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On 18/02/2024 at 17:46, montyburns56 said:

*TRIGGER WARNING*

 

 

 NCB Swalwell

 

Looks more like one undergoing an overhaul than being scrapped.

 

If it's the one I'm thinking of then it's still with us.

 

https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/robert-stephenson-hawthorn-works-no-7169-wd-71515-68005-mechanical-navvy/

 

 

 

Jason

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2 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

Looks more like one undergoing an overhaul than being scrapped.

 

If it's the one I'm thinking of then it's still with us.

 

https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/robert-stephenson-hawthorn-works-no-7169-wd-71515-68005-mechanical-navvy/

 

 

 

Jason

 

Interesting pair of wagons that the bodywork is sitting on, wooden solebars, anybody any ideas ? 

 

(Maybe one to repost in one of the wagon threads ??)

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5 minutes ago, montyburns56 said:

Someone's got a new toy to play with...

 

Billet Sidings, Stratford 1958

 

c.1958 - Billet Sidings, Stratford, London.

 

 

Nice - Metropolitan-Cammell Lightweights?

 

CJI.

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20 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

 

Nope - the first batch of M-C Heavyweights.

 

CJI.

 

Are they?  They've got the jumper cable sockets beneath the windscreens and the fairing below the buffer beam which I always thought indicated the Lightweight Met-Camms, numbered in the E79xxx series.

 

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6 minutes ago, 31A said:

 

Are they?  They've got the jumper cable sockets beneath the windscreens and the fairing below the buffer beam which I always thought indicated the Lightweight Met-Camms, numbered in the E79xxx series.

 

 

You are correct !!

 

I was not seeing the below-bufferbeam fairing as it is freshly painted black; when dirty, it's much more apparent.

 

CJI.

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2 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

I was not seeing the below-bufferbeam fairing as it is freshly painted black; when dirty, it's much more apparent.

 

I agree; I had to look several times to convince myself it was there.  As you say, they are usually much more apparent.  I don't think I've seen a colour picture of a clean one before; going by what I've seen in B&W photos I would have thought the fairing was painted green, but it may just have been dirty in those pictures and appeared to be the same tone as the green bodywork.

 

It's a lovey photo, anyway!

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Unusual that jumper sockets are green and valance is black

They weren't lightweight as in Derby just the same as what became class 101 but with a different control system 

I wish someone would do an RTR version but can't see it. No Bachmann 101s have had right front end or livery for a conversion 

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1 minute ago, russ p said:

No Bachmann 101s have had right front end or livery for a conversion 

 

I think the windscreens were slightly different too, not as tall?

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14 minutes ago, 31A said:

 

I think the windscreens were slightly different too, not as tall?

 

Not heard that before Steve. In early 2000s I bought a real 101 for NNR (They paid!) With the purpose of making a 79xxx replica. There were a few differences,  biggest being smaller brake van but windscreens never came up. After I left it became just a 101 but it may happen yet

Weird thing was the 101 actually had a door tread from a 79xxx

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Just now, russ p said:

Not heard that before Steve.

I may be wrong, then.  Just something I had in the back of my mind!

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6 minutes ago, 31A said:

I may be wrong, then.  Just something I had in the back of my mind!

 

I'm sure when we looked at photos with 101s and 79s with same lining they were the same

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