'CHARD Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 couple of interesting shots.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/68861278@N03/8227001788/ When looked at alongside this taken not 4 months earlier, it's a great weathering and detailing source for this Waverley Spartan: http://www.railbrit.co.uk/imageenlarge/imagecomplete.php?id=41750 Sorry for the O/T! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 couple of interesting shots.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/68861278@N03/8210915622/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/68861278@N03/8227001788/ That first one (with the 25) has nearly got a full house of designs from the big four plus BR, in only 6 vehicles! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 couple of shots from 1967 http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/8405913204/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/8405450142/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 3 photos here, taken around 1966 / 7. First 2 at Preston and last at Garstang. Can anyone tell what the tall van is headed north at Garstang ?. By the way thats me walking down the platform at Garstang, camera in hand - taken by my dad. Brit15 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I like that train of (relatively) uniform 12t Vanfits with a single ex-GWR CCT (ASMO or DAMO?) in it at Garstang. I hadn't realised they survived that long; I don't think I ever saw one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I like that train of (relatively) uniform 12t Vanfits with a single ex-GWR CCT (ASMO or DAMO?) in it at Garstang. I hadn't realised they survived that long; I don't think I ever saw one. Not at all certain, but I think it looks slightly like the shorter DAMO A, ASMO may have roof vents on the centre line and there is none here. At least one ASMO was in Perth in 1969 (unidentified) and one is conserved at Didcot. http://bit.ly/Xwr7xz - although it doesn't appear to have roof vents, so perhaps the original diagram is misleading. I do wonder if any of these made it as grounded bodies, they would have been useful tractor sheds! (the Mogos do appear to have been quite popular as garages). Paul Bartlett 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2013 The vans camera-side of the large CCT look as if they could be MOGOs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hi All, I think that there is or at least was a grounded ASMO body on a farm somewhere, I seem to remember seeing a photo. I agree with Paul that the big one is likely to be a DAMO or ASMO although at the acute angle, it may be very difficult the pin it down exactly. I would say ASMO if I was pressed but i will defer to Paul as the expert here. The one at Didcot was preserved in 1970 so at least No. 116954 survived that long. The vans in front also smell very MOGO too as T.S.E. says above. I am very familiar with 81E's version... The good news is that DAMOs and ASMOs are easily built from the Parkside Dundas PYTHON kit - see the link to Little Didcot below! All the best, Castle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 A few NPCCS vehicles that caught my eye (and camera) in the latter half of the 1970's M31024 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5890753494/ E70513E - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5890750794/ E70726 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5890749766/ E94639 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6352716428/ S272 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6351973809/ S4606 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6423327201/ W1318 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6351972445/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 some more, whats nice with modelling a parcels train is that you can have vehicles from other regions. 48380 Manchester Victoria Stn. 28.4.68 by George of Dufton, on Flickr D7045 Salisbury 14.8.66 - 01 by George of Dufton, on Flickr D5647 Hadley Wood 21.10.66 - 01 by George of Dufton, on Flickr 31xxx Reading Stn. 8.76 - 23 by George of Dufton, on Flickr 5826 Didcot Stn. 3.72 - 19 by George of Dufton, on Flickr 31xxx York Clifton 4.79 - 43 by George of Dufton, on Flickr 31xxx York Stn. 5.84 - 78 by George of Dufton, on Flickr dont all have to be long. 31315/31xxx York Copmanthorpe 8.84 - 83 by George of Dufton, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 24, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2013 dont all have to be long. I have a photo of a Peak at Sheffield Midland on the 4J05 from Leeds with one 4w CCT as the train. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 One more from my collection 25270 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8412452547/ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Anfield by Kerry Parker (KP), on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Regarding Colours. The Isle of Wight Steam Raliway bought 10 SR PMVs straight out of BR parcel service around 1980. 2 of these were fairly presentable in BR blue presumably not long having been repainted. The remainder were a very dirty brown with the odd recently repainted blue plank / door etc where repairs had been carried out. Some had had newer numbers / lettering stuck on over the dirt when the originals had become illegible Under the dirt one of these vans was later found to be actually still in green, the others were all blue. