jcb 3c Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Possibly well known pic ,shiny BR yellow TK with black arrow emblem, East London Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Possibly well known pic ,shiny BR yellow TK with black arrow emblem, East London A nice shot , registered ALL###H, c1969/70. One of the earliest yellow engineers lorries. Merfyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hi, hopefully the pictures are attached, but here is my first attempt at an N gauge truck, a BR rerailing equipment and personnel van. Chhers R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 And....here is the not quite finished N gauge rerailing train that goes with it< Cheers Simon The piece in front of the match wagon in pic 9 is the spreader beam for lifting coaches and locos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 To get back to the road vehicles: Karrier Bantam and trailer - note the roller shutter added(?) in the side: http://erniesphotos.fotopic.net/p29162172.html and something else (probably a rigid rather than a trailer), possibly a Thorneycroft at Cinderford: http://ruralrailwaysofwales.fotopic.net/p49835271.html Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 And newly posted by Paul Bartlett, from Staines Central in the 60s: http://paulbartlettsotherrailwayphotos.fotopic.net/c1820179.html Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hi Adam Yes that wagon at Cinderford does look like a Thornycroft Sturdy, same as the one from the other day at Crawley. Thanks for pointing out Pauls Staines photos, and full marks to Paul for taking the unusual in the first place. Merfyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Absolutely, life as modellers would be far more difficult without the sort of resource that Paul provides, and these trailers are a case in point. Not least because I have quite a few bits handy suitable for the use of... Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Interesting pics Adam , always amazed by how few BR road vehicles have been captured on the zillions of railway photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Just Googling for pics of 50's Trojan vans, prompted by the appearance of one in Pocketbond's 2010 releases, and tripped over this piece of factory publicity artwork- though unlettered, that paintjob looks familiar.... http://www.trojanmuseumtrust.org/whitehall.jpg Did BR make any use of these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 [ Did BR make any use of these? No evidence of BR having any Trojan vans. An old trick for manufacturers was to show a sample in the livery of a potential customer in the hope of gaining a big order maybe. Merfyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Thanks Merfyn- I know what you mean about the manufacturers' 'speculative' artwork, as I think I've seen examples before- it was the lack of signwriting on what looked very much like an interpretation of BR livery that made me wonder. A quick Google hadn't turned up any photographic evidence of BR Trojans, hence the question. Wouldn't be too surprised to see one released though....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 [Wouldn't be too surprised to see one released though....! Yes they probably will, to go with the other ficticous models, Austin A35, Red & cream Morris Minor, Leyland Octopus, BRS Noddy van, Scammell & AEC artics, and many others. Merfyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave777 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Talking of ficticious liveries or just plain 'wrongness' of vehicles on layouts, can I get away with this chap on a mid-70s layout or would they have been long gone by then? I was aiming to have it parked up next to a stationary mess coach in a backwater engineers yard. http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=24762 We're a bit limited in N gauge as to what's available, particularly as I don't like the models with filled/solid windows (whitemetal for example). Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 They produced Minor vans up to 1971 and I've seen one in a BTP video in that livery, so that's fine! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Talking of ficticious liveries or just plain 'wrongness' of vehicles on layouts, can I get away with this chap on a mid-70s layout or would they have been long gone by then? I was aiming to have it parked up next to a stationary mess coach in a backwater engineers yard. Thanks in advance. Hi Dave777, I have tried unsuccessfully to find photos of Minor vans with BR. I believe they had about 20 Austin Minor vans in about 1971/2, the last year of production. Livery then would have been yellow with black arrows (as that model). Normal life span for a small van was 4 years so 1972-1976 OK. Now where do I find that video ? Merfyn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Now where do I find that video ? Merfyn I wish I could be more specific, but I can't remember which one it is. There was a Mk.1 Escort van in the same livery on another (DVD actually, so many films collated). The Minor was more of a surprise, I'll admit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 On the Base Toys thread, the Leyland FG personnel Carrier. I hope you like it. Merfyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I smiled when I saw your model of a Bristol SC. You didn't like driving them did you.... Grapevine tells me you are a man of means and leasure now Merfyn. It only seems like yesterday you left Crosville to join BR S&T. No more changing the points in Blaenau then... Larry G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I smiled when I saw your model of a Bristol SC. You didn't like driving them did you.... Grapevine tells me you are a man of means and leasure now Merfyn. It only seems like yesterday you left Crosville to join BR S&T. No more changing the points in Blaenau then... Larry G. Chees Larry, maybe more time for modeling now. Still working on the points, but the 2 foot ones now and those upstairs. A couple of repaints just finished, that may give some ideas. The Pocketbond Ford 300E, supprised that they haven't done it in BR livery yet, as there were some, unlike the A35 and Morris Minors in that livery. A Manchester based LMR van in the service fleet. From a photo in Manchester Library collection (thanks jcb 3c) Bedford CAL3 as a S&T minibus, from the Trackside van. Bedford CAs were very common as personnel carriers, especilay on the LMR. From L to R are, A CA mk1. from the Classic plastic kit, a CA2 from Oxford, a CAL2 from Parker whitemetal kit, and the Corgi CAL3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 This was taken during my first year on the railway (89-90) at Northallerton. The shot is now impossible as the box has been demolished! A p-way mess bus and our S&T Ital stand on the up dock. In the back ground another mess bus is just visible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Slightly off topic I know but this is a cracking site covering GPO engineering vehicles of all types , would be great to see BR road vehicle site like this . http://www.britishtelephones.com/vehicles.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Slightly off topic I know but this is a cracking site covering GPO engineering vehicles of all types , would be great to see BR road vehicle site like this . I fully agree with that sentiment jcb 3c, I have a large collection of pictures that would form the basis of such a site, but I wouldn't have a clue how to go about it. Maybe a bit of investigation is called for ! I notice the name Bill Aldrige on the GPO site as providing information. He also is a source of knowledge on BR stuff as well. I have seen some of his slide collection some years ago. Merfyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 And another yellow personnel carrier. A Ford Transit minibus based on a MBC whitemetal van kit, of a 1986 LMR civil engineers 12 seater in the Liverpool CE area. Merfyn. p s Is this kit still available ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 3c Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I fully agree with that sentiment jcb 3c, I have a large collection of pictures that would form the basis of such a site, but I wouldn't have a clue how to go about it. Maybe a bit of investigation is called for ! How about a book ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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