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A few 50s appeared in Kent https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2021/07/30/thunderer-locomotive-scheduled-to-pass-through-the-district/ "Class 50s never worked in service on Kent Coast Services, but two class members did a round trip through Thanet back in the 1990s – 50032 COURAGEOUS and 50034 FURIOUS carrying the infamous Network SouthEast livery. 50025 was noted at Dover having hauled the Manchester – Dover Western Docks Intercity service from Mitre Bridge, whilst 50008 THUNDERER worked to Dollands Moor, Folkestone, with a stone blower for European Export via the Channel Tunnel and worked back to Derby light Engine on August 2, 2018" Double header near Luton, Chatham https://www.flickr.com/photos/semmytrailer/3279857972

Hornby are planning to model classes 73 and 800, however no release dates are given on page 25 of the latest catalogue https://d63oxfkn1m8sf.cloudfront.net/6617/1447/1661/2024_Hornby_TT120_Catalogue_40pp_Ediiton_24.3_WEB.pdf

A class 50 Sir Edward Elgar could be my birthday treat if the production examples look and perform as well as the sample displayed at various model railway events, will wait and see ...

My preferences in rank order: 1. Class 86, 2. Class 87, 3. Class 92, 4. EM1 (class 76), 5. EM2 (class 77) The 86s, 87s and 92s are also working overseas. Prototype of EM1, Tommy, ran in the Netherlands 1947-1952, the EM2s worked over there from the early 1970s.

I remember seeing mixed coloured sets of HSTs at West Ealing in the 80s. Hornby's ex-LNER brake van and ex-GWR vans would have been in departmental (engineers' use) service by then, long since withdrawn from normal traffic, usually painted in olive green but often well weathered

Former Night Ferry stock. Always been an issue in other scales, because of British and European preferences, but doable in TT:120. Specially built CIWL sleeping cars, SNCF fourgon (luggage van), specially built Southern Railway luggage van https://sremg.org.uk/misc/nferry.shtml https://www.shapeways.com/product/84L4C8QGR/o-160fs-sr-night-ferry-passenger-brake-van

That was also my experience so I'll hold off buying the 57 foot carriages, as much as I would have liked to own them

May is already an expensive month for me with the expected arrival of 5 x Mk2fs. A class 50 will have to wait a little longer, my preferred choice is Sir Edward Elgar.

Problem is, you don't know when the green 08 will next appear in stock, it's highly unlikely it'll be the exact version which you just cancelled. The next green 08 released could be in allover green without yellow/black stripes and with different detailing from D3986.

Dictated by availability and likely Hornby plans. 1950s West Riding, 1960s West Germany, 1980s southern England

Their PN166 inter-war semi detached homes are unfortunately discontinued https://www.pufferwillies-stm.co.uk/metcalfe-pn166---n-gauge-semi-detached-houses-13546-p.asp

The 1920s-30s style bungalow looks very generously proportioned, needs a large garden with driveway for effect. Hornby's chosen a small parish church

What are the bungalow's dimensions, please?

I'm pleased to see the J50 appearing on Hornby's stand, will buy one once they're released

I hope Hornby in future will release 50s in Network SouthEast livery. Some years ago I asked on another forum which class 50s visited the Portsmouth area, where I lived in my childhood https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/59398-did-50025-invincible-ever-visit-portsmouth-area/