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A truly great man. I wonder if he had an inkling what he was letting the world of boys into. Surely, that is how we all got started, with one of his sets.

Great stuff, just been poring over the NG album. I will have to tackle a Clogher Valley Rail Lorry. Regards Ken

Great stuff! Looking forward to hearing from you. Regards Ken

The drawing I put on this thread comes from a friend on the Yahoo site, no further information available from them.

Well, I took your advice and emailed the Archivist of the IRRS about ten days ago, sadly no reply.

Any of you boys interested in old tinplate trains? I picked up this oddity off Ebay for 0.99P. As you can see from the pictures it is a little smaller than the old Hornby clockwork, (the van on the left). Rather crudely made, the sides, ends and roof, folded up from one piece of tin. The floor is a separate piece, with little lugs holding the body in place. No idea of the maker, just Made in England printed on one end. Any ideas? Regards Ken

That is one of the beauties of scratch-building, "its never the same thing twice". When wagons go in for repair, I am sure even the twelve inch to the foot scale come out looking different to when they went in.

Went out for a meal tonite with some friends to the Black Horse pub in Thetford Norfolk. On the menu, you have guessed it, a Black Horse Burger. One friend remarked, "they are made with the horse that came last in the 3-30 at Newmarket"

Lovely work, David. You are building one of my favourite railways. Regards Ken

Working on a couple of Cork & Muskerry Rly convertible vans. Used for dry goods and/or livestock. The door control gear is a bit unconventional, but it works for me, as the loading ramps are hinged at the bottom. Next on the blocks will be a Cork, Bandon & South Coast Rly. brake van.

No luck in Dereham Tesco, they only carry the Black Pud. Further searching necassery!

Well, it looks as though Tesco locally carry them, so will try to give them a go! Regards Ken

There are still a couple of replies missing from this thread. Someone replied to my Irish Cheese request, for which I thank them, also I asked "What is a Clontakillty Sausage?" Regards Ken

Yes, that one is still missing, plus my request for info on Irish Cheeses.

Well, that is strange. Some of the replies on this thread have been chopped. Was it something I /We said?

Cannot find a Food thread here, don't any of you boys eat? Try this snack. Chop up some Hard Cheese, (Mrs Temples is best here in Norfolk). De-seed & chop some red & green chillies. Add some stuffed green olives. Drizzle with Sunflower oil. Take a piece of each ingredient on a spoon, munch away. Goes well with a good bottle of red.

Listening to ELO "Out of the Blue" today, working on another Cork & Muskerry Convertible Van, looks like this;

Looks really great, Kev. Where do you sleep, under the layout?

Thanks, Rich, I will look out for them. Regards Ken

Any interesting Irish crime writers? Or should I re-read my Maeve Binchy collection.

Unusual Policeman, that H. Bosch. I guess my favourite would be Trunk Music with his presence. How about The Lincoln Lawyer, tried that yet?.

Any of you boys read books? I used to like John Grisham, his early stuff was really good, but his later works leave me cold. I moved on to Michael Connelly, Kate Atkinson, then Peter Temple. He is Australian, real nitty gritty stuff. Suits my aged temperament. Look out for Truth, open a bottle of red, and settle back.

Thanks very much for all the information. I had a feeling that the seats would have been fixtures, cannot imagine them being loose & spinning around. I will put some pictures on my Workbench thread, as I go. Thanks again! Regards Ken

I tried to contact the Ulster Transport Museum for info, but their email system won't work for me. Not suprised really, as I don't have much faith in the internet. I spotted this picture on ebay, the carriage described as 1st Class My model looks very much like this, with 9 windows, and a dividing wall in the same place, splitting the carriage into 2 thirds/ 1 third in compartment lengths.

The attached drawing was supplied by a friend, it came with a Branchlines Kit he bought. Apparently there were two types of 1st. class carriage on the CVR, the longer one had 12 windows, the short one I am building only 9 windows. As you can see, there are differences in the seating layout. Now, this is all hearsay to me, so hoping someone here can confirm, either way. Regards Ken Regards Ken