Class 50 50149 "Defiance" Railfreight Livery

[Marky B]

Hi All,

 

I'm building a 1990's ficticious china clay branchline in 4mm EM gauge. Things are falling into place nicely, with the re-release of the Dapol "Silver Bullets" and The EFE Tiger Rail PBA's. I would obviously like the Class 50 50149 "Defiance" to be present on the layout, however, seemingly, I've got more chance of becoming the next Pope than finding the Hornby offering! So, my next alternative is to buy another class 50 and respray it. Now, I know the real loco had modified bogies in the form of them being lower-geared, however, my question is, were any modifications made to the bogie frames, or were they just as the rest of the class?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Regards,

 

Mark

Edited September 9, 2020 by Marky B
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[John M Upton]

I believe in terms of physical external appearance, 50149's bogies were identical to the 49 others.

Edited September 9, 2020 by John M Upton

[Marky B]

9 minutes ago, John M Upton said:

I believe in terms of physical external appearance, 50149's bogies were identical to the 49 others.

 

Hi John, thanks for that, much appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Mark

[crompton 33]

Hi Mark . Will this photo help you just click on pic to get a close up. Click twice

 

Edited September 10, 2020 by crompton 33

[pheaton]

if anyone has the book 50s in operation it explains why there is a patch on the fuel tank 

[hmrspaul]

I've a couple of photos of the other side https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/class50/ee6afd80b

 

Paul