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General Discussion / Re: Happy threadLast post by Bealman - Yesterday at 11:15:53 PMA bloke asks a Mackem, "Do you know any card games?"
Mackem replies, "Aye, ice hockey. Carddest game I knarr" #12
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Model Rail 16xx and J70 tr...Last post by leachsprite4 - Yesterday at 10:43:37 PMIf you want Toby (Percy, Gordon, Thomas, James, duck or diesel) use the bachaman range as basis. But BoCo (class 28), flying Scotsman, Stepney (terrier) and Wilbert (austerity saddle tank), Pip and Emma (HST) all available.
That said to quote Sodor reading between the lines by Christopher Awdry Toby is a J70. I believe the same is stated in the island of Sodor, it's people, history and railways by Rev W and George Awdry. #13
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 10:02:00 PMA jolly little ditty with some nice guitar work.
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N Gauge Discussion / Re: Model Rail 16xx and J70 tr...Last post by EtchedPixels - Yesterday at 07:38:56 PMQuote from: Steven B on Yesterday at 05:16:22 PMToby is an 0-6-0, so J70. The original Toby (rev1) is a scratch built Y6 0-4-0 on a Romford motor bogie. Rev2 (12 years later) is a Keyser J70 kit, and a decade after that the reverend built a third Toby which is a Keyser body on a modified Hornby Nellie chassis. So Toby is both depending upon what year you asked (and the story locomotives are derived from the models - including the wonderful fact the pannier is called 'Duck' because the model had slightly off round wheels so waddled). All three of the models still survive. #15
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Model Rail 16xx and J70 tr...Last post by Steven B - Yesterday at 05:16:22 PMToby is an 0-6-0, so J70.
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N Gauge Discussion / Re: KarlisleLast post by Carmont - Yesterday at 01:02:41 PM #17
N Gauge Discussion / Re: Model Rail 16xx and J70 tr...Last post by martyn - Yesterday at 11:59:38 AMI've not read the books for many years, but before anyone gets worked up about him, is Toby an 0-4-0 or 0-6-0?
A reminder of my post #10, the GER cl G15/LNER Y6 0-4-0 was the normal class for passenger work on the W+U tramway, the J70s normally working freight, though the LNER book hints that they were occasionally use on passenger. The bodies of the two classes were not the same. Martyn #18
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...Last post by Moonglum - Yesterday at 09:47:30 AMI think that I have just been insulted! However, my mastery of languages I would admit is poor although my "Klingon" is not bad...
Anyway, I have now heard of and heard Mago de Oz, not bad at all, the fade out music over the credits reminded me a bit of Dream Theater. Tim #19
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...Last post by EtchedPixels - December 15, 2025, 10:10:06 PMListening to Mago de Oz at the moment. Probably one of the bigger bands in the world that the English monoglot world simply doesn't know about ![]() #20
General Discussion / Re: Spey Viaduct Partial Colla...Last post by EtchedPixels - December 15, 2025, 06:10:34 PMQuote from: Roy L S on December 15, 2025, 05:23:42 PMOn a more serious note, is the structure listed? Even if it is, I wonder if realistically money would be forthcoming for what would no doubt be a very considerable cost to both repair the failed parts and check/make good the rest of the structure It may also not be appropriate. If the structure is in poor condition and deteriorating then it may be better to relocate it to a museum style setting and replace it with something modern. There's not much point putting a decaying old bridge back if it's only going to fall apart anyway at some point in time. Preserving it out of situ might preserve it better at this point. | Please Support Us!
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