Hunslet 102

Thanks Darius, Belfast Corporation double deckers, many of which suffered badly with highjacking and burning during the height of the troubles.

Thanks for your comments Legend. The dmu (railcar) is an MED (multi engined diesel) . These units were synonymous with the Bangor line until their withdrawal in 1978.

Thanks GordonC. The layout will be dc controlled and lighting in coaches would not be a priority. Primarily, it will be Mk1 and Mk2 coaches that would have been in regular use at Queen Street from 1970ish to 1975ish. Earlier in the thread Legend said an Aberdeen service could be covered with earlier Hornby Mk1 stock and him and JeremyC gave the type of Mk2 stock required for the Edinburgh service. I have had to re wheel some old stock in the past as the wheels were wobbly, although Lima stock has generally always performed well. Never thought about the colour matching, but yes that would be a major consideration!

Thanks again for the information supplied everyone, I can see what you mean about the price of Bachmann items Legend, their coaches seem very expensive! Is there a reason for this. Are they a much better coach, more realistic and authentic looking than similar coaches by say Hornby, Lima, Mainline or even Triang. Certainly, by re wheeling the older models, it would still be a cheaper option, especially for the amount of coaches required. Thoughts again greatly appreciated!

Thank you Type 2, certainly a different alternative! I do enjoy a bit of remodelling, as I have had to do to create railcars (dmu’s) for my Irish layout!

Thanks again for your thoughts GordonC and thanks for your detailed response Legend, very helpful. I will keep an eye out for a Hornby 3 car unit

Thanks GordonC, clarifying the Bachmann unit is a great help. I will have a look for Lima/Hornby sets as a possible alternative.

Hi all Thanks to everyone who contributed to the previous advice. Modelling question this time, 00 scale. The 101 dmu is the type I intend to model. A 3 car set appears to be the mainstay from the period. I have an old non working Triang 3 car set, but am I right in saying it is under scale? A better running Bachmann would be more desirable, but they just seem to do 2 car sets. Are the coaches in these sets linked mechanically that it would be a bit of a task adding a centre coach? or if not, do Bachmann do a centre coach to make these units 3 car sets? Any help greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Thanks for the info 45125. Would the 37s from Haymarket have worked regularly or irregularly on the service and would they have worked with other class types as someone suggested earlier in the thread?

Thanks Strathyre, very interesting with the bonnet first scenario, which must have been a restriction to the class all over. Thanks for sharing

Thank you Gwiwer for your detailed reply and observations and also the class 20 confirmation GordonC

Wonderful information and details once again from everyone. Thanks Stovepipe and Matt for your detailed replies and I will check out timetable world, which I had never heard of before. Thanks ColinK for your details on the locomotives, although as a modeller I do like the 3 foot rule! Jeremy C and Legend, your input to the thread has been invaluable, many thanks for the time and effort that you have spent on supplying the information. GordonC , thanks for the link to the old thread, I will check it out. It would appear that old pre nationalisation buffet coaches were still in use, with probably only post nationalisation Mk1s and Mk2s .

Hi Hal, I was not sure if any older coaches were still in use around this time from the original big 4, and if they were, which companies coaches would have been more prevalent. I should have put other than the new British Rail Mk1 stock, sorry for the confusion, hope that makes sense and thanks for highlighting

Once again many thanks JeremyC, most informative and helpful and thanks also for the article link, much appreciated

Many thanks again to all who contributed to the thread, much information was gleaned re the locomotives and dmu’s , with a period span from ‘72ish to ‘76ish, with a bit of modellers licence! As a follow on, I was looking to establish the regular Mk1 and Mk2 coaching stock which would be most common around this time. Would Mk1 stock be more LMS type or LNER type or a mixture of both etc. Would Mk2 stock be more A,B or C or a mixture of all and the parcel traffic, would it have been 4 or 6 wheel vans or bogie vans. Again, any help or recollections of information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks GordonC. As you say, my query was from a modelling perspective and I didn’t really think of the other section. I have been really pleased with the information that members have provided on this thread to date, if I feel I need more information I can repost on the prototype thread. Many thanks

Thanks Darrel. Consensus seems to be that an 08 would not have been needed.

Once again many thanks for the great information Jeremy C and also for the link to that chap’s photos, which will be a great resource reference

Thank you for your input and information Nimbus

Thank you for attaching the old thread Morello, a great recollection of information. I can imagine some fun was had at times between drivers!

Thanks for sharing your information Legend, much appreciated. The wealth of information shared on the thread has been amazing and been a great insight and help for my future plans

Nice job Kieran and always good to see a video of your layout

Wow, many thanks for the photos ColinK, thank you for taking the time to put them on the thread. The early 70s photos are a pictorial illustration of all what has been said by all the other replies. Thanks again to everyone that has contributed to the thread

Many thanks for your memories cessna152. Great information to take on board. Very interesting about the class 47 in 1974