…and all back together again. A simple enough job, but one that was possibly overdue. Clearances are tight along the edge , but even with the lengthy Sprinter coaches, all seems well. I did forget to mention this. Rhiw 2 gets six pages in RM thi…
This must be one of the most tweaked fiddle yards in existence. Originally built in 2009 for Rhiw 1, adapted for Svanda, readapted for Rhiw 2 and now..The pre show set/test for Svanda’s showing at Eastbourne last week threw a curveball in a broken tie-…
A decision was made to have regular running sessions for the current exhibition animals. This rather than the last minute check before a show. This week Rhiw came out of the box and some of the new stock was introduced, the short wheelbase pickin…
The weekend saw a push to get a rake of vac-braked 16 tonners painted up. These representing what must have been the last use of these on scrap traffic. With four left to do it was a case of looking at Paul Bartlett’s excellent wagon photo site an…
Both Mk1 and Mk2 Rhiw were based around the movement of scrap and chemical traffic through the scene. Mk2 has been backdated slightly to 78-83 and not only leans more on first generation DMUs, but there is a subtle shift in wagonary. The huge slab…
