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Any idea what hospital that was?

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Thanks for the reply 81F. I'll have a look at those links. I have been watching some steam era videos on YouTube recently which can be intersting but, as you say, they tend to concentrate on the locos.

I have a full rake of the nine LMS Coronation Scot coaches on pre-order. I wonder if Hornby are intending to release other sets like this?

What about this one: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/shop/locomotives/steam-locomotives/lms-patriot-class-4-6-0-5521-rhyl-era-3.html I waited years for a LMS liveried rebuilt Patriot.

Thanks again LC&DR. I totally agree. I have been going back through my copies of Hornby Magazine that have Train Formation sections. I guess these must be quite accurate as the have the location as well as, often, the origin and destination as well as the year. Sometimes they list the actual date. It is quite surprising some of the formations listed. Of course this is only accurate if you can find the period and area you are trying to model but it gives an interesting insight. Some of the trains are surprisingly "higgledy piggledy"!

Thanks LC&DR. I actually have five of the Hornby Collett coaches in crimson & cream but they haven't been run yet. They're still in the boxes. I have actually travelled quite a bit in corridor coaches back in the day but never really took any notice of how the corridors were arranged.

Hi Everyone. I haven't posted on here for a while. I am going to start detailing some of my coaches (passengers, lighting, tail lamps, weathering etc.) and arranging them in more permanent rakes. So, in the real world, in a rake of corridor coaches, would the corridors always be arranged on the same side of the train? Thanks in advance for any help...

Not wanting to hijack this topic but what are the basic differences between version 1 and 2 of the R8247?

I don't use track connectors. The wires from my Elite controller are soldered directly to the track. I find Bachmann locos often have three capacitors fitted but I have never seen more than one on a Hornby loco. The loco I had problems with was an LMS G2 and basic Bachmann 21 pin decoder - see here: https://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=Bachmann-G2-Super-D I had to completely dis-assemble my DP1 Deltic Prototype (which was no mean feat) to remove the capacitors but it runs beautifully now. Anyway, as I said, I couldn't find any on King Henry III (it doesn't have a PCB) which was a bit of a surprise! Richard

Hi Everyone. After purchasing my first ever DCC fitted loco (and first ever sound loco) - R3382TTS Holland-Afrika Line and being pretty impressed with the TTS sound, I decided to fit TTS decoders to a couple of my other newer locos. These are R3320 Golden Eagle and R3410 King Henry III. Now, after some running problems I had with a certain B@CHM@nn loco some years ago, I am a firm believer in removing capacitors when fitting decoders. So, I was quite surprised when I couldn't find one on the King Class. The A4 had one prominently soldered to the motor contacts. Has anyone else noticed this - missing capacitors? I have not dis-assembled the Merchant Navy to look for a capacitor at this stage as it runs so well straight out of the box. Richard

Your "Rocket" looks to be in great condition. I hope Hornby eventually do a new tooled version of this, especially now that they have become very proficient at producing small locos. I treated myself to R3614 LMS Rebuilt Patriot 5521 "Rhyl" for Christmas. I have been waiting for them to release an LMS liveried version of the rebuilt patriot since they brought it out years ago! Also, a rake of Collet Bow Ended Coaches in Crimson and Cream to go with my WR Early BR King, Castle and Star (R4684A, R4685A, R4686A, R4687A, R4688A). I now have at least one rake of coaches in the correct livery for all my locos...

Does anyone know when Hornby are announcing their new items?

Well, that's another year gone then...

Vapourware...

DCC Concepts DCD-ZNSSA-1. I have one of these but I haven't installed it in anything yet. I believe it will keep a OO loco running for up to 2 metres. Their previous stay alives were more to improve very slow speed performance, which they do. I have a couple in a Bachmann Patriot & Jubilee which do not have pickups on the tender & they have certainly improve the low speed running of those locos...

Great! I've pretty much given up on ever seeing it, to be honest...

What do I get when I win?!? 🤐

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