Thank you Neil. That is a book which is already in my friends library.
Looking at the author Brian L Jackson I believe he passed away last year. He was due to give a talk on the Railways of Portland to my club in a few months time.
Roy
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- Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:12 pm
- Forum: Other Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Small hut at Swanage MPD
- Replies: 8
- Views: 385
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: Other Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Small hut at Swanage MPD
- Replies: 8
- Views: 385
Re: Small hut at Swanage MPD
Thanks Neil. I expect that will be a useful shot so I will pass it on.
Roy
Roy
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:52 pm
- Forum: Other Buildings and Scenery
- Topic: Small hut at Swanage MPD
- Replies: 8
- Views: 385
Re: Small hut at Swanage MPD
An accomplice of mine from Evercreech, who is also building a model of Swanage up to the road bridge, says he has seen drawings showing this as an oil store. He wonders in return if you have any photos of the cattle pens and coal staithes you might be able to share.
Roy
Roy
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:44 am
- Forum: Trains: Model and Prototype
- Topic: Adding operational interest to a engine shed layout
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1455
Re: Adding operational interest to a engine shed layout
Indeed! The wheels on the skate were around 6 inches in diameter so only 2mm on a model. I once had the conundrum of one of the wheels on the skate running a 'hotbox' only 2 miles into the journey from Bristol to Gloucester. It was actually a lump of ballast which had flicked up and wedged itself be...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:19 am
- Forum: Trains: Model and Prototype
- Topic: Adding operational interest to a engine shed layout
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1455
Re: Adding operational interest to a engine shed layout
I cannot speak for the steam depot as main line steam ended the year before I started my apprenticeship. But in diesel depot days, if a loco was crippled purely due to the lack of a component there was a system of priority ordering through the stores known as UVS - urgent vehicle standing. Naturally...
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:59 am
- Forum: Trains: Model and Prototype
- Topic: Adding operational interest to a engine shed layout
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1455
Re: Adding operational interest to a engine shed layout
Brake blocking!
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 9:54 am
- Forum: New Products
- Topic: Lanarkshire Models & Supplies
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8378
Re: Lanarkshire Models & Supplies
May I thank Dave for his excellent service this week. An order for loco lamps arrived from Scotland to North Somerset via Royal Mail within 48 hours. If only onward shipment to Vancouver Island on the far side of Canada could be as efficient! Just need to wait for items from other suppliers to arriv...
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:52 am
- Forum: Other Workshop Practice
- Topic: Solder paint
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2060
Re: Solder paint
ColinMcC wrote:I think that you can use one of the non-acidic fluxes, either Carrs orange or yellow.
Yellow is dilute phosphoric acid so it will be orange. I can't remember what it is made up of but the main ingredient was an obscure chemical which I'm sure was not an acid.
Roy
- Mon May 25, 2020 1:23 pm
- Forum: Where to Find?
- Topic: Right Track DVD series
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3878
Re: Right Track DVD series
I agree some of these videos could be quite relaxing. I recall one in particular was very informative and instructional but the dialogue was so slow and monotone that I kept nodding off then having to rewind. The 'bastard file' was a term I first came across during the first year of my apprenticeshi...
- Sat May 23, 2020 7:14 am
- Forum: Where to Find?
- Topic: Right Track DVD series
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3878
Re: Right Track DVD series
We started selling these DVD's during my last few years C+L up to 2016. Very few actually sold and they were eventually given away by the then owner. My understanding is that we were allowed to sell existing stock but no further copies could be produced, which I assume was down to a copyright issue....
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:19 am
- Forum: Railway Buildings
- Topic: When did aerials become common place?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1913
Re: When did aerials become common place?
I remember our first television set was when I was about 4 so that would be 1957. I'm sure we weren't the first to have one. The picture was initially a 'snowstorm' then when it was tuned in properly the only programme on was horse racing, in black and white naturally. Fascinating when you switched ...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:21 am
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3360
Re: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
Would be even more impressive it was all plugged into a ceiling light fitting :idea: :shock: Ah! Those were the days. I can remember mother ironing with a bayonet plug connected into the light fitting and water running down the flex from the leaky roof. :shock: Obviously it could only be done in da...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3360
Re: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
Interesting! Wouldn't mind betting that with a quick clean up of the dirt it would all pass muster. The only criticism would be a lack of insulating sleeves on the live and neutral pins. This ensures that the circuit is broken before wandering fingers or foreign objects can get under the body and ma...
