Quote from: Moonglum on May 14, 2026, 07:58:08 PMMartin @port perran , Ian Gillian (Deep Purple) is nearly 81, Roger Glover is 80 and Ian Paice is 77! I am getting to point of being fed up of them (and others) thinking that they still have the same appeal and ability.

There are many artists that are still performing that I once liked but are now way beyond their "best before date" and sadly (IMO) a bit of an embarrassment now*. Sad thing is there not much new blood about to offer the same aural stimulation and delight.

*An example (admittably from 7 years ago),

Sorry Annie...

Tim (also in grumpy mode)

 

A very good example indeed.

Funnily enough the Ivatt 2MT was my first N gauge purchase as well - and funnily enough, also bought second-hand in (or near) Geneva! Must see if I can dig it out of my folks' storage one of these days...

Look up ESP32cam, they are very small and ok for recording idlf not ideal for streaming. PiCam using raspberry pi is better but bulkier so probably no good for you.

Martin @port perran , Ian Gillian (Deep Purple) is nearly 81, Roger Glover is 80 and Ian Paice is 77! I am getting to point of being fed up of them (and others) thinking that they still have the same appeal and ability.

There are many artists that are still performing that I once liked but are now way beyond their "best before date" and sadly (IMO) a bit of an embarrassment now*. Sad thing is there not much new blood about to offer the same aural stimulation and delight.

*An example (admittably from 7 years ago),


Sorry Annie...

Tim (also in grumpy mode)

   

Not too sure about any of these latest offerings.

@EtchedPixels that Deep Purple track sounds just like it is.....a group of 70 somethings trying to recreate their past.

@Moonglum Is it really 56 years ago that Deep Purple in Rock was released?  I was 15 and loved it at the time but not now. That SKW version is interesting but not, as you may well imagine, for me.

@Newportnobby - I never did really get The Beatles and still don't to this day although I concede that they wrote some unforgettable and amazing songs.

Those two tracks have done nothing to change my opinion.

So.....all in all three grumpy old negative comments from me   

Yes, that popped up the other day for me. To be honest, these guys are getting old and still have the chops but Deep Purple in Rock was 56 years ago! I find these ladies more interesting...


See what you think @EtchedPixels

Tim

Tricky for N, but there certainly have been small cube cameras etc. sat on flat wagons. Either recording to micro SD card or even transmitting to a TV

I experimented with one a few years ago, it was ok but once you've seen one cab-ride around your layout you've seen 'em all

A google search should find you some results.  For example:

https://www.hookstonemodels.co.uk/n-gauge-cameras

New Deep Purple song out so was listening to that. Definitely Purple in style but didn't grab me although it's amazing that Ian Paice can still outdrum most people despite being nearly 80.

Quote from: Newportnobby on May 14, 2026, 12:12:35 PMThanks Steven, but would they have got as far as the WR and SR?

Absolutely! They'd have gone wherever their loads needed to go. Or they'd go wherever overhanging loads would need to go - they were often used as under-runners for long loads:
https://flic.kr/p/2mUtMa3


Photos on Paul Bartlett's site showing them in Bristol, Newport Docks, & Cardiff Docks

The single bolster wagon was also a common runner for the Cowans hand cranes being produced by the NGS. Some were bought from BR and used as internal users - Newport Docks and Empire Paper Mills, Kent used them.

Don't bother waiting for a vacuum braked version - there were none. The closest they got was a through pipe.

Anyone out there can you give any info on where I can purchase an on board camera in a van for my layout.