Horsetan

I am reminded of Samuel Beckett's thoughts on failure.

Trading yer wan in for a new model?

Going OT, but if you ever get round to doing an etch for the "Z" boiler/Belpaire firebox to go on a 101/J15, do let us know. Cheers!

I have managed to track down some Derby drawing numbers for the "WT" at the National Railway Museum's "Search Engine", and it might be possible to order copies (though bear in mind that each copy costs a lot of money!):: 16824 - Arrangement of G8AS boiler (modified) 16825 - Arrangement of firebox (modified) 16864 - Arrangement of frame 16865 - Arrangement of cab, tanks and bunker 16868 - Bunker and rear tanks 16869 - Ashpan 16870 - Pipe and rod arrangement 16871 - Pipe and rod - end views 16872 - Arrangement of brake shafts and carriers 16877 - Regulator 16881 - Fabricated bogie 16882 - Bogie general arrangement 16909 - Brake pull rods 16914 - Leading pony truck arrangement 16938 - Smokebox 16942 - Smokebox saddle 16962 - Boiler clothing

No, but the Worsley Works "WT" is now virtually ready, so do contact Allen Doherty if you want one.

I've just had a message from Allen Doherty at Worsley Works. The body kit for the long awaited "WT" class 2-6-4T is virtually ready, and can apparently be adapted to fit the Hornby Fowler 2-6-4T chassis. The chassis etch designed for 21mm gauge will follow afterwards. I've waited many years for this!!! Contact Allen to ask for prices and hopefully order yours! http://www.worsleywo...uk/WW/Email.htm Update: Body £50, Chassis fret £25

That looks excellent. Anything that makes Irish loco drawings more accessible has to be welcomed.

Who knows?

Wonder if this will have much impact on sales of the SSM kit?

I'm not sure Adavoyle is really an exhibition layout anymore. It's a full-time job for SDMRC.

Still scratching the East German itch, a secondhand Roco 01.5 pacific joined the collection a while back, as did a German reference book on the class. Roco turned it out as 01.0525-4, but I have since swapped the cab and numberplates to represent the preserved 01.533 which is the property of the Austrian OGEG (Museum of Railway History). Roco have a particularly good spares service, and you can order the parts direct from their website - delivery is in the order of 7 to 14 days.

Highly interesting stuff.

On the other hand, the MIR kit did have weight in its favour.....

Photobucket now charges vast sums for allowing links to photos, so unfortunately we can't see 'em here.

The more, the merrier.

Some additional notes: Original K1 and K1a smokeboxes weren't so much welded as flush-riveted. That is to say that, once applied, the rivet heads were blended into the sheet metal of the smokebox. They would not show in photos. Once the GSR/CIE overhaul scheme was underway and the smokeboxes fell to be replaced, standard practice was to use snaphead rivets whose domed heads were clearly visible. They were somewhat cheaper in terms of labour costs to use. The Maunsell door was also replaced by the GSR style (similar to the SECR Wainwright type which was part-domed, part-flush) with a wheel-and-handle. The Irish engines also had a wider overall width over their footplates: I forget if it was 8'9". Both K1/K1a shared the same 7'3"X 8'3" wheelbase, as did the British "N", but the 6' wheeled "U" had its own 7'3" X 7'9".

You definitely have a third confirmed order here - it's been in his in-tray since 2012! Who else can be convinced to come on board? UPDATE: I sent Mr Doherty an e-mail this morning to confirm it. He replied simply: "Noted." As for parts to complete the Jeep: - driving wheels are shared with the LMS Black 5, so it's Ultrascale or Alan Gibson Workshop (AGW). - pony and bogie wheels are LMS/BR standard anyway - Axles for 21mm gauge can be had from Ultrascale, or you could cut your own from 1/8" and 2mm steel rod. - The Jeep's G8AS boiler is shared with the LMS Fowler 4P 2-6-4T, so some of the latter's fittings could be borrowed in the short term - AGW does a fair few Midland/LMS fittings, some of which might pass for NCC - Motor and drivetrain: down to individual preference. I only use coreless plus reversible drivetrains, so I accumulate old Portescap RG4s or - more recently - the Marklin one.

Just after finding my e-mail correspondence with Mr Doherty. It was back in 2012 that he told me the WT / Jeep was "nearly ready for etching". Something must have gone wrong since then....

I booked a "WT" kit with Worsley Works ages ago, so should remind Mr Doherty that my order still stands. 21mm gauge only for me. Drivetrain: I have just received a spare Märklin bevel-and-spur gearbox driven by a Faulhaber coreless motor (about £31 from Germany), so perhaps this might be adapted in some way.

The older I get, the less I like huge crowds. Local finescale shows are the only ones I go to, so that's just two a year. Warley reminds me of the main railway station in Mumbai...at rush hour.

You as well? I only went once. Once was enough.

Common way to deal with Cartazzi trailing trucks, keeping the frames fixed in place as they should be.

Anywhere on the Swiss rail network, if only to experience services that just... work.

I feel a little unwell after reading that....

At the end of the day, Irish transport policy seems much keener on roads than it is on railways.