robmcg Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Not in later days,they weren't....especially ehen the LMR got their hands on them.Some of Canton's allocation went to the Midland mainline in 1958. Dick Hardy at Stratford knew how to turn them out though but that of course was GE territory.70043/44 were LM locos all their working lives. Quite so. Midland grime, rust and neglect predominated in those last years often around Carlisle. So I'll just imagine it was for some exhibition or other. Actually it's just a very nice model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Mucky Brits ? Plenty here thundering through Wigan in their final year. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/67100-apollos-grand-days-out/page-2 Brit15 Brilliant pictures thank you Apollo Brit15. I knew the world was black and white in the mid-60s! Why doesn't Hornby do that livery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I still think it looks like the Bassett-Lowke models of days-gone-by.... and I say that with the admiration of one who could never afford such impossible dreams! I know 70000 was polished up for show but were any others? edit; come to think of it, did Bassett-Lowke or any 0 gauge model maker ever make models of Britannias? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateTheFreight Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 ACE Trains make a stunning coarse scale O gauge Britannia. I use the term coarse scale lightly too as it has tons of detail on it. Greg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 30, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2016 I still think it looks like the Bassett-Lowke models of days-gone-by.... and I say that with the admiration of one who could never afford such impossible dreams! I know 70000 was polished up for show but were any others? 70044_R3295_Britannia_Earl_Haig_2a_r1200.jpg edit; come to think of it, did Bassett-Lowke or any 0 gauge model maker ever make models of Britannias? The Golden Arrow 70004/14 were immaculate,On the WR,Cantons fleet were ( initially) likewise and Dick Hardy kept the Stratford examples in good nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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