

That was the problem with electrification and resignalling on the West Coast in the late 1950s / early 1960s. It was still a busy steam railway with unfitted freights, wagonload traffic etc operating throughout the job being done. The existing layout had to be maintained so it just got resignalled and wired as it was. Took about the next 30 to 40 years to rationalise the layout to fit the changed traffic patterns.

Don't forget an original livery one went up Lickey on a Footex in 1964. Not sure if it came via Gloucester or Hereford though.

It was a trailing connection from the Up Main in my day. There was no way back to Hartlebury. It may have been different before Elmley Lovett box was taken out (late 1960s?). The siding was connected to the Up Goods Loop which had a ground signal reading back through a crossover to the Down Main.

These were taken in 1995. The first shows the Private Siding gate from the main line side, the second what was visible of the wagons from the railway fence. Photos Copyright 2016 C E Steele

That was where the reception sidings at the old RAF Stores depot were. I saw the wagons there over 20 years ago. I'm not sure how long they have been there but the last RAF traffic was in the 1970s I think. Connection at Elmley Lovett Ground frame was overgrown by 1982.

Are those four wagons still in the disconnected siding on the trading estate?

The weather at the start of the cricket season is so predictable. Bleaklow this morning viewed from Glossop.

For occasional use you can make your own for about 20% of the price of plug-together blocks. You just have to loosen/tighten one row of the screws if you want to split them. The blocks are 17mm wide. The joiners are made of earth wire from scrap mains cable. It is bent double to be easier to clamr in and to give a smooth end when taken apart. They are fixed to stick out 8mm. I use the pin half fixed to the board wiring and the socket side for the cable from the control panel.

Last time I did that one was on a full suspension mountain bike, similarly Woolley Mill Lane between Hollingworth and Tintwistle. The accident IIRC was in Mottram a few years ago