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Hi All, Can anyone tell me the approx. date that DRS Liveried 57303 was fitted with Tightlock Couplings? Was it before December 2016? Many thanks Paul

Hi All, Did real banana vans ever run in the yellow livery as per the Wrenn model? If so when where these phased out in favour of the bauxite vans with Banana Company stickers? Many thanks Paul

Hi Everyone, Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of the signaling diagram for the Maidenhead area c1992? I Know that by then there was no Maidenhead box and control would have been from either Slough or Reading Power Boxs (not sure which?). Many thanks Paul

Has anyone tried a TTS Diesel Chip in a DMU model? If so, what chip did you fit to what model? Were you happy with the sound? If not what was wrong with it? Many thanks Paul

Hi All, Can anyone suggest a type and source of metal wheeled wheel sets to replace the plastic wheel sets supplied in 00 Ratio wagon Kits? All the Hornby and Bachmann wheel sets are too short in the axle. They have c25mm axles but the Ratio kits require c28mm axles. I think the standard Maygib...

All things are possible when dealing with data almost 60 years old! However, it came from a book called "BR Motive Power Allocations 1959-1968 Volume 1 BR Standards and Austerities" by Paul Teal published by Ian Allan in 1985. I have found other data in this book to be accurate but of course it...

Hi All, In Summer 1962 six or so Standard 2-6-4 Tank Locos in the 80000 number series were allocated to Old Oak Common. What were these used for? Were they regarded as, and used as, equivalents to the GWR 61xx tanks, or did they have a specific use? Many thanks Best regards Paul

Hi All, I am thinking of buying one of the GWR 16xx tank engines announced by Model Rail in 00 gauge for my 1960-62 layout. Before deciding, I would like to know how the examples at Slough and Oxford sheds were used. Did they share diagrams with the more numerous 57xx tanks or did they have...

Hi to you All, I am looking for information on the whether the "modern" wagons listed below were seen on the GW mainline between Slough and Reading in the following years- 1977,1992, 2007, 2016:- It would be helpful if I can find out whether they more usually ran in blocks or singly? Wagons...

It has been suggested I use a switch to change over the track connections. Trouble is there is nowhere to mount a switch without quite a lot of work. This is a temporary testing and DCC set up track and has no control panel! Only way I can see is to find a small plastic box , mount the switch on...

Firstly, apologies for no update for several weeks, but a number of unplanned things both modelling and family/household got in the way! Anyway, I have now able to test my old DC locos, as well as my newly converted DCC locos, having completed the roundy-round test track and provided it with...

Hi All, I am looking for information about excursions run by BR between 1955 and 1965 from Bedford to destinations including Kew(for Kew Gardens) and Windsor for a trip on the Thames. I remember going on such excursions from Luton with my parents but the details I have are sketchy. I would...

I now understand that you can only run the locos in a consist singly if you clear the consist, and next time you wnt a consist even if the locos are the same ones as in the consist you cleared, you have to set up a new consist! The Clear Consist info I had read in the manual, but not appreciated...

Further to the above, I have received information which says that the HCC Castle(amongst others) was the Airfix 1979 body on a Dapol 1985 Chassis. Also my eyes were playing tricks on me, the Hornby )* is (D) 3256, not 3257! so no conflict on use of fleet numbers as chip addresses!. In fact I...

I thought I would share some points raised when I posted my above post from yesterday on another forum:- I was asked if the Castles were of the same configuration to which I replied:- The two Castles are not of the same Hornby variant The TTS is a factory fitted one uses the 2010 version of...