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    Back on RM Web after a long absense, nothing wrong, it's just I've had very little to report regarding my layout Fiddler's End, and have begun building a new OO Gauge layout with friends at the Tonbridge Model Railway Club.

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    I don't know if a similar story has been posted before for elsewhere but I remember hearing one person at one of the Tonbridge exhibitions ask a layout why they weren't running any Southern Railway locomotives when they were exhibiting in a Southern Railway town, put it this way, I recall it being possibly an LNER or LMS layout, definitely of Northern origin, can't remember exactly, nor can I recall the name. However in this case it was a scenario of "If looks could kill" I remember it specifically because of the question more than anything. I also got asked a similar sort of question with my layout Fiddlers End at the Tonbridge Exhibition in 2012, though it was to do with the fact I had been running GWR livery and Late Crest BR livery locomotives (I have at least two early crest locos as well), at the same time when that wouldn't have happened, to which I replied "If you read in the show guide, I think you will find it's a fictional preserved railway", to which the viewer shuffled off rather sheepishly (I of course said it in a most polite and diplomatic manner, It doesn't pay to be rude towards paying visitors, however much you feel like you want to chase after them with flaming torches and pitchforks for asking daft questions!).
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    Hi all. Well it seems I've survived another year without the concept of being lynched for railway modelling misdemeanours, though I still seem to drop the odd "clanger" here or there. Might have been one or two this year, but off the top of my head can't think of anything directly to hand. Still I can say I've survived and am just as enthusiastic about the GWR as ever. As always most of all "Churchwood's" designs !
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    My Motto: Once a GWR Enthusiast, always a GWR Enthusiast, though am open to appreciating other companies in moderation. ^_^

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Actually, I was once a GWR enthusiast, but am not exclusively that any more! Mind you, a cute little pannier rarely offends, does it?!...

    3. Castle

      Castle

      A great deal of that later LMS stuff is Stanier designed so it makes it honorary GWR anyway!

    4. steve fay

      steve fay

      Well said

       

  5. GWR-Fanatic

    My Motto: Once a GWR Enthusiast, always a GWR Enthusiast, though am open to appreciating other companies in moderation. ^_^

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    Gave the layout a run, apart from one or two locos that need a little tlc, it's looking pretty good, now I need to concentrate on getting it ready for exhibition in March.

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    When it comes to locomotives from the GWR similar to this, every one thinks of the Churchward "City" Class, (as in of course "City of Truro") which were actually rebuilds of the Dean "Atbara" class locomotive, so it's most refreshing to see a locomotive designed by Dean in it's original form, especially considering that the four "Armstrong" class locomotives built were in fact prototypes for the later designs such as the "Atbara". As far as I can recall from the books I have read into the history of the GWR, 16 "Brunel" became a member of the "Flower" Class locomotives in 1915, which of course means it did indeed receive a Belpaire boiler as part of it's rebuild.
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    I did say "visiting excursion". In theory and speaking rhetorically, it could appear once as if on a circular route journey, similar to how rail tours operate today. :)
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    I'm actually considering a conversion project to create an N-Gauge "Fell" for my layout (using the BR Class 37 as the basis), I think it would make a rather fetching novelty, and yes it does go into my list of favourite (if not best looking) locomotives. GWR all the way of course for "best looking" all round.
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    Totally agreed in regards to the Grange. Perhaps a nice Hall on a visiting excursion.
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    Planning to give the layout a proper test run again at some point, just to make sure that every thing is functioning properly, have a few bits to repair also, nothing major, just a few levers for the manually controlled points (they work fine without them but can't keep pulling on the wire in the tube need to put the pull bar back onto the slider)

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    At last I have an LMS Black 5 in my collection!

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    Is it too early to write a list for the items I want to get at the N-Gauge show at Leamington Spa in September? Nah... never too early!

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    Well, I have a Hall and a Castle, but what I would really like is a City.

