Sean the Bob

Very happy with this news, the 320s are common on my usual line and have been since I was a child, so they have a special place in my heart. Going to need at least 2!

Great news, finally some Caledonian Railways stock! Definitely will be picking up the 4 CR liveried ones at the very least.

Cracking news, got mine ordered today. Now just need someone to convince Accura to make 37409 in its new Scotrail livery...

Yeah I watched Jenny's video and got that impression. Fired in an order for another one before the deadline so hopefully another order on the pile strengthens the case!

Has anyone heard anything further on the Andrew Barclays? I already had one on order and assumed that it was going to be lost, but now it looks like there's a possibility of it still going ahead I may throw in another preorder. Just wary the last date for orders on the website is Wednesday!

This is excellent news. I have a Hattons Warwell and another 4 on order with nothing to go on it, some Warriors would look excellent on it! They look great and can't wait to see them released.

Thanks all for the replies, sounds like it was a bit of a mixed bag all round! Picked up another 2 CCT vans for cheap but might see if I can pick up some FFA/FGAs and do some creative painting with the containers. Cheers, Sean

Did you ever find out what the typical consist for this would be? I recently picked up a couple of CCTs and an ex-LMS BG and would be interested to know what else I'd need to make up a prototypical train! Cheers, Sean

Thanks for the responses guys, I've done a bit of testing with the multimeter and some of the interior lights came on whilst testing, so there might be a duff component on the board. I'll keep fiddling about with it but I'll live with it either way (like @Knapdale I didn't buy for the lighting!). I am still using ancient old Hornby starter set controllers though so even if it's unlikely to help, I think am upgrade to gaugemaster is on the cards soon.

Hi all, it's been a while since I frequented the forum but hoping someone might have some advice here. I recently purchased a Bachmann 00 gauge DBSO Mk2f coach from Ebay, which is DCC on board (built in, so no separate chip or blanking plate). The instructions state that although it has a multitude of light functions on DCC, it will operate with just the interior and directional lighting on DC analogue. I set up a quick layout just to test a loco and the coach (I only have analogue) and there were no lights working and a buzzing noise coming from the coach. I've opened it up, checked the connections and circuit board for any obvious damage but nothing to see. I then swapped controller and this time it didn't make the buzzing noise, but still no lights. Has anyone had any experience with these coaches on analogue before? I'm wondering if the initial cheap controller has damaged the PCB, or if they just aren't reliable on analogue. The listing the seller posted showed all lights working, although this was likely on DCC operation. Cheers, Sean

So I don't know whether to be happy or annoyed at Hornby's announcement today of their own Scotrail Mk2fs being released this year! Ultimately I'll still finish the ones I have, but I'll probably get a couple of the Hornby ones too... Also, a full HST set in Scotrail Inter-7-City colours is a must!!!

Gah you're absolutely right, I need to put myself into the corner of shame!!!!

Thanks for the assistance all, I could see that there was a bit of a mix of coach types but it's good to have some clarification on what these are. It's interesting that more of them appear to be ex LNER stock, as there were two lines running alongside each other from Glasgow to Dumbarton, one owned by LNER (ex Caledonian Railway) and one run by LMS (ex North British).

Hi all, I'm looking for a little bit of help. I recently purchased a Bachmann V1/3 tank locomotive, as I understand these were commonly used on my local line (Glasgow - Helensburgh and Glasgow - Balloch). There are several photos of these locos and I would like to get some coaches to match, however my knowledge of coaches is a bit ropey so was hoping someone could help identify what variety of coaching stock was used here, mainly around the 1950s. Below are a few links to trains in that area, the coaches are pretty visible so hopefully that should help. https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/52/111/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/59/864/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/50/8/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/62/898/

Pretty sure ScotRail must have seen this post and decided to present me with this in a Class 320 on Friday evening...