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Let's not get too carried away just yet - we haven't had the announcement yet and, at best, it'll probably just confirm that MM121 is going to be produced - in the shops 2017 at the earliest methinks - plenty of time to save up, though. Stephen
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Correct me if I am wrong but aren't DOGA standards the same as EM, save for the different track gauge? I believe that Valencia Harbour was featured in a recent edition of one of the main stream UK modelling mags - looked very good. Stephen
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Both EM and P4 are modelling standards, with the latter finer than the former, but both would use a track gauge of 21mm. As EM is short for 18mm, should we not use the term TM for the equivalent 21mm standard? If the American 00 standard of 19mm had been more widely accepted, then would we be working too much about the extra 2mm? Stephen
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I look forward to following your progress with this - before we know it, you'll be producing a model of one of the last two 0-6-4T's just to complete things. Stephen
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I've just been looking through some of the Irish Railfans' News on the RPSI website. It seems that the original consist for the oil and magnesite trains was going to be six oil and 12 magnesite wagons for no better reason than they could discharge six oil wagons at a time! Stephen
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I, too, subscribe to the view that model railways should be operated realistically. At the recent Warwick and Leamington at the Royal Showground, Stoneleigh, there was a beautiful model of Sidmouth in Devon but all that happened was that a passenger train came into the station, the loco ran round and off it went to the hidden sidings - where was the freight traffic? But I have also been the victim of gremlins which meant that a train could only run from one end to the other and back again, and that was at the Warley Show at the NEC. Congratulations on such a realistic model. Stephen
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Look forward to your tutorial. Stephen
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In the same vain, travelling from Cheltenham to Birmingham via Bromsgrove, splitting your journey at Bromsgrove was cheaper than direct. Stephen
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You really have produced a very realistic model railway with three areas of operational interest and many pieces of scenic interest - you should get it into print sometime. Stephen
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What a fine selection of photos - are you able to add a few notes on each location, please? Stephen
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Remembering that, when the train reversed at Waterford, the consist would be re-arranged so that the loaded portion was next to the engine and railwaymen always looked for the easy life when shunting. Stephen
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Remembering that there would be barrier wagons at each end of the oil tankers, a better consist would be barrier wagon, 4 oil tankers, barrier wagon, 5 magnesite wagons with one of the barrier wagons carrying a 20' container. Stephen
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At least one ran with white stripes above and below the windows. Stephen
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Irish Freight Models do a good rendition of the magnesite wagon. Most of us have to compromise because of a lack of space so I wonder whether separate oil and magnesite trains would be more convincing. Stephen
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Have you thought of running an oil & magnesite train - as you run a Bell Line train already, it would be entirely appropriate. In the meantime, keep up the good work! Stephen
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This question has probably been asked before but which mk3's are the best for the Irish version, Jouef, Lima or Hornby? Stephen
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I've just heard from Peter Scott that 186 is paired with tender no 175 built in 1922. Attached to his email was a diagram of the arrangement. If I can work out to uphold the attachment, I will do so. Hope this helps. Stephen
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So what would be the British equivalent of a 400 class tender, something bigger than the Bachmann C class tender methinks? Ste[hen
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48' 11/4" according to the drawing in the Resources section. It is actually a drawing of the GSV rather than the EGV as above but the overall length didn't change. Stephen
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Surely you're not suggesting that RPSI runs the passenger services in the Republic! Stephen
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There may not be H&S legislation in the US but then there is there legal system which very often gives a similar result - anyone who has driven in the US will be aware of the level of personal insurance you are required to have just in case! Stephen
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I appreciate that we went off course with the discussion re eliminating guards, nevertheless there is evidence that liner trains ran with brake vans. Stephen
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Dart underground plan time limit running out
StevieB replied to GSR 800's topic in What's happening on the network?
From the government's point of view the tunnel route, Dart Overground?,is far preferable cost wise to Dart Underground even though it will not achieve the objective of connecting all routes to the city centre. Stephen -
The models for privatising passenger and freight are radically different, and both are a success in terms of traffic carried but that is only one way of looking at the matter. Stephen
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The union problem was most likely between the NUR, representing guards, and ASLEF, representing drivers, over having guards in the rear cab of the loco - long before moves to get rid of guards! Stephen