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The book I have says 71D was Fratton, 71E Newport Isle of Wight, 71F Ryde Isle of Wight.

The latest bit of video from the layout with some 'scenic stills' included, along with the usual non DCC added sound effects.

There are 10 Storage Roads for each of the four Main Lines, and the trains run in sequence through Roads 1 to 10 on each before repeating the sequence again. Although some sets remain captive to either the Up or Down direction several sets like the Postal, Motorail, Manchester and Liverpool...

Here are some photos from some of the latest conversions I have done in the last couple of years, this time using a Dapol 86. The original Dapol mechanisms didn't go to waste, as I used them to replace some of my older Farish Class 87 mechanisms. The replacement for the shortened 86 body are...

The Roarers were mostly made by shortening a Farish 87 body, filling in the original bodyside detail, and inserting new windows and grills. The cab windows were replaced, and a bit of re-profiling of the front ends with a file. The shortened body was then fitted onto a Minitrix class 27...

I only remember one year in the 1970s when BR decided to run a service on the Boxing Day, at least in the London area. It wasn't a particular success, and it was no wonder that it was a number of years later before a limited service was run on a few selected routes on Boxing Day. My notes of a...

The pairing of the 25s are usually both powered models, although I have tried a powered/non-powered pair I found this proved to be a little taxing for a solitary 25 hauling the lengthy freights I run plus pulling the dummy loco. The powered pairs run well together, and I have around twenty 25s...

The latest bit of 'train watching' video added today.

The BOC tankers were made by converting standard TEAs using bits of Plastruct and left over bits of balsa and plasticard, and removing and filling in the standard TEA filling points.

There used to be a BOC tanker working between Widnes and North Wembley. Electric hauled on most of its journey. 6F38 1358 North Wembley to Widnes (empty) 6A50 0116 Widnes to North Wembley (loaded) Not sure when this rail traffic ceased ? I believe that BOC still has a site at North Wembley, but...

The latest edition compilation video from the past week.

There are still a number of the earlier Poole era Graham Farish Models I still run. The ones that had the brass gears or white nylon ones run quite well still, but I have spent some time rooting out various 'split gears' on the later Poole ones. There have been a few 'failures' with the early...

Hmmm... Really hard to say. Some of the things have been reused over the past 40 years or so, along with a steadily accumulated amount of Locos and Rolling Stock. Other things were 'stockpiled' over a few years while waiting for the space to become available, so with increasing prices it would...

Another interesting facet of the railway at the time. The St. Pancras station 'Daily Orders' sheet would show the various reservations on outgoing services. The one time conveyance of a 'Prisoner and Escort' would appear on the reservations section for a compartment which was always marked as...

I think I remember that ? When I first started at St. Pancras I spent a few weeks working in the old Station/Area Manager's Office which was in the corner of the concourse near platform 7. (Don Royce was the head clerical man at the time, and Phil Dunkley was the AM). As you went through the...

I worked there from 1972 to 1974. At that time there were still seven platforms. One of my jobs was Station Announcer/Train Recorder in the Signal Box at the top end next to platforms 1 & 2. Had a grandstand view of the comings and goings from high up. The station always seemed busy. However the...

As the last video was well received I cobbled together another selection into a 27 minute Youtube creation made over the last seven days. With added non-DCC sound.

Thank you for those kind words:D.

Yes, I got a miniature 'Cube Cam' which cost £13.98. It's probably not the best of quality as it tries to focus while moving. It's surprising just how 'undulating' the track is, when it looks quite level at normal viewing distances. However it was useful as I spotted loads of things from the...

Strange, I had to look back through some of my past videos to find them at work. Will have to include them in the next video I do. However here are a pair operating a while back on an earlier video. The layout was designed from the start so it could be operated by one person. The Controls are...