Patrick Davey

Thanks Fran - always worth the wait! Looking forward to the update.

Surely RPSI would be better positioned to put in a tender?

The ‘allsorts’ livery might have been adopted by Bassett-Lowke? (Reaching for coat…..)

Quick question @Darius43 - why do the point control wires include a loop?

Superb. The attention to detail is really on a new level when the catch points operate, I have never seen that before!

Very impressive!

Um......

Cue the age-old bodge of weathering to cover it!

Looking at those transfers, it seems that every one of the 145-149 series would be an option.

Here she is, with thanks to Ernie:

Railtec do this series of transfers for GNR(I) diesel railcars so I think if I take the 714 and put the 7 to the end I could be sorted for UG 147! Hoping the GNR lettering is correct.....

I took the bull by the horns and painted out the UTA lining on my OO Works UG, making it more GNR-like and suitable for Clogherhead. I still have to deal with the buffer beam number and add some weathering but overall it has come out very well. I will also be re-numbering the locomotive so some research needed there.

Looking great John - love the views inside the train shed!

Cheers David - I had been thinking that recently so it may happen!

My two OO works steam locos are settling in very well to their new home - it's amazing to see them glide effortlessly over the ancient Peco double slip at the station throat and the U in particular just looks 'right' when sitting at the platform: The UG looks pretty much at home with a short goods train: Although it will definitely need to get re-liveried into GNR black. When I repainted the three former Brookhall Mill linen vans into standard GNR grey I decided to give them a bit of weathering too. This came out a lot darker than expected but it'll have to do! I've also weathered my Provincial Wagons brake van as it was looking far too pristine behind these vans so it has been toned down a good bit too:

Now that Brookhall Mill has found a fabulous new home, the process of chipping my DC locos for running on Clogherhead can start and my two OO Works locos have now been chipped, and also fitted with ‘stay alive’ capacitors for extra running smoothness. The blue U class was not a great runner in the past but thanks to the great work of Alan Nixon who serviced and cleaned the loco as well as adding the chip and capacitor, she’s running much more smoothly than before. The black UG, although strictly inappropriate for this layout in her current late-UTA livery, was always a solid runner and is even more so now. Although I think I will definitely change her to an all-black livery which will be more appropriate for this layout. Many thanks to Alan @Tullygrainey

A friend of mine was awarded a third level qualification in Airline Studies. It was a BA.

Take it Easy(jet)

Taxi(way) for Alan!

Sure it'll give us a lift.

The puns are taking off now!

Hope the sciatica eases soon Tony

Fair play folks.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c784732yy5yo Not an actual link though, going by the 'artist impression' - looks like they are planning to move Sydenham station closer to the airport and make it easier for people to access the terminal from the newly-located station. Although that would certainly be an improvement!

This is superb - one of the best models on the forum this year!