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As do I.

As a slight aside to this, does anyone know if any of the K Boats still exist? The K boats were WW1 period STEAM SUBMARINES with a slight design flaw. A comment about them was made by Rear Admiral Ernest W Leir. "The only good thing about K boats was that they never engaged the enemy."

No idea about the question, but what breed of Thorneycroft are you working on? Wouldn't be an LMD trench digger by any chance?

oops my mistake.

Bottled water price looks a bit on the dear side. Sainsbugs will sell you a 12 multipack for the price of 1 bottle.

Film clip not available to me on that link.

Spotted what I think may be 4 or more Leyland DROPS wagons in an HGV yard near Derby off the A52. Do not know any details, or if they are for sale or breaking.

Thanks for those.

Does anyone know of anyone who can supply a manifold block for centralising a number of grease lines into one place? Probably about 5 - 6 lines to be fitted so we do not need to crawl round inside the frames of a vehicle.

Camouflage works then.😉

As long as the cook knows what he is doing no problem. However on an exercise in Cyprus back in 81 one of our cooks decided the burner needed refueling. So he took off the filler cap while it was still lit and under pressure. BIG MISTAKE.severe burns all over. Luckily we were on the beach at Akamas and just picked him up and threw him in the sea. Helicopter Casevac to Akrotiri or nearest Hospital. When he eventually returned to unit many months later, the chief cook sent him on a training course for field cookery. Appointing him as the unit field cookery instructor. You know the hazards already. One other tip when using these burners, do not set them up in a roadside layby using a gravel chipping heap to bury the stand in. Hard hats and body armour may be needed.

That format of letters / numbers is not similar to my own S3. of 1978 Going off the Vehicle History card I received from RLC it states my Contract number is WV8765 R2993 The vehicle is a series L/Rover CL with an MOD reg of 07 GN 04.

Have you forgotten something? Or was the journey in a snowstorm?

It was usual practice with Engineer regiments for the sub units to go off on various detachments but the Regiment remained based at its home location. The sub units then returning to base on completion of detachment. Similarly personnel got posted or transfered out individually unlike with infantry units etc were the whole unit and families were moved en bloc. The sub units or Squadrons had a base amount of staff to fulfill normal tasks but also had some added personnel from ACC,(That dates me) REME and others as required. In the case of the ACC (Army Catering Corps or Andy Capps Commandos) during normal operations they remained in the central cookhouse and only went with their allocated Squadron on detachment. For REME some staff were based in the Regimental workshop unit with a few staff working alongside the regular RE fitters down in the Squadron MT or Plant section. Again if detached then the numbers would be boosted if required. As an aside the loco in the photo is Gazelle a former exhibit at Beverley museum. Currently located at the Colonel Stephens museum at Tenterden Station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.

Also featured on the BBC Wiltshire news page. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-45268154 A Jewish woman has spoken of her fear after seeing people "dressed in SS officer uniform" at a living history event on National Trust land. Nazi items were also sold at the West Wiltshire Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) event and an original Star of David arm patch Jews had to wear was on display. The woman said: "They were also selling reproduction berets with the SS skulls on them and the Third Reich emblem." John Wardle, from the MVT, said the items were on sale legally. The National Trust has warned the charity not to do it again.

Thanks for the comments. Will probably keep it as plain green. As you say it would have been in that colour for the majority of its service life. I cannot recall seeing any in DBG when I went through Church Crookham in 78 and 82

Answered my own question today. Went rooting about in the dark recesses and found a bit of unrepainted DBG lurking under the Gear lever boot. Guess that means that a repaint is on the cards sometime in the future. Thanks again.

Thanks for the replies. Thought DBG was a possibility but wondered if there was a gloss version of the IRR Green but not IRR if you get my meaning.

Was checking the detail on MERLIN for my Series 3 Landrover CL. Found the entry and noticed that the colour is listed as Green Gloss Date in service 1-1-78 - 6-7-98. Does anyone know the detail of what paint should be used? Other than it being Green and Glossy. 😃 A RAL number would help as well. Thanks.

Did mine in a Cat D6 dozer, easiest test ever. Track forward, 90 right, 90 left, track forward then reverse the way you came. Roller test was similar but slightly trickier as you had to stop between 2 cones. Later had a refresh of the Track test in a Sultan on the A1, doing a circuit via Northallerton out of RAF Leeming.

Just changed the Alternator belt on my S3 CL Petrol 2.25 Since fitting it the ignition light does not light up. Other lights such as indicator and fuel gauge ok Vehicle starts ok though, but no idea if the battery is just coping at the moment. No meters. Is this due to :- Disturbing the earth connection? Slacked off all 3 mounting bolts and retightened them. Damaging the circuitry? Did not touch any wiring that I know of. Alternator fault? Something else?

Saw this Jeep at Newbridge Pickering N Yorks last friday. Suspect the owner may be one of the loco crew.

Due to the potential strain that could be imposed on the loops and hooks when tightening load securing ropes. Would screws be used ? I would have thought that bolts and nuts would be needed. You might get away with it for the Footman loops but not for the Lashing hook.

I think CP was generally applied to items of specialist Construction Plant.

Metal stitching is quite common in Railway preservation circles. The firm linked have worked on stitch repairs to steam cylinders on locos. https://www.metalockengineering.com/en/typical-repairs/metal-stitching/