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    Project for short heritage railway beside busway Dunstable

    I have been following this thread for quite some time now, initially with a lot of interest as I had not heard anything of this scheme. However,...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Jul 22, 2009 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Great Central Railway – 18th April 2009.

    I was on the 2pm service from Leicester North that day - were you wearing an orange hi-vis at the lineside? If so I think I must have seen you - I...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Apr 21, 2009 in forum: Photography
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    steam locomotive 'Newcastle'

    Last I heard, this engine is located on a private site near Heydon (which is a small village near Royston, Hertfordshire). Frustratingly I happen...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Jan 27, 2009 in forum: Heritage Railway
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    Glue?

    I second PVA wood glue - strong, not brittle when dry, dries clear, easy to apply (with time to reposition components if not immediately correct,...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Jan 27, 2009 in forum: Model Railways
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    Motor rail simplex armored locomotives

    Could well have been - I was attempting to do the whole site during an afternoon off, I wildly underestimated how much I wanted to look at and had...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Dec 17, 2008 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Motor rail simplex armored locomotives

    Thank you for your informative answer kalahari. springers, As kalahari says, this is still present (and is what threw me as well, especially as...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Motor rail simplex armored locomotives

    Went to Duxford a couple of weeks back, yes it's still there. I think there was also an open French? petrol rail tractor opposite. PS I was...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Dec 15, 2008 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Warships on Inter-city Stock

    Brilliant, that's good. I will have a look on ebay and other places and see how much the Bachmann ones are going for at the moment. I'd be...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Nov 26, 2008 in forum: Model Railways
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    Warships on Inter-city Stock

    Thanks for your help, I'm not a rivet-counter modeller so tiny differences don't matter too much to me, as long as overall something looks right...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Nov 25, 2008 in forum: Model Railways
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    Whats this?

    Thank you all for the information, I didn't realise there were so many survivors!
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Nov 25, 2008 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Warships on Inter-city Stock

    I have a similar query, I don't know if anyone can help? My layout is WCML, Summer 1967. I have a couple of early Mk2's in Blue/Grey livery, which...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Nov 25, 2008 in forum: Model Railways
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    Whats this?

    Can't see it too clearly but is it a small container of the early style, like the examples recently restored at the Mid-Hants? Out of interest,...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Nov 25, 2008 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    ARISE

    Sneaky... although I must admit I keep mis-reading ARISE as 'A*SE'! A good idea though to encourage respect for the history of each individual...
    Post by: CityOfLeeds, Oct 10, 2008 in forum: Steam Traction