RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted October 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2015 Can anyone recommend a buffer stop kit for a rail-built buffer stop, that would be used on the Southern Region in the 1970's. I'd like it made from real rail, or white metal perhaps, rather than the plastic offering from Peco. This is for 16.5mm code 100 track. Cheers, Chris (Geep7) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 No personal experience, but I've seen a lot of positive reviews on here for the Lanarkshire buffer stops. http://www.lanarkshiremodels.com/lanarkshire%20models%20and%20supplies%20website_022.htm Choice of two Southern types. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tase Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 This any good Chris? http://www.lanarkshiremodels.com/lanarkshire%20models%20and%20supplies%20website_156.htm I've got a couple of Dave's kits and they are superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacque Jacque Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Pete Harvey makes a nice little etch to be used with NS rail for a type seen in many regions. See the page here:http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/20944-rail-built-buffer-stop/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted October 9, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2015 Wow, cheers guys. Thanks for the quick responses. The Lanarkshire kits look just the ticket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi, first I'd like to thank those who like our bufferstops, we try hard to get it right. The Southern Railway ones seem to have caught the interest of Southern modellers and sell well possibly as these bufferstops were around before WW2 and some/many are still around today so a good spread of period. Bufferstops do have a long life, a Caledonian Railway one is still in use just a couple of miles away from here on the West Coast Main line, at least 100 years old but painted Network Rail yellow, ugh.... The straight rail type as mentioned has a history going back to, AFAIK, the LNWR, this one is a bit lightweight and mounted on the running rail as Pete Harvey has alluded to. then there seems to be an LMS one which is also pictured, the one with the long insert on the running rail and also diagonal bracing, this may be a heavier version of the LNWR type, then there is the LNER one which I'm told is a derivative of the GNR one, the gusset plates and brackets vary. The familiar BR one is very similar to the LNER one with just different gusset plates. So although the straight rail type may be seen over most of the country it figures that they are different types but a similar shape. Here is what I believe is the BR built one, on the Caley main line at Larbet a few years ago note, different gusset plates. Photo Chas Dougan, ScRSG Dave Franks.[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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