Proposed, cancelled and never were models

[tubs01]

Has anyone got any pictures of prototypes of said models?

[SamThomas]

On 09/09/2021 at 18:03, Allegheny1600 said:

More or less as related to me by Mr Hills, the UK importer.

 

I think you will find that the said gentleman was the UK Flesichmann Agent after the demise of M & R Model Railways.

 

Fleischmann then sold direct to the retailers until the agency was given tio GM.

Edited September 19, 2021 by SamThomas
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[SamThomas]

On 10/09/2021 at 15:39, melmerby said:

There is a European coach where the doors are controlled by DCC.

There was a demo some years ago at Warley on one of the DCC system specialist's stand.

Roco produced a set of 3 - DCC operated with sound syncronised with the doors. You could select which side the doors opened & on closing they would close out of sync with each other. You could also select the "guards" door which would close after the others & the whistle.

Not too certain but I think you could buy an extra coach.

Very expensive though.

[adb968008]

On 14/09/2021 at 13:23, 313201 said:

I read a few years ago ( cannot remember when or what magazine it was featured in ) that Hornby once considered making an emu which would have had a sliding door mechanism on both sides of the coaches so that the doors would open depending on which platform the unit was driven into.

 

The problem they encountered was that if the buyer decided to run the unit/s as a semi fast or non stop service was that the doors would open everytime the train ran through a station and as a result the project was cancelled.

Surely thats an urban myth.

 

The mail coach always opens everytime you run past, mail bag or not… so this is nothing new, and well known… that mail coach its at least 50 years old by now…

I doubt it was a “discovery” for the EMU, it would have already been known, as i’d assume it would use the same spring ramp mechanism.

Edited September 25, 2021 by adb968008