RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 Well I'd love one but I can't justify it at all not only that but I've just brought an LMS compound so I'd never squeak it past the misses. Regards Lez. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 Should I jump on this bandwagon as well?.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 I can’t help myself - just love the look of these locos. So ordered. Cheers Darius 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted December 22, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Darius43 said: just love the look of these locos I'm mounting a subversive campaign for more Bagnalls. Big And small. 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, AY Mod said: I'm mounting a subversive campaign for more Bagnalls. Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes!! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted December 22, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, Captain Kernow said: Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes!! I know some people's weaknesses; I'm glad you bit! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 I fired the first revenue earning trip on 'Vulcan', when it was restored to working order by the WSR in 1977. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2023 Funny story - the restoration was fast-tracked (other expressions available in 1977), because the other Bagnall, sister engine 'Victor', was out of service at the time and a second working steam loco was needed in a hurry for the filming of the second series of the children's TV series 'The Flockton Flyer'. 'Victor' played the part of a loco owned by the evil Baron in a high-stakes race with the 'Flockton Flyer' itself, aka 6412. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted December 22, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2023 Looks nice in blue, just Tcut the NCB off and put a double arrow in its place. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mol_PMB Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 hours ago, AY Mod said: I'm mounting a subversive campaign for more Bagnalls. And small. Now there's a model I'd love to have! I recall once being evening shed supervisor at Boston Lodge during a gala, every single loco on the railway (FR and visiting) had gone off to take part in a cavalcade runpast, except Sea Lion which was allegedly not quite the right gauge to be allowed on the main line. I had a load of shunting to do to prepare for all the other locos coming back, so I commandeered it! What an absolutely beautiful loco to drive, a comfortable seat and everything within easy reach - someone had studied ergonomics back then. And despite being the wrong gauge it negotiated all the ropey track in Boston Lodge perfectly well. Mol 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 On 21/12/2023 at 08:37, AY Mod said: it will be fitted with an ESU Nano chip and a bespoke electronic setup to help with smooth running on DCC. What does the "bespoke electronic setup" entail? Are we talking Stay Alive here? I've never heard of a Nano chip before. What sort of fitting is it - Next 18 or hardwired, or whatever? I would like some more information in order to decide whether or not to go for a sound-fitted one. If it does have a Stay Alive then I'd go for sound-fitted. But if not, I would fit a decoder that can take a Stay Alive, that is assuming other decoders can be fitted at all, and if a SA can be got in there. I imagine it's all going to be extremely tight on space. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 hours ago, AY Mod said: I'm mounting a subversive campaign for more Bagnalls. Big 4 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes!! The Bagnall I have in mind comes between them. One of those from Stoke on Trentshire with a Geisl ejector, and it is preserved too .This is an excerpt from the Scaleforum My research has identified that eighteen of these beasts were built between 1942 and 1955 initial being sent to Preston Docks and a variety of collieries. 16" x 24" Bagnall 0-6-0 saddle tank. Build number Name Destination Date despatched 1 2680 No 4 Birchwood Coal and Coke 12/1942 2 2681 William Sneyd Collieries 12/1942 3 2682 Princess Preston Docks 02/1942 4 2818 No 17 Norton & Biddulph Collieries 08/1945 5 2838 Energy Preston Docks 6-7/1946 6 2839 Perseverance Preston Docks 6-7/1946 7 2840 Enterprise Preston Docks 6-7/1946 8 2891 Process Preston Docks 11-12/1948 9 2892 Courageous Preston Docks 11-12/1948 10 2893 Conqueror Preston Docks 11-12/1948 11 2991 No 1 Florence Colliery 09/1950 12 2992 No 3 NCB Deep Pit Unit. 08/1950 13 3059 Florence No 2 Florence Colliery 01/1954 14 3060 Sneyd No 4 Sneyd Colliery 02/1954 15 3061 NCB No 6 Rawdon Colliery 10/1954 16 3075 Berry Hill No 4 Berry Hill Colliery 11/1954 17 3077 Hem Heath No 1 Florence Colliery 6-7/1955 18 3078 Hem Heath No 2 Hem Heath Colliery 6-7/1955 This is a rather large hint to RapidoAndy !! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted December 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2023 A prime contender for a gasworks layout; looks good. Dumb buffers is a bit of a no-brainer:- Nice! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted December 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2023 On 21/12/2023 at 11:14, AMJ said: @45568 same Hunslet loco works photo Looks a lot like the Kerr Stuart built for the Saundersfoot Railway which was 4' gauge, so OO track would actually be very close to scale. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3489gibson Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 This was an instant preorder! Had to bite myself not to order a second one, given that I'm already looking into one of the double packs of the standard release!!! Nathan... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, Covkid said: 16" x 24" Bagnall 0-6-0 saddle tank. Were Vulcan and Victor this type? They were two of three, works numbers 2994-6 I believe, built for Steel Company of Wales at Margam c1950-51 and bought by Austin in 1957 to replace the two USA S100 tanks then in use at Longbridge. Answering my own question, I think the SCoW order were the only three built to the 'New Standard' design. Others had a round top saddle tank like the Austerity. Edited December 23, 2023 by TheSignalEngineer 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Looked like this in 1963 at Longbridge. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2023 Vulcan on show at Tyseley in 1970. Loos like a cross betwen an Austerity and a 15xx, although not quite as much as some of their others built around the time they were subcontracted by Hunslet to build a batch of the WD locos. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted December 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2023 14 hours ago, TheSignalEngineer said: Were Vulcan and Victor this type? They were two of three, works numbers 2994-6 I believe, built for Steel Company of Wales at Margam c1950-51 and bought by Austin in 1957 to replace the two USA S100 tanks then in use at Longbridge. Answering my own question, I think the SCoW order were the only three built to the 'New Standard' design. Others had a round top saddle tank like the Austerity. There were certainly three built, one ended up in a colliery setting in South Wales and I think it sustained damage and was then scrapped, the other two going to Longbridge. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2023 8 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: one ended up in a colliery setting in South Wales I believe that one, Bagnall works no. 2995, was not well cared for and sustained damage to the steel firebox. Longbridge locos were well maintained, they needed four in steam to operate the works and generally had five on the books at a time. They also had to shunt traffic across and along the Halesowen Branch to get to different parts of the works so were 'Big Railway' approved. Austin 1 is still running in the heritage sector, having been bought new from Kitson in 1932 and remaining at Longbridge for 40 years 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 21C123 Posted December 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2023 Will this be able to be sent to New Zealand ? We aren’t on the list of countries on the checkout sadly….. thanks Roger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 22/12/2023 at 19:16, Ruston said: What does the "bespoke electronic setup" entail? Are we talking Stay Alive here? I've never heard of a Nano chip before. What sort of fitting is it - Next 18 or hardwired, or whatever? Could someone please answer this? @AY Mod? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted December 28, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ruston said: Could someone please answer this? @AY Mod? I'll catch up with Rapido - when I'm back at work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2023 13 hours ago, AY Mod said: I'll catch up with Rapido - when I'm back at work. Work????? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted December 29, 2023 Author Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Work????? OK; when they're back at work. 😃 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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