jamessolomon Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I currently own a BR blue class 04, 31, 33 and a 35 but was wondering in that era I was interested in the railfreight livery as it looks nice but is it the right era for one and what locos would have worn it to fit in. Been tempted for a while to get another loco and was tempted for either an intercity liveried one to pull my mk3s around as Iv busted the ring motors in the 3 125s I own or the railfreight or a freight livery to go with the various goods wagons I own Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 James. The class 31 and 33 are Ok . your mk3's coaches are not correct as these are the HST type. No buffers is one thing so will not be used with a inter city loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Whilst the ringfield motors may be crude, they are simple things that are pretty difficult to break beyond repair unless excessively worn. Maybe you could make one good one from the three? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 James. All the class 04's where withdrawn by 1971. The last class 35 was withdrawn in 1975. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamessolomon Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Didn't know about the class 04 being withdrawn so early in my time period. One ring motor sorta works the other 2 catch fire a little inside the intercity set is complete but the other is only the driving end. I think they used locos to move Mk3 stock around the depots and such using freight locos or normal ones or stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Most depots had a class 08 to move stock around back then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamessolomon Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Apart from using class 08s at depots I guess they used locos to haul stock around to other depots or to go to the workshop or I guess they just moved the whole HST to another depot or workshop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 If they had to move HST coaches from one depot to another with a loco they used a Barrier coach. Between the loco and the MK3's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamessolomon Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 What is a barrier coach is it more of a converted baggage coach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 What is a barrier coach is it more of a converted baggage coach 'Barrier' coaches seem to cover a number of types; in the case of HST barrier vehicles, the HST coaches do not have side-buffers or conventional couplings to allow them to be hauled by locomotives, so vehicles have to be used with conventional draw-gear at one end, and HST-type at the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamessolomon Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Does any manufacturer make them at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 There are no rtr models made. You can convert a BG van with a 57'ft frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shed Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 On 13/11/2014 at 21:19, jamessolomon said: Does any manufacturer make them at all Kernow did a HST barrier? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45125 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 13/11/2014 at 15:54, Fat Controller said: 'Barrier' coaches seem to cover a number of types; in the case of HST barrier vehicles, the HST coaches do not have side-buffers or conventional couplings to allow them to be hauled by locomotives, so vehicles have to be used with conventional draw-gear at one end, and HST-type at the other. No, the HST barrier vehicles all have conventional drawgear, the buckeye will cope to an Alliance coupler. The Alliance is basically a buckeye on a solid shank. The mk4 barriers have conventional drawgear at one end and a tight lock at the other. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 On 04/05/2019 at 10:31, Shed said: Kernow did a HST barrier? Not in 2014 when that was posted ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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