Why is this so rarely modelled?

[KeithHC]

On 06/05/2012 at 20:34, Michael Delamar said:

35028_SotonC_Wloo-Bourne-special_2-7-67 by robertcwp, on Flickr

I notice also this train contains three different type. With the Mk1 we have the Bullied coaches in green and a maroon Greasley catering coach.

 

Keith

[Jenks465]

I've had a look through the thread and haven't spotted it being mentioned but there's a fair bit of steam hauling blue and grey stock in this from 21.30 onwards.

 

 

[J-Lewis]

On 24/02/2012 at 17:58, pete_mcfarlane said:

There was a lengthy article on modelling the end of steam in a very early issue of BRM, which asked a very similar question about why this era wasn't modelled. It was a very good article if I rememebr correctly.

I’ve been trying to find this article, I don’t suppose you recall which issues(s) it was in?

[pete_mcfarlane]

3 hours ago, J-Lewis said:

I’ve been trying to find this article, I don’t suppose you recall which issues(s) it was in?

August 1993. I remember buying that issue their stand at the Grantham show in September that year a week or two before I left for University - I'd no idea that BRM existed until that point. 

 

https://www.railmags.org/brm1993/1793-brm-1993-august.html

 

That was definitely not 30 years ago.,,,,

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Edited September 11, 2023 by pete_mcfarlane

[J-Lewis]

Thanks for the link Peter.  That’s perfect.  I’ve ordered a copy.

[NFWEM57]

Amazing. When I was train spotting as a kid in 1965-67 at Taunton I only saw one steam train - Evening Star hauling freight through at speed.  Platform was packed with spotters  Otherwise it was Hymeks, Warships, Westerns and Class 117s/121s with one spotting each of a Peak and Class 47 in the 3 years.  Then I moved away further west where few trains ran.

[Clive Mortimore]

On 25/11/2021 at 14:53, KeithHC said:

I notice also this train contains three different type. With the Mk1 we have the Bullied coaches in green and a maroon Greasley catering coach.

 

Keith

And a green Hants and Dorset bus.

[Steven B]

I've yet to see anyone model the rusty hulks being dragged from South Wales to a hopefully better life.

 

This is 1974 - en route to Birmingham Railway Museum 5637 needed attention following a hot axle box at Gloucester Horton Road:

 

 

Fast forward a few years, 5637 is still alive and well:

 

46 026 seen in the top picture was scrapped in 1985, whilst the depot building is just about still standing...

 

 

Steven B.

Edited January 12 by Steven B

[MJI]

5 minutes ago, Steven B said:

I've yet to see anyone model the rusty hulks being dragged from South Wales to a hopefully better life.

 

This is 1974 - en route to Birmingham Railway Museum 5637 needed attention following a hot axle box at Gloucester Horton Road:

 

 

Fast forward a few years, 5637 is still alive and well:

 

46 026 seen in the top picture was scrapped in 1985, whilst the depot building is just about still standing...

 

 

Steven B.

Should have been preserved as only named 46

[Porcy Mane]

Drifting back to the first post in this thread.

 

 

 

Edited February 14 by Porcy Mane