Daniel : Coaches are beautiful and that new loco will make a gorgeous train. I admit I didn't realize that it was the Hornby version of the famous "Riviera Blue" train. Thanks for confirming that the "NORD" markings made the loco pre nationalization. I have been studying my new book on French Hornby and thought that was the case. W1 thanks for the repair source information, I may choose to have a std gauge loco that I have repaired but at the moment I have no where to run these big guys.
Best wishes to all
Don