SRman Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I do like that NSE one but too many other bills to pay at the moment. Ah well ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nse47 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 My NSE one has arrived too, very nice I must say! couldn't resist a quick pic straight away: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2011 Nice. Even the "dark" front seating bay can be said to be prototypical as it was common to find the lightbulbs missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2011 Came home just now after a particularly chaotic, wet and windswept day to find mine waiting for me: Probably the prettiest thing I have seen today and the NSE VEP from Hornby is maybe less than a week away as well!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintbury jon Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not sure whether they send them out in numerical order (they probably don't) but if they do they must have sold a few as mine is number 252. It does look a beauty and i'm glad it's got a headcode number as opposed to white blanks. For reference, headcode 80 can be: Charing Cross - Dartford via Greenwich Victoria - Sevenoaks via Herne Hill and Bat & Ball Strood - Dover Priory or Dover Western Docks Portsmouth Harbour - Waterloo via Botley Though only the top would have been EPB diagrammed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2011 Mine is number 306. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nse47 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I've got quite a low one - 55 Only ordered on Saturday so I guess must be random. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstaf Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Mine is number 306. Mine arrived but doesn't say what number it is. Is it on a separate certificate, have I missed something? Cheers Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stug Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 What, if any error messages are you getting? I've just been on the Bachmann site and everything seems to be working! Btw i'm using Safari. Im all sorted now, but only by using another PC! All signed up and NSE EPB ordered - one very happy camper. The photos of it look truly superb. p.s. I was just getting a plain white screen/not loading next page, after filling out initial page. Tried all sorts - MAY just have been my PC at fault I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nse47 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Im all sorted now, but only by using another PC! All signed up and NSE EPB ordered - one very happy camper. The photos of it look truly superb. p.s. I was just getting a plain white screen/not loading next page, after filling out initial page. Tried all sorts - MAY just have been my PC at fault I suppose. I had the same problem with Chrome, switched to Firefox and went through fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nse47 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Mine arrived but doesn't say what number it is. Is it on a separate certificate, have I missed something? Cheers Tom I initially thought the certificate was missing, look at the back of the box for a piece of paper, because it was face down I initially thought it was part of the packaging, turning it over revealed the certificate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not only was the certificate numbered but the same number also appeared written on the outer card box it was packed in (which in turn lurked inside a DHL plastic baggy) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted September 7, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2011 As with all headcodes the use and meaning varied over the years. 80 now means Waterloo - Portsmouth Harbour via Botley and the others listed by Kintbury John above but used to mean Waterloo - Portsmouth Harbour via Worplesdon semi-fast but must stop at Havant or Victoria - Streatham Common - Purley - Caterham or Charing Cross - Greenwich - Dartford or Victoria - Swanley or Sevenoaks via Herne Hill or Strood - Dover Priory via Selling All of the above except the first might reasonably have seen a NSE 2EPB at some time though the second and third are the most likely in daily service. John Upton's superb illustrations also show why many of us still prefer 2-character headcode blinds (or stencil plates) to modern electronic destinations - they can actually be read!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Victoria - Swanley or Sevenoaks via Herne Hill or This route had a headcode, but it was hardly ever used. The Victoria/Holborn - Herne Hill/Catford - Bromley South - Swanley/Sevenoaks/Orpington routes had headcodes 60-63, 70-73 & 80-83 allocated to them (plus 23/24 for trains starting & terminating between Beckenham Junction and Bickley), thus: even numbers for Victoria, odd numbers for Blackfriars & Holborn Viaduct; 6x for Swanley, 7x for Orpington and 8x for Sevenoaks (via Swanley - no separate codes for Sevenoaks via Orpingtion) x0 and x1 via Herne Hill, x2 and x3 via Catford. Normal routes were 70 and 71*, 83, 63 (* rush-hour only). Occasionally, route 73 was run at weekends. However, trains from/to or via Swanley almost never ran via Herne Hill, except on diversion (engineering works etc). Thus headcode 80 would have been quite a rarity on these lines. An even rarer working I once picked up was from Orpington to Victoria via the Mid-Kent line (i.e. via Beckenham Junction, Catford Bridge, Lewisham & Nunhead), Quite a few passengers on that train were quite puzzled by this circuitous route. These routes were usually worked by 4EPBs, alone or in pairs. Platforms were too short for 10 or 12 coach trains. 2EPBs were thus normally not on the menu, but the interchangable nature of Southern Region stock meant that 2EPBs did sometimes find themselves working on these routes, in 6 or 8 coach formations (never alone). On rare occasions, 4CEPs could be pressed into lowly commuter service, in pairs or with EPBs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanMML Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Well I'm another one thats added to the ranks of the Bachmann club to buy the EPB.. Which will make 3 EPB I own now.. Just can't resist the toothpaste livery and the certificate signed by the men themselves Chris & John , Nice touch Bachmann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Mine arrived yesterday, well worth joining up for! Question is, do I keep my blue/grey one, ordered as I didn't think an NSE one was coming, or sell it on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Mine arrived yesterday, well worth joining up for! Question is, do I keep my blue/grey one, ordered as I didn't think an NSE one was coming, or sell it on... You could do a transition layout. That version of blue and grey lasted quite a while in London. In fact the last B&G train I got on was a Bulleid 4EPB from Plumstead to London Bridge. Felt a bit out of place, especially as everything else in the station at the time was in Toothpaste... I still remember those lovely comfy seats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Mine arrived yesterday, well worth joining up for! Question is, do I keep my blue/grey one, ordered as I didn't think an NSE one was coming, or sell it on... Keep both and run them in multiple. Kadee or Bachmann EZ-mate couplings work well for the inter-unit couplings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 8, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2011 Mine arrived yesterday, well worth joining up for! Question is, do I keep my blue/grey one, ordered as I didn't think an NSE one was coming, or sell it on... It takes ages to repaint a rolling stock fleet. From the NSE launch, in Summer 1986, to the demise of the last blue-grey unit was several years. They will look entirely authentic together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 8, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2011 It takes ages to repaint a rolling stock fleet. From the NSE launch, in Summer 1986, to the demise of the last blue-grey unit was several years. They will look entirely authentic together. As far as the BR 2-EPBs allocated to Slade Green for Kent services were concerned, the last units in traffic (6213 and 6259 IIRC) were still Blue/Grey not NSE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Alco Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 As far as the BR 2-EPBs allocated to Slade Green for Kent services were concerned, the last units in traffic (6213 and 6259 IIRC) were still Blue/Grey not NSE. As I understand it, these units were not repainted on mass as they were to be replaced by new stock, just a few were done to ensure the new Network SouthEast image could be seen across the network Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 8, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2011 First NSE one has now appeared on Ebay Seems to be sold by SMC who are the former Southampton Model Centre and who I still would not touch with a forty metre cattle prod. £140 notes starting price... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 New DCC Sound Unit available shortly from www.dckits-devideos.co.uk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintbury jon Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 First NSE one has now appeared on Ebay Seems to be sold by SMC who are the former Southampton Model Centre and who I still would not touch with a forty metre cattle prod. £140 notes starting price... With a listing fee of £1.30, final auction fee of £14 and a reasonable guess of 3% paypal fees (£4.20), that's an overall profit of around £4. Makes you wonder whether it's really worth it. Though I guess it may go for more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstaf Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I initially thought the certificate was missing, look at the back of the box for a piece of paper, because it was face down I initially thought it was part of the packaging, turning it over revealed the certificate Thanks, Found it now :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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