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Not in those colour schemes. If the Bulleid was in BR green, then it could possibly have happened, if it had revisited the Southern Region.

Bachmann have released 3-car 108s at various times - I bought one when they were in the Hatton's or Rails' bargains (can't remember which of those shops it was!). Beware of using BR mark 1 coach sides as they are usually the wrong profile and have wrongly sized windows for the DMUs - the Cravens units were the only ones to use standard Mark 1 windows, classes 105, 106, 112 and 113, although only a relative few were 3-car units. DoubleDeckInterurban is absolutely correct that there were many hybrid units run. One book I have even has a class 104 DMBS heading a class 124 TransPennine unit in blue and grey - something I would not have expected if I hadn't seen the picture. Class 101 centre cars were probably the most frequently seen substitutions in other unit classes; certainly they have run within class 104, 108, 110 and 120 units at various times, and also within really mixed units.

I'm not sure which unit ovbulleid has (he doesn't specify), but Doug's uncle's unit is the umber/cream unit, which only has interior lighting, but no headcode lighting (i.e. no directional lights). My own two units have no problems with the lighting working correctly in both the 1960 unit, and the 1969 blue/grey unit.

That had no effect on our problem unit - we tried that as the first port of call. We also tried other function key presses.

Interesting: DougN has his uncle's BB at present with exactly the same problem. The lights all work on DC with the blanking plug in place, but not when the decoder is in. We have both looked at it and as yet, have no solution.

My understanding is that initially 10201/2 went into service with a higher top speed, but were re-geared from November 1952 at Brighton Works (according to the SEMG article at http://www.semgonline.com/diesel/bull_1coco1_01.html) to limit the speed and give greater tractive effort. Presumably, 10203 entered service with the revised gearing from new.

The Scotch Express, or The Flying Scotchman?

Could it be that the interior and the tail lights connectors have been swapped?

Mostly, 128 speed steps give finer control (as has been said already), and this is also somewhat overridden by having inertia and momentum set high (CVs 3 and 4). Most modern mechanisms seem smoother with the 128 steps, but I have found that my Underground sets with two Black Beetle motor bogies in each (three units with the same set up) all seem to be more responsive with only 28 steps set. Since the real units tended to only have three or four notches on their controllers, this ties in well for realistic driving anyway.

That would make more sense, 4630. The link posted indicates a 1963 edition, though.

Using Hornby's close couplings on Bachmann Mark 1 stock also has that problem. However, I found that if I turned the bogies to force the coupling mechanisms outwards, I could couple two coaches (holding them at the appropriate angle in relation to each other)., Returning them to the straight ahead position after coupling up resulted in those corridor connections touching nicely.

My set arrived yesterday. I have posed it on Newton Broadway but it still hasn't actually been run yet.

I don't see how it could have the class 74 in it if it is a 1963 edition - the 74s weren't created until four years later.

How are you going to run it if it's screwed to the ceiling?

Use it as an excuse to buy a better locomotive ... how about a Peckett or an Andrew Barclay? - then expand it further for next Christmas. Before you (and she) know it, you'll have a full layout in your sitting room.

Most of the enginering trains would have been steam hauled in older times, and battery loco ('slug') hauled in modern times.

I bought the digital copy. For £3.99 (from memory), it's not bad value.

In the sense of they were built elsewhere but used EE Co power plants and electrical equipment? The DEMUs were mostly built at Eastleigh but used EE Co engines and generators, for example.

I got what I think is slightly better sound from bif's project using a Zimo 'double dumbo' speaker set up instead of the bass reflex. It still fits into the speaker recess with no modifications necessary anywhere.

I used to get Southern Pride products through Mainly Trains, but since their demise, I have no convenient way to pay for items (no credit card or PayPal facilities, unless that has changed in recent times), which means that Southern Pride are quite simply off my radar when I am looking for kits or parts.

I have documented this elsewhere as well, but I had to adjusts the BEMF settings on mine to get it to run smoothly with a load on. After some experimentation, I ended up with CV10 = 128, and that worked well. I was also disappointed to think that my H had developed a squeak, but further investigation revealed that it was actually the Hornby ex-LSWR coach behind it that was squeaking!

Unusual vantage points, as you say, eastwestdivide, but good 'uns nevertheless. That third one by the Medway viaduct is beautifully framed.

The green ends on the Sr for EMUs and loco-hauled stock was a 1960s thing, which I believe was actually instigated on the SR and other regions followed later (with maroon ends on loco-hauled stock). It was reportedly implemented to simplify the painting process with sprays. Edit: according to Wikipedia (not always correct, mind you), the painting of coach ends to match the body colour started in 1964, coinciding with the introduction of spray painting. I had it in the back of my mind that it was 1963 (but I could be wrong too!).

For the record, here's a not very good shot of mine. Bachmann Warship D829 Magpie - 6 by Jeffrey Lynn, on Flickr If you are keen, John (Dunsignalling)'s methods would give more satisfying results.

We're gluing plastic steps to a metal chassis; would the Loctite glue still work for that?