Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

It was a very very very very very very very  long train Sorry if Hornby can't compact links. It really only was a one coach train!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ish

Thank you for this information.  It seems to be just what I wanted.

Unfortunately I do not know the date of the photo.  It is pre March 1959 though because that is when he retired.  I cannot see the tender crest on the photo as the picture is taken from just forward of the front of the train, looking backwards down the platform.  I think you may be correct about the fast Blackpool-London express because I have been told that he did work that route.

@Vespa.  Reading all this reminded me that I have posted a copy of the picture previously and obtained some very good information, including a lot from yourself.  Just search the forum for 46118 to see the thread I raised previously.  There is a link to the picture on page 3 of that thread.  You need to select the full link, not just click on the underlined portion.  It is only about 6 months ago but I am in a far more better position now, than I was then, having obtained R3085.

Hello RDS,Yes, I remember the photo now. I am looking at the clothing on the females and it looks around the  50's style.  The lamps appear to be in LMS red as they show as dk grey in the photo. The first carriage looks like an ex LMS corridor carriage as made by Hornby (when you can get them) The numbers on these would be M********M and by the grey tones the carriage is all maroon. The loco carries express headlamp codes and is possibly one of the London expresses. It is due to leave as the safety valves are lifting and boiler pressure is up. Looking at previous posts it must be 1953 or 1954 for the loco to be carrying the 5A shedplate. In 1957 the crests changed to the later crest. By that deduction the loco in the photo would be carrying the early crest. Again that is easy to change using Modelmaster blanking patches and new earlier crest. If you are not confident to change them yourself Grimey Times will do a full make over for around £30 +P&P

Anyone else any thoughts on the deductions made?

Hi all

I got the Somerset Belle digital train set. The loco looks good anda very well  detailed milk tank with NEM couplings. Need to set it up now. I just come back from N gauge which I was in love with but the detailing and fiddley brake pipes is just a bit too small for my eyes.

Any I would of got an e-link train set but I have no laptop so I got this instead.

I like all the literature you get with these trainsets.

Cronan aka Ian

@Vespa  Thank you, that is so informative but can you advise me please, What is the Earlier crest?

I think Vespa is referring to the different early and late British Railways tender crests which were generally changed from 1956/7 onwards.

The early crest is on this Patriot loco  https://www.hornby.com/locomotives/steam-locomotives/dcc-ready-steam-locomotives/br-4-6-0-sir-herbert-walker-k-c-b-patriot-class-early-br.html    and the late crest on this Grange class  https://www.hornby.com/locomotives/steam-locomotives/dcc-ready-steam-locomotives/br-4-6-0-paviland-grange-grange-class-late-br-heavily-weathered.html  Hope that helps.

Thank you for the links.  (Sorry to have asked such a basic question).   I think I have all I need now to modify my Loco.  I will keep an eye out for some suitable coaches.