Merfyn Jones Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I thought I can solve this !. We had a X reg Morrris van at our depot from the same batch as the Crewe one. Somewhere I have a front view of it to solve ? I can confirm the W reg were Marinas and the Y reg were Itals so here is my shot of an X reg van. Sorry, I was taking a shot of the boys ! Merf. Found the original of the Marina Van ( X reg ) And a very rare motor on the railway, a North Eastern Region Morris LD 1ton van, reg. LDN901, no.MD 1101 N of Nov 1955. With a very impressive roof rack. http://www.flickr.com/photos/62532775@N03/6080616730/in/photostream Merf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Just like the HA, the Marina made a better looking van than car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Merf Thanks for the comment. I would be interested to know how quickly they get delivered, I had one person comment back that it took less than 48 hours! Paul Bartlett Just arrived at 11.30 today, very quick service and superb quality prints. Thanks, Merf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Just arrived at 11.30 today, very quick service and superb quality prints. Thanks, Merf. Thanks you, that is amazing (but seems to be the same as another person reported). - I make that 39 hours from notification to me of your order (20.30 Wednesday)... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowvanman Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hi chaps , a few of shots from last week from EH area.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crompton 33 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 HI . i'm new to this forum. so may have posted in the wrong place. but can someone please tell me if a unimog was on the southern in the br blue day's ?. as i'm building a 3rd rail layout thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 HI . i'm new to this forum. so may have posted in the wrong place. but can someone please tell me if a unimog was on the southern in the br blue day's ?. as i'm building a 3rd rail layout thank you. I have records of a Merc. Unimog being registered by the Southern Region as KYH862X in 1981 as a rerailing vehicle. It spent most of it's life in Scotland where it had been converted to a P Way welders wagon. Probably being replaced by one of the Bedford / Bruff vehicles in 1983-4. Some more detail may be available in one of the web sites covering departmental vehicles. Merf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Show my railway ignorance here but what exact years were the 'blue era'? In the interesting articles about runnning the BR fleet of vehicles in Vintage Roadscene the author mentions there was absolute hell on when he bought Unimog road railers because at the time every vehicle in the fleet was British . He was called into the Parliament to explain./ ( as were all government bought vehicles , those were the days when you could equip a massive varied commercial fleet with all British vehicles!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwaterscotland Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Not a UK vehicle but might be of interest as something we might get in the future. I spotted this earlier in the month in a very rainy Bergen, Norway. Unfortunately, it had moved on by the time I got closer. Andy 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Nice catch Andy. That looks like a DB Schenker container/swapbody on a privately owned lorry. DB Schenker (and the older Schenker logistics livery, link here: http://www.gapgroup.com/content/images/schenker.jpg) trucks are quite common visitors to the UK, and they must have a UK base too as I've seen some UK registered ones. Some pics here, http://publications.2evolv.co.uk/?userpath=00000082/00008126/00058282/ from the DB Schenker site HTH jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Show my railway ignorance here but what exact years were the 'blue era'? In the interesting articles about runnning the BR fleet of vehicles in Vintage Roadscene the author mentions there was absolute hell on when he bought Unimog road railers because at the time every vehicle in the fleet was British . He was called into the Parliament to explain./ ( as were all government bought vehicles , those were the days when you could equip a massive varied commercial fleet with all British vehicles!) B R introduced the blue livery in 1964/5 which lasted till privitisation in 1996, about the longest lasting livery ever. The late Gerald Burton was responsible for the Unimogs, but it would be some years before the foreign influence came to be common place, now of course not just the road motors but also the trains and the operators. Merf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Thanks Merf, My last few posts don't read well because by some computer quirk my work comp won't let me edit anything, suppose I could always log on at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowvanman Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Hi chaps , out in Bournemouth for beers yesterday this bus still parked outside `cricketers` pub..REG on rear DVY232K... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Hi chaps , out in Bournemouth for beers yesterday this bus still parked outside `cricketers` pub..REG on rear DVY232K... A surprise there, you would expect a Southern one, but no it's ex Eastern Region. Would love to see it restored. Thanks YVM, keep an eye on it to see if it also becomes a yellow van. Merf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowvanman Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 cheers Merf, will wait to see what happens to this one, will post any change....YVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Nice catch Andy. That looks like a DB Schenker container/swapbody on a privately owned lorry. DB Schenker (and the older Schenker logistics livery, link here: http://www.gapgroup....es/schenker.jpg) trucks are quite common visitors to the UK, and they must have a UK base too as I've seen some UK registered ones. Some pics here, http://publications....08126/00058282/ from the DB Schenker site HTH jo We get quite a lot every day passing through the Tunnel, usually as 'wagon and drag', with a 7.1m swap body on each. Schenker have a UK subsiduary, but I can't remember who it is off-hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) http://www.travellerhomes.co.uk/ I found a web site the other day, or rather came accross by looking for something else, but, if you go through all of the vehicles, there is a large amount of Ex BR busses, vans etc, some are in dreadfull condition, but its worth a flick through as there are some purlers in there. Some examples http://www.travellerhomes.co.uk/?p=1788 http://www.travellerhomes.co.uk/?p=2575 Cheers Ringo Edited September 6, 2011 by ringo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 http://www.travellerhomes.co.uk/ I found a web site the other day, or rather came accross by looking for something else, but, if you go through all of the vehicles, there is a large amount of Ex BR busses, vans etc, some are in dreadfull condition, but its worth a flick through as there are some purlers in there. Some examples http://www.traveller...s.co.uk/?p=1788 http://www.traveller...s.co.uk/?p=2575 Cheers Ringo The Leyland FG is a good, clear picture of one of the Dormobile 22 seat buses used by the P way relaying gangs. A useful shot for doing the conversion of the Base model. Merf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Its a great site Travellers homes for all sorts of trucks. Its nice to see the fg in Bournemouth ,lets hope it survives. I wonder if any other FG crewbuses survive ? never seen one on a rally field---yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Its a great site Travellers homes for all sorts of trucks. Its nice to see the fg in Bournemouth ,lets hope it survives. I wonder if any other FG crewbuses survive ? never seen one on a rally field---yet! The only one I ever saw was at Butterley about 15 years ago, the last time I was there I enquired at the road vehicle museum and was informed that it had gone from there to become a caravan somwhere. The reason for their lack of survival could be due to their steel construction ? Merf . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Ah I see I didn't realise the panels were steel sheet , your second photo shows how this rusts away . I wonder if this is why you don't see many BR box/ parcel/egineers vans of any type in preservation considering how massive the fleet was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Not actually a railway motor as such - but still relevant to the thread I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Not actually a railway motor as such - but still relevant to the thread I feel http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream Phil We had this discussed recently (No. 868 869 posts) The more I look the more I see it as Southern Region from that fleet number. Merf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Todays interesting find. Thanks to David Ford. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/6130190716/in/contacts/ A BMC FG dropside registered in the TVY###H series from c1970, A brand new Dodge G dropside, a Ford D of NCL as a driver trainer and that nice little 2 wheel trailer still in the pre 1963 crimson livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted September 9, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2011 Todays interesting find. Thanks to David Ford. http://www.flickr.co...16/in/contacts/ A BMC FG dropside registered in the TVY###H series from c1970, A brand new Dodge G dropside, a Ford D of NCL as a driver trainer and that nice little 2 wheel trailer still in the pre 1963 crimson livery. That's quick, I've only just put that photo on flickr!! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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