Nimbus Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Not at all likely in a regular service, but they were quite often used for excursions at weekends - despite the total absence of lavatory facilities - so are known to have done so in summer. There exists a photo of a footex at Luton Bute Street formed of GN Quad-Arts with an Ivatt 4mt at the head bound for somewhere east, Ipswich perhaps. I imagine even in the 50s the occupants would have been making use of the event to get tanked up... The Nim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 8, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2018 Thanks both - struggling to find anything remotely 54' kit wise There is a picture of a Quint set on the Steve Banks site near Brentwood (presumed excursion) so there's hope for that! I guess I'm just trying to find an excuse for running an N7 with a quint set on the Chelmsford line (without falling back to rule 1). I'll try not to hijack the thread any more Thanks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I'll try not to hijack the thread any more Thanks Please carry on, this thread has been very quiet over the last couple of months, anything related is good discussion IMO! Hopefully it will come to life post-London Toyfair later this month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Wood Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Please carry on, this thread has been very quiet over the last couple of months, anything related is good discussion IMO! Hopefully it will come to life post-London Toyfair later this month. Quite Quite right, I follow this strand for that reason, plenty of positive comments. As a modeler of the GE - LNER section the N7 one of the best engines to choose from. I'm surprised it's taken this long for a manufacturer to do such a popular locomotive!! Plus as my layout is set pre WWII having a B17,B12,D16/3 and a pair of J15's it's not right to not have the suburban tank engine. It's just a matter of time before I can hopefully see a J17, J20, J67/8/9 and the LNER E4 Intermediate in the RTR range 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2018 Quite right, I follow this strand for that reason, plenty of positive comments. As a modeler of the GE - LNER section the N7 one of the best engines to choose from. I'm surprised it's taken this long for a manufacturer to do such a popular locomotive!! Plus as my layout is set pre WWII having a B17,B12,D16/3 and a pair of J15's it's not right to not have the suburban tank engine. It's just a matter of time before I can hopefully see a J17, J20, J67/8/9 and the LNER E4 Intermediate in the RTR range I don't expect a RTR J17 or J20 to be in the offing any time soon but an F5 would be very welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I don't expect a RTR J17 or J20 to be in the offing any time soon but an F5 would be very welcome. I would've thought an E4 or a J67-69 would sell like hotcakes. An E4 as a small quirky 2-4-0, and the J67-69 as a diminutive, cute tank which worked all over the ex-LNER system and had a very famous member of the class which carried both Apple Green and GER Blue in BR days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2018 I would've thought an E4 or a J67-69 would sell like hotcakes. An E4 as a small quirky 2-4-0, and the J67-69 as a diminutive, cute tank which worked all over the ex-LNER system and had a very famous member of the class which carried both Apple Green and GER Blue in BR days. I was only talking of the J17/J20. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2018 I do like the J69s What other stock would an N pull in the 30s? It's mainly associated with articulated sets but it must have had other duties? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeharvey22 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) News item on the N7 this morning.....9 January 2018. http://www.oxfordrail.com/ Edited January 9, 2018 by mikeharvey22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I was only talking of the J17/J20. Apologies, meant to quote Norton Wood's post above yours. I think a J17 is not too unrealistic - there's one in the National Collection. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 News item on the N7 this morning.....9 January 2018. http://www.oxfordrail.com/ Thanks for this. No photo's though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Turpin Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 It's just a matter of time before I can hopefully see a J17, J20, J67/8/9 and the LNER E4 Intermediate in the RTR range I wouldn't hold your breath for most of those, but a J67 would seriously rock the market IMHO 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Wood Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Thanks for this. No photo's though! It's a shame that there is no photo,however they don't seem too open in sharing photo's etc, but on the bright side we could see the model at the end of the year to the start of 2019. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 17, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2018 It's a shame that there is no photo,however they don't seem too open in sharing photo's etc, but on the bright side we could see the model at the end of the year to the start of 2019. Ooh, there's a race to see if I finish my kit first lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2018 They're hoping for decorated samples for the Toyfair 2018 in January. . Toyfair starts tomorrow, Tuesday, so if any of us are there, a few photos of the N7 would be very welcome, please! John Storey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium gc4946 Posted January 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2018 Was an engineering sample on display at the Toy Fair? (photos, please, if available) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted January 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2018 Was an engineering sample on display at the Toy Fair? (photos, please, if available) There's a photo on Railway Modeller's FB page. See if this works for you: https://www.facebook.com/RailwayModeller/photos/a.105024046199291.4766.103363293032033/1608068205894860/?type=3&theater 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium gc4946 Posted January 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2018 Saw their FB photo without problems thanks, if things go to plan, I might consider buying an example in LNER livery.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted January 24, 2018 Administrators Share Posted January 24, 2018 Spotted at the London Toy Fair yesterday: 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamwig Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Spotted at the London Toy Fair yesterday: Looks good the later version is just what I need for my (yet to be built) Widford (on the Buntingford Line) layout! Edited January 24, 2018 by wamwig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXEA! Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Cor, that looks lovely! Can't wait to see decorated samples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Looks better than I expected! Interesting that they've included the complete waist of the round-topped firebox. The Nim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted January 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2018 Looks great to me, but I’m anxiously looking over my shoulder for those who may know better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Looks good Not looked closely, and not going to - but one observation is the round-topped firebox boiler has round head smokebox rivets. The particular part 3 loco I'm building happens to have flush head rivets - but then that boiler might not be one for a part 3 Edited January 24, 2018 by Bucoops Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garethp8873 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Dare we wonder what Mr Swain has to say about it...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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