woodenhead Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Downer Posted April 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21, 2023 They’re dropping the second N. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted April 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2023 Odd timing — on a Sunday. Why won't it keep until the May announcements? I'll be amazed if it's a new N gauge locomotive! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2023 St George’s Day. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted April 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, gwrrob said: St George’s Day. Ooh! Bowen-Cooke's George the Fifth 4-4-0?😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 In TT without the 120 bit !! 🤐🤗😜😂🗑️ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSG Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 So this is basically an announcement to announce a forthcoming announcement. To make things easier in future, maybe they should do an announcement to announce their future announcement schedule, so that we never have an unexpected announcement. 5 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 There is no publicity, ffffrothing and excitement (for some) if it's expected !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 59 minutes ago, Downer said: They’re dropping the second N. It often feels like they dropped N a long time ago.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Rich Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, gwrrob said: St George’s Day. I’m wondering whether that’s a big clue. How about a GWR Saint Class including the named loco, St George? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Fred Rich said: I’m wondering whether that’s a big clue. How about a GWR Saint Class including the named loco, St George? Saint class 2923 Saint George although highly unlikely from Bachmann as they mostly never received BR livery . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium younGGuns7 Posted April 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) It maybe the pre announcement that the smart phone alarm will be at three that day for those who don’t know 🤫🤭🤦♂️🤣 Edited April 21, 2023 by younGGuns7 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovex Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It's a new Flying Scotsman! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OOgaugeJaf Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Locomotion model ready for 2025. My guess. Seems to be popular to look towards the pioneers at the moment Edited April 21, 2023 by OOgaugeJaf 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Downer said: They’re dropping the second N. You a mean anouncement? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovex Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Perhaps they are finally replacing their Collette coaches. Well I can dream Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 They're announcing that there will be no annoucement in May. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It wil be something ready to be released - odds on Blanche I would think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 To those mocking the announcement of an announcement what you need yo bear in mind is that Bachmann are widening their potential reach because it puts it onto more peoples radars than just one announcement....some people might not know about the offering for days weeks months while us forum followers tend to be fairly quick off the mark on 1st round announcements.....it might tick some off but its doing zero harm. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outcast Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Hopefully it's something that can be run on the 1950s/1960s western region layout I've been planning. Hey, maybe they're doing a 14xx? *It won't be one of those* 😔 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibelroad Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Why the reference to 1833? more L&M stuff ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted April 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2023 14 hours ago, D9020 Nimbus said: Odd timing — on a Sunday. Why won't it keep until the May announcements? Its the SWAG day at Taunton - obviously a special announcement timed to coincide with the event of the year... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Hibelroad said: Why the reference to 1833? It has always been on the logo. I guess when they did the slight rebrand at the Spring announcement it needed putting somewhere else 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted April 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2023 12 hours ago, gwrrob said: Saint class 2923 Saint George although highly unlikely from Bachmann as they mostly never received BR livery . Indeed some did,Robin. But in any case,it would have been a task to discern exactly which livery they carried. It was the era of post war grime. There remains one notable exception in my spotting memories. Sometime in IIRC 1954,a friend and I went on a day out to Pontypool Road using The Vale of Neath line ( of blessed memory ). The highlight of the day there was always the visit of a Longsight ( 9A ) LMR loco ….usually a Scot or Rebuilt Patriot…..on a North to West service. It arrived at shortly after 1:00 pm & departed after turning etc. with a corresponding northbound service at about 3:15 pm. The portions from Cardiff and the West were combined at the platform which was long and had crossovers for the purpose. On this particular day,46115 did the honours .She is still going strong on heritage excursions to this day…though apparently failed near Lockerbie with a hot box on her tender last week. But there was another highlight that day. The last Saint…or one of the last anyway…in service was 2920 Saint David a Hereford ( 85C ) loco which was something of a “pet” and was turned out in immaculate BR lined ( I think) black with cycling lion on her tender. She duly called that day with a Hereford—Cardiff stopper. Her end was just weeks away. It is high time someone replicated these beautiful locomotives in 4mm form to release our memories. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamingWales Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 My guess is a re-livery, as others have said, maybe modern day FR Ladies? It seems a bit too far out from the Summer announcement as when they did the Class 47 that was entirely separate but only a day before IIRC? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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