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An N Gauge Class 116 suburban DMU

Another vote for a 117, One i've been wishing for years since the OO one was announced

Many thanks for the response Adam, good to hear it's not ruled out. I still have my fingers crossed for a new Provincial 156 if it comes to be ;) Best regards, Mark

I saw on a facebook post in the N gauge group this week some interest regarding the Class 155 2 car DMU, asking if anyone would produce it in N gauge. I myself would love a couple of provincial versions if they were done, I know in their short career they did a large area based at Cardiff on services to west wales, Portsmouth, the South west & upto Birmingham via Worcester & also Manchester. The west Yorkshire one's also have a wide sphere of operation since introduced across the north carrying they're Metro Train red through to the latest Northern livery. As Dapol already do the Class 153, I was wondering if a 155 would be considered? It would compliment the 156 & 153's that are already produced & the Farish Class 150 & 158.. Cheers, Mark

Hi Everyone, 47628 gets to stretch her legs again on this mornings 1116 service to Bangor Gwynedd (Ex Cardiff) & is seen approaching Platform 3 with an Edge Hill based TransPennine rake in tow Then pulling into Platform 7 running slightly late off Shrewford North Yard, 47612 brings in the empty stock to form the 1121 InterCity to London Euston A Couple of views over the busy station during this half hour A couple of 20's then appear on a petroleum train bound for Stanlow & arrive on the up & down goods for a Crew change Cheers for now, Mark

Hi Everyone, Well Happy Boxing day! Time for a small update here at Shrewford & that's to show the latest addition being 47628 'Sir Daniel Gooch' Here it is pulling into Platform 7 & then on departure on a Shrewford to London Euston InterCity service, which it will haul as far as Wolverhampton, where it will give way to an AC Electric.. Cheers for now, and if I'm not on here before, I wish everyone a Happy & Prosperous 2024! Mark

Cracking set of pictures Nigel, loving the BR theme. Merry Christmas, Cheers, Mark

Hi Alan, I have 47628 Sir Daniel & yes it definitely doesn't go as fast as any of my earlier 47s, I compared them... Cheers Mark

We're crying out for an N gauge suburban set, be it a 116/7 or 8 lol! Cheers, Mark

Hi Nigel, Many thanks for this. No I don't have this but I'll definitely have a look online to see if I can get a copy. Would be interested to see that for sure I've not ran anything on the layout for a while due to loss of mojo & life events but hoping to back into it soon. Best regards, Mark

Cheers Adam, I'll keep my fingers crossed. I'd have 3 units if they're done in Provincial livery. Cheers, Mark

Are we possibly getting a release of the re tooled 156 in Provincial Sprinter/Super Sprinter livery at all? These would be great to compliment the Strathclyde 156 for Scottish layouts & a great addition with the forthcoming Regional Railways 158 from Farish. Also because I really need a couple in this livery too, pretty please Dapol 😉 Cheers, Mark

Hi Everyone, Just a few random pictures of this Saturday evening at Shrewford. Enjoy 🍻 Cheers, Mark

Hi Steven, I was referring to a Class 116 being of the larger suburban type DMU used on busy commuter routes as opposed to the 120 which is a Cross Country unit. I think they'd be a fantastic & addition to the N gauge 1st generation DMU range. Dapol some what already have the tooling as a basis with their class 122 bubble car... Cheers, Mark

I was wondering if Dapol would consider the Class 116 DMU in N gauge? We currently have no larger suburban DMU in N gauge & nothing proposed. Where the Class 117 is concerned its always a case of if Farish will or won't they shrink they're OO gauge one since that was announced a few years ago... The 116 saw operations widespread for a number of years & would be an amazing addition to the N gauge DMU range. Cheers, Mark