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Welcome to the Stockton
Modellers June Newsletter of 2005. The summer
months are with us or should be soon which may
mean you spend much less time on your hobby. Dust
may begin to line your model trains and railway
track. So this issue we are spot lighting a track
cleaning pad.
What's in this edition
of the Newsletter?
1. Model Railway
Cleaning Pads
2. Recent additions
and changes to stock
3. What the
customers say.
4. A bit of
humor
Track Cleaning Pads
 When
I first saw these little cleaning pads at the
Nurnberg Toy Fair this year I couldn’t see how
such a small and light assembly would do it’s
job. I watch the demos but until I’ve tried something
for myself - well I’m never quite certain. When
the samples arrived here and were tried on my
own railway all doubts were proved groundless.
The essence of this device is it’s
light weight and the fabric from which it is made.
The material is similar to the stuff used on those
clothes ‘brushes’ that pick all the bits up when
you brush in one direction and then dump them
back on your coat if you  accidentally
brush in the wrong direction. No solvents are
needed and neither is extra weight - it works
as a glorified duster and at intervals the pad
can be cleared by blowing over it or flicking
with a fingernail - it is surprising how much
dust falls free when you do this.
It is dust in an unholy alliance
with excess oil from rolling stock that causes
the worst of dirt induced track problems and these
pads kill dust.
 The
cleaning pads are not a substitute for high frequency
electronic track cleaners or abrasive track rubbers
but workirg in concert with these other methods,
they will make a very significant contribution
to keeping track clean. As always, dragging rakes
of old, plastic wheeled rolling stock with their
wheel treads thick With greasy muck, around a
layout is a recipe for problems — so integral
with any major track cleaning programme should
be checking wheels for dirt and ensuring that
bearings are not over-lubed.
 Starting
with a clean sheet will enable the combination
of clear~ng devices to work more effectively and
greatly extend the intervals between major clean-ups.
The pad assembly is a “click-fit” onto bogie or
non-bogie metal axles, loco tenders are ideal
and if the fit is tight then a little file or
knifework will generally sort it. Full instructions
are of course included.
It’s a good idea to have these pads
fitted to more than one set of vehicles (I would
say that wouldn’t I!) but the more times the track,
is kissed by the cleaning fairy the better.
Article from Nick Duxfield.
Recent changes and additions
to stock
Hornby Model Trains:
 R2438
08 BR Green D3986 Limited Edition of 1100 Collectors
Centre 2005 loco
R2483
Terrier LBSC 'Picadilly' 3QTR
R2505
Grange 'Overton Grange' BR Green Late Crest 4QTR
R2453A Pug BR Weathered
Black (as R2453 but with a new running number)
R2297D Class 110
DMU (as R2297C but with a new running number)
3QTR
R2413A Class 31
174 BR Green Weathered (as R2413 but with a new
running number) 3QTR
Scalextric:
C2654 Camaro Black
& Silver Limited Edition of 984 Collectors
Centre 2005 Car 3QTR
C7014 DIGITAL PIT
LANE LEFT HAND available 4th quarter
C7015 DIGITAL PIT
LANE RIGHT HAND available 4th quarter
C7016 DIGITAL SINGLE
LANE HALF STRAIGHT available 4th quarter
C7017 DIGITAL SINGLE
LANE CURVE available 4th quarter
C7018 DIGITAL STARTER
GRID available 2nd quarter
C7019 DIGITAL SINGLE
LANE CURVE OUTER BORDER available 4th quarter
Liddle End:
N8026 HIGHFIELDS
WINDMILL
N8027 TICKLEPENNY
COTTAGE
N8028 LOVELANE COTTAGE
N8029 BROCKLEBANK
HOUSE
N8030 WOODEN STAND
ALONE GARAGE
N8031 HOLLY TRINITY
CHURCH
N8032 CHURCH GATE
 N8033
MODERN NEWSAGENT 'RADCLIFFES'
N8034 COUNTRY GARAGE
'JACK BENTONS'
N8035 FISH &
CHIP SHOP 'MR.CHIPS'
N8036 CHEMIST 'J.W.RUBERY'
N8037 CORNER SHOP
'D.BIRD'
N8038 ASWELL HOUSE
N8039 DERELICT HOUSE
N8040 SPRINGSIDE
COTTAGES
N8041 THE MODEL
SHOP
N8042 WESLYAN CHAPEL
N8043 THE BOARS
HEAD
N8044 PARISH MEETING
ROOM
N8045 HOME FARMHOUSE
N8046 HOME FARM
BARN
N8047 HOME FARM
CATTLE SHED
N8048 HOME FARM
STABLES
N8049 HOME FARM
MACINE SHED
N8050 HOME FARM
LEAN TOO'S
N8051 OUST HOUSE
N8052 DUTCH BARN
N8053 DOUBLE ROAD
ENGINE SHED
N8054 GOODS SHED
WITH LOADING STAGE & AND CRANE
N8055 LAMP HUT
N8056 PLATELAYERS
HUT
N8057 COAL STAGE
N8058 COAL STAITHES
N8059 WEIGHBRIDGE
AND OFFICE
N8060 LEVEL CROSSING
SIGNALBOX
N8061 LEVEL CROSSING
KEEPERS HOUSE
N8062 AWS BOXES
N8063 PUMP HOUSE
N8064 GRAVESTONES
N8065 WAR MEMORIAL
N8066 GARDEN SHED
N8067 SKIPS X 2
N8068 TRACTORS X
2
Click the links above to be taken to the catalogues
in our online store.
Coming Soon:
We shall be running future articles
on the range of switches available, hoping to
take away some of the confusion that they bring.
Other articles include scenic's, seep point motors,
tunnels, continental products and more. So plenty
to come.
What the customers say:
Thanks to Peter,
a great service and excellent advice.
Steve Taylor
My order arrived
as promised the following day, thank you to the
staff involved which made my online shopping experience
a pleasurable one.
Peter Crowe
Humor From Stockton Modeller
First a new edition to the
Internet Team
The Train Lantern
In a terrible accident
at a railroad crossing, a train smashed into a
car and pushed it nearly four hundred yards down
the track. Though no one was killed, the driver
took the train company to court.
At the trial, the engineer
insisted that he had given the driver ample warning
by waving his lantern back and forth for nearly
a minute. He even stood and convincingly demonstrated
how he'd done it. The court believed his story,
and the suit was dismissed.
"Congratulations,"
the lawyer said to the engineer when it was over.
"You did superbly under cross-examination."
"Thanks,"
he said, "but he sure had me worried."
"How's that?"
the lawyer asked.
"I was afraid
he was going to ask if the damned lantern was
lit!"
Hopefully you have enjoyed this
Newsletter, please feel free to pass this around,
send it to everyone you know :)
Don't forget, we always want to
hear your comments good or bad, send your emails
full of Jokes, stories, track layouts to feedback@stocktonmodeller.co.uk
If you have any queries with regards
products or specifications, send an email to sales@stocktonmodeller.co.uk
and they will take care of that for you. Alternatively
visit the web site and send your query from the
contact form.
Take it easy
The Stockton Modeller Team
Earlier Newsletter
articles from Stockton Modeller.
Model Railway Figures /
Model Railway Scenery /
Model Railway Layout /
Model Railway Landscapes / Newsletter
Feb 2005
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