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Great photos. The first locomotive is definitely 71000 'Duke of Gloucester' - She was instantly recognisable, not least because of her missing cylinders and motion on both sides, plus she was the only BR Standard Pacific in the yard. The unidentified 'Crab' is almost certainly 42859. I took a simila...

I had the Hornby clockwork set similar to the one mentioned by Ken Shabby a few posts back; it would have been either a Christmas or 3rd birthday present, c.1973. My first electric train set was a Hymek and 3 Mk.2 coaches for my 4th birthday (or Christmas - My birthday falls just after Christmas). I...

I was taken to task by a member of this very forum for the type of points I had used; this person said that the radius looked too sharp. The points in question were in my fiddle yard . The same individual then went on to question the dimensional accuracy of one of my scratchbuilt buildings, which we...

I can't really add much else to what has already been said, but you could say that you run on the IBISI-RAIL principle (I Built It So I'll Run Anything I Like). Much like my layout, which is modelled as a what-if preserved railway. I do try and avoid obvious errors though, such as running vacuum-onl...

It's actually a fiddle yard, but never mind...
Flashback to my 2008 open day:

U is for Unique.

71000 'Duke of Gloucester'



V

S is for siding.



T

L for Lion.



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I have the parts to restore that bus, but pay £20 for the privilege? Nah. I'll pass.
Having checked my MIB version, I see that it is the slightly less-common variant with yellow seats...

Not model railway-related:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283670772123

Worth £2-£3 at most.
Why do people think that Dinky = mega bucks? Laughable.

(There is a MIB version elsewhere on eB*y for £25, which is what I paid for mine a few years ago.)

I never thought I'd be posting a message like this... While looking at a photo sharing page (Pinterest), I saw some of my layout photos from this very thread on there. I shall not identify the person who posted them, but if that person is reading this: Although I find it quite flattering that someon...

Look out for the MGBs selling them on a well-known auction site towards the end of the year.
Coming to a ThiefBay listing near you...

Is your Class 60 a Lima one? I had a similar problem a while back with one of mine (strangely, my other 60s were OK); turns out there was a very pronounced moulding 'gate' and seam on each end of the bogie that was interfering with bogie swing. A little treatment with a modelling knife, file, and P1...

Whist watching an 80s Top of the Pops earlier, I was (unfortunately) reminded of:

Ridin' On A Train - The Pasadenas

mikem64 wrote:...Will have to get some close up shots so everyone can enjoy them.

Please do, Mike.
If there's one thing I love more than trains, it's buses.