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Hi Just a reminder for this coming weekend
Nottingham Woodthorpe Model Railway Show
Sherwood Community Centre
Mansfield Raod

I cannot recall a thread where we offered some insight into how we
involve ourself in model railroading.
For example, when I go fishing, it is always with others. My time spent
with the train hobby is often solitary. When I eventually build a

Anybody built a Bowser T1 lately? I understand they were hard to
keep running. Have things improved?
Jim Stewart

6 Vintage Litho Japanese Tin Toys: WindUp, Friction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6009711719

Is it just me, or has there not been an update to MRE Mag today?
Normally if there is a day where an issue is not posted to the site, Pat
will post a message the day before.

Model Railroader February 2004: Realistic (and easy) dispatching, by
Roger Kujawa
If you can't get a copy, I have clipped this article, and would be happy
to mail it to you. Reply off-group (drop the 'e') if interested.

Thanx to everyone for the great pointers to electronics supply houses. I
now have a few choices for getting switches. (I even finally learned how to
do the search on Digikey -- they have them, too.)
For anyone that's interested, here's the whole list in one place:

On sunday the 23th of october I visited EUROSPOOR 2005,a yearly returning
event in Utrecht/Holland. A modelbourse about everything concerning
modeltrack. Trainmodels ofcourse, but also trolleymodels. Both in different
gauges.H0, LGB and so on.

looking for spare parts for "keyser"  model in HO anyone help, info? does
the company still exist?
thanks.

In a further attempt to get my Peco turntable motorized, I've found the
instruction sheet! and I need a large gear wheel (Meccano 27b or c) and a
worm gear (Meccano 32).Both have 4mm hole for shaft.
I believe the equivalent here was erector sets?, any way, cant find anything

I've uploaded a selection of shots of Dapol's new N gauge Class 66 to
my Fotopic site.
Gallery on-line here: http://www.adamsphotos.fotopic.net/c743976.html
They are not 100% and have some very cruel magnification but,

This is an interesting one!  I've heard about the streamlined version of the
Model Dockyard 38, but this is the first one I've ever seen.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HO-38-Class-NSW-Brass-Locomotive_W0QQitemZ6008831514QQcat
egoryZ484QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Ebay sellers often declare that ...

Just noticed that some blue locos have a single double arrow logo
about the centre, others have one under each cab window (and possibly
a bit bigger.  Anyone any thoughts on that?

Does anyone have any experience with these decoders?
Are the sounds any good for British Steam engines?
At about £36 from the States they aren't a lot dearer than a Lenz Gold.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Just come across a photo of an early (curvy) GWR railcar with a single
white lamp hanging (at a slight angle) just under the centre of the
windscreem.  This would be the headcode for a stopping passenger train
however I do not recall seeing any other illustrations of these