[dwb]

Thanks for the information and posting the photo as in addition to my primary interest in 1950s steam around Leeds, my wife and I share an interest in contemporary continental railways and are building up a small collection of locos. That MRCE loco looks a lot like our recently acquired BLS 486 loco from Piko. http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/uploa...07_44_20761.jpg

David

 

[dwb]

Thanks for that information. It is most interesting. When we were in Austria last summer we stopped off at the Brenner pass to do a bit of train spotting from the roof of the multi storey car park of the factory outlet centre. Some of the photos can be found in this photo gallery. There is also a photo of a four pantograph Taurus which we saw on shed at Innsbruck - this one was wearing the OBB Italia livery.

David

 

[dwb]

There's nothing so sad as a loco that can't be run... I look forward to seeing how your idea progresses and whether you can stop it becoming an 'L' and then a 'U' ...

David

 

[dwb]

The bad news is that we have no elf to assist him

Can't you get a replacement from the National Elf Service?
I'll get me coat ...

David

 

[dwb]

I doubt I can claim credit for the NES joke. It's sure to have come from a comic or Christmas cracker. I just a memory fo such trivia.

David