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:40 am
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3360
Re: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
I seem to recall a story that in the early days of the Wales & West show at the Victoria Rooms in Bristol it was discovered that the building was supplied with mains at 110 volts. No idea how that was overcome in short order on the day. Can anyone remember that far back? We are probably talking ...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:03 pm
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3360
Re: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
Incredible! And the usual response when you come across one of these is 'I know which end to disconnect first'.
Roy

Roy
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:26 pm
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3360
Re: Scalefour Southwest 2020 Cancelled
A great shame as I'm sure Chris would already have put many man hours into preparations for this year's show. For myself it ruins my entertainment during set up on Friday afternoon and evening. As chief PAT tester I marvel at some of the electrical equipment offered up as good examples of safe kit. ...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:53 am
- Forum: Track and Turnouts
- Topic: C&L track base
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2304
Re: C&L track base
How old are they? It was a known problem under the previous ownership when I was the track assembler. Track gauge regularly came out at around 18.75 but there wasn't the will to correct it. Whenever I raised concerns I was told that it was 'near enough' which might just about work with straight trac...
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:25 pm
- Forum: Steam Locomotives
- Topic: Brassmasters Blk5 45232
- Replies: 228
- Views: 37518
Re: Brassmasters Blk5 45232
Pete
I probably have copies of those in my shed. I'll have a look over the weekend.
Roy
I probably have copies of those in my shed. I'll have a look over the weekend.
Roy
- Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:13 am
- Forum: Guest Book
- Topic: Professional 4mm model-maker (coaches) sought
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4341
Re: Professional 4mm model-maker (coaches) sought
IIRC there was a link to Rocar in the old Comet coach kit catalogue including an address in Scotland. It was definitely on the website which no longer seems to be active. Does anyone have a copy of the catalogue squirrelled away somewhere. I may have one but I cannot get to it at the moment.
Roy
Roy
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:03 am
- Forum: Product Information
- Topic: Chairs and Rail
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14925
Re: Chairs and Rail
This problem only came to light when the rail was used to make flexitrack. We noticed that it would not lie down flat but we quickly ruled out a problem with the sleeper bases. It was initially thought that once the track was fixed down to a base material the problem would go away but the tendency o...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:16 am
- Forum: Product Information
- Topic: Chairs and Rail
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14925
Re: Chairs and Rail
To the best of my recollections from working at C+L, all of the steel rail sold was that which was handed over to Pete in 2011. There was more than sufficient stock to meet demand over the following 5 - 6 years although much of it had started to corrode in the damp workshop. A batch of HiNi tended t...
- Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scaleforum 2018
- Replies: 124
- Views: 31939
Re: Scaleforum 2018
Totally agree and well worth the temporary back pain incurred after 5 hours of driving. Poured with rain in both directions and the M4 was a bit of a mare going home due to those who don't know how to drive properly. Many thanks to all those who did the organising, entertaining and educating. :thumb...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:07 am
- Forum: Exhibitions
- Topic: Scalefour Southwest (Railwells) 2018
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4990
Re: Scalefour Southwest (Railwells) 2018
Woe betide anyone who falls foul of my PAT tester! I have amassed a bumper crop of books and DVD's for our charity bookstall this year and I might throw in some odds and ends which I haven't been able to sell so far. Might be worth bringing a carrier bag. All proceeds (100%) go to Railway Children s...
- Wed May 09, 2018 12:36 pm
- Forum: Product Information
- Topic: Exactoscale Products
- Replies: 78
- Views: 30721
Re: Exactoscale Products
Andrew
Has any thought been given as to how the assembly instructions will be available when the transition happens? To the best of my knowledge they are currently only available as downloads from the C+L website under the Knowledge Centre.
Roy
Has any thought been given as to how the assembly instructions will be available when the transition happens? To the best of my knowledge they are currently only available as downloads from the C+L website under the Knowledge Centre.
Roy
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:53 am
- Forum: Layouts and Operations
- Topic: Construction of a Test Track
- Replies: 611
- Views: 141441
Re: Track Construction for a Test Track
That would have been me! The undergauging problem was with the C+L thin sleeper P4 flexitrack and seemed to vary with each new batch of sleeper bases which arrived. Typically 18.75mm was not unusual towards the end of my involvement. I did discuss this with the new owner and he acknowledged that he ...