Quote from: Bealman on December 17, 2025, 09:25:51 PMWot is it?

Former Midland Railway 20t brake van in early BR grey

thats ok when you are only paying for local shipping, but when they do this for international shipping where you pay by volume it can be really REALLY annoying.

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 02:52:51 PMSpotted this little beauty on the Bure Valley Models website for £19 so into my cart it went.
Ordered Sunday and arrived today so great service, although they are open 7 days a week



but look what it came in

Wot is it?

Quote from: port perran on December 17, 2025, 04:54:53 PMLooks good.
Is it factory weathered?

And yes, the size of packaging is a big bugbear of mine. Not sure what can be done about it though.

Order more than 1 of everything. It works for me 

Quote from: EtchedPixels on December 13, 2025, 06:05:31 PM

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Quote from: EtchedPixels on December 13, 2025, 02:42:24 PMNot sure how "loco in the middle" worked for the LMS system or if it was even possible.

It could be done but was rare.
As I understand it, change over from driving at one trailer to the other involved simply closing one valve and opening another. From what I've read elsewhere didn't the GWR system mean disconnecting one linkage and connecting the other??

I believe so.

Alan

the mechanical system employed by the GWR had one connection for each end and had to be connected/disconnected manually and only one end at a time - I did that as a fireman at Didcot railway centre back in the 80s

Regards,

Alex

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Quote from: crewearpley40 on December 17, 2025, 03:56:25 PMRemember john emburey, Phil Edmonds,
Fred titmus, Geoff Miller, Phil tufnell, Ashley Giles

Me Grandad told me about them

Half Man Half Biscuit taught me about Fred.

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Quote from: crewearpley40 on December 17, 2025, 03:56:25 PMRemember john emburey, Phil Edmonds,
Fred titmus, Geoff Miller, Phil tufnell, Ashley Giles

Me Grandad told me about them

Quote from: The Q on December 17, 2025, 05:10:51 PMThe turkey and everything else for the meal is cooked sliced and waiting in the freezer..

Sliced gravy. Mmmmmmmmm