RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted May 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2019 10 hours ago, Norton961 said: Lots of Industrials had removable cab backs so in the summer the crews would not be boiled. I have lots of photos of Lilleshall No 10 both with a cab back and without. I have noticed this on other Industrials. David Yes, quite right. Andrew Barclay offered the rear cab panel as an 'after sales' item. Some of these had sliding panels, to allow operation of the loco hand brake. Ian. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Roy Langridge Posted May 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, tomparryharry said: Yes, quite right. Andrew Barclay offered the rear cab panel as an 'after sales' item. Some of these had sliding panels, to allow operation of the loco hand brake. Ian. I believe sliding rear panels were also to allow for fire irons and tube brushes. Roy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9402 Fredrick Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 On 17/05/2019 at 07:38, Steamport Southport said: Daphne definitely has an open back cab. I saw it not long ago. Now at St Helens Bus museum. https://ribblesteam.org.uk/exhibits/steam/peckett-737-1899-daphne/ Jason Also mind you I was talking about the models, not the prototypes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted May 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Roy Langridge said: I believe sliding rear panels were also to allow for fire irons and tube brushes. Roy You are quite correct. However, the cab back used to foul the arc of the handbrake, hence the little door which you would sometimes see. The little arch-shaped door allowed access to the firebox, going straight across the footplate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu4472ke Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 The safety valves on my Peckett have been damaged. anyone know of any brass ( or a similar material )replacements? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhar Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Alan Gibson and Markits both do Salter safety valves. They may be a bit long but are easily fettled. Alan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decauville1126 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 RT Models have just issued them! Scroll down this page: https://www.rtmodels.co.uk/rt_models_023.htm I bought a couple of sets at Scaleforum ready for the day when ......! See here (go down to September 25th post): 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Current release dates from the Hornby website: R3686 Huntley & Palmers train pack - Winter 2019/20 R3679 Port of London Authority, no. 74 - Summer 2020 R3680 Charity Colliery, Forest No. 1 - Summer 2020 All others are currently listed as Autumn 2019. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Lu4472ke said: The safety valves on my Peckett have been damaged. anyone know of any brass ( or a similar material )replacements? I had a few of the old Hornby-Dublo ones that I passed on to another RMweb member. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 06/10/2019 at 15:28, Paul.Uni said: Current release dates from the Hornby website R3679 Port of London Authority, no. 74 - Summer 2020 Boo. Pre-ordered for ages :-( 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 And then there's R3640, "Niclausse", which I seem to remember being announced about the same time as "Lilleshall", definitely before "560". Offering an Autumn 2019 delivery date is rubbing salt in the wounds a bit! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 07/10/2019 at 20:06, 1722 said: Boo. Pre-ordered for ages :-( Same. It's pretty frustrating, as the announcement of that engine was one of the catalysts for me to start seriously looking at the concept of modelling the PLA. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tetsudofan Posted November 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2019 Email received from Hornby today, Huntley & Palmers Peckett W4 Works Freight Pack has arrived at the warehouse. Keith 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Eek! That means I'll have to pay for it then.... I think it might have been pre ordered on my old card though. Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNR Dave Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Excellent ! Been looking forward to this since missing out on the first release. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CHAZ D Posted November 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2019 At last!! Arrived today very well packed with wagons 23 4 25 with NEM pockets. Now to fit chip. KZ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Yes, "C" arrived and being run in to go along with "D" - though it may be a Christmas present, officially. Now I have to get started properly on that biscuit factory layout... I've had the parts for a while to build some more authentic Huntley & Palmers wagons, so should push on with those too. I built dumb-buffer wagon No. 1 of 1873 (Nos. 1-5), iron-framed No. 6 of 1889 (Nos. 6-10), and Gloucester 6-plank No. 24 of 1908 (Nos, 21-25). (The Hornby wagons are not far off the Gloucester wagons in basic dimensions and are numbered appropriately but I'll probably keep them as part of the box set rather than trying to upgrade them.) The POWSides transfer sheet, designed for the Gloucester wagons, gives one the digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 - the last two an oddity. But that means I can have another three dumb-buffer wagons, one more of the 1889 iron-framed wagons, six of the 1903 Birmingham C&W Co. batch*, and three more of the Gloucester batch before I have to start hunting around for transfers for 0, 3, 8, 9 to match! *The snag is I've not seen a definite photo of any of these ten wagons, Nos. 11-20, so I'm not certain what they looked like, though I have an idea. Here's "D" with the wagons built so far: Edited November 19, 2019 by Compound2632 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2019 What a super little set, Hornby should do more of these and not much premium for it either. Mine will have to wait for next week to run in as busy prepping for the NEC but here’s the presentation pack 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted November 21, 2019 Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2019 It's a lovely set - unboxing video here: https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/reviews/video-hornby-huntley-palmers-w4-peckett-train-pack/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyH Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Surely you have time to re-gauge this set for the Sud Harz layout at the weekend Paul? A mini cutter to take out 1cm from the middle of