Satan's Goldfish Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Are the early ones the eight foot boxes Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 They did look good in the glass case today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 In another topic, Mr. York reported that they are on their way. Would anyone care to stick a wet finger in the air and predict a timing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 A container did arrive with the Mickleover MRC 37114.... wonder if they are in it too? Could do with another month to save up! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 Could do with another month to save up! Likewise! Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 A container did arrive with the Mickleover MRC 37114.... wonder if they are in it too? Could do with another month to save up! Phil I don't believe they were on that one. The piggy bank lives to see another day (or month). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 A container did arrive with the Mickleover MRC 37114.... wonder if they are in it too? Could do with another month to save up! Phil Same here! I was in Bure valley models and they weren't expecting them imminently I want two four sets which I recon will be about £400 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 Two prototypical 5 sets for me Don't tell the missus! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 Two prototypical 5 sets for me Don't tell the missus! Phil only two Phil? Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 Were there four and five sets at the start? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Think the original was a 15 set.... then more sensibly they went with 5 sets. 4 sets appeared as inners broke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2018 Oh bu&&er when I started fives were rare obviously I assumed wrongly that there were four sets at the start. Unfortunately I will have to stick with four sets as I would have nowhere to stable a ten set. Would a lone five set have been very common in the mid sixties? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Think the original was a 15 set.... then more sensibly they went with 5 sets. 4 sets appeared as inners broke. And then, when they tried out the London- Paris service, they ran some three car sets, because of the configuration of the decks on the train-ferry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 And then, when they tried out the London- Paris service, they ran some three car sets, because of the configuration of the decks on the train-ferry. I did always wonder what the fixed sets were to make up the 99 ferry converted wagons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul 27 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 How many units make up a set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 And then, when they tried out the London- Paris service, they ran some three car sets, because of the configuration of the decks on the train-ferry. As http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brferryfreightliner Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 How many units make up a set. It varied from train to train; the longest had six five-wagon sets, IIRC. At various times Stratford, and Crewe Basford Hall have served as locations where trains with sections for various locations have been formed or split. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 29, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2018 Could do with another month to save up! Could do with another lifetime to build my CC rakes! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mr.S.corn78 Posted June 29, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2018 Could do with another lifetime to build my CC rakes! Mike. I'm the same Mike with....cough 30 wagons to build Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2018 I'm the same Mike with....cough 30 wagons to build I thought 15 was bad enough, you have my sympathy. At least you've not got much else to do model railway wise Simon!! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 How many units make up a set. I have recorded pairs of FGA's running as 2-wagons sets in the early 80's so that's a legit formation too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 It didn't take long for non-standard formations to appear. http://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_018.php Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2018 It didn't take long for non-standard formations to appear. http://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_018.php I didn't realise there was 100 prototype 42' vacuum braked ones. What became of these? Don't think I've ever seen a picture of one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I didn't realise there was 100 prototype 42' vacuum braked ones. What became of these? Don't think I've ever seen a picture of one There weren't a hundred; there were two outers ( Dia 1/080, 45'9" long) and two inners (Dia 1/081, 42'6" long) built in Shildon in January 1964. All subsequent builds were 60'+ long. Info from Roger Silsbury's list in 'Freightliner- Live and Times' by Michael J Collins. There had been some bogie 'Condor' flats (effectively a Boflat or Boplate E without floors) built to replace the various four-wheel wagons used on the precursor to Freightliner; these ended up on the Cobra coke traffic from Derwenthaugh, and then on traffic from Boulby mine. These have been photographed by Paul Bartlett:- http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/bogiecondor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2018 There weren't a hundred; there were two outers ( Dia 1/080, 45'9" long) and two inners (Dia 1/081, 42'6" long) built in Shildon in January 1964. All subsequent builds were 60'+ long. Info from Roger Silsbury's list in 'Freightliner- Live and Times' by Michael J Collins. There had been some bogie 'Condor' flats (effectively a Boflat or Boplate E without floors) built to replace the various four-wheel wagons used on the precursor to Freightliner; these ended up on the Cobra coke traffic from Derwenthaugh, and then on traffic from Boulby mine. These have been photographed by Paul Bartlett:- http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/bogiecondor I must have misread that link as I thought there was only one prototype set I hadn't realised the vacuum brake container flats on boulby traffic had started o condor trains. I used to drive those trains to boulby when they were around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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