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted January 30, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2013 Under the dirt one of these vans was later found to be actually still in green, the others were all blue. Pete Can you recall the colour of the ends? Green or black? David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Pretty sure the green one had black ends except for blue patch painted repaired areas, I think the others had been all-over blue. The vehicle was totally plastered in brake dust and grime, looked just the same as the others, ie dirty brown with blue painted patch repairs As noted in an earlier post windows looked no different to the rest of the sides, certainly very little light through them. The colour was only found when the body was being removed and it was realised that blue hadnt been carried. The others were clearly in blue under the dirt with the only traces of BR green, red and SR green paint apparant where the surface was damaged or around door edges etc. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted January 31, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2013 Michael's excellent photos are very evocative of the 1970s parcels traffic that I remember so fondly and trying to replicate in 4mm. I particularly liked the 31 and Siphon Gs at Reading- a newspapers service to from South Wales that I remember well, was Hymek hauled just a few years earlier. Neil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Michael's excellent photos careful now im only linking to them, they aint mine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Downendian Posted January 31, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2013 Ok sorry mike I'll rephrase, Michael's excellent selection of on line delight! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 31, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2013 I particularly liked the 31 and Siphon Gs at Reading- a newspapers service to from South Wales that I remember well, was Hymek hauled just a few years earlier. Neil If that was 4B05, I've got some pictures of D7016 on this train at Reading in 1973, which incidentally this site/computer won't let me post, it was a long train with a motley selection of NPCCS. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas G Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 There doesn't seem to have been any mention of N Gauge models so far. Recent developments mean that a wide variety of parcels stock is, or is going to be, available. From Farish we have the BR Mark 1 BG, BR Mark 1 CCT and BR Mark 1 GUV and forthcoming LMS BG. From the N Gauge society there is the LNER BG kit, RTR LMS Stove, and forthcoming RTR GWR Collett BG. From Dapol there is the GWR outside frame Siphon G, Siphon H and Southern CCT, with the GWR Fruit D to come soon. From the Lima there was the GWR inside frame siphon G - OK if you add Dapol bogies. From Chivers Finelines there is (or was) the LNER extra long CCT, Southern CCT, Southern PMV and GWR Python. Douglas 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyb_imp Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 some more, whats nice with modelling a parcels train is that you can have vehicles from other regions. It looks like being such ramshackle rakes we can go out & buy them in ones & two's at car boots, ebay etc because none of them ever match & they don't look as if they were ever new 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted January 31, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) There doesn't seem to have been any mention of N Gauge models so far. Recent developments mean that a wide variety of parcels stock is, or is going to be, available. From Farish we have the BR Mark 1 BG, BR Mark 1 CCT and BR Mark 1 GUV and forthcoming LMS BG. From the N Gauge society there is the LNER BG kit, RTR LMS Stove, and forthcoming RTR GWR Collett BG. From Dapol there is the GWR outside frame Siphon G, Siphon H and Southern CCT, with the GWR Fruit D to come soon. From the Lima there was the GWR inside frame siphon G - OK if you add Dapol bogies. From Chivers Finelines there is (or was) the LNER extra long CCT, Southern CCT, Southern PMV and GWR Python. Douglas Don't forget that there is a selection of parcels stock in the Etched Pixels/Ultima range as well: http://www.etchedpixels.co.uk/ Chris Higgs is due to release some etched underframes which will cover a number of the Dapol and Lima items. These will probably be available via The 2mm Scale Association but I don't think that a final decision has been made yet. David Edited January 31, 2013 by DavidLong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted January 31, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2013 Pretty sure the green one had black ends except for blue patch painted repaired areas, I think the others had been all-over blue. The vehicle was totally plastered in brake dust and grime, looked just the same as the others, ie dirty brown with blue painted patch repairs As noted in an earlier post windows looked no different to the rest of the sides, certainly very little light through them. The colour was only found when the body was being removed and it was realised that blue hadnt been carried. The others were clearly in blue under the dirt with the only traces of BR green, red and SR green paint apparant where the surface was damaged or around door edges etc. Pete Thanks, Pete, that seems to confirm information that I'd had previously that, certainly in B.R. days, the ends were painted black. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 One from the great Flickr collection of Ron Fisher: http://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/8432787522/in/photostream/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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