Miss Prism

There's a couple of Coopercraft W1/5 on ebay at the moment.

Another vote for Zenith. The designer was a Jack Hefford iirc, and shows characteristics of a precursor to the XT60.

http://www.gwr.org.uk/kits4rtrwagons.html#:~:text=GWR diagram W12.-,Body length%2C wheelbase and roof profile (too flat) not correct for W12.,-Cattle wagon (Mex

1 hour ago, Hal Nail said:

I could have sworn I read somewhere (I thought on the GWR.org Toad guide) that not all AA15 had J hangers and that either the earliest or latest lot had the usual type, but I cant now find that anywhere.

It's still there. http://www.gwr.org.uk/nobrakes.html#:~:text=earlier lot (853)%2C which had swing-link spring hangers

I thought Kohler had retired.

Lovely work, Tom. You need a photoplank to show them off, in the style of Adrian Marks.

Oh dear, 1369 has re-aquired green tank fronts!

What's your estimate of the gear ratio?

1 hour ago, checkrail said:

While on the subject of PO wagons can anyone tell me what the lettering/symbols on the axleboxes of all three of my new Rapido items signify?

'Gloucester', for a box made by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company.

Not sure I believe the upper drawing of the E19 - look at the compartment spacings of the side elevation view.

Here's an E19:

https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwr-mra453.htm

Yes, three E40 pairs. Perhaps one was a spare, being cleaned, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were used on the Falmouth branch, or perhaps the Newquay-St Blazey services.

Here's an E40 pair sandwiching a shorter coach (6-wheeler brake compo?) at Carbis Bay.  It is c pre-1913, because of the lack of loco topfeed, so the stock is either in brown or possibly crimson lake. Loco and stock are very clean and shiny, but the coach rooves are already a dull grey.

12 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

That would mean three E40 pairs, one assigned to the Helston branch; where were the other two?

An E40 pair was often used on the St Ives branch. This pic is 1928. Not sure when the E40s disappeared, but E116s and of course (later) the ubiquitous E140s predominated.

On 09/04/2024 at 06:08, Mikkel said:

@Miss Prism provided a useful overview of GWR RTR tenders here: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/183088-gwr-4mm-rtr-tenders/

I need to reboot that activity - istr getting a bit lost in the Hornby Collett 4000g variants.

1 hour ago, Compound2632 said:

Are the carriages an E40 and D16 pair? 

Judging by the compartment spacing, I think they are an E40 pair, i.e. a 'B-set' (two brake compos). The inward/outward guard's doors is an interesting quirk - never noticed that before - but it seems the official diagrams are not consistent.

I wonder what's on the Worsley etch!

I think it's a lubricator for the vacuum pump. The mounting and position seem to have varied, with many being in a more forward position, like the one on 2999.

This one, on 2901, has an inverted U-shaped mount.

19 hours ago, Schooner said:

Two interesting photos, if one is interested in raising the profile of a certain class of tank engine...

I immediately assumed the coaches were E40, which were quite common in the far west country, but D16 looks like a reasonable fit. I'd go with an E40 assumption though, judging the spacing of the 1st compartment and the other compartments. (D16 not having a 1st compartment, of course.)

Either way, the date is post-1895, which is rather late for an 850 loco to still have its Wolverhampton chimney and toolbox. 

Lovely livery.

The wheel flange profiles look dreadful.

Tender is slightly odd, with it seems a scratchbuilt Churchward flush-riveted body. It was uncommon to see Granges with late crest Churchward tenders. I understood a new Collett 3500g would be produced for 6880, which is more usual for the class. Maybe the tender they are using has been borrowed (from 3814?).

Dapol is not doing a 81xx afaik. The '8101' being advertised by Rails is actually 5101.

Did all the 81xxs receive lined green or only some of them?

The tender was painted by Hornby.

Doesn't sound very useful to me.

13 hours ago, kittybag said:

Does anyone know of an example where a factory siding came off a bay platform?

Are you thinking of a situation where access to/from the factory siding relies on the bay being vacant or the bay not being vacant?

I've just noticed the Saints had narrow cabs!