tamperman36 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I have assembled a large fleet of network rail vehicles, they wont all fit on a layout. I thought it about time I shared them and some may give others an idea for some new projects I'll start with the M.A.N. artic based on a repainted Oxford tracter unit and scratch built flatbed trailer. The trailer is made from plastic sheet which is cut into strips of various sizes, the wheels were from a Kibri crane scrapped from an old layout. The pallets on the trailer are Wills kits, the rolled up sheet is a piece of tissue with cotton for tie down ropes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Nice job on the trailer, must have a go at one myself. Is the tractor unit based on a real one , as when I worked for N R we never saw anything bigger than the MAN 6 wheel dropsides that were used to deliver material to depots. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2014 Nice job on the trailer, must have a go at one myself. Is the tractor unit based on a real one , as when I worked for N R we never saw anything bigger than the MAN 6 wheel dropsides that were used to deliver material to depots. Merf. London Transport operates similar MAN's with a double cab and only 4 wheels, a simple conversion of the Oxford fire engine model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 No it is a could be vehicle as it was done some time ago however now oxford have started to make rigid chassis trucks I have got plans to make at least one M.A.N rigid as in your photo.lf you keep following this thread I am going to put loads more vehicles on yet, some are based roughly on real vehicles some are just what I thought could be. I have a short artic flatbed trailer which uses the same tracter unit so I have a choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Next on the list is a Mercedes 22 tonne rigid with crane. I based this on a Carama rigid box wagon, I removed the box body and scratch built the flatbed, the hiab crane is a Roco add on part bought years ago, the light bar was made using pieces of old plastic sprue. The original vehicle was marked as 1/72 scale on the box. To follow this I have a 22 tonne Leyland Daf based on a base models truck, the body was again scratch built, it is fitted with a taillift, when I built it I did mount a crane behind the cab however I have since removed it. The cab roof lightbar was built in the same way as the previous one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Very nice jobs. However the Leyland (Base Toys) is a very old design, 1980 ish. so those will have all rusted away years before Network Rail was invented. A couple of more ideas for you here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Now we have two could have beens, another 22 tonne merc but this is a roadrail vehicle. Totally scratch built chassis and body cab from another carama 1/72 truck and kibri crane, rail wheels from kibri crane and an old Bachmann american plasser inspection unit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Next is a smaller 7.5 tonne merc flatbed. The cab is another carama however this was 1/80 scale so when put next to the others there is a size difference. I used an old herpa chassis and air deflecter mounted onto the cab roof. The body is once again scratch built and the wheels were wiking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Back in time a little now with 3 ford cargos, all built on the corgi chassis cab. The first is a dropside 17 tonner with scratch built body with taillift wheels from herpa. Next two crew buses with different window arangments, different size stores at the rear both have taillifts and were scratch built, they have cast white metal wheels from my scap box along with the details for inside. All are in BR yellow with the network rail transfers based on the vehicles from the transition period from national system to the privatised network. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Maintenance from Nationalisation in the 90s till Network Rail was invented was in the hands of a number of contractors. By 2004 all the gang buses had long gone, replaced in the main by Transits or similar. Network Rail never inherited any of these . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 I also have a balfour beatty one, a jarvis one and a couple marked up with british rail and the red logo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Most were in yellow livery re-branded. Some got repainted, Jarvis in maroon, Balfour Beatty in white with blue and First Engineering in white, but none lasted very long because of the changes in driver legislation. Hence the type of van we can all drive with a car liscence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 As Merfyn is aware I have been taking some of the Netto Rail road vehicles that operate from York, they are in http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/road Stupidly, I completely ignored the Jarvis fleet which was huge in York and came and went rather rapidly! Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Hi, Just noticed this thread. Absolutely cracking models, do you make any to sell? Kind regards Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Not as a rule but if could be aranged if I can source the required parts, what would you like and I will let you know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 To carry on with my models next is a crewcab merc mark 1 sprinter dropside van. This started as a carama crewcab recovery truck, I removed the rear body and scratch built a dropside body. I found the mini hiab on an old Kibri heavy haulage trailer in my scrap box which fitted perfectly so it was fitted into the body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 A good source for pictures of the railways road fleet. As it does give an idea of what the fleet consists of. The Sprinter pick up looks good, although there were none. The livery, different but note the only yellow ones are road-rail vehicles. Don't know why I couldn't add the link, but go to 'flickr' then groups and find Railway road vehicles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Now 2 more sprinters, these are the latest versions. They started as Creative masters long wheelbase bus. I painted the rear body over, fitted the yellow flashing light bars and rollout canopy and side flood light. Then I added the transfers, 1 rail incident control post and 1 rail incident support unit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Follow those with a transit produced from a carama transit. This is mainly just a set transfers and a yellow light added. The next is a GMC crewcab .pickup. I scratch built the body over the pickup back, repainted it white then put on the battenburgh transfers then added the yellow light. I then went on to build a roadrail crewcab landrover. This started as a BW models military landrover, I cut the rear end down to make a pickup. I added the extended front bumper and finished it off with paint and transfers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Nice job on the trailer, must have a go at one myself. Is the tractor unit based on a real one , as when I worked for N R we never saw anything bigger than the MAN 6 wheel dropsides that were used to deliver material to depots. Merf. Hi, They now have an artic used for delivering rails I think. Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 The crewcab transit is next, it started as a low roof short wheelbase royal mail van. The rear section was removed and a new rear pannel fabricated, then the rear chassis extended an twin rear wheels fitted. The tipper body was created then with protection frame at the front end and taillift at the rear. Last was to paint it and then put on transfers. The landrover freelander is a basic carama model with network rail logos and a yellow light added Latest arrival is the oxford models landrover, the only vehicle which is straight from the box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 A couple a pieces of plant next. First a Liebherr excavater which is a standard schuco model with network rail logos added. Now we have a JCB Loadhaul, totally scratch built. The wheels are cast white metal from Langley models,the seat and stearing wheel I found in the scrap box. The rest is built from plastic sheet. The transfers were drawn on microsoft paint and printed by me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hi, Your models are fantastic. I am looking for a Ford Transit tipper in Network Rail livery like the one pictured above, however I would prefer the cab to be shorter and the rear longer. Would that be possible? Kind regards Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 As in the standard 3 seat cab tipper, but do you want twin rear wheels or single, also do you want network rail or a plain colour? Would be possible, not to difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Network Rail had Transit dropsides (not tippers) with crew cabs and normal cabs. A few rear end variations for you. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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