Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

I have left you a link for the items you require in a previous post about 4 back. Regarding coaches, if BR days then BR Mk1's if LMS days then Hornby Midland coaches. Both Hornby and the other maker do MK1's You will need them with M prefix numbers in BR days.

I have just had a thought. What crest is in the tender? Early or late? This may help more in your choice of coaches. All your BR period coaches should be either maroon with M numbers eg M5002 or red and cream with M numbers. Those older coaches in BR  midland days ie from LMS ownership will have an extra M after the number. eg M1501M. If your Grandad was in the photo after 1964 then you cold slip in a BR Mk2 in maroon or an odd  BR mk1 in blue and grey. I can't list R numbers or the other makers cat numbers but you can look under coaches above in the menu for Railroad MK1. Most are not yet available. Please get back with the year of the photo. The train sounds like a fast Blackpool- London Euston express that would stop at several main stations.

The Modelmaster renumbering/naming kit has the numbers on a green or clear background. The green version covers the old number so you don't need to remove it. 

Blackpool Central closed to passenger traffic in 1964 so forget the blue and grey coaches.

I just found a photo of a Scot with Gresley coaches behind it, leaving B'Pool Central. http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A2KLktnQL81T3hYAT3VNBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTIzZHVhbmdwBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAM5OTgyNWYxZDRjOWJkZDg0MDlhYmMxZjQ3MTA0YjUyNgRncG9zAzY0BGl0A2Jpbmc-?back=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.images.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dblackpool%2Bcentral%2Brailway%2Bstation%26fr%3Dmoz35%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26spos%3D12%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D64&w=2668&h=1882&imgurl=www.communityraillancashire.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F07%2FLeaving-Blackpool-Central.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.communityraillancashire.co.uk%2F%3Fattachment_id%3D511&size=741.2KB&name=Leaving+%3Cb%3EBlackpool%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3ECentral%3C%2Fb%3E+%C2%BB+Leaving+%3Cb%3EBlackpool%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3ECentral%3C%2Fb%3E&p=blackpool+central+railway+station&oid=99825f1d4c9bdd8409abc1f47104b526&fr2=piv-web&fr=moz35&tt=Leaving+%3Cb%3EBlackpool%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3ECentral%3C%2Fb%3E+%C2%BB+Leaving+%3Cb%3EBlackpool%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3ECentral%3C%2Fb%3E&b=61&ni=112&no=64&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11rihccea&sigb=1494egild&sigi=12qqp5gas&sigt=12istm4am&sign=12istm4am&.crumb=NtffF05tQ2j&fr=moz35&fr2=piv-web  The first carriage is a BR Mk1 Full Brake.

Oh dear Vespa what have you done? I think your link is a trite too long.

I've just accidentally noticed something which others might not have done on this forum. It's very useful. If you click on a latest entry on the home forum pages, it takes you to that thread's last page straightaway, rather than having to work through a thread towards its end. You can then work backwards from that if you wish to.

Try this shorter link http://tinyurl.com/Vespa-s-link

I can't read this thread any more, since Vespa did the mega link the thread is minute and only on the very left of the screen. If I want to add something I have to go to the page before Vespa's entry. 

That's better, my last entry has created another page and all is well.