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I couldn't resist this little beastie.

 

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I thought it might make a nice scene on a future ScR layout, maybe with a few added details. Does anyone know if it is authentic? The only photos I can find show a larger vehicle in later Network Rail livery. Good article in the September 2005 Rail magazine about operations on the West Highland.

 

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Max

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I couldn't resist this little beastie.

 

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I thought it might make a nice scene on a future ScR layout, maybe with a few added details. Does anyone know if it is authentic? The only photos I can find show a larger vehicle in later Network Rail livery. Good article in the September 2005 Rail magazine about operations on the West Highland.

 

Cheers

 

Max

 

I have found no pictures in my collection of Defender 110 hard top vans in road/rail use. Those used by the railway are mainly pick up bodied with either 110 or 130 wheelbase. All are post British Rail days, firstly by the maintenance contractors and later by Network Rail after they took back the maintenance from 2004. Scotland was the main place to find them.

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I have found no pictures in my collection of Defender 110 hard top vans in road/rail use. Those used by the railway are mainly pick up bodied with either 110 or 130 wheelbase. All are post British Rail days, firstly by the maintenance contractors and later by Network Rail after they took back the maintenance from 2004. Scotland was the main place to find them.

Hi Merfyn

 

Thanks for this information. I had a feeling it was bogus though I'm still going to add a few details as a mighty-have-been. As Pete points out - perfect for the cake-box challenge.

 

Best wishes

 

Max

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More seriously than my previous post - I have a motor and gearbox out of one of those tiny R/C stunt cars that looks like it will fit but finding room for a decoder may be hard, so it may have to be a DC runner.

 

I have a speaker from an old phone that should fit.

 

And some small flashing yellow LEDs.

 

Challenging times ahead.

 

​Rob

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Hi "Max" ,

Have a look at my post in the thread Airfix Landrover kits posted 22/05/14. In answer to your question can it be done its a big YES, even more so as mine was based on a short wheelbase Oxford Die cast model of a series 1 soft top. This was inspired by the full scale version that was trialed on the Longmoor Railway. To do a similar setup on a LWB hard top should be a piece of cake!

i'm currently working on a road railed Liebherr excavator thats going to run on road wheels on the track with guide wheels in a very similar way to the Railtrack/Network Rail landy in this thread.

Do have a look at the bits n bobs Nigel Lawton has to offer, ie motors gears & small driveline components. That's my source of parts...all generally aimed at the 009 modellers. All very well made & quite cheap too!

Ps You may need a good quality magnifying glass by the way, this is a tiny world!!

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This model comes with 4 ramp section. However it seems that the 4 sections are not long enough to place the whole vehicle on (and if it were, obviously they cover the rails so it wouldn't be able to move off in rail mode. How would these be used operationally?

 

EDIT - removed bit about derailing, I hadn't lowered the wheels fully into their 'clicked' down position. now rolls fine.

Cute model. Great as a 'road-based' support vehicle. And potentially an emergency shunter!

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Aren’t the ramps used to cross tracks, rather than for converting from road to rail mode? I thought they needed a road level with the rails to convert from one mode to the other - a level crossing would be ideal or in a yard with rail set into hard standing. 
 

The older types had a turntable underneath so they could drive up two ramps onto gauge width sleepers placed between the rails. The turntable was then lowered onto the rails between the ramps/sleepers lifting the vehicle which turned through 90 degrees to align with the rail track. Ramps removed, sleepers stowed, turntable raised and away we go.

 

I am sure I have seen a video of the process.

 

Here is a video of one running on the line.

 

 

 

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