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Only catching up with this thread now & very impressive work Noel, I'm watching your weathering advice very closely as I hope to start doing my own stock myself in the near future & it's interesting reading of your experiences starting off from a novice. I love your layout BTW! Best of luck with the weathering!!

Fantastic news, well done guys!

& it's a 100mph through there.....

Excellent job, well done guys, can't wait for them to arrive. Fantastic model!

You couldn't tell with the all the dirt & grime on the roofs...

Fantastic as usual Noel!

..... & all the 201 liveries, Orange, Intercity Green, & Enterprise (Grey) 121,141,181 & 071 with the white stripes were the main units as 201's were seeing to be too 'powerful' for them but did work them. Also if the train had more than 5 coaches it was usually 'Double Headed' as a single yank struggled on steep gradients.

Full Rake Ordered, was waiting a long time for someone to do a run of these, great job lads, can't wait for them. Here's hoping ye do some bulk cements in future runs pleeeeeeease!

That's the one

I agree. The Cabin is already gone. It was a wooden structure situated in the middle of Platform 5 & jutted out of the wall on the 'Loop side' of the building.it was used as offices until recently. It was painted white with steps leading up to it & the glass was tinted. I don't have a photo of it I'm afraid.

They are wrecking the look of the station between that, the glass barriers, the staff messrooms & the horrid yoke that replaced the canopy on Platforms 1 & 2..

Lovely Noel, they look fab. Is that weathering I see......

It's the old Cabin that was on Platform 5/ The Loop. It's already gone & is suppose to be put back once the work is complete. Cork Cabin is going nowhere in the short term.

So we are all agreed then - pull lever = brakes applying

Yes, I think it was designed for really long freight trains which we don't have here hence why it is permanently disabled/isolated.

That's correct Noel, Loco brakes are blocks that apply to the rim of the wheels. Mark 3's, 4's & all DMUS are Disk brakes

That's fab! Great collection you have there!

I drove vacuum trains so will try & answer some of your queries. The 2 handles are the Loco Brake (red) which only applies brakes to the Loco & the train brake (Black) which applies brakes throughout the train including Loco. The 'auto release' doesn't serve any purpose & is the most forward position of the Loco Brake & is in 201's also. In regards to the train brake you have 3 marked positions - release (5 bar of pressure), full service (3.5 bar) & Emergency (0 bar) which empties the cylinders of air. In between release & full service you can put the brake in to various positions which apply different amounts of 'grip' or brake. If you move the train brake a small bit down from release towards full service, that is what we called the 'lip' which is a slight rub of the brakes. The same thing applies for air brakes but the difference being air brakes come on & off faster so there is a bit more skill needed to drive a vacuum train. There was a 'Blended Brake' fitted to the 201's when they were built but is permanently disabled which maybe similar to your 'Bailoff' function but I'm not 100% sure. Also the Amp/Power metre was fitted to the 071's but is disabled permanently also. Hope this helps, it's much easier explaining this to someone with the controls in front of you!!

Wow, fantastic! I love the weathering on the last Ammonia wagon. Mine are just gathering dust in a drawer still in 'flat pack' mode!! I'll probably need to 'outsource' them if they are ever to be completed..... or out source the kids... & wife....& job...

I knew it Warbonnet - Those 2700's are winning by a landslide!!!!!

I'm definitely in favour of a heavily weathered model, they would look too 'toy like' in pristine condition IMO & as was stated, they spent most of their working life caked in dust,grime & mud.

Where's the 'love it' button for here

Same here Bos, not a great way to do your business IMO