John Isherwood

Didn't the LNWR ones run down to the port - quite a decent run? I'm sure that I've seen a photo of NG slate wagons on a quay which had no NG connection; (Caernarvon?). Regards, John Isherwood.

No - both the LNWR and the GWR had standard gauge transporter wagons for 2' gauge wagons; used from Blaenau Festiniog to their respective shipping outlets. Regards, John Isherwood.

The W^D tank wagon was used by ICI - but it may have carried traffic to ordnance factories. I can supply W^D transfers for application to repainted 20T tank wagons, which can often be found cheap in other liveries; see Sheet BL118 at https://www.cctrans.org.uk/products.htm. You may also be interested in Sheet BL161. Regards, John Isherwood.

Indeed they do - and I have a LOT on order. I've had to order NEM pockets complete with couplings in order to get the pockets, (even Hornby only had eight packs in stock) - anyone need a lot of couplings on their own? Thanks, everyone, for their suggestions. Regards, John Isherwood.

.... in TT scale ? That's a new one on me ! Regards, John Isherwood.

Thanks, chaps. I've looked at all of those - I think that I'll have to buy the ones with couplings included, and sell-on the couplings. I guess that the various manufacturers have twigged that they can sell couplings to people who want just the NEM pockets !! Regards, John Isherwood.

Where can I buy these - http://www.petersspares.com/Hornby-x6354-nem-pockets-pk10.ir?cName=spares-Hornby-spares-all - or another manufacturer's equivalent? They seem to be permanently unavailable from Hornby. Many thanks if you can help. Regards, John Isherwood.

Unless somone was sitting next to the Royal Albert Bridge - with a mate on the Cornish border on the North Cornwall line - 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, it's impossible to answer that one !! If you fancy one or more WARWELLS, get them - no one can prove they didn't get into Cornwall. Regards, John Isherwood.

I think that you'll find that we've been here already - and the answer was "Yes". Regards, John Isherwood.

I don't know how that one was built, but you'll be interested in kit PC17 at http://www.parksidedundas.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_LONDON___NORTH_EASTERN_RAILWAY.html . Regards, John Isherwood.

What is it with Oxford - are they offering a prize for finding the 'deliberate' mistake? Just when I thought that we might be able to look forward to some 60' Stanier coaches! Regards, John Isherwood.

.... or remove the clips - simples ! Regards, John Isherwood.

Chances are, there'll be a drop-down somewhere that specifies where scans are to be saved - but what the default is could be anyone's guess; Temporary Files? Regards, John Isherwood.

..... but we railway modellers can be pretty parochial - unless it involves railways. If it's olive green, runs on tracks and has a gun, it's a tank ! I know that there'll be a niche group of railway / military modellers who'll go to any lengths to get it right - but most will buy one or two Airfix kits, stick them together, spray then with a Halfords can of something vaguely olive green, and be blissfully ignorant of the fact that it's the military equivalent of Mallard in LBSCR livery !! Regards, John Isherwood.

Shame that they're way over-scale. Regards, John Isherwood.

Mick, I do - but that was not my motive for posting; I know that you like to get things correct. See Sheet BL39 at https://www.cctrans.org.uk/products.htm . Regards, John.

Mick, Sorry to sound a negative note, but crimson containers had straw yellow lettering; later, containers were painted bauxite with white lettering. Regards, John Isherwood.

Neil, I think that you'll find that it is D9527. Regards, John Isherwood.

So - now they've got an LMS coach underframe ...................................?? Regards, John Isherwood.

John, It's not a roof as such - just the tank top. Rectangular tank wagons had their tops painted body colour; I can't see any argument for doing otherwise. Flux? I use home-diluted phosphoric acid at 15%, (or 7.5% for whitemetal) - works for me. Regards, John Isherwood.

You may well be correct regarding only one batch being built, during WW2 - I am probably mixing up WARWELLs with WARFLATs. However, hasn't it been posted earlier in this tread that Hattons haven't tooled for the modified version with widened ramps and removeable platform? That'll be why it hasn't got the buffer plates. Regards, John Isherwood.

David Larkin's data sheet on the subject states :- Margarine Vans Margarine became popular in the years following Nationalisation and B.R. set aside specialist vans for this traffic. A diagram was issued, B.R. Diagram 1/212, but basically these vans were standard planked ventilated vans with 1'6" Oleo hydraulic buffers and the legend 'MARGARINE'. In addition to the one batch built, Lot 2585, the numbers were made up by additional conversions from standard vans. Numbers are as follows : B761000 -3/5/6/12-5/88-91, B761208 - B761299, B761300 - B761343, b762114 - B762179, B762280 - b762299, B762300 - B762399, B762400 - B762429. (N.B. See also the Palvans allocated to this traffic, earlier in this data sheet). In addition to this information, my reference database gives the following for BR Diagram 1/212 :- Railway Modeller : August 1971 British Railway Modelling : March 1994 Model Railways : April 1987 British Railways Wagons - the first Half Million (D&C) : Plate 60 Railways in Profile No.3, B.R. Vans (Cheona) : Plate 76 Wagons of the early British Railways Era - A Pictorial study of the 1948 - 1954 Period (Kestrel) : Page 51 The British Railways Wagons Plate 60 reference is the B&W BR official photo - B762318 - (reproduced also on the book dust cover), and close examination appears to indicate that the lettering is in reverse stencil style on the fourth plank; ie. body colour lettering showing through a stencilled-over light-coloured patch. The light colour looks to be marginally less reflective than the white lettering of the number and load markings. I would strongly suggest that the MARGARINE lettering was applied by placing a reverse stencil of the word over the fourth plank, and hand painting / spraying yellow paint over the stencil. If anyone has access to a high res. version of the official photo, they may be able to confirm or refute my deductions. Note also that the number is applied in bold LMS / LNER style characters, not BR Gill Sans; Wolverton were know for doing this, but Diagram 1/212 wagons were built at Faverdale. Regards, John Isherwood.

What do you mean by "modern"? Hattons have produced the WW2 version; albeit in versions with original and replacement bogies. The real 'modern' WARWELLS are an entirely different design that has not been modelled by either Hattons or Oxford. I think that you'll find that it is the true 'modern' design that has plates over the buffers - not the WW2 or refurbished ones that are currently available as models. Regards, John Isherwood.

The production safety chains and screw couplings are non-working plastic as, of course are the vac. pipes. Regards, John Isherwood.

At the rate that I've saw Hornby's old moulding machines at Margate spitting out body mouldings, I would imagine that it's difficult to produce a single test shot !! Regards, John Isherwood.