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I always like a big diesel, and this one is superb.

It's nothing like a proper "forum" :D and it's regrettable that the Association has chosen Fakebook, but not surprising (I guess it reflects a society of today). I do not disagree, which is why I used the term "forum-type" as in it is the place people meet to discuss matters of ...

I won't be going to Facebook either, there are too many scammers and idiots on it. What about asking someone from the 16mm Association would they know of someone or a site that would be perfect for us. Or has that avenue been explored. The 16mm Association's main organ for forum-type postings is no...

At that time, they were standard Hunslet injectors. The water valve is actually part of the injector body and is no more than a taper plug with a cross hole. I won't post an image link but you can see exactly the same type of injector on Lilla here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3...

The driving position was swapped from the right to the left-hand side in the 1960s ... putting the injectors under the fireman's control for the first time.

Would love if someone knowledgeable explained the whole thing to me as well :mrgreen: I might know a bit... Linda as first converted for FR use: https://www.ffestiniograilway.org.uk/perch/resources/articles/1962jullindablnp-w1000.jpg Basically, still in Penrhyn condition with two injectors mounted ...

As you say, a bit niche. Not sure I would want to spend that much on a book about a diesel loco .... 😳 Ah, in that case the contents of my bookshelves may not be of interest to you: I've got loads of them! Having finished the Co-Bo book I'm now reading Class 47: 50 Years of Locomotive History, whic...

A little niche maybe, but I really enjoyed The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives:
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Met ... ck/p/17812

Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:49 pmGray and blue I think?

Blue and red, and no lining on the tender. That didn't happen until 1997.

So if I were to settle on my model of Linda being before the pony truck was fitted, what livery would she have been painted in? As bambuko has mentioned, they did both run in Penrhyn black but were soon repainted in standard (at that time) FR green with red lining and black edging. This is Linda in...

Trevor Thompson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:19 pmIf I had tried to make it into Blanche I would have ended up trying to make piston valves!

Blanche had slide valves before the front pony truck was fitted. Oil-firing, piston valves and the pony truck all happened together in 1972.

Talking about looks, do you happen to know of any sources of GA kind of drawing for either Linda or Blanche? Sorry, no. Yes, it would mean larger min radius, but it would be no worse than three coupled 0-6-0 loco? and if anything slightly better since some side movement in the pony truck would help...

A lovely model, and some impressive work has gone in to it. Well done! Yes, the two that ended up at Ffestiniog (Blanche and Linda) are very similar, with Charles left in it's original condition as a static museum display. Similar certainly, but they hide their many and varied differences well. They...

Rod mentioned that this particular Blanche does not have radio control. That can be quickly and easily remedied without much further outlay. Another factor that has to be considered is the lining, in that it has been lined! Geoff Munday's recent retirement from LightLine has created, I feel, a bit o...

Jimmyb wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:56 amLink takes me to "O gauge steam locomotive untested" !!

Seller has "revised" the listing with new pics, new price and new description.

Roundhouse r/c Lady Anne... yours for £4,400: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174427089803

Superb!

So that the bottom of the brush is moving forwards, to lift debris up and hopefully clear. If it goes the other way the debris is pushed back under the wheels and sets it up for a spectacular entry into the "epic fails" thread! Thanks, makes sense ... I did say it may be a silly question....

Soar Valley Light wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:54 pmIt used to be done with a pair of junction fishplates...

Yes indeed, like this:

Maybe this is going to seem like a daft question, but here goes anyway...

Which way does the brush rotate?