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Heljan Class 16


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veering OT, but i'm sure some of the chart announcements are kenny everett before he fully became 'kenny everett'

 

not watched this for a while, quality stuff - though a green met-camm at kirkcaldy (13:25ish) still takes me by surprise!

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I think they're continental flat wagons or possibly ferry wagons.

I think you are right BD, looking again, they appear to be loaded with army Bedfords. Returning from BAOR perhaps??

 Must have been a fascinating piece of railway to watch for sheer variety.

cheers,

Peter C.

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I think you are right BD, looking again, they appear to be loaded with army Bedfords. Returning from BAOR perhaps??

 Must have been a fascinating piece of railway to watch for sheer variety.

cheers,

Peter C.

Notice also that the Bedford 'S's on the wagons have wheels and bits missing. Maybe they have been damaged/cannibalised out in the field.

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veering OT, but i'm sure some of the chart announcements are kenny everett before he fully became 'kenny everett'

 

not watched this for a while, quality stuff - though a green met-camm at kirkcaldy (13:25ish) still takes me by surprise!

He was also Charly the cat a bit later on in life.
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Notice also that the Bedford 'S's on the wagons have wheels and bits missing. Maybe they have been damaged/cannibalised out in the field.

Hi Lloyd

 

The trucks are Bedford RL 4x4 3 tonners with GS body. Uprated to 4 ton when the HGV came in so squaddies would get a HGV 3.

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footage of 1 working, 11min45seconds.

Fantastic!

 

Love the music, the period ads, the voiceover, everything.  That sort of compilation is everything I want from the social context of the Transition.  Great find, Mike,

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Why were the Class 16's not preserved?. By looking at this loco, I'm getting interested in its difference of design of British rail Diesel locomotives, and I might need to save up to buy one. And can anyone tell me more about the Class 16's if possible, just interested in their history

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Why were the Class 16's not preserved?. By looking at this loco, I'm getting interested in its difference of design of British rail Diesel locomotives, and I might need to save up to buy one. And can anyone tell me more about the Class 16's if possible, just interested in their history

It's because back then Diesel preservation had not even begun. Most of whats preserved now are because of quirks of fate. 

The locos were employed in  the BR research dept or gained use as carriage heaters etc.

 

Paul

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Notice also that the Bedford 'S's on the wagons have wheels and bits missing. Maybe they have been damaged/cannibalised out in the field.

 

possibly a case of removing the most easily removable bits, to make sure the load is well within gauge?

(also more convenient to have a load fit easily onto a flat, rather than have to drum up some sort of well wagon etc.?)

 

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That is perfectly true: the Wickham trolley and trailer and the retooled class 40 are both due from Bachmann in OO ... eventually.

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My e-mail says 12th August for my two....if I get my finger out I could have the two scratchbuilt nearly finished ones ready for their arrival. Then I would have 60% of the class.

 

Unless my maths is as bad as yours Clive, then you have 2 scratchbuilt finished also?

 

Mike.

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