WhiteRoseRambler Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Picked up a set of the Modelzone Red Bank parcels GUVs on Friday in Glasgow. Not a bad little set, weathering is factory applied so may not suit all tastes. Price was £54.99. Roll on Set 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Good shout! By no means cheap, but a canny way of sorting out my exact deficit of Blue GUVs in one easy hit. I think a trip to the big city might be in order Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 My Dad got a call on Friday to say Metro Centre had them in, he will be picking them up today. I don't think the price is too bad as it works out at just over £25 a coach which is about RRP for a standard release, hopefully post some pics for others to see tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted September 7, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2010 What was so famous or interesting about the RedBank Parcels? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 What was so famous or interesting about the RedBank Parcels? It was long (lengthy) as well as long-running, and brought plenty of sixteen-wheelers across the Pennines down the years. Because of these factors it acquired something akin to a cult following, despite being nocturnal, and by being so long-lived it saw a massive variety of parcels stock, before ending up with a pretty standardised GUV composition. Out of interest, the muppets in charge of the Birmingham MZ yesterday were unable to find these vans, either in store or on the 'system.' Numpties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 What was so famous or interesting about the RedBank Parcels? I think its fair to say the Red bank (Heaton - Manchester Red Bank CS) was perhaps for parcels what the Bristolian / Caledonian / Mid day Scot / Atlantic Coast Express were to passenger trains. Throughout its history had a wide variety of motive power (In steam days frequenty double headed) and stock pooled from every region. Got some DVD footage on Diesel and Electric Blue 2 of it storming through Hebden Bridge behind a class 40, mainly GUVs, CCTs, BGs with one of the CCTs rocking from side to side like a ship in a storm. Inspirational stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted September 7, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2010 Thanks for the info. As the standard GUV is about £20, is there anything different with these other than the weathering and numbering? Cannot recall if the standard issue GUV has Newspapers on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 It was long (lengthy) as well as long-running, and brought plenty of sixteen-wheelers across the Pennines down the years. Because of these factors it acquired something akin to a cult following, despite being nocturnal, and by being so long-lived it saw a massive variety of parcels stock, before ending up with a pretty standardised GUV composition. But also the motive power would vary on it. 25's, 31's, 40's, peaks, 47's all had a stint on this train - think it was whatever the depot had available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 But also the motive power would vary on it. 25's, 31's, 40's, peaks, 47's all had a stint on this train - think it was whatever the depot had available. Indeed. It was a veritable smorsgabord of Best of British Blue traction. I meant to add, that of course what adds to the mystique is the fact that it is completely un-recreatable today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 The outward nocturnal working was mainly newspaper traffic from the Manchester Presses - the withy grove press (now the Printworks and for a time when captain Bob had the reigns of the Daily Mirror called, I kid you not Maxwell House) was justacross the road from its point of origin, Victoria. Its the return working of empties which tends to be the most photographed as it was in daylight - and longer, the out working often being two trainloads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Finally got round to uploading, if you ask me the photos do not do them justice The white box on the side of the 2nd coach says "return empty to Red Bank Carraige Sidings Manchester TOPS Code 35698 (I think that is the number) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 8, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2010 Thanks for the info. As the standard GUV is about £20, is there anything different with these other than the weathering and numbering? Cannot recall if the standard issue GUV has Newspapers on it. Bachmann's first Blue GUV 39-272 had the words "Express Parcels" on the sides and was numbered W86479 (I think), whereas the current 39-272A has no traffic branding and is numbered 93133. A third version 39-272B is due shortly. The Bachmann publicity photo is of the first model, so who knows what if any traffic branding it will have. As far as use is concerned, you could happily mix "Newspapers", "Express Parcels" and unbranded GUVs in parcels trains, but when used in IC passenger trains I really only remember seeing unbranded Blue GUVs on the WR, where it was common to see a Blue GUV at one end of a rake of MK2a-c stock behind a Western or a Class 50. The WR seemed to prefer using GUVs to BGs, or maybe they carried cars? There are plenty of examples in the various Ian Allan colour albums of diesels on the WR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Garry D100 Posted September 8, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2010 Bachmann's first Blue GUV 39-272 had the words "Express Parcels" on the sides and was numbered W86479 (I think), whereas the current 39-272A has no traffic branding and is numbered 93133. A third version 39-272B is due shortly. The Bachmann publicity photo is of the first model, so who knows what if any traffic branding it will have. As far as use is concerned, you could happily mix "Newspapers", "Express Parcels" and unbranded GUVs in parcels trains, but when used in IC passenger trains I really only remember seeing unbranded Blue GUVs on the WR, where it was common to see a Blue GUV at one end of a rake of MK2a-c stock behind a Western or a Class 50. The WR seemed to prefer using GUVs to BGs, or maybe they carried cars? There are plenty of examples in the various Ian Allan colour albums of diesels on the WR. Thanks very much for the information Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doorslammer Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 They look fantastic. Hope to see a few make their way out here (in the weird way most stock usually does). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderer08 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi all, Can you tell me what the individual numbers of the vans are? I assumed they were going to be numbered in the original number systems, 86xxx, but appear to be 93xxx and 94xxx. I hope I'm wrong, wanted to purchase this set. Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi all, Can you tell me what the individual numbers of the vans are? I assumed they were going to be numbered in the original number systems, 86xxx, but appear to be 93xxx and 94xxx. I hope I'm wrong, wanted to purchase this set. Mick M94068 is the Express Parcels branded version whilst the model which carries the Red Bank Label is M93890, hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 There are details in the current Bachy Collectors club of the pack 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderer08 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 M94068 is the Express Parcels branded version whilst the model which carries the Red Bank Label is M93890, hope this helps. cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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