Whilst not wishing to nit-pick and having noted your comments on proof checking/amendments I feel the following should be brought to your attention
Unfortunately the panel showing depot allocations for the Bachmann WD's which states "This is their allocation history from 1948" is inaccurate.
The earliest date I have information for is from August 1952 which is as follows:-
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Aug-50 Sep-51 51A Darlington
Sep-51 Jan-52 53A Hull Dairycoates
Jan-52 Mar-52 8B Warrington
Mar-52 Apr-52 7A Llandudno Jct
Apr-52 Jun-52 6B Mold Junction
Jun-52 Mar-54 38A Colwick
Mar-54 Apr-57 2E Northampton
Apr-57 Jul-59 6B Mold Junction
Jul-59 Mar-63 8D Widnes
Mar-63 Sep-64 10A Springs Branch
Sep-64 Dec-65 38A Colwick (Date Withdrawn)
Widnes shed closed in April 1964
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Aug-50 Apr-51 82D Westbury
Apr-51 Jun-51 86G Pontypool Road
Jun-51 Aug-51 86A Ebbw Junction
Aug-51 Jun-57 86C Cardiff Canton
Jun-57 Oct-62 81C Southall (Date Withdrawn)
I lived in Widnes till 1965 and knew the shed had closed prior to my departure - which is what alerted me to the errors in the first instance.
I feel it is important that "factual" items are accurately reported to prevent modellers basing their layouts on incorrect information. In a relatively short time your magazine has built up a good reputation and I would not wish it to become regarded as "unreliable" because of such factual errors.
In this case I cannot tell whether the inaccuracies are a result of the sources used by the author, or in the editing/proof correction stage
Regards
Ian Breeden
on checking was in
Unfortunately the panel showing depot allocations for the Bachmann WD's which states "This is their allocation history from 1948" is inaccurate.
The earliest date I have information for is from August 1952 which is as follows:-
90423
Aug-50 Sep-51 51A Darlington
Sep-51 Jan-52 53A Hull Dairycoates
Jan-52 Mar-52 8B Warrington
Mar-52 Apr-52 7A Llandudno Jct
Apr-52 Jun-52 6B Mold Junction
Jun-52 Mar-54 38A Colwick
Mar-54 Apr-57 2E Northampton
Apr-57 Jul-59 6B Mold Junction
Jul-59 Mar-63 8D Widnes
Mar-63 Sep-64 10A Springs Branch
Sep-64 Dec-65 38A Colwick (Date Withdrawn)
Widnes shed closed in April 1964
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Aug-50 Apr-51 82D Westbury
Apr-51 Jun-51 86G Pontypool Road
Jun-51 Aug-51 86A Ebbw Junction
Aug-51 Jun-57 86C Cardiff Canton
Jun-57 Oct-62 81C Southall (Date Withdrawn)
I lived in Widnes till 1965 and knew the shed had closed prior to my departure - which is what alerted me to the errors in the first instance.
I feel it is important that "factual" items are accurately reported to prevent modellers basing their layouts on incorrect information. In a relatively short time your magazine has built up a good reputation and I would not wish it to become regarded as "unreliable" because of such factual errors.
In this case I cannot tell whether the inaccuracies are a result of the sources used by the author, or in the editing/proof correction stage
Regards
Ian Breeden
on checking was in