A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[81C]

Due in June/July and at £36.95 RRP for the privilege of owning three. 

 

Cheers, 

 

CoY

Oh dear those tarps look like flattened tea cosy's. 

[gwrrob]

Due in June/July and at £36.95 RRP for the privilege of owning three. 

 

Cheers, 

 

CoY

That livery I think would be incorrect for post war GWR and as Bob has said the tarps are very toy like.

 

Here's the one at Didcot.

 

[Oldddudders]

Due in June/July and at £36.95 RRP for the privilege of owning three. 

 

Cheers, 

 

CoY

 

But they're all the same number! A ludicrous price! 

[2ManySpams]

That livery I think would be incorrect for post war GWR and as Bob has said the tarps are very toy like.

Here's the one at Didcot.

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Axle boxes look different too. Don't like the tarps.

[gwrrob]

Great suggestion only I don't have any wagons.

After a rummage in an old stock box that's actually not true.I have two.Does that count as a rake...

[2ManySpams]

Due in June/July and at £36.95 RRP for the privilege of owning three.

 

Cheers,

 

CoY

I've just had a good look at the Bachmann clays compared against the GWR Goods Wagon book and IMO there are a poor representation.

 

I've just dug out the Parkside part builds and they are much closer to the prototype, with much finer undergubbins. (Three in various stages of completion plus one mint in packet!)

 

 

 

The wagons did feel tiny and delicate compared to what I'm now working with. (Although I note that I fell for the wrong brake lever for BR period gag again)

 

 

Little and large:

 

[2ManySpams]

After a rummage in an old stock box that's actually not true.I have two.Does that count as a rake...

Six would be better...

[The Stationmaster]

But they're all the same number! A ludicrous price! 

 

Ah, you've noticed the  special GWR measure to confuse subsequent generations of railway modellers

[Siberian Snooper]

I read somewhere that a 42xx could take 30 (loaded) odd up Hemeredon un-assisted. No doudt The Station Master will confirm the exact load and whether or not it would be different fo a 72xx.

[Mallard60022]

Nice buffers. Dave Franks' ones?

Phil

[2ManySpams]

Nice buffers. Dave Franks' ones?

Phil

NMRS.

[Mallard60022]

Oh it is

 

NMRS.

 the 7mm one. Pah! Doh! yes, I will wake up in a minute.

P

Edited May 19, 2016 by Mallard60022

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

 

Nice buffers. Dave Franks' ones?

 

 

Not Dave's or Frank's...

 

 

This could just as easily go in the Kernow push pull thread....

[mattingleycustom]

Oh dear those tarps look like flattened tea cosy's.

 

It keeps them warm in winter

[Mallard60022]

Not Dave's or Frank's...

 

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This could just as easily go in the Kernow push pull thread....

That's Rob's beach in the background that is.

Ar$e

[gwrrob]

That's Rob's beach in the background that is.

Ar$e

If it is then I want the job as the ice cream seller.

[Tim Dubya]

Not Dave's or Frank's...

 

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This could just as easily go in the Kernow push pull thread....

 

Oi!, its Pull Push... although I don't mind which order she attacks me in.

[gwrrob]

Does this work take two.

 

[Edwardian]

Does this work take two.

 

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Yes

[The Stationmaster]

I read somewhere that a 42xx could take 30 (loaded) odd up Hemeredon un-assisted. No doudt The Station Master will confirm the exact load and whether or not it would be different fo a 72xx.

 

Sounds about right but I'm not going digging out the book at this time of night thank you  -ah, actually I have the info tucked away on the 'puting engine so you're in luck.

Both classes were in Power Group E so allowed the same loads - the maximum number of wagons allowed (effectively the Length Limit for the section) was 54 and the permitted Loads were 20 of Class 1 traffic, or 24 of Class 2 traffic, or 30 of Class 3 traffic, or 40 of Class 4 traffic (which I think was empties?).

 

Translating that into something more easily understood -

Class 1 traffic was coal, coke or patent fuel,

Class 2 traffic was 'other minerals'

Class 3 traffic was general merchandise

 

However it also depended on the size of the wagon thus 5 loaded 12 or 13 ton wagons were equal to 6 for load calculation purposes while 2 x loaded 15 or 16 ton wagons were equal to 3 for load calculation and 2 x 40 ton wagons were equal to 7 plus various other permutations

 

[Ozexpatriate]

Due in June/July and at £36.95 RRP for the privilege of owning three. 

Oh dear those tarps look like flattened tea cosy's. 

But they're all the same number! A ludicrous price! 

Axle boxes look different too. Don't like the tarps.

Six would be better...

Ah, you've noticed the  special GWR measure to confuse subsequent generations of railway modellers

Despite the tea cozies and the identical numbers, I have a set on order (and they've been on order for a while now). I had hoped that in production there would be different numbers.

 

As for the list price, at £12.32 each, they're cheaper than the 7 plank wagon at £14.95.

Edited May 20, 2016 by Ozexpatriate

[nigel newling]

... but they are made from a very early tooling (note the solid molded brake lever) and depict a modernised chassis fitted with roller bearings. Not GWR at all.

Edited May 20, 2016 by nigel newling

[gwrrob]

Lets see what my two look like in a layout setting behind 7200 then.

[gwrrob]

Lets see what my two look like in a layout setting behind 7200 then.

 

 

[Mallard60022]

Classic Tarps. Very well laid!

P