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Can You Pick ‘Em : Vehicles From Wickham<\/span><\/p>\n … and general engineering “staff transport”.<\/p>\n Passenger vehicles were also commissioned, largely for “third world” operators.<\/p>\n But, generally, if it ran on rails …<\/p>\n … it could issue forth from the Ware factory.<\/p>\n For most of us “of a certain age” the name Wickham will be for ever associated with British Railways’ abortive “railbus” experiment. The “Wickhams” ended up in Scotland\u00a0 …<\/p>\n … where hey were almost as popular as Pacers! In the end, they did not save branch lines and soon the railbus (and the branch lines!) passed into history.<\/p><\/div>\n There is no room in the model trolley for a motor so it is hidden in the heap of gravel in the truck that the trolley tows. They are inseparable!<\/p><\/div>\n Now for a modest (?) \u00a345, you can buy a garage for your trolley.<\/p>\n In the real 12 inches to the foot world, hulking great railway workers would manhandle trolley and trainer into their respective hutches.<\/p><\/div>\n One oir two heritage railways have Wickham trolleys and give rides in them …<\/p>\n At least one railway appears to have used a trolley to pull a coach – presumably very very slowly!<\/p>\n fbb would quite fancy a trundle in the inspection saloon labelled EFG and illustrated earlier. Perhaps Notwork Rail would arrange a path on the line from Axminster to Waterloo and back?<\/p><\/div>\n Although these maps are superb examples of the cartographer’s art, fbb does sometimes wonder whether they can be too complicated.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n … which seems OK. But then look at the greater Velizy industrial development.<\/p>\n … also no longer exists. The Paladin network is no more and is replaced by a new network called Bus de la Bievre with routes numbered in the 400s.<\/p><\/div>\n It is in a tunnel, but with posh platforms, stairs and escalators.<\/p><\/div>\n It would appear to run on only one rail.<\/p><\/div>\n What will this become when ot is assembled?<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n They are far too thick.\u00a0 When first introduced, Airfix kits’ windows were far too thick (above on the left) so modellers inserted them backwards (above right and they looked better.<\/p>\n But they are still too thick to in comparison with those already installed in the Poachers cottage. Fortunately, fbb had some bits from a pack of “mixed” windows sold by Ratio (a Peco company) and several fitted reasonably well. Two needed bodging from a twelve pane window to a six pane and a four pane ditto.<\/p>\n And, lo and behold, clear as crystal, we have thin windows!<\/p>\n And here is the finished product on its base and in place on the layout. More work to be done, of course, but it looks good.<\/p>\n The Poachers cottage project has been a great therapy in a busy and elderly life!!<\/p><\/div>\n