tamperman36 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 After I decided that a MOD depot would be a good reason to keep an old branch line open I also decided that I would require some rolling stock for use on the trains. For a start I decided to put together some RTR stock formed of vans and opens. Next I decided that a shunter, or pair of shunters would be useful. I found some photos of military shunters in a magazine, one of them really stood out as a nice little machine to use on a layout. The article mentioned that there were more than one in use so I decided I would make two, one powered and one dummy to have stood awaiting its next job. These little machines were Minilok DH60 road/rail shunters. The one I built operational is DCC equipped. I also decided that I would need some warwell and warflat wagons to move vehicles in and out of the depot, however they are not readily available so I have started to scratch build some. I will some photos on asap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Have you had a look at the wagons and other items 'Wild Boar Fell' offers? He has a thread on the forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton961 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 What period are you modelling? Van wides were common going in and out of the big depot at Donnington (Shropshire) in the 1960s and were also seen in the 1990s as internal user wagons painted green.be carefully about Warflats as most modern tanks (Centurion onwards are 2 wide for the British loading gauge). The last tank narrow enough to be transported by rail was the Comet which went out of service in the late 1950s. There are some photos of the Donnington depot, rolling stock and shunters in The Railways of Telford, published by Crowood Press 2016. Other wagons seen on MOD traffic included containers in steel open wagons. The current traffic in and out of Donnington is all containerised now. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyA Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 What livery are you using for the Miniloks? A couple were bought for Bicester in 2001/2 by which time the Defence Logistics Organisation livery was lilac and white. However, I don't know if these were the first ones bought by the MoD.Here is one at Long Marston in 2009. https://iansrailwaypics.smugmug.com/Trains/Gronks/i-jmz39vb/A Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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