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Ford D seen at Cumbria Steam Gathering today, is it a genuine railway vehicle?

 

Superb apart from post O1 font on number plate.

Should really have raised plastic letters would really finish it off

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I am in the process of building a 1/76 scale Bruff and wondered if anyone has any detail of the inside of the cab I am particularity interested in knowing what is behind the 2 mesh screen either side of the cab and if there is a boxed out section within the cab area

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I had a look on the internet for the Bruff some time ago and came across a brochure that showed some internal shots. A quick recheck this morning found the scanned in pages on this Flickr page

 

 http://www.flickr.com/photos112499646@N07/13278282075

 

If this link does not work, try a google search for bruff road railer and check out the images page. The front page of the brochure is shown with a flickr.com tag.

 

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I had a look on the internet for the Bruff some time ago and came across a brochure that showed some internal shots. A quick recheck this morning found the scanned in pages on this Flickr page

 

 http://www.flickr.com/photos112499646@N07/13278282075

 

If this link does not work, try a google search for bruff road railer and check out the images page. The front page of the brochure is shown with a flickr.com tag.

 

Andy

Andy thanks couldnt get the link to work but looking at the address and searched for Bruff Rail found the brochure. Exactly what I was looking for thanks

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Is this Leyland Terrier a parcels van , seems quite unusual -

https://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p579551090/h3FCC719B#h3fcc719b

 

Also nice pic of Terrier dropsider-

 

https://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p579551090/h2aea708b#h2aea708b

 

Both of those my photos.

The van belonged to Shrewsbury S & T which I borrowed a couple of times when my dropside was off the road was off the road. No idea what it's original use was, but not parcels as B R had not used their own vans since 1968 when the work went to National Carriers.

This was our Terrier dropside when fairly new. Driver Eric Gregory and Sam Roberts (S&T installer) not Arthur !  This was the wagon I inherited for a while after Eric retired, some of the best time I had on the S&T, being your own boss once out of the depot.

Happy days.

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Nice photos Merfyn, the box body looks like an 'off the shelf' one seen on  distribution trucks and High Streets all over  .

 

Yes agreed, it was nothing out of the ordinary. I remember now that BR did have some plain vans used by the laundry service before the B T Hotels got sold off, maybe ?

 

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Not my picture, either B R or Besco.

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This uses a cut down EFE Diecast Bedford TK truck cab and wheels, the main bodywork components are from sheet of etched brass. I developed the drawing for this and it was professionally etched by PPD ltd.

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The running gear/chassis was taken from a Bachmann 46204 Rail Step Van (American HO guage)

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The main connection to the chassis utilises a flat brass Chassis mount which is folded to form a saddle. This then sits over the running chassis and has the road wheels and tyres glued to it. This provides a flat surface for the body to mount onto.

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The brass forming the rear cab is folded and soldered together, there is a flat section soldered on top to create the rain strip around the roof, finally a small section of plastic sheet was glued to the roof to complete the profile

The Rear Box van was then folded and soldered together along with the roller shutter door.

There is a brass body support which is folded and soldered inside the box van, this also provides a fixing at the front for the cab to be joined to the box van.

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Bumpers, light bar, grille and steps were then added to the cab front

Lights and Bruff logo were then superglued to the face of the brass sections and the rear box van

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