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oh why did you have to send me there...?!!?! I'm now thinking 'Xmas present for self' However, you're right; those prices are a bit more achievable - many of those can be saved up for by your average 9/10 y/o. I remember when I was 7, I desperately wanted a Hornby Princess (the blue one, 'Lady...

No wonder he does as I bet that's a task in itself, if it's an exhibition layout! Looks lovely though. Next time you see him, ask him why he chose that time of year? I'd bet money it was a childhood memory of some sort. You always wind up modelling your youth!

Be my guest, just behind where I took those shots from is a whole bunch of track, polystyrene and cheap filler! Mind you, half of the fun is actually making the scenery for me, so when it's all done not sure what I'll do. Maybe run some trains round in a big circle... Is that your layout up...

Cheers man, at least the nightly asphyxiation from spray glue and paint is paying off! :)

I've never really fancied doing N, as it would basically mean starting over! I've recently (within the last 2 years) started building a layout in the loft (much to the chagrin of the inlaws, who both work for The Railway and find people like me/us weird.. but then again, I wouldn't want to take...

Oh yes, I agree - there's always going to be great people doing whatever job but I can totally understand that the 'Don't See; Don't Care' attitude being exacerbated by that mode of working, if you're in a windowless office miles away from the actual issue. I guess the current management...

It does seem to me, as a casual outsider, that The Railway is now a very inflexible beast, with the inability to cope well with any form of disruption due to a myriad of reasons, both technical and admin.

Yeah, I don't think you can class accidents under the same heading as what's gone on this year (as tragic as they are - they are usually one-off events based on bad luck, unless they're caused by systematic maintenance failure or somesuch). This year seems to have been a whole run of events...

Oh that's true, didn't think of that. Anyone would think transport from the past was pristine all the time! Unlike 'regular' homes of the past, which were grimy, grotty ****holes. Because squalor and poor people.

Slight tangent - but touched upon somewhere upthread - is that this idea, if implemented will probably cause more confusion amongst the travelling public as it adds in an extra layer of complexity when buying tickets. I had the misfortune of having to use the self-service machines at KX on...

Thanks for clearing that up, I was wondering the same thing!

Without wanting to become one of your dreaded 'trainspotters' (do they hang over you bed like Nosferatu, perchance?), I for one think there is a debate to be had about this. So don't be so dismissive. Oh and... ha... ironically, I corrected your spelling of 'inaccuracies'. You're welcome.

Actually, just found the scene on youtube. See what you mean, the correct plane would have been something like a Bristol Bombay (none exist any more) or a Lockheed Electra (obtainable but a bit of a fuss to get hold of one). Therefore a DC-3 (or C-47) would be a good substitute seeing as there's...

To be fair though, could have been there to represent a BOAC or KLM DC-2 or DC-3 (unless it was sporting full on Normandy invasion stripes - dunno, not seen it!) which were very much in service at the time. Also, I think they'd have been hard pushed to find some French airliners from the...

I swear to you, half the time I read this forum to read people's completely overblown reactions to things. ...anyone want to talk about The Railway Children film at all...?

Oh I didn't know that. *Reminds self to bring that up loudly and forcefully next time someone mentions that film*

oh yeah - one other thing, who could forget the HST through The Time Window in Quadrophenia. Mind you, that film has so many historical inaccuracies after a certain point you're just waiting for Dr Who to turn up.

I think it sort of falls inbetween the two points - genuine mistakes (as the scene in question wasn't considered that important) and then taking artistic liberties to illustrate a point (i.e, to show travel across the Atlantic, the taking off from JFK in a 747 and then landing at Heathrow in a...

All of the disadvantages of driving yourself, but none of the advantages (i.e., loud music, Greggs, that sort of thing)

Not that I'm advocating re-nationalisation but I'm not sure that harking back to How Things Were is a valid argument for NOT doing it. Time's moved on a bit since...