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I believe Virgin used to run 2+5 sets, and sometimes even shorter. And how about... http://www.hondawanderer.com/43042_Moreton-in-Marsh_2008.htm

Steve

I've got the Intercity Swallow on pre-order, but I've just ordered the Virgin while I'm waiting

Steve

It was tomorrow's Channel Coast Express (a pair of WCRC 47s, one on each end) moving to Barnetby.

Steve

If that loop is too short to accomodate your train with pickups along its' length, then the front end will collide with the back end still entering the loop, and the back end will also prevent the point being changed to let the front of the train out of the loop. True, but sometimes you can have a ...

I've got a 180ft layout (awaiting scenery & ballast) & 14 locos. Sorry to go a little off the subject, but do you have any more photos of your layout anywhere? I did a search and found that your layout is 10' x 8'? I'm always interested in seeing layouts of that size, as I have 10' x 9' and...

The Hattons web site is good for this, as they usually have photos with a ruler alongside.

Steve

Prompted by this thread, earlier today I ordered one of these, without taking any notice of the size: http://www.nairnshire-modelling-supplies.co.uk/back-to-back-gauge-for-n-gauge-p-244.html It says it's 7.24mm. All of my stock is recent; does that mean I've bought the wrong gauge? Steve

I hate April 1st.

Jeff-Pieman wrote:The first batch of HST Booksets are on a ship somewhere between China and Britain and are expected to be in the shops in another 4 to 5 weeks time.

One wonders whether Dapol will bother mentioning them for a third time in their magazine adverts as 'coming this month'.

Steve

I was very sorry to read that due to ill health the business is being sold

Steve

I hadn't realised until I looked just now that the coaches don't have pickups already fitted. It seems to me that the Eurostar would be quite a bit trickier than the one you show, given the arrangement of the bogies. But I guess it's probably easier to run wires between the coaches, as you suggest, ...

Does anyone know if it's easy or even possible to fit coach lighting to a Kato Eurostar? Kato do LED kits, but I can't work out whether they will fit or not.

Steve

Could we have more on eBay, please? All 20 so far sold out

Steve

You can put me down for one now, whatever it is.

Steve

You can get the ECoS a little bit cheaper by buying from Germany, e.g. Modellbahnshop-Lippe, which is where I got mine from. Works out about £500 currently, I think. You'll need a converter for the PSU plug (but I think that when you buy them in the K, they just supply an adapter anyway, with the sa...