kevblokey Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images.mocpages.com/user_images/33451/1319128019m_SPLASH.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/292043&usg=__0Tzi-D828ae_MZ69CYgR6lQND5U=&h=386&w=500&sz=69&hl=en&start=5&sig2=mPwIIn0gVSlQaPNaj-SrpA&zoom=1&tbnid=D-X3j53gY4QHDM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=130&ei=VrofULKwGsi-6QHf9oDADA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbruff%2Brail%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1 Thought someone on here may appreciate the subject matter if not indeed the modelling skills! Kev 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Not bad modelling considering its all Lego ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Went to look at the BRUFF which is potentially up for grabs today, Oh dear, one very sick BRUFF, Ok it has still goy all of its equipment, such as the rail wheels turntable etc, but the cab unit is completely shot, no steering, and loads of bits missing, its been sat there for about 15 years so is probaly siezed solid, also notice the huge holes in the roof! Cheers ringo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Probably only a few bits and pieces of plastic trim, glass and alloy worth saving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevblokey Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Coming from EFE is model ref 36303 Bedford TK Tipper British Rail, reg no WBY114G As copied from the British Model Buses website http://www.britishmo...August 2012.htm Edited August 9, 2012 by kevblokey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Coming from EFE is model ref 36303 Bedford TK Tipper British Rail, reg no WBY114G As copied from the British Model Buses website http://www.britishmo...August 2012.htm I have a copy of the photo which they have probably used. It is in fact a tipper. I do think the shade of green looks too light. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Coming from EFE is model ref 36303 Bedford TK Tipper British Rail, reg no WBY114G As copied from the British Model Buses website http://www.britishmo...August 2012.htm One I made earlier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Think I prefer yours Merf ! No one seems to get the right proportions for these TK tippers , except Matchbox in the 1960s ! Edited August 9, 2012 by jcb 3c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andye Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Went to look at the BRUFF which is potentially up for grabs today, Oh dear, one very sick BRUFF, Ok it has still goy all of its equipment, such as the rail wheels turntable etc, but the cab unit is completely shot, no steering, and loads of bits missing, its been sat there for about 15 years so is probaly siezed solid, also notice the huge holes in the roof! Cheers ringo Thats easy, get the one from Rush green motors, and use the cab, most of its internal fittings were there, just need a method to swap the cabs, what was the rest of it like? Go on, buy it, its a bit of history! picture of the better one attached, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) Andy, as much as want one , its just too much, the Eastleigh one has stood for over 15 years, and it had to be roaded to where it is now because it was knackered then! Remember the one at Eastleigh is the original prototype one, so there are differences between that one and the rest of them. Swapping the cab over is no easy feat, as who would do it, and then I would have to buy effectively two BRUFFS and the charges for movement on a low loader, at this time I cannot justify it, as much as I want one I have to look at the scale of economics and practicality If you look at that picture at Rush Green, note the hole in the roof above the windscreen / drivers door, that means that water has been leaking in and down the "A" post, which will mean that the cab floor is probally rotton, and as the roof lining is still in place, so you cant see how bad the roof is above it. I know where there are a couple more, and I have my feelers out for those too, I will get one one day, but alas not the Eastleigh one, if I could find out who got the one from the Wendsleydale railway, earlier this year, that would be a better proposition, and reconvert that back to a box on the back, and sell the HIAB off it to fund the box off the one at Rush Green.....although I dont know where that one went to? Or where did the pair from Hornsey go, they were both in working condition, again I dont know were they ended up either. Cheers Ringo Edited August 11, 2012 by ringo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Andy, as much as want one , its just too much, the Eastleigh one has stood for over 15 years, and it had to be roaded to where it is now because it was knackered then! Remember the one at Eastleigh is the original prototype one, so there are differences between that one and the rest of them. Swapping the cab over is no easy feat, as who would do it, and then I would have to buy effectively two BRUFFS and the charges for movement on a low loader, at this time I cannot justify it, as much as I want one I have to look at the scale of economics and practicality If you look at that picture at Rush Green, note the hole in the roof above the windscreen / drivers door, that means that water has been leaking in and down the "A" post, which will mean that the cab floor is probally rotton, and as the roof lining is still in place, so you cant see how bad the roof is above it. I know where there are a couple more, and I have my feelers out for those too, I will get one one day, but alas not the Eastleigh one, if I could find out who got the one from the Wendsleydale railway, earlier this year, that would be a better proposition, and reconvert that back to a box on the back, and sell the HIAB off it to fund the box off the one at Rush Green.....although I dont know where that one went to? Or where did the pair from Hornsey go, they were both in working condition, again I dont know were they ended up either. Cheers Ringo Ringo Good luck with your quest to find one of the decent ones. I didn't know that Wensleydale or Hornsey had disposed of theirs. Went to the East Lancs yesterday but found thier museum closed (too late) Outside was one of the ex BR Coles cranes, a later one than the Corgi model. I don't suppose anybody knows it's identity ? Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andye Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) Andy, as much as want one , its just too much, the Eastleigh one has stood for over 15 years, and it had to be roaded to where it is now because it was knackered then! Remember the one at Eastleigh is the original prototype one, so there are differences between that one and the rest of them. Swapping the cab over is no easy feat, as who would do it, and then I would have to buy effectively two BRUFFS and the charges for movement on a low loader, at this time I cannot justify it, as much as I want one I have to look at the scale of economics and practicality If you look at that picture at Rush Green, note the hole in the roof above the windscreen / drivers door, that means that water has been leaking in and down the "A" post, which will mean that the cab floor is probally rotton, and as the roof lining is still in place, so you cant see how bad the roof is above it. I know where there are a couple more, and I have my feelers out for those too, I will get one one day, but alas not the Eastleigh one, if I could find out who got the one from the Wendsleydale railway, earlier this year, that would be a better proposition, and reconvert that back to a box on the back, and sell the HIAB off it to fund the box off the one at Rush Green.....although I dont know where that one went to? Or where did the pair from Hornsey go, they were both in working condition, again I dont know were they ended up either. Cheers Ringo Ringo, I see your point. The corrosion is quite bad, and major panel work would be required. It might be worth finding out if any Bedford or AWD panels are available, but it would need a lot of work to make it work. I have a cab swap to do, and have the luxury of a brand new cab to fit up and then fit, but even thats a nightmare with no suitable facility. The decision has to have some balance, or it will just end up rotting on your driveway instead! I looked in the rush green cab, and its fittings were all there and it wasnt too bad, but given the whole in the roof and ten years standing, it will have suffrered, although I didnt look to closely to the one with no windscreen, as it was hard to get to. As Merf says ref the hornsey ones, I know nothing of those, but the Wensleydale one was sold recently, December 2011 to someone who already has a couple of them. There is a thread on the wnxx forum, I did ask but got told more or less to foxtrot oscar. Good luck with your serach and keep us all posted, it would be a result to preserve one properly! Andy Edited August 11, 2012 by andye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 11, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2012 The Battlefield line has one in preservation (C958YOR) but this now has a dropside body. A recent photograph has appeared on the 'On Track Plant' website but you have to be a member to view other than a thumbnail. The OTP site also has a section for disposals/sales and Bruffs sometimes appear on there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ah, if the Battlefield one is now a dropside, and is C958YOR then thats the one from Wendsleydale! So if thats the case whats he done with the other ones he has, sounds like I need a trip to Battlefield! After all, he has my old toolbox from Tyseley! Cheers Im not giving upo on this! Ringo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) http://www.flickr.co...N03/7577776958/ Still there last month. Carries numberplate C951YOR, I think was made up from parts of 3 of them. Edited August 11, 2012 by Merfyn Jones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andye Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_sam/5864005501/ Abitmore info on this pic, inc a recent ish pic of the dropside one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipbadger Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Hi all, When my son worked at the local coachbuilders cab swaps were a regular part of the work. With the recession many firms seem to be hanging on to vehicles that they would have traded in a few years ago. by taking a wagon with a good chassis and motor but a shot cab and vice versa a truck that can be kept working can be built. Like as not with the downturn in business losing the second vehicle may not be a problem as it probably wouldn't be replaced. Just because the programme on E Stobart on the telly shows them going at two years ol doesn't mean they all do. May be worth asking around to see what the going rate is. Just to illustrate the point, the MAN my son drives is now five years ols but jut had a major engine rebuild to keep it going 'for a while yet'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Dodge dropside just creeping into the photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristol-re/7614995854/in/photostream 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Dodge dropside just creeping into the photo: http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream It was there for a while, it had failed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 A couple of Ford 307E vans at Northampton, half way down page. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/60196-the-human-side-of-the-railway/page__st__25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggesford box Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 An enlargement of the background of a damaged negative. A Freightlifter at Barnstaple sometime between 1979 and 1981 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 An enlargement of the background of a damaged negative. A Freightlifter at Barnstaple sometime between 1979 and 1981 Funny-looking beasts, weren't they? I presume the cab nearer the mast was for use when lifting/lowering containers, whilst the other was for longer journeys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Funny-looking beasts, weren't they? I presume the cab nearer the mast was for use when lifting/lowering containers, whilst the other was for longer journeys. Yes, exactly, dual control. Lasted well that one, the first shot of one in yellow I have seen. VXR331 was numbered FT 979 D W, new in 1958. Edited August 24, 2012 by Merfyn Jones 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggesford box Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Thanks for that info. The one at Barnstaple was mainly used for unloading steel plate for Appledore shipbuilders. Edited August 24, 2012 by Eggesford box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2012 The first ones had just the one cab behind the lift. The dual cab came about after an accident where they were criticized for the drivers vision being obscured by 'A mass of heavy steel' to quote the magistrate who dealt with the case. Incidently they were made by Shevloke and Drury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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