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That looks like it might be a foot step, as it's black, it could be from a buffer beam.

The missing bit could be the motion bracket. I would disconnect the motor and the tender, put a meter to the motor wires and see if you get a circuit, if no, reconnect the tender and repeat the test, if you still don't get a circuit, you don't have a short. Next, connect the meter to one of the motor wires and connect to one of the pickups, do you have a circuit? No, try the other side pickups. Still no! Repeat for the other motor wire. If you're not getting circuits, then the wires have a break in one or the other or both. Whilst the motor is out, put power to it. You will now know where the problem lies, if any.

Any progress on this layout, CK?

Thanks, sorry I got the wrong end of the stick. I will ask the mods, to see if they can shift it to that sub-forum.

A great photo, thanks. The devil is in the detail, the position of the windows relative to the planking and also that of the hatch. The planking on the AA9 is slightly different to that of the AA6. I'm also looking at doing the AA6, so that photo is really useful.

Thanks, I can't find anything on the site with regards to brake vans.

Hi All Does anyone know where I might source photos of AA9 brakes, particularly an end phot. I have done a google search, but that didn't throw up anything. I have the wagon bible, but there's only a side drawing. TIA.

I saw Budgie live in Plymouth way back in 70's, my god around 50 years ago!!!

How about hook and eye, made from wire, as it will run as a fixed rake, normal couplings on the outer ends.

In some places every few hundred yards, I have travelled most of the major routes in the states and sometimes the loco horn seems to go on for ages, especially near large towns, day or night. The noisy railway complainers over here would probably have concussion from banging their heads against the wall,you certainly won't get any sympathy over there.

Whatever you do don't use the coach destroying 60103, for shunting!!

Rob, would a thin coat of PVA, seal the card? You would probably need to preform the card and coat both sides. It might be worth doing a small piece, as an experiment.

Blacksmiths, did a milk brake, hopefully now that the range has been taken over, it may reappear.

That company had their premises in Yelverton and that was the owners correct name, not a made up one and pronounced as per the Rik Mayall character in The New Statesman.

You could take a series of overlapping photos and send them to id backscenes, I would aim at a 25% overlap as a minimum, they will combined them together and produce a print around 8 or 10 foot long for around £16. Sorry I can't give a link but googling should give you the company website. I used a medium resolution setting on my camera and they removed some of the unwanted rubbish for me.

MK 1s on the WHR being involved in a crash, I would hope was very low, being single line and lowish speeds. Whether they would be allowed to operate between Carnforth and the start of the single line in Scotland would be a different matter.

I met Terry on the footplate of David Shepherd's 9f, a very nice bloke, it was a couple of years before he passed away. He seems to look a lot taller in the footage, than my recollection.

The support coach could well be the same colour as the tenders.

I've seen the Armstrong goods, I don't remember seeing the 4-4-0.

You must be getting close to getting the track bed built.

It could be freight grey, which is quite dark.

I think that the sheets went to Squires along with the kits, so online and at shows where they attend, plus the shop in Bognor. You may want to contact them to confirm, their online catalogue has not been updated since 2020.

You need to add a 'T' spanner to your PW set, for undoing chair screws.

Sorry, not the Wills sheet, but the SEFincast sheet. I will edit my original post.

I have heard from a friend of his, that he died of a heart attack, whilst or shortly after playing squash.