drgj Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I have a three car Hornby class 101 but the ones I remember in North Wales in the 70s were two car. Would these have been a powered car and a driving trailer? The Hornby ones are both the powered type. I suppose maybe I am being a bit pedantic! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 If you need a power trailer combo just swap the underframe for a trailer one and remove the exhaust pipes. Not totally accurate but better. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgj Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Thanks, cheesy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Loads of these units ran as just 2 power cars. Essential for the Blaenau branch 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ianmacc Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 The Hornby one was the old Lima model I think. Does that mean Lima perpetuated their ‘lazy’ approach they did with the 117 by making just one end car variant and using it twice in the set? Was glaring in the 117 as it had two brake compartments! Especially in blue and grey. I bought a centre car just tonsisguise it a bit. Hornby got it right with their 110 by making all three variants in a three car set and it was better for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 The Lima 101 was a big step forward from their 117 with proper coaches for the set. Improved no end when Hornby worked their magic on the chassis. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgj Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Has anyone got a picture of a driving trailer underframe (maybe the Bachmann one)? Thanks Edited July 12, 2020 by drgj Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgj Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) Finally finished my two car unit. I couldn't bring myself to do anything to the boxed Hornby class 101 I had so I used a green livery Lima version. I found some pics of a Chester based one and copied it as much as possible. I got hold of a trailer chassis and used it to make a driving trailer composite. I only removed the footboards at one end as they weren't needed. I removed the gutters leaving just the bits over the doors. I cut out and flush glazed the destination windows/ blinds. I repainted with an airbrush in blue livery and applied the numbers for this set from a custom set ordered from Railtec. The prototype had the set number on a little board inside the front windscreen so I copied this. I fitted some small couplings as the Lima ones were a bit of an eyesore. I still need to find some headcode transfers. Basically it just looks like the Bachmann version and was a hell of a job as it kept going wrong but this was considerably cheaper. I have a proper Chester set- not totally accurate- but i like it. It runs surprisingly well but noisier than the Hornby version Edited November 7, 2020 by drgj 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Nice job on that. Very fond memories of the CH allocated two car sets which came down the Cambrian to us. We mostly had Met Camms but also the Park Royals and the Derby units as two cars - nearly all as power trailer sets apart from the small allocation of Derby power twins for working the "GC" between Wrexham and Bidston. The three car units we got were the Swindon Cross Country (class 120) sets, and very occasionally a Gloucester Cross Country (class 119). The three car units had separate diagrams and rarely ventured up the coast line from Dovey Junction. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgj Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 I used to see them at Rhyl (Grandfather lived here) and Aber (Great Uncle here ) on the main line to Holyhead. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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