Your latest acquisition

[glencairn]

You would think they were next of kin buying me such an item, but no. They are only a relative through marriage, yet every year I receive a railway item (or two) from them. 'The Rocket' is by far the best (and I believe most expensive,) I have received from them.

Glencairn

[Mountain Goat]

Looks good. Does it go well? Is it a Triang version or a later Hornby version?

[glencairn]

It's a later one and is a dream to run.

Glencairn

[bulleidboy]

Hornby R4817A - BR Green Maunsell Restaurant Car - it's in the post from MRD.

[footplate1947]

Hornby R4817A - BR Green Maunsell Restaurant Car - it's in the post from MRD.

Nice BB,,,,,,,,,,, Coaches have got expensive lately don't you think.

[IanS]

My latest arrival is a fleet of 5 0-4-0's and a 0-6-0 from Ebay

I'm happy with the price as they were 'for repair or spares' and in every case the motor runs.






One needed a screw tightening. One will go back on sale on Ebay as it is an old Lima with the 'wrong' type of coupling and I don't wish to change it. I should get more than 1/6 of the price I paid plus postage so will be happy.

For anyone interested it is the 'Southern' one, bottom right 4572. It is missing it's boiler front door.

[glencairn]

Somebody must take great delight taking boiler doors off. I got this one also off Ebay.

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After a length of time I finally 'butchered' an old loco body and fitted a 'new' boiler door. Just a repaint job to Leeds, Scarcroft & Wetherby Rlwy colours.

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Glencairn

[Walkingthedog]

Well done. Needs turning a few degrees anticlockwise.

[glencairn]

Needs turning a few degrees anticlockwise.

I know.

Glencairn

[bulleidboy]

Hornby R4817A - BR Green Maunsell Restaurant Car - it's in the post from MRD.

Nice BB,,,,,,,,,,, Coaches have got expensive lately don't you think.

Hi John - I suppose they have - I don't actually buy many - although I would like a set (3) of crimson Bachman Birdcage coaches. Barry