Model Forum / General / Railroads / January 2008

A Preston Model Railway Exhibition is being held at the University of
Central Lancashire on Saturday January 5th & Sunday January 6th.
The exhibition will be held in the Foster Refectory, Main Building,
Fylde Road, Preston.

When you book online is there a way of specifying that you want seats in
either the "quiet" or "family" coach?   Alternatively is there a way of
saying you do *not* want to sit in either of these coaches?   I ask because
I found myself in the family coach yesterday - not really a ...

Daily Post - Llandudno Junction  UK
Eryl Crump
31st December 2007
"  Two brothers are running their own replica railway service – to the

When examining the lines offered by Bachmann in both N and HO scale, I
note that there are the normal lines and then the Spectrum
line....with fewer offerings.
What are the ACTUAL quality differences between the regular and the

When I was a kid and had learned how to use a library, I remember going to
my local public library branch at 73rd and Exchange on Chicago's south side,
right next to the IC's electrified South Chicago commuter branch.  In
addition to what ever I needed for school, I would always ...

A friend of mine has designed with inclinometer specifically for model
railroads. It measures grade and superelevation and displays readings on two
LCD displays.

I was just thinking, now that Heljan have successfully produced 'Falcon',
and Bachmann/NRM have almost produced 'Deltic', what could be the next
prototype loco to produce? I was thinking 'Kestrel' as a companion to
'Falcon' :-)

As one who lurks on this group and never posts, I have been wondering
why the group is bedeviled by some clown who posts pictures of nekkid
wimmin.
Then I realized why -- after all, this IS a MODELS group . . . . . .

So a well known importer of Chinese products is offering a model of a
Bulleid WC with a Stanier tender... How prototypical is that , if so
how long did it carry that tender and was it the only one....
the model looks hideous to me.

A question about the real railbus, for which Airfix, and then Dapol modelled
in their plastic kit. At each end are only two lights:-
Was it both white in the leading end, both red when trailiing, or
One white when leading, one red when trailing. or

Anybody know how to reverse the polarity on these motor bogies? I have
two that I want to put in an MTK Western Shell but they run in
opposite directions. I just can see how to change the polarity.
Andy

Tried a new  -to me-  trick this afternoon while building the interior for a
fancy privately-owned business car: I cooked up some working table (and one
free-standing) lamps to light the interior.
I started by running a small diameter light pipe up through a section of

This is the one I believe:
http://examplesforusenet.fotopic.net/c1433826.html
I think that it looks OK
Regards

I wanna do graffiti!!!
Do you?
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OK, here's the scoop... I've always liked the looks of the C&O heavy Mikado
with the flying pumps & the Elesco feedwater heater on the smokebox.  Well,
the other night, I found out that my NKP actually leased some of those very
engines from the C&O to ease a locomotive shortage ...