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If you want to use an F5 with a cowcatcher, you will need to build the St Coombs and Wick & Lybster branches up in Bonnie Scotland! (Well, I think they were used on both, certainly the St Coombs.)

Patrick

'Blootiful!' As Bernard Matthews might say.

BTW, how were the brakes arranged?

Patrick

Ah! I can see the Coffee Pot lurking in a corner of the works! I think the B&S Lartigue will prove that MSTS is not dead or incapable of further surprises. Can't wait to see it finished ..

Patrick

.. and guesss what, even the Lartigue 'monorail' can be done in MSTS! See this thread: http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... c&&start=0

.. whatever next, the Patiala monorail?
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/L ... atiala.htm

Patrick

Or the Irish: not quite as 'bonkers' but the same sort of thing: http://www.essmee.org.uk/images/NCCRailcar01a.JPG This is Railcar No.3 of the LM&S (NCC) of Northern Ireland. The intention was that the greater visibility from the raised driver's position would allow the railcar to have a trailer at ...

Very fine - particularly the view from the bottom showing the ascent ahead. Look forward to seeing some more progress shots soon .. You'd think such gradients would put the fear of God into a fireman, but not so. So long as you prepare for it and the rail is dry, a continuous steep ascent is not dau...

.. and the valve gear was Belgian-German (Walschaert - Heusinger), the safety valves Irish (Mr Ross of Coleraine) but the elegance and fineness of lines could only be British.

Patrick

There was also a Loco Profile of the 4-12-2 Union Pacific type if you can find it (I have a copy). Very nice double-page spread of the beast. I wonder what Messrs Gresley & Holcroft thought about the use of their conjugated gear for the 3rd cylinder - not quite a high-flying A3!

Patrick

gordon_walter wrote:If LSE is anything to go by, "Enterprise" is going to be an excellent purchase all round, I expect people will purchase the product for more than just an 071!

Definitely! I want somewhere to run some blue engines that are in the pipeline ..

Patrick

The Saint is a wonderful sight - going in the right direction chronologically as far as I'm concerned :D And Ashton Court (if it's the one t'other side of the Avon by Brissle) has fond memories for me as a childhood playground. So now how about a square ended footplate version in 1900s livery a la C...

Lovely stuff - Raul is satisfying my love of British-built export locos. Can't wait for the 4-8-0 2 cylinder compounds!

Patrick

Dessie - Yes, I remember you saying this before, but one can still dream .. ! Mental illness is a very distressing condition - I have seen it myself in a member of my own family - distressing both for the victim and anyone who is close to it. I am glad to hear your friend is much improved and that h...

Oh for Dublin - Cork and Maeve stomping up out of Glanmire Tunnel with the banker desperate to catch up!

Patrick

Try this:

http://www.limpfish.com/pics.php?p=110

Patrick

Oh good - how about a grown-up equine to fulfill the role of Dick, the Fintona Tram motive power?



Poor old Dick - she had to be put in a special 'loco shed' whenever her steamy equivalents passed by.

Patrick