Charlie Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I didn't know the Church of England ran railways Nick Perhaps it would explain the amount of clergy that have interests in the railways... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill8F Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Back onto topic, I've managed to remove the cab from my example. It would seem the cab sides match up to the dimensions of those found on the Airfix/Dapol pug. I've also added a few layers of plasticard between the chassis and body in order to raise it up to a height suitable for 4mm scale. It's tempting to remove the chimney and replace it with something more typically English, along with removing the lump between the existing chimney and dome. (Does anyone know what it is?) Also going to use milliput to raise the slopes on the tanks up, altering the appearance somewhat. Has to be said, for a Junior model you get a good bit of detail for your money. Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hornby International have just announced a new small 0-6-0 Saddle tank in the Electrotren range http://www.hornbyint.../fotikas/19.jpg Looks like it might have potential although the cab looks a bit dainty! The real loco is apparently a Sharp Stewart product of 1880 http://www.manuserran.com/index.php/ultimos-testimonios-del-vapor-en-espana/322-renfe/rodaje-030/65-serie-030-0230030-0231 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I can see that appearing on several layouts with little to no changes as an industrial shunter. What is that aerofoil over the chimney for though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenway Park Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The part on top of the chimney looks similar to the part CP Portuguese railways fitted to their steam locos to deflect the exhaust away from the catenary. The CP one was fitted into the top of the chimney in a more permanent manner. With the RENFE version it looks easier to remove. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Now that I really do like- will be looking to get my hands on one of those, and potentially look at cab options 'cos that one isn't exactly typical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I can see that appearing on several layouts with little to no changes as an industrial shunter. What is that aerofoil over the chimney for though? I'm mulling over the idea of getting a couple and de-cabbing them completely to represent an early Sharp Stewart saddle tank for a small Victorian rural branch line. A couple of modified de-Clerestoried Bachmann US HO/OO"Thomas the Tank" "Emily" six wheel coaches as a passenger rake, and a few older wagons to shunt around a yard, could make for a nice little plank-to-plank branch line with a difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 The 0-6-0 outside cylinder chasis would, I think, have great potential in 00n7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill8F Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Has anyone seen the new 0-3-0 that Hornby/Electrotren have announced? It would appear to be a Sharp Stewart 0-6-0ST. http://www.hornbyinternational.com/galeria/fotikas/19.jpg It's just crying out for bashing! Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted January 8, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2012 Has anyone seen the new 0-3-0 that Hornby/Electrotren have announced? It would appear to be a Sharp Stewart 0-6-0ST. http://www.hornbyint.../fotikas/19.jpg It's just crying out for bashing! Jack See post #43 above on 6 Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hattons are now selling the Jouef version if anyones interested. http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=50847 Oh and pardon my general ignorance but what is the name and purpose of the box and pipe between the funnel and the dome. ScR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixM Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Oh and pardon my general ignorance but what is the name and purpose of the box and pipe between the funnel and the dome. It contains the sand probably. Felix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Hattons are now selling the Jouef version if anyones interested. http://www.ehattons.....aspx?SID=50847 Not anymore, apparently it's out of stock and they can't get anymore when I clicked the link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted January 11, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2012 Not anymore, apparently it's out of stock and they can't get anymore when I clicked the link. That'll be me buying the last one last night. NGTrains are advertising some if that helps. http://www.ngtrains....tchbuilder.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Looking at the chassis photos on the ngtrains link I'll be interested to see how they get the saddletank body on. I suspect it'll be a bit on the blocky side underneath the tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill8F Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I could imagine a whole new set up above the wheels, as I doubt you could hide it easily given the saddle tank's prototype. Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hornby International have just announced a new small 0-6-0 Saddle tank in the Electrotren range http://www.hornbyint.../fotikas/19.jpg Looks like it might have potential although the cab looks a bit dainty! The real loco is apparently a Sharp Stewart product of 1880 http://www.manuserra...30-0230030-0231 Oh yes, that does look like it has potential for a bit of reworking into a freelance industrial... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxinghobby Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just as I thought this subject post had run it's course and we could put it to bed, Hornby does this; Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just as I thought this subject post had run it's course and we could put it to bed, Hornby does this; I think that got a mench in message#53? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Just as I thought this subject post had run it's course and we could put it to bed, Hornby does this; Lovely! Built by Sharp Stewart (3310 of 1881) for the Triano Railway (which had much of interest for historians of British locomotives), it was taken into RENFE stock as 030.0230 in 1941. The original is now preserved beside one of the buildings of the University of Burgos. Here's another picture from the very useful site run by the Director of the Railway Museum in Gijon: http://www.locomotoravapor.com/fotosupload/castleon/baracaldo.jpg and another: http://renfe-h0.com/01_parque_motor/01_01_locomotoras_vapor/030/0230-0231/serie_030_0230-0231.htm The loco is viewable from the road. Intending visitors are advised to take a step-ladder! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansovino Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 For those interested in other uses for the chassis, the wheelbase dimensions quoted by relaxinghobby in post #33 (20+24mm) scale out at 5 feet + 6 feet which is (I think) the wheelbase of the GWR 1361 and 1366 classes. The wheel diameter (14mm = 3 feet 6 inches) is close enough although the Jouef/Electrotren ones are 12 spoke rather than the 10 spoke ones of the GWR classes and hte balance weights are also different. I don't know the axle diameter of the Electrotren model, so I can't say how easy it would be to re-wheel or whether the cylinders and motion plate are consistent with the GWR engines' underpinnings. The GWR classes were based on the earlier Cornwall Minerals Railway 0-6-0Ts which were themselves a Sharp, Stewart product. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fezza Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 The Kerr Stuart has recently been reissued in black - picked one up the other day. It seems to be based on a Kerr Stuart Triana class similar to the one that was ordered but never delivered for the Selsey Tramway (works picture in Laurie Cooksey's book on the Selsey Tramway). So I guess there is an excuse to run it on a British light railway? It anyone has any information on if this class actually appeared on UK lines I'd be interested to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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