Zad

I just want to say thanks for the pointers, I was rather floundering when it came to finding a source of good quality kits. Union of South Africa came though one of our local stations recently too and has generated an itch which needs to be scratched. Although it may take some time to save up! We are lucky here that during the summer, we get "live" steam working the main line twice a day, 4 days a week on the Scarborough Spa Express, with the Scarborough Flyer once a week. The last run of the year was a real treat when it turned out to an A4 streamliner, freshly out of its recent refurb! It may be of interest to know that all 6 surviving A4s will be re-united at York next year, they are bringing Dominion of Canada and Dwight D Eisenhower over the Atlantic for a 1-off re-union. That should prove a heck of a sight! A bit of a challenge for a (rich) modeller. I'm afraid this photo is of a 1:1 scale. Sight lines were rather limited by a commuter train and a hefty crowd on the platform.