Recent content by randompilgrim

Does it have to be up-country??? If not i would say Devonport, only the local services stop there but its FGW controlled and it is on the main line to penzance.... Main reason is because it is very peaceful and well away from the hustle and bustle of the city!

Yeah, i am doing work experience with Colas Rail at Tavy Yd in Plymouth, i am only 14!

cheers, i do me best, i still dont think it is as good as it could be, but is it ever?! i have just built a new fiddle yard for it lol. took me all night. If you fancy it, the layout is going to the Plymouth exhibiton in august. E-mail me for info if u need it. Im not sure wer u live but... lol...

Where did you get that XC voyager from? Did you have to pay for it?

have a look at mine, www.mutleyhalt.webs.com

I just posted a topic on the hornby website asking whether anyone was producing them. I got a reply back saying the exact same thing. Limited Edition from rail express and heljan. Im doing work experience with Colas Rail and it would be nice to get one of their locos to run on my layout.

Oops, i meant the one from London Paddington to Penzance... My mistake, i saw it in another forum!!! neil

For my work experience i am going on a placement with Colas Rail, i will be at the plymouth depot (tavistock junction) , on the Great western mainline. Will there be anything worth looking out for during that week? (31st Mar-3rd Apr) Many Thanks, Neil

Hardly anything comes down to the southwest these days... :(

I've just seen two First Great Western HST Engines with no carriages going up the South West mainline towards Ivybridge this morning at around 08.30 , and then coming back in the evening, probably about 15:50. they were also running quite slowly but they did have lights on. Anyone in the know???

I do get bored of continuously wiring my layout, fixing it, breaking it, fixing it and breaking it again, so i browse the web for info on other peoples layouts, i currently have a website and a layout in progress, Check it out on: www.mutleyjunction.piczo.com Also i found some other...

Yeah, the tickets go on sale to season ticket holders first, youre allowed to buy two tickets with one season ticket and there are around 4000 season ticket holders... Plymouth have been allocated 8600 tickets so it will be like trying to get our hands on pure gold!!!

Sorry guys, havin a bit of a nightmare, i even wrote down the date of 8th july yesterday, long days in school dont do me any good!! I ment the 3rd or 4th of JANUARY 2009.

Sorry, i forgot to mention it should be on either Saturday 3rd December or Sunday 4th december... it depends on whether ITV or the BBC want to televise it or not...

Just to let people know there could be a special working from plymouth to finsbury park to carry plymouth fans... Does anyone know if it will be a special or a normal FGW HST service. It says on the official Plymouth Argyle website that it calls at plymouth at 8am and exeter at 9am, before...