Eddy, With yours and Richard's complete to add to Dave and Bill's that were on show at the latest rally we're well on the way to a respectable rake. Unfortunately I missed the chance to view your progress as I spent most of my time behind the engine but I did see it from a distance and it does look ...

Rich,

The milk tank looks absolutely superb, looks like i've got a bit of catching up to do!

By the way is that actually carpet I can see, and skirting board too!!!

Mike, I do not know the definitive answer here but i'll trry and explain how I understand it. I'll start with the loco first. I would expect that you would need no more than 3 white lamps and 1 red for the loco. The only time you would need 3 white lamps I believe would be for a Royal headcode or fo...

All,

I have found this video of the latest Gilling rally on youtube, thought it might be of interest.

Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18JoJ5KD8Ds

Best wishes

Paul

The suggestion of using the top flap to partially empty the coal sounds logical to me, especially from the safety aspect. After all you wouldn't want to dodge the side door with the weight of the coal behind it or the couple of ton's of coal that would likely follow the door! Maybe the side door had...

Time for the next update! I'm with Nick Stanbury in not buying the idea of a 'London Flap' being provided to put planks between wagons. My first question would be: why should anyone want to put planks across in the first place? The only place where sidings were close together was where wagons were ...

Here's the next installment of the steel top door debate! Is This the Coal Clue We've Been Looking For? We have recently been discussing the reason for 'London Trader's Top Flaps' on 16-ton steel mineral wagons. The first part of a two-part article on coal trains appears in the current issue of Mod...

I have just found these two postings on another website, looks like other people believe Dave's explanation of the London Traders door is the reason for the top door on the 16t! Top Doors on Steel Mineral Wagons These were specifically titled either ‘London traders’ or ‘London merchants’ doors. The...

As some of you know I have had my BR Class 2 2.6.0 to Don Young's in pieces for some time now with suspected boiler problems. Well upon completion of my latest exam, I decided to take the boiler my latest club for an official hydraulic test which it passed so it is now onto reassembly. Once I got th...

Well after posting a request for pics I thought it would only be fair to post a few of my own milk tank! Click on the images to see enlarged and full size views. These pics show the most recent activity that has taken place on the chassis, this has mainly involved dissassembly! I have taken off all ...

Keith, If you are referring to the longitudinals next to the diagonals I think I managed to squeeze Dave's riviting tool into the gap once I'd eased the diagonal to it's final position. The knee's for the longitudinals were already rivited to the cross bearer before fitting the diagonal's so I only ...

Good to see that pic in the public domain Rich! It looks excellent and as I said before doesn't require painting, just some heavy weathering and it will look just as they did in the 50's/60's! I'll see if I can get a progress pic of mine up too, although due to the slower progress of my tank i'm alm...

Hi All, I have just found this Photopic site on the net showing everybody what we do best! http://markt79.fotopic.net/c1568146.html It's about time that we start publishing afew more photo's of our events on this site so anymore for anymore? Jonny and Rich I know you both have Flickr sites! Regards ...