I have had this Loco for quite some time and its turn to be numbered etc has come. It is Crewe (CD) based coal sector loco 31312. This loco was used on Nuclear Flask trains and was seen throughout the country. Weathering will again take place much later. Transfers are Railtec and etches are Protoneo.

Here are two Class 47’s that were related to Stratford Depot (SF). The first is a pure SF mid 80’s Loco, 47596 Aldeburgh Festival. The second is a loco that inherited the Benjamin Gimbert GC nameplates after the original Loco moved away. 47574 then in Parcels livery was the lucky Loco.

Here are my recent purchases from Heljans new Class 73 range. So far this was only a detailing, numbering and naming exercise. They now join the long list of stock to be weathered.

Transfers are Railtec and the nameplates are from Protoneo.

Doing the last few Locos that need naming and/or numbering. The first one is Deltic number 55003 MELD in its final working condition. The nameplates are Fox and the transfers are Railtec. I need to source another set of windscreen wipers as this loco had two per window. I last saw this Loco at KX on the day John Lennon was killed.

Will be weathered in future – but it is at the back of a rather large queue.

Sadly not done any modelling during Xmas, but here are a couple I worked on prior to Xmas. They are from very diverse eras. Sadly I am so far behind with weathering, it will be many months before I can finish them properly.

Freightliner Class 08.

I purchased this loco from a box shifter for a bargain £150, it was an unnumbered Loco. I have now numbered it 08530, this Loco has spent some time in East Anglia. After research I found three photos of it working at Felixstowe. I have removed the vacuum pipes, added windscreen wipers as well as numbering.

BR(S) Class D 4-4-0

I purchased this Loco as part of a job lot about 2 years ago. After testing it, it was deemed a non runner. I then left if for nearly a year, when I had a conversation with my friend Ian (Trainman ) Hammond who said he would take a look at it for me. I know the regeneration had some twists and turns but in the end I was handed back a lovely running Loco. My thanks go to Ian for saving the day. I have since given it some cosmetic TLC and it now looks and runs great. It will now become part of my BR(S) Engine Shed layout.

Latest purchase is a J20 – this is kit built to a very good standard and only needs a few tweek’s and a better weathering job.

Today at the Whitwell and Reepham Model Railway Exhibition I was given 10 minutes to Examine and run a prototype Accurascale DS88. WOW – yes please – at least two. Very Special thanks to Helen and Anne from GEM for the chance to run the prototype on Little Sefton.