Multiple identity account Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Very very nice! I have R3234 on pre-order with Hattons, should I make it two??? cheers from Oz, Peter C. Not much of a fan for this loco but I would probably be bullying my dad for all K1s If you have the cash and if you love this loco then make it two... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Ohhhhhh that LNER liveried one looks excellent, can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Hornby have released an image of the new D16, 2524 with suffix E. The image is the left hand side of the loco so the E is next to the cab steps handrail. There is a photograph of 2524 in Yeadons page 93, but the photo is the right hand side of the loco and it shows a prefix E, therefore, again the E is at the edge of cab by handrails. I know in early BR days some locos had the E as a prefix and others as a suffix, but my guess is Hornby have got it wrong and the E should be a prefix to the number, unless others know better or a photo of the left hand side exists to prove Hornby correct. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2750 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ohhhhhh that LNER liveried one looks excellent, can't wait. My eye was drawn straight away to that lovely single red lining (why did Bachmann never add it to their LNER liveried K3???). Sadly I can't justify one as I model North of York. Looks beautiful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateTheFreight Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Does anyone know if the LNER liveried version would be suitable for use on a layout roughly depicting the Wells-Next-The-Sea branch (North Norfolk) pre WW2? I appreciate the specific loco might not be but it could always be re-numbered. Either way, looks a stunning model and should sit well with the forthcoming J15. Greg Edited August 20, 2014 by RateTheFreight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Does anyone know if the LNER liveried version would be suitable for use on a layout roughly depicting the Wells-Next-The-Sea branch (North Norfolk) pre WW2? I appreciate the specific loco might not be but it could always be re-numbered. Either way, looks a stunning model and should sit well with the forthcoming J15. Greg Greg In Stanley Jenkins book "The Wells-next-the-Sea branch, The Oakwood Press page 55 onwards he says: "Locomotives seen on the branch in the 1920s and 1930s included former GER T26 (LNER E4) 2-4-0......................J15 class on passenger and goods....................J17s and to a lesser extent J19s...................Claud Hamilton 4-4-0s appeared sporadically in the years before World War II. and by the later 1930s D15s, D16/2s and D16/3s............. First rule of model railways is it's my railway I'll run what I like; but in this case it looks like Stanley has also given you a reason! In his book photos in the 1930s show E4, J15, D13 and J21 (eight of the class were allocated to Norwich between 1935 to 1947). Yeadon's Register on the class also says "From the mid 1930s the Clauds began to penetrate the rural branch lines of Norfolk..................." Regards Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateTheFreight Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Hi Paul, Thanks for the info. I too subscribe to the rule of running what I like but it's good to see that a Claud could legitimately be placed on the layout alongside the J15. The book you reference is indeed a mine of info; I definitely need to re-purchase having lost my original in a house move. I think the book even made refence to the odd B12 appearing on the branch but not being ideal owing to it being too big for the Wells turntable. Now all I need is to find a kit of an E4! Thanks Greg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiple identity account Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 http://www.hornbymagazine.com/central/images/articles/8141.jpg 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45568 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Look what arrived from that nice Mr. Grindlay at Modelmaster today! I have altered my order at the Big H to two to cope! Cheers from Oz, Peter C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted September 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hi Paul, Thanks for the info. I too subscribe to the rule of running what I like but it's good to see that a Claud could legitimately be placed on the layout alongside the J15. The book you reference is indeed a mine of info; I definitely need to re-purchase having lost my original in a house move. I think the book even made refence to the odd B12 appearing on the branch but not being ideal owing to it being too big for the Wells turntable. Now all I need is to find a kit of an E4! Thanks Greg There is, I believe, much in common between a J15 and an E4. I am sure that Hornby's designers must have taken note of that. So perhaps you won't need a kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted October 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2014 Are some of the D16/3s still expected in October? Can anyone confirm current expected arrival dates, please? John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiple identity account Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Are some of the D16/3s still expected in October? Can anyone confirm current expected arrival dates, please? John Personally I wouldn't know. Hornby never gave any release dates this year. One shows 28th Oct on Hattons' site, but then again I've always known Hattons to give slightly incorrect info when I otherwise got correct info from other retailers (not bashing Hattons, just never had good service from them). I'm sure they are nearly accurate though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) I may have got this wrong? But on the GER Group message digest I (too rapidly) skimmed through earlier, I'm sure some quoted a small batch as having arrived at a dealer. Can't be true surely? Stewart Edited October 7, 2014 by stewartingram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Crystal Ball says "They're on the water"... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted October 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2014 Hornby website indicates LNER D16/3 e.t.a. now 01/03/15. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooped Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Have to say this new date is a relief for me (ducks for cover!). I had to cancel all my pre-orders while she who must be obeys quits working to go back to college for a bit. I kept the D16 and J15 as these were top of the wants, maybe by Feb/March next year there will be enough in the coffers to spare for them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Maltazer Posted January 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2015 Have to say this new date is a relief for me (ducks for cover!). I had to cancel all my pre-orders while she who must be obeys quits working to go back to college for a bit. I kept the D16 and J15 as these were top of the wants, maybe by Feb/March next year there will be enough in the coffers to spare for them! Looks like you'll have a bit longer to save up now - the D16 dates on the Hornby site have changed to mid-May. Mal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryP Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Now August according to a Hatton's email today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted February 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2015 14th August, to be exact, which will be my birthday, should I survive that long..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted February 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hornby website still shows May. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilwell Park Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi. I have just noticed that the latest Hornby D16, 62581, has concave frame extensions in front of the smoke box. This makes it a piston valve rebuild and easier to renumber to 62546 which was named Claud Hamilton in 1947 when the original was withdrawn. I wonder if the tooling will allow for the original splashers and valance in due course? Roger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmcg Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi. I have just noticed that the latest Hornby D16, 62581, has concave frame extensions in front of the smoke box. This makes it a piston valve rebuild and easier to renumber to 62546 which was named Claud Hamilton in 1947 when the original was withdrawn. I wonder if the tooling will allow for the original splashers and valance in due course? Roger Given the excellent first impressions with the J15 we can hope this is so... Hornby have been good with detail variations on models, usually, up till now, and the original-splasher Claud with appropriate paintwork could be a stunner! Or even in LNER/BR colours.... What I particularly like are the guard irons at the front, which softens the coarse 00 wheel profiles, to my eyes at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rembrow Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 My local shop was advised by their Hornby rep yesterday, that the D16s are not now expected until July. These, the Drummond 700 and Crosti have all now gone back to June/July Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoholic Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 My local shop was advised by their Hornby rep yesterday, that the D16s are not now expected until July. These, the Drummond 700 and Crosti have all now gone back to June/July Thank goodness! My credit card will be very relieved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orford Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hornby web site now stating 14th August. GRRRRRR - I have had two on pre-order for 15 months already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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