Popular Post Simon Bendall Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) With Andy's kind permission, a plug for volume 2 of my Modelling British Railways guides from Key Publishing, this following on from the engineers' wagons. This one sees the focus switch to revenue wagons and takes three of the most popular wagonload commodities - china clay, timber and scrap metal - and provides a detailed history of their operation throughout the diesel era from the 1960s to today. Also covered in detail are the operation of the multi-bogie nuclear flask wagons and all types of Cargowaggon ferry van. Accompanying the detailed text are numerous photos, many previously unpublished and a selection of modelling projects. Many of the photos have detailed captions that explain what's in the train so they can be accurately recreated in miniature. So if you want to know how recent or upcoming releases from the likes of Accurascale, Kernow, Revolution and others can be used, this has the answers. Contributors include David Ratcliffe on the prototype side and Alex Carpenter, James Makin and Barrie Jones on the models. It will be on sale from the end of next week in the likes of Smiths and other newsagents. Also now available from the Key online shop at https://shop.keypublishing.com/product/View/productCode/SPECBRENG2/Modelling BR Engineers Wagonload Formations Price is £8.99 and its 116 pages. A few sample pages below. Edited March 16, 2021 by Simon Bendall 25 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted March 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2021 That looks good Simon .... copy ordered, thanks for the heads up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I will be looking out for that Simon, that is right up my street. I really enjoyed the Engineers wagon guide, finding it informative, detailed but easy to read. Mind you as my dad was in the WR civil engineers when I was young I think I knew the difference between a dogfish and a catfish before I knew about mk1 and mk2 coaches! I have always been interested in freight traffic, we could hear the shunting at Exmouth Junction from our house when I was little, that probably started the path that lead to my railway career and joining Bristol TOPS. I believe creating realistic wagonload freight formations is somewhere between an art and a science, and done well can really enhance an already excellent layout. Blueball Summit by Andy Stroud is right up there, and the freight trains he runs are typical of that part of the WR he is trying to recreate. From my time working in the Bristol Area Freight Centre, and after, I observed train formations daily, and saw how from day to day some varied, while others stayed almost the same. I think the secret is to get the right blend between regular traffic that passes almost daily in varying numbers, and random events where some regular traffic is missing or something special turns up, cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted March 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2021 Do you know if this will be available in digital format? (I like "physical" books, but there's only so much room…) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) You've got your second sale... I should add that I ordered it via my newsagent, who 'phoned the distributors.... Edited March 16, 2021 by Fat Controller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted March 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, D9020 Nimbus said: Do you know if this will be available in digital format? (I like "physical" books, but there's only so much room…) The first vol. was, so probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazjones1711 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Looking forward to getting a copy of this magazine , be nice to see my contribution in print , hope there will be other issues in the future , one dedicated to steel traffic would be great .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: That looks good Simon .... copy ordered, thanks for the heads up. You've done better than me Phil!, can't find it on the site, "wagonload" search throws up zero results. Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrus Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You've done better than me Phil!, can't find it on the site, "wagonload" search throws up zero results. Mike. Having the same experience. Used a variety of search terms as well as trawling through the lists and can’t find any trace. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bendall Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Peeps, as per the original post - Will also be available from the Key online shop as soon as stocks arrive, which should be Monday. I'll provide a link as soon as it goes up. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) This looks great, just what I've been looking for. I'm planning a BR Speedlink era timber unloading siding, for my next small layout project. I hope I can pick up a copy in my local WH Smiths before they, sadly, close down for good! Edited March 13, 2021 by Alcanman error 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Definitely another sale to me, after buying the engineers book a few weeks ago. Great work Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2021 23 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: That looks good Simon .... copy ordered, thanks for the heads up. 10 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You've done better than me Phil!, can't find it on the site, "wagonload" search throws up zero results. Mike. 6 hours ago, walrus said: Having the same experience. Used a variety of search terms as well as trawling through the lists and can’t find any trace. It would seem Dr Bullock is special! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted March 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: It would seem Dr Bullock is special! Mike. I think we knew that....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrus Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Found it! https://shop.keypublishing.com/product/View/productCode/SPECBRENG2/Modelling BR Engineers Wagonload Formations 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2021 From the above link; Modelling British Railways - Wagonload Formations Volume 2 Did I miss volume 1? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 44 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: From the above link; Modelling British Railways - Wagonload Formations Volume 2 Did I miss volume 1? Mike. Volume 1 was 'Engineers Wagons' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 hours ago, walrus said: Found it! https://shop.keypublishing.com/product/View/productCode/SPECBRENG2/Modelling BR Engineers Wagonload Formations Note that the title shown on the website is misleading; The word 'Engineers' is incorrect (and does not appear on the bookazine cover). BTW there is another interesting recently-published Key bookazine on Britain's Railways in the 70s, so while ordering one I ordered both ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Both can be found under Magazine Specials, might be worth browsing; noted on the third page Railway Preservation Pioneers is reduced to £2.99 from £6.99 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
walrus Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, caradoc said: Note that the title shown on the website is misleading; The word 'Engineers' is incorrect (and does not appear on the bookazine cover). Probably an accidental carryover from Vol 1. Has been changed to ‘Wagonload’ now anyway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted March 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2021 Excellent. Two quid off for HM subscribers as well by the looks of it, although I need to phone rather than click to claim it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bendall Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, walrus said: Probably an accidental carryover from Vol 1. Has been changed to ‘Wagonload’ now anyway. Indeed it was, now sorted. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: From the above link; Modelling British Railways - Wagonload Formations Volume 2 Did I miss volume 1? Mike. 8 hours ago, Alcanman said: Volume 1 was 'Engineers Wagons' Just badly worded then, another attempt at the suffocation of the English language! I'm glad Si doesn't drop so low. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crompton Power Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Received my copy this morning after phoning Key yesterday! I’ve only had a quick flick through it, but it looks really good, looking forward to vol 3!! Keith. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted March 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2021 Found a copy in the East Croydon Station WHSmiths of all unexpected places. There is one copy left as of 09:15 this morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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