Gordonwis

There were Ruston's on the Spanish colliery narrowest gauge lines in Asturias for example

I has always envisaged getting one of the the V200s as an 'easy way' to an SBB liveried loco, but decided it would be cheaper to repaint an age-old Minitrix DB V200. They certainly work as the innards of the old models (whilst basic ) were robust! However I have never got round to doing it as the need for such a loco to be represented a Swiss layout fades into history. Despite frequent visits to my now departed family in Switzerland in the period they were working I never saw one in action, which says something! .

just got back from Bern where one Mafen 4136.10 and one 4136.16 are no longer in the model shop!

Also after a long wait for the right opportunity, a (part digital) Piko Ae 3/6 - also the 10710 version - ie with plates in good for the period (which I witnessed) up to the moment when plates were removed. About £120 from a model shop in Bern I also bought a pair of Aare Valley Models limited edition hoppers (they use the Fleischmann model as the base). I got the purple pair as I've always had a soft spot for the one with the wheatsheaf image - long since available in HO. Not pictured are the two N train signals I managed to afford!

Also Kato Unitram N gauge track .

estd date is 1927 IMHO

I exhibit my French and Swiss layouts frequently and I would say that the chances of anyone picking you up on a TSO liveried infrastructure loco or wagons is something less than 1%. They will either not know what TSO is or if they do, they will probably know that TSO gear can be seen anywhere as it is a contractor. .

Interesting manoeuvre to witness. And very useful for modelling as it proves once and for all that my N gauge Pirata Tm232 is vastly over scale! (I always knew it was in truth but the chance to see a 232 with a Bt is a great help!

The Re6/6 with the poseable (ie plastic) pantographs are 'Kato', not 'Hobbytrain'. There is a subtle difference between the two brands.

621 - 633 (1984-5) are 10 years younger than 611 - 620 (1973), so its the older batch that is most at risk . Four of the 1973 batch have already been stopped (a precursor to scrapping), but 611 will not be stopped because the green livery is not accurate on the later locos as they were delivered in red livery.

Yes I was referring to the actual physical repaint not the concept of preserving stuff in green - the concept was known as early as October 2021 .

If I was needing to achieve the same thing, I would probably reach for my age old stock of scalelink metal N scale fencing. It is still available: https://www.scalelinkfretcetera.co.uk/product/snf024/ .

Sure beats its previous hideous 'Login' livery!

This repaint was flagged on SRS facebook a few days ago. Rollout has come sooner than some expected. .