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Amazed about Staverton, it isn't that far from the main road but still tucked well away down narrow lanes. In much the same way as Wensleydale, you're only 10 min (and 80 years) away from Totnes though....

How many tractors is that now? :lol: Reckon a new shelf is next on the shopping list! ;) 1751459548 I had some eBay dabbling arrive - an old Bachmann Ivatt 2MT Tank (41250). Managed to get it cheaply, and it's not a pull-push fitted one which is important as I'll be looking to renumber (and add...

The slam door stock would (certainly in the morning peak at London) have seen the mass opening and disembarking of hordes of passengers before the train was stopped. Many city workers would be expected to be suited up, their newspapers read on the train in.

I have a Terrier, and it's tiny compared to everything else (and very much Rule 1!). Would quite like an E4 or an E6 as well - the latter is available as a kit, though wheels are tricky to come by at the moment with Mark of Markits sad passing. (There was at least one E6 stationed on goods at...

Not often I buy brand new, but my Rapido E1 32694 turned up today after placing the pre order three years ago. Very nice it is too!

Looks like the Rapido LBSCR Stroudley E1s might finally make an appearance in short order! I have 32694 on pre order with Rails... Initially placed the pre order in July '22 (!) with Hattons...

Is that the Railroad Plus model? They are really good value for money - any plans on a rake for it?

Yet the 2021 census has an estimate of 33175 - which just shows the difficulty here, especially where settlements have grown to effectively touch. https://censusdata.uk/e04012866-abingdon-on-thames/ts041-number-of-households

As above, Abingdon should also be in this list (excluding Radley and Culham as possible alternatives)

Agree - there is no way it is anything like 44000, but Wallingford Town Council (at: https://www.wallingfordtowncouncil.gov.uk/your-council/town-council/) does state: which would bring them into this, assuming we are disregarding heritage stations. Using 2021 census figures, the only places...

More of an unconventional buffer stop...! (The little bit of track is intended as a combination test bed for scenery stuff/static grass and future DCC programming track - don't own a rolling road! :lol: ) 1750000911 Thanks! Still needs weathering so will be further hidden!

Are there any other instances of a train delaying a ferry? (The ferry waits at the slipway for cars to disembark/embark)

Hornby West Country (see: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/whats-your-latest-acquisition.213503/post-7315787) fixed and tested! Also, the spare pipes arrived and have mounted on a bit of plasticard to replace the missing part. The accessory pack (brake rodding, etc) is on order, and it needs...

I was watching it on and off on the three webcams - it was a complicated shunt to place 34059 and Maunsell support coach inbetween the various ballast wagons which I presume were there for braking reasons.

From the Bluebell Facebook page, looks like it's 34059 (Sir Archibald Sinclair) being moved this evening: 66502 is the diesel. (Screengrab from E Grinstead webcam of 66052 during reversal to drop off ballast wagons from the look)

Believe the Bluebell have a co-acting outer home at Horsted Keynes (on the same post as the inner distant for even more complexity) - can be seen in an image on this page: https://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/pti/hkwork_archive3.html

The pipes I think I can get in fact, but there is some kind of mounting behind it that doesn't appear available. Might have to see if I can find decent closeups and whether I can make something up. Everything else is there bar a bit of wire, and a DCC plug and blanking plate which ai have...

Agree - Pewsey (Upavon, Rushall, and the surrounds, are lovely). Only thing I would say is that the stopping train service is not great during the day.

Another vote for Kings Cross, and the old trainshed at St Pancras (though Eurostar occupied). Smaller, somewhere like Hever or Cowden are nice and quite typical in style of the stations built by the LBSCR in that part of the world.

Ta muchly :) Also quickly finished off this this morning while waiting for some code to work.... This is a PC08 - diagram 1/213 (BR 12T ply sides and doors, with triple rain strips).