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If you want something Russian, have a look at my 00 trans Siberian sleeping car made to commemorate a double anniversary trip in one in 2005. Me 65 and we wed for 40 years. Also have a look at Red Star Railways http://www.redstarrailways.com

The carriages are Ratio Midland Non Corridor painted in a Midland darkish red

And now for something completely different: a model of CIE No. CC1, generally known as the Turf Burner, was a prototype 0-6-6-0 articulated steam locomotive designed by Oliver Bulleid to burn turf (an Irish term for peat used as fuel) and built at CIÉ's Inchicore Works in Dublin. CC1 shared some, but not all, of the characteristics of Bulleid's previous attempt to develop a modern steam locomotive, the Leader. Like the one completed Leader, CC1 had a relatively short career and was never used in front-line service. It was the last steam locomotive to be constructed for an Irish railway. It is scratch built from plasticard on a shortened Lima chassis.

It is interesting that our Mr. Bulleid had connections with Ricardo Engineering because I ended up working for them for 10ish years when they bought the company that I was working for - F F Developments, pioneers of 4 wheel drive transmissions.

I have come to the conclusion described by murrayec. I fact there is one photo which does not show a bundle of tubing alongside the chassis member, which suggests that it is the "other side" that I have been looking for. This is what bears out murrayec's observation. So, construction will continue based on this assumption. Many thanks for all of the help given. When this one is finished, it is back on to Leader - version 3!!

PS, thank you Garfields Ghost for your welcome.

Glad you mentioned High Level Kits. Yes, their motor bogies are great. I have used 2 so far, one to remotor a Triang Blue Pullman and one for a tender drive for a Crampton model. Their gearboxes are good as well.

Wrennaire, that is brilliant - thanks

I now really need to understand where this feature is on the opposite side of the loco. Is this feature on the same end as it is on photographs or at the other end? I am pretty confident that the intermediate windows are on both sides regardless of the offset boiler

I am in the process of scratch building a model of Bulleid's turf burner. I have a copy of Ernie Shepherd's book but all the photographs of the loco seem to be of the same side. I need a photo of the other side. I need to understand what differences there are between both sides. For example. At one end, furthest from the camera, is a set of small recessed panels which may be connected to the , presumably, turf bunker. Do these appear on the other side of the loco? The photos show a pair of windows between both driving cabs which I assume are part of the gangway between the cabs. Do these windows appear on the other side because the boiler is offset to allow for the gangway.

Have you tried http://www.diesel-trains.co.uk/Lima_replacement_motor_kits.html? I haven't used them, but found the site when I thought that I may need to get a replacement in the future.