RP82 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Excellent news. A very welcome addition to the fleet. Between Accurascale, Cavalex and RevolutioN these three are demolishing my bank account. Thanks guys. 1 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melly Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 22 hours ago, RP82 said: Excellent news. A very welcome addition to the fleet. Between Accurascale, Cavalex and RevolutioN these three are demolishing my bank account. Thanks guys. 100 % agree. But also puts some the 'big' manufacturers to shame displaying how their complacency on pushing out the same 1960s tooling time and time again, vice keeping up with development and bringing exciting new models to market, will contribute to their declining influence in the hobby. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slg Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Another great wagon choice, I remember seeing these all the time at Arpley and Springs Branch but could only find these 5 pictures out of my own collection with none at the above 2 place, go figure. Edited July 20, 2023 by slg 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegleg90 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Great News! Wallets already run off hiding! Another wagon and its variations that have been missing (certainly for modern day engineers trains) and allow for great variation of train formation and lengths - certainly for my short layout! Only stumbled across this thread by accident so will certainly be aiming to make use of the early bird prices! Well done! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion47509 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Great News - I'll certainly be adding a number of variants to my fleet. One small detail question though - on the CAD images for the YLA Mullet, the bolsters all seem to have the same thickness of timber, whereas photographs seem to suggest that the outer bolsters had heavier timbers than those towards the center (at least when first converted in the early 80's). I've no idea why they were like this, and also note that BDA's seemed to be the opposite - answers on a postcard? Appreciate that tooling constraints may preclude this, and it may not be the case on all wagons though? It would be great if the bolsters were removable to make personalization easier. Edited July 3, 2021 by Albion47509 spelling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted July 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2021 N Gauge versions now available to pre-order via the Revolution Trains Website. There's a handy little guide here to the versions available Tom. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted July 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 03/07/2021 at 19:35, Albion47509 said: Great News - I'll certainly be adding a number of variants to my fleet. One small detail question though - on the CAD images for the YLA Mullet, the bolsters all seem to have the same thickness of timber, whereas photographs seem to suggest that the outer bolsters had heavier timbers than those towards the center (at least when first converted in the early 80's). I've no idea why they were like this, and also note that BDA's seemed to be the opposite - answers on a postcard? Hi there, Apologies - I should've replied earlier to this. The bolsters in the original images weren't the final design - the finished models will have the variations in thickness you mentioned. Also, the bolsters will be supplied pre-fitted to the models, as that is how most customers will use them, but they're separate parts, not moulded into the deck, so easily removable. cheers 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted July 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2021 I see the models on offer are in pairs; will single wagons be an option too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted July 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Crepello said: I see the models on offer are in pairs; will single wagons be an option too? No, we had to decide whether less choice as single wagons or more choice but as pairs was preferable so we took the pairs route. There’s an incredible number of variants of these wagons which is great but the risk is always making sure that minimum order quantities are met. If we’d offered them as singles then we would have had to reduce the number of variants. Also in terms of how they were and are used they’ve been a mixture of block trains and handfuls mixed in with other freight/engineers stock. Edited July 17, 2021 by Revolution Mike 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegleg90 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Will the OO versions be in pairs also or just N garage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted July 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Pegleg90 said: Will the OO versions be in pairs also or just N garage? We haven’t decided yet but it is definitely easier for us to duplicate the pairs we’re doing in N (in terms of admin, R&D and graphics!). We will make a decision over the next few weeks as the OO CAD is completed. Cheers Mike 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Revolution Mike said: No, we had to decide whether less choice as single wagons or more choice but as pairs was preferable so we took the pairs route. There’s an incredible number of variants of these wagons which is great but the risk is always making sure that minimum order quantities are met. If we’d offered them as singles then we would have had to reduce the number of variants. Also in terms of how they were and are used they’ve been a mixture of block trains and handfuls mixed in with other freight/engineers stock. Pairs are sensible for some of the uses, as they were used to carry 120ft rail. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brborail/ea0acca1a Paul 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 A pair of Borails duly ordered. I think I will soon have enough PW vehicles to fill my entire fiddle-yard with engineering trains! Roy 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted July 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Roy L S said: A pair of Borails duly ordered. I think I will soon have enough PW vehicles to fill my entire fiddle-yard with engineering trains! Roy Nothing wrong with that 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 19 hours ago, Crepello said: I see the models on offer are in pairs; will single wagons be an option too? Crepello, Mullets ran in pairs from the rolling mill sites with 120' of rail to Long Welded Rail fabrication depots ( such as the one in Eastleigh Yard ) to allow longer lengths to be made up and then loaded onto LWR Trains for delivery to site. A selection of pairs loaded as such are in my Flickr Gallery , click on the second picture below to see ... Parrs can be found in the first picture ... HTH Meld 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion47509 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Thanks for clarifying on the bolster timbers Ben. I doubted it would be something that Revolution would overlook - just concerned when seeing the CADS. Just seen the options available and wow - you really have covered the variants well - decisions decisions! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Can we order the oo gauge versions yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2021 48 minutes ago, KDG said: Can we order the oo gauge versions yet? Not yet - we’ve got a few improvements on the first CAD that we’ve asked the factory to make. Cheers Mike 2 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDG Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Revolution Mike said: Not yet - we’ve got a few improvements on the first CAD that we’ve asked the factory to make. Cheers Mike Improvements, very nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47475 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I have just ordered four pairs of these. Excellent choice of wagon in terms of eras and versatility. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crompton Power Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 An excellent choice of wagon, thanks Ben & Mike. Quick question about the Yellow Mullet's being offered. The pair that are not British Steel branded, the one without bolsters, does it come with bolsters to add ourselved? To me it looks like an incorrectly branded PARR?? Thanks, Keith. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Ben Posted August 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hello Keith, My understanding is that when they first had the bolsters removed they weren't immediately recoded and renamed as YQA Parr. The model of DC967548 is based on this photograph from Paul Bartlett's superb website dated October 1985: https://zenfolio.page.link/w4TLc cheers Ben A. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crompton Power Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 09/08/2021 at 08:02, Revolution Ben said: Hello Keith, My understanding is that when they first had the bolsters removed they weren't immediately recoded and renamed as YQA Parr. The model of DC967548 is based on this photograph from Paul Bartlett's superb website dated October 1985: https://zenfolio.page.link/w4TLc cheers Ben A. Thanks for the info Ben. Order about to be placed!! Keith. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Great to see the 00 order book now open. 3 packs of yellow wagons duly ordered Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMafia Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Agreed good to see these are available to order now. Does anyone know if the Borail BRV and BRA Railfreight wagons worked out of Redbridge, Southampton? John Dedman has a shot of a LWR train which look similar, but as Redbridge was a rail processing plant I'm wondering if these were used on other trains which visited Redbridge, particularly in the 60s, 70s and 80s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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