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Thanks for your supportive comments guys - I am sure this is just a hurdle that once crossed I will take a leap forward. I am much more organised than I was when I started the last project (except for frequently not being able to find things), and as have learned a lot of lessons I am hoping this wi...

So on Monday night i rolled out wallpaper and drew out the Northbridge East Plan full size on the back, with the help of some points and a crossing, also marked the position of the holes for the point motors, all looks spot on as I expected on the small scale sketch. I have however almost got to the...

@Lancastrian, actually I cannot now see any of your photos in my (Chrome) browser - I think it's because they are hosted on a non-secure site - (i.e. http not https). Maybe one of the mods (@Bufferstop) can advise? Weirdly if I open this site in Edge (the new version, which is Chrome under the hood...

There must be dozens of threads regarding this tragic incident and in the majority of cases the threads have been locked as we have no business coming up with unsupported theory's, it is the job of the RAIB to thoroughly investigate and make a comprehensive report based on all the evidence.

Jim

Ah! the joy of the car boot find, we used to have a local monthly indoor car boot here in Troon but COVID has put paid to that, I found a few pugs but nothing main line. Locos are looking like great finds.

Jim

Yes Guys, I think I can see the faintest chink of light at the end of the tunnel! Ex-Pat - yes it is the general idea to get each panel and the tracks they control fully wired and tested before moving on and yes as I knew the lifting section was going to bridge a join on the curve I took the precaut...

SRPS Railtour with 5407 at Kilmarnock, water and coal stop 4th January 1991




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Hi All = Tonight's progress report, still slow but steady The bridge piece has now been fitted and is working OK 20200914_193038 (1024x768).jpg 20200914_193815 (1024x768).jpg 20200914_193013 (1024x768).jpg The edge of the curved track is a bit near the edge, think I might put in some timber one scen...

Frys Five Boys at Bo'ness.

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Seen it all now! I track these on Ebay. They were down to £300 new at one point, now no longer made, second hand regularly go for £600-800, thought they may get to £1,000, but this takes the biscuit at €2,000! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZL009-HELJAN-89001-train-Ho-Terminal-a-conteneurs-Containerter...

Why on earth Hornby (and Bachmann) don't match the boxshifters prices and cut out the middle man altogether I don't know. For example, the new A2/2 and A2/3 Pacifics are available to preorder on the Hornby website at £189.99, delivery is £4.98 so total cost £194.97. On the Hattons website the price...

Yes it is quite easy, unfortunately I don't have any photographs of how I did it on my last layout it was something like this. I drilled four holes in the centre pivot piece, just outside the circular raised section, I then fed copper wire (mains cross section) up through two of the holes, round the...

Yesterday I was cleaning all the track. No one wants to hear about that chore. :lol: Thanks End2end Cue 10 posts on the best way to clean track, two posts with unorthodox methods of cleaning track, another 10 posts on why it should never be done that way, five posts to dispute that (becoming increa...

Why on earth Hornby (and Bachmann) don't match the boxshifters prices and cut out the middle man altogether I don't know. For example, the new A2/2 and A2/3 Pacifics are available to preorder on the Hornby website at £189.99, delivery is £4.98 so total cost £194.97. On the Hattons website the price ...

Possibly the shortest headshunt I have ever seen was at Partick Central Stanton in Glasgow, follow the links for pictures and maps https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/13/371/ https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19&lat=55.86862&lon=-4.30275&layers=170&b=1 I think I have worked out how th...