RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted December 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2014 There is a new Facebook Group started last night and has over 300 members as of this morning, it is a interesting venture and would be great to see this iconic locomotive re-born. So please go and have a look. I have the groups permission to post the site on here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/kestrelproject/366173273543426/?comment_id=366187720208648¬if_t=like Thank you for taken the time to have a look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 It will be interesting scouring Russia in search of the Sulzer 16LVA24 power unit if it still exists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 was there not some photo of this loco on here a while ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 There may be other sources for the Sulzer engine. I'm led to believe that some exist (or existed) in French diesel locomotives (which provided the source for Howes' recordings for their Kestrel DCC sounds), and also in some naval vessels.Obviously, the exhaust and intake systems would differ but they could provide a starting point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted December 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2014 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/6251-hs4000-stored-in-russia/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hmmmm if my model making is anything to go by they will finish the replica and two weeks later will find the original locomotive. Just like when you finish a kit then one comes out RTR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 There may be other sources for the Sulzer engine. I'm led to believe that some exist (or existed) in French diesel locomotives (which provided the source for Howes' recordings for their Kestrel DCC sounds), and also in some naval vessels. Obviously, the exhaust and intake systems would differ but they could provide a starting point. I have a suspision that the 16 cylinder Engine was also a prototype and unique to this locomotive, but sharing a few common parts with the 12 cylinder version as used in the French locomotives and class 48. Which means that apart from Class 47 bogies, if they want it anywhere near accurate the rest is pretty much going to have to be built from scratch! And bearing in mind how much more a diesel locomotive costs to manufacture compared to steam, then a realistic budget would probably be about three times the final cost of Tornado.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Just find the real thing, after all they have just found some WW1 tanks ( Mk5s for those that know ) in a warehouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I must admit, though I would love to see this done as I remember the loco well, my 1st thought was 'not another one'. Quite simply, I honestly don't think it is a practical proposition; the loco was a one-off prototype so where would anyhing be sourced, apart from new manufacture? If only the original had been rescued just that short time ago.... Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Just find the real thing, after all they have just found some WW1 tanks ( Mk5s for those that know ) in a warehouse Do you have a link to that news, sounds interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25901 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Do you have a link to that news, sounds interesting No link and it's still a bit hush hush but here's a rough pic of two that were given some TLC in the Ukraine a few years ago, there were 4 tanks rebuilt in total and these started the fresh hunt for some more forgotten items Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Google is your friend ....... http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ww1-british-mark-V-composite-hamaphrodite-tank.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 This project is pure Vladness On serious note it would be a nice idea and good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 The link in the original post asks me to log in. I'm not a facebooker. Any hope of seeing what they're up to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted December 11, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2014 The link in the original post asks me to log in. I'm not a facebooker. Any hope of seeing what they're up to? I think that the web site is still under development and shall post the link as as it becomes available. This is the response from the "Project Kestrel" Facebook Page". "Yes, the B.R.C.W website is having stuff added every day but I've had some problems getting the DNS settings to work as they should. I hope it will go live by the weekend." Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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