Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2009

Eastleigh will host the first public appearance for more than 18 years of
No. 50026 Indomitable. In it's final stages of a restoration to main line
condition, the loco, once a resident of Booth's Rotherham, will be started
publicly for the first time on the Saturday. Finished in ...

What's the proper name for the decorative dangly bits round the
bottom of a station canopy?  And does anyone know if you can buy it
ready-made in LNER style?
Guy

Proto 2000   E units
Will a "B" unit shell fit on the frame of a powered  "A" unit ?
Will a "A" unit shell fit on the frme of a non powered "B" unit ?
E8 to E8

Can anyone suggest a sound decoder for a Bachman Spectrum 3-truck Shay?
Jeff

Got an e-mail from a bod in Florida, modelling Sir Winston Churchil on
Bournemouth Belle duties. He has a pic showing a two disc code, left hand
end of buffer beam, right of smokebox door, and one of the disks is marked
35, which I assumed was the SR code for that service.  Had a ...

My son-in-law alerted me to this:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3253382.html?menu=news.quirkies
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/4-minutes-wunderland/
Download video: http://www.miwula.tv/uploads/Image_20080722_1600.wmv

Anyone know where can buy a Fowler tender - one of recent design, from the
likes of a crab or the latest patriot ?
Cheers,
Simon

Does anyone know of a traffic generator software package for a PC?
The only one I can find is Wagonflow from England.  Any help would be
appreciated.

Reviewers rip this book big time at Amazon:
http://easyurl.net/LionelBook

To make a long story very short, for the last twelve years I have not
been able to engage in model railroading.  Now I am slowly getting
back into the game and I am amazed at how much the hobby has changed.
I have several IHS locomotives I purchased years ago that are standard

My wife found this site today while doing some searches for me. It looks
interesting and thought others here might like it. I have not registered yet
(free), but just might after If look around some more.
http://www.h0scale.com/defaulteng.htm

The demolition team are in to remove the Hayes bumping post, there are
crates, oil drums and general merchandise on the loading docks but all
eyes are turned to watch the film crew shooting the latest 'cops and
robbers' episode.

. . . of trains! What did you think I meant?
I'm sure this link has been posted before and in spite of that, here
it is again for your enjoyment. Some of the train videos are quite
long but the detail . . . well, judge for yourself.

This is firstly a sincere apology to everyone on the group ( apart
from 'Jerry' ) for way I have been countering all his posts.
'Jerry' is,  as you all know by now, an Internet Troll.
'Jerry's' language and otherwise rude / vulgar behaviour is

Well, maybe it'll only be one more!  I think I have found a method of
ballasting that works for me and I do appreciate the help and advice
of all of you here.
My question now, however, is:  why does it have to be glued down?  It