    1. scots region

      scots region

      I recommend Nowrich

    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Think about how many models you could buy from all those taxes you're going to collect...

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    I have to say that I actually quite like this conversion, it's very well executed in my opinion and would not look at all out of place on an American layout.
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    All I'm saying is that I don't understand why there is so much negativity about Thompson, as the previous post states, his locomotives look rather fine to me, maybe it's because I'm not an LNER enthusiast, but a GWR enthusiast, that I don't see the full picture. Well I ought to keep myself in some people's good books, and thinking about it on a slightly different note all I can say is that visiting exhibitions will now be a very interesting experience.
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    I just don't understand why Thompson gets so much stick, I've never seen anything wrong with his locomotives, just because their rebuilds of Gresley designs, doesn't mean their poor runners does it? Oops... I just realised that this conversation is once more heading down the path of being :offtopic: :offtopic: !!!!!! Any how, thanks for the explanation in regards to the type of locomotives mentioned, however I still don't see how it explains the effect of a locomotive changing form in front of a crowd of people whilst on a exhibit layout.
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    Believe me, the only change I'll ever encounter is the change that jangles in my pocket after purchasing a new N gauge locomotive at an exhibition. Always ready with a gem of wit and/or wisdom when needed.
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    Ok, so it's still a clear as mud, but I think you're comparing a King Class with a Duchess or Coronation class locomotive (in fact aren't they to an extent one and the same?) If anything it all goes back to the only 4-6-2 ever built by the GWR (I believe by a chap by the name of Churchward, Heh Heh Heh), by the name of "The Great Bear". However I'd still like to know how such an elaborate swap of locomotives would be achieved actually in front of people, a lot of smoke and mirrors no doubt.
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    Eh? I don't get this one! Apart from the bit about the LNER P2 "Cock o' the North" for some reason, that makes sense because your basically taking one loco off and replacing it, or have I some how totally missed the point of this particular entry?
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    A very impressive layout, some excellent photos, I particularly like the images taken in black and white. I also like the fact you have a good selection of stock ranging from the GWR era through to the Western Region. I shall definitely be following with great interest.
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    (I see nobody has mentioned the wonderful GWR King Class... so I'm going to! ) What about the GWR 6000 "King" Class. A fine group of locomotives designed by C. B. Collett between 1927 and 1936.
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    Ah the joys of railway modelling... what can be sweeter than spending a bank holiday weekend participating in such pleasurable activity? Well... that's for me to know, and for you to look forward to when I post a topic thread about it later on during the weekend! Watch this space! Oh and it is totally railway related. :)

    1. Porco Rosso

      Porco Rosso

      Anything to do with Churchwood?

    2. GWR-Fanatic

      GWR-Fanatic

      Hah Hah! Oh dear... ^_^ Actually yes it did, although more to the fact, Brunel, as I took a trip up to Paddington. :)

  24. GWR-Fanatic
    Ok, so you'd like my opinion on what I think is the best Locomotive (or at least best looking). Well... I do have two choices, both GWR, and I will post the one I think is most desirable first. For this choice I would have to say it would have to be the Churchward (or is it Churchwood? ) designed GWR 3700 "City" Class locomotive. City of Truro is one particular locomotive I would happily add to my personal collection of GWR locomotives. I also think it's one of the finest survivors of all railway locomotives (just my opinion of course). Oh and not to mention the finest loco at the Bluebell Railway, the GWR 3200 "Earl" Class No. 3217 / 9017 "Earl of Berkeley. Although this proud survivor was actually an adaptation of a design previously created by William Dean (it was part of a number of rebuilds from the Duke Class built between between 1895 and 1899, of which several of this class were in fact rebuilt in 1912 under G. J Churchward's guidance, to become Bulldog Class locomotives, several of this later class were then re-designed by his successor the GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Benjamin Collett into the Earl Class between 1936 and 1939). City of Truro: Earl of Berkeley:
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    You know what... I decided to take down my only just put up avatar, and put up a new one I brought together with a little computer magic.

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