davepallant

Interesting if the ROG locomotives were a series of custom colour schemes like the German Taurus locomotives which commemorate famous composers or anniversaries.... Lots of brightly coloured trains atrracting attention to ROG and an interesting set of locomotives for us modellers!

After advice from another club member I've just fitted a second drive bogie into the lead coach of my Hornby Pendolino. That will give us two full length Pendolinos to run on our club layout. My single motor bogie Pendolino could run a 9 coach train but not in both directions ( I think I remember it was okay pulling). The other issue we had was because of the rubber tyres; accelerating hard would make the motor bogie 'wheelie' so could derail on points and curves but we get around that by simply not giving the train all of the power in one go! Fitting a second drive bogie does require having a spare drive bogie and preferably a complete second motor end chassis to cut up. Seems that might be a bit expensive looking at ebay right now.

Hi Ben and Mike, I have ordered two of the new Pendolinos. Is all the connectronics inside exactly the same as the first run of Pendolinos? Can I take the two sound modules from a first run Pendolino and drop them into a second run Pendolino? Is the speaker already in the second run Pendolinos or will I need to move it across as well? Thanks! Dave

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-Gauge-Hornby-R2686A-PO07-Class-5-4-6-0-44781-in-BR-Black-Limited-edition-of/114468952203?hash=item1aa6e1988b:g:el8AAOSwIrNfYhUX Limited Edition of 1004! and only renumbered once!

HI Ben, It looks like there was not a lot of material between the two spikes so they welded a plate up the back so they worked together. I hadn't realised there would be narrow stakes as well. Thanks Dave

Ok. So now found Ben's photo from the OO IWA thread which shows the stakes filled in with panelling. There must be different types of stakes on different builds.

On the photos of the sample the 8 stakes each side look like slabs. Its difficult to tell from the photos because they are relatively low contrast in a light colour. The prototype stakes are a pair of stakes or a ladder with a bit of air showing through. Are there prototypes that have a single slab rather than the ladder effect? The stakes do look very heavy and even though they are N scale I wonder if the ladder effect could not be acheived particularly when seen adjacent to the fine handrails on the ends? ( I do realise the handrails are wire and the stakes are moulded, it's just the comparison of detail I am aluding to!)

Blackburn Show 31st October to 1st November 2020 is cancelled on the UKModelShop directory so assume that is official? I can't find any update elsewhere. Dave Preston Model Railway Society

My rake has arrived and got its first run out this evening on the club's old N gauge layout. Apologies for the inappropriate loco - its about all I had available in DC! They look fantastic. One or two don't run quite as freely as expected but the Dapol 68 had no problem pulling the rake and I'm sure they're running better avter a few turns on the layout. Thanks! Dave

Here's some OO timber wagons loaded with real twigs on our club layout. The owner spent ages finding the twigs to do this but the effect is so good I can understand that you would not want to try with mouldings of wood piles. Not sure I'll have the patience to do this with the N gauge versions when they come out though!

Thanks everyone. I looked down the Newsletter Archive for KFA without checking the dates and missed the news item that was newer than the archive. Dave

Not long ago ordered the HOA wagons and looking back down my order history on the Revolution site noticed the KFAs which I had forgotten about. The order is still processing. No mention in the recent newsletters but that is presumably because they are Rapido production? Are they on their way yet? Thanks! Dave

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Unless there was a scheme you really wanted my rule of thumb is from ND1xx onwards including the latest 2D-007 numbers.

That's great news getting a new shop in Lancashire. Best of luck! Dave

Second that on the N gauge one as well. I have a 3D print at Shapeways I can run off but it does get a little grainy. A production moulded item would be nice! Dave

Hopefully we will get another series of Pendolinos to order at some point including Virgin Pride. However I think we may need to wait for a new livery in the near future... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/10/stagecoach-barred-from-rail-franchise-bids-over-pensions-row

Some interesting driver's videos on Youtube by Don Coffey who appears to be a driver on TPE. This is a video on a Class 68 training run and he is just about to go past a train of IPAs on his right. All red flats with and without stakes but without covers. Pulled by a GBRf 92 and with an 08 shunter at the back. This is at Speke near Freightliner at Garston near Liverpool. https://youtu.be/KQvqFFILSnU?t=419 Dave

Edited message due to finding the 68 TPE Sound preorder page on their website! https://www.Dapol.co.uk/shop/preorder/N-Gauge-Preorder/Ngauge_Class68_Preorder Dave

My Pendolinos had their first public trip out of Coketown at the Preston Model Railway Show this weekend. The layout is not quite finished but enough of a WCML Lancashire feel to show off the trains. Excuse the sports hall lighting! Dave

From the "There's a prototype for everything department"! Anyone thinking that they don't want to buy a full rake of TEA wagons should watch this from York at around 3:30 in. A single TEA pulled by a 66! https://youtu.be/W_W6whSxxNo?t=203

Fixed that for you! Dave

Hi Charlie, Just put in an order for a train load of the Castle Cement versions. Was thinking it was expensive until I checked on the price of the old Farish one! Now going to have to have a lie down.... Looks like its going to be a fantastic model. Thanks! Dave

RIght! I've ordered my Transits from Oxford so just waiting to get my order in for the wagons now!

Given that the CAD should be about fixed by now is the tooling for the N gauge 92 going to be concurrent with OO gauge 92 or do we have to wait longer until that is out of the way. I'm sure there are plenty of people interested in how the N gauge 92 is going but no one posting on here?