each wagon, a little glue and weathering powder. Put the loco chassis in a mini vice to close the wheel spacing to 12mm and you’re done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 My Hornby Huntley & Palmers train pack (R3686; limited edition 0650 of 1000) has arrived. I was mainly interested in the wagons because too many private owner wagons are produced as singletons whereas, in reality, most were hauled around in multiples. I’ll admit to being grumpy about the box; individual boxes being easier to stack, but I have to admit, Hornby has done a very nice job on it. The locomotive C (831/1900) runs beautifully but the saddle tank has less sheen than the earlier produced D, which emphasises the contrast between the tank and the glossy cab side. I have to pretend that the tank has just been filled with cold water and is covered in condensation. The wagons are interesting. Hornby’s No. 18 (R6814), which was produced earlier, had screw-on couplings. I prefer Bachmann couplings because they are neater, so I fitted Bachmann 36-025 Mk. 2 couplings, short screw-in minis. They required a little surgery to fit. I bought extra to fit to the train pack wagons but Hornby has fitted the latter with new chassis. Not only do they have NEM pockets but they are a better tooling, amongst other things, they have separate handbrake levers, unlike the moulded ones on No. 18, and metal rather than plastic buffers. I suppose Hornby uses longer hooks in order to allow for 1st. radius curves but why a centring mechanism on shorties? All in all, the wagons are a much better job than No. 18 but all four run together without visual jarring. From 3', the differences aren’t noticeable. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hippo Posted January 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2020 A little Peckett update 3 new ones announced in the 2020 Range. R3825 - Peckett 614, Centenary Year Limited Edition (limited to 2000 pieces!!!! I wonder how many are in a normal run) R3868 - Crawshay Brothers, 490/1890 R3869 - Dowlais Ironworks, 33 'Lady Cornelia' There are also 6 still out standing from previous announcements R3640 - Willans and Robinson No. 882/1902 Due Summer 2020, announced October 2017 R3679 - Port of London Authority, No. 74 Due Summer 2020, announced May 2018 R3680 - Charity Colliery, 'Forest No. 1' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced May 2018 R3761 - Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works (Open Back Cab), 'Lady Edith' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced Jan 2019 R3702 - Tytherington Stone Co, 'Daphne' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced Jan 2019 R3703 - S&KLR, (Open Back Cab), 'Bear' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced Jan 2019 These 9 join the 6 already delivered. R3686 - Huntley & Palmers, Peckett W4 Works Freight Pack, Delivered in 2019 R3550 - 883 in Lilleshall Co, Delivered in 2018 R3615 - WORKS LIVERY NO.560/1893, Delivered in 2018 R3427 - 563 'Dodo', Delivered 2017 R3428 - 11 in Manchester Ship Canal green, Delivered in 2017 R3429 - No.832/1900 Huntley & Palmers, Delviered in 2017 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) According to Railway Modeller, that young Mr Kohler from Hornby mentioned at the press launch that one of their Chinese factories had closed and this was why a number of locos [including Pecketts] had been delayed. Two of them are still in the 2020 catalogue, along with the three shiny new ones: R3640 - Willans and Robinson No. 882/1902 R3702 - Tytherington Stone Co, 'Daphne' Four of them aint: R3679 - Port of London Authority, No. 74 R3680 - Charity Colliery, 'Forest No. 1' R3761 - Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works (Open Back Cab), 'Lady Edith' R3703 - S&KLR, (Open Back Cab), 'Bear' Do we have any indication as to whether they might still slip through, or whether they might be held back for next year? Edited January 11, 2020 by Caledonian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium gc4946 Posted January 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2020 58 minutes ago, Caledonian said: According to Railway Modeller, that young Mr Kohler from Hornby mentioned at the press launch that one of their Chinese factories had closed and this was why a number of locos [including Pecketts] had been delayed. Two of them are still in the 2020 catalogue, along with the three shiny new ones: R3640 - Willans and Robinson No. 882/1902 R3702 - Tytherington Stone Co, 'Daphne' Four of them aint: R3679 - Port of London Authority, No. 74 R3680 - Charity Colliery, 'Forest No. 1' R3761 - Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works (Open Back Cab), 'Lady Edith' R3703 - S&KLR, (Open Back Cab), 'Bear' Do we have any indication as to whether they might still slip through, or whether they might be held back for next year? I'm interested in R3702 "Daphne" and Hornby's webpage says "Expected winter 2019-2020" https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/po-tytherington-stone-co-peckett-w4-class-0-4-0st-daphne-era-2.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hippo Posted January 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) On 11/01/2020 at 12:38, Caledonian said: According to Railway Modeller, that young Mr Kohler from Hornby mentioned at the press launch that one of their Chinese factories had closed and this was why a number of locos [including Pecketts] had been delayed. Two of them are still in the 2020 catalogue, along with the three shiny new ones: R3640 - Willans and Robinson No. 882/1902 R3702 - Tytherington Stone Co, 'Daphne' Four of them aint: R3679 - Port of London Authority, No. 74 R3680 - Charity Colliery, 'Forest No. 1' R3761 - Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works (Open Back Cab), 'Lady Edith' R3703 - S&KLR, (Open Back Cab), 'Bear' Do we have any indication as to whether they might still slip through, or whether they might be held back for next year? According to Hornbys website R3640 - Willans and Robinson No. 882/1902 Due Summer 2020, announced October 2017 R3679 - Port of London Authority, No. 74 Due Summer 2020, announced May 2018 R3680 - Charity Colliery, 'Forest No. 1' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced May 2018 R3761 - Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works (Open Back Cab), 'Lady Edith' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced Jan 2019 R3702 - Tytherington Stone Co, 'Daphne' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced Jan 2019 R3703 - S&KLR, (Open Back Cab), 'Bear' Due Winter 2019-2020, announced Jan 2019 Perhaps the 4 that aren't in the catalogue are expected shortly so they left them out ? Thanks Edited January 12, 2020 by Hippo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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