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Relative tractive effort

Just out of interest has anyone made any tractive effort comparisons between Bachmann's new 4 axle drive "Peak" and Hor...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

Great Winter Layout Photo

There is a great winter Layout photo on the MarklinTalk home page. Click on this link to see the photo: http://groups.ya...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rfpexec
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by rfpexec

7mm scale building?

Any one one got any suggestions for suppliers/manufacturers of 7mm scale buildings? I have checked out my local shops a...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by John.E
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by John.E

PO curtain sided vans

Somewhere I have an advert by BR in the early 1980's that shows Campbells and Pedegree foods curtain sided vans - Havin...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Mike
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Mike

Fir trees for 4mm scale

A small layout I'm building in 4mm scale needs some fir trees. As I don't have the time to make my own this time round,...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jumbledup
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by jumbledup

Story of Steam

For anybody interested, BBC 2 NOW!! Fred Dibner and the stgory of stgeam.... Colin.
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by colin
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by colin

Wigan Show

Just a note to say how much I enjoyed the show. Well done to all those who made it possible. I won't say too much about...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by len
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by len

Re: Which was should points levers move?

Hi Tom >I'm setting up an ho/oo scale track with standard Hornby points and >(electric) levers but don't know if there...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by roderic
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by roderic

OT somewhat - acid jars (and wagons)

Any chemists out there ? I'm trying to find out when the earthenware jars for acid were last used. I'm doing a drawing...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Mike
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by Mike

Coal yards

Hi, Not being old enough to have seen the coal yard in action as a regular feature on my local railways, and seeing the...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by derekYOURCLOTHESheath
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by derekYOURCLOTHESheath

Bachmann Deltic - yet another missed opportunity!

After waiting 25 years since Lima's effort of producing an accurate model of a Deltic we now have yet another botch up....
111 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bgrey62253
111 comments posted 22yrs posted by bgrey62253

FAO Simon (piemanlarger

(With thanks to the group) Hi Simon I have tried to reply to your offer of couplings on britrail but I don't think my ma...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by address_wont_work
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by address_wont_work

Removing the early BR logo from the Hornby Q1

Have just tried to remove the early BR logo from the Hornby Q1 I have, but the usual white spirit / enamel thinners are...
23 comments posted 22yrs
posted by leftfield42
23 comments posted 22yrs posted by leftfield42

Moaning or rather debating about model standards

It is good to see such a healthy debate on this newsgroup. We must also vent our spleen in a polite way to the manufact...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by titans
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by titans

In praise of the manufacturers

We're always ready to criticise manufacturers' products on here, and that's how it should be - at least until we get so...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam