The_Laird

One of the Met British Westinghouse camel back locos (No 1) was modified to operate as a departmental loco on the GN&C (Met) branch. It was based at Drayton Park depot. It operated on the line as No 21 (latterly as L33 under the LPTB). It would have become surplus to requirements in 1939, when the GN&C line came under Northern Line control and henceforth started operating Standard tube stock. It lingered on until it was broken up on site at Drayton Park in 1948. So, one example of the type existed in operation for some considerable time after its nine stablemates were consigned to oblivion during the early part of the 1920s.

Am I being unnecessarily pedantic or does anyone else find the likes of former GWR Prairie tank locos and BR 4TC sets, which have no former connection whatsoever with the Met or LT, being tricked out in faux Met/LT livery utterly fanciful and somewhat pointless?

I suppose that we must be grateful that TfL are taking a more relaxed view on excursions of Sarah Siddons (and Steam on the Met). However, I cannot help but be disappointed by the incongruous combination of locos and carriage stock that are generally employed.

I would like to see r2r versions of Met G,H and K class locos, along with appropriate Dreadnought coaching stock. Being a rather niche area of interest, this is probably unlikely to happen. Mind you, Bachmann were prepared to model a piece of fanciful nonsense (the London Transport L150 Prairie tank), which I would place in a category similar to that of Thomas the Tank Engine. I expect that LT Museum sales potential had much to do with this.

Well done for having the patience. I applied for registration on District Dave's a couple of years back. There came a point in the process where they wanted me to provide a kind of curriculum vitae. I thought, "Blimey, it's only an enthusiasts online forum, not an employment application. Blow this for a lark" and proceeded no further. Reading between the lines, I think that there had been some internal politics and trolling going on, but it had nothing whatsoever to do with me and I really wasn't interested. Maybe things are more relaxed now, but I notice that the level of activity on the site is glacial. It's a pity, really.

Nicely weathered version of No 20 if you're willing to stump up another forty quid or so. http://www.themodelcentre.com/HEL9000TMC/