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Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
The picture at Toronto shows the T3 in Adams LSWR livery as in my model. Now it is in Drummond LSWR livery. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
563 is back on the Swanage Railway again. From the picture on Facebook it looks like it is on the Wareham side of the level crossing by Norden Station but it has not yet been reunited with its tender. 563 will be returning to steam from 21 - 29 October. Please see swanagerailway.co.uk. There will probably be testing runs before this and 563 will probably be on display on Saturday 14 October 2023 to coincide with the Swanage Railway AGM. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
You can get an update on 563 from the Facebook site 'Swanage Railway Trust 563 Locomotive Group'. As far as I know the tender is now at Norden. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
A ready to run T3 hauling the new EFE LSWR cross country set shown in my picture would be an excellent combination. The T3 in the picture is a kit built model of 563. The livery and lettering are different to the preserved example. I think the model is in Urie's 1917 to 1922 livery whereas the T3 in the Swanage Railway seems to be in the Drummond passenger engine livery from 1895 to October 1917. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
What manufacturers are planning to make is confidential but not what they are not planning to make. For instance Simon Kohler told the Wimborne Railway Society that Hornby was not going to make a model of the Blue Pullman and Hornby has not made one. At present 563 is not on view as it is in Herston works to repair some minor damage it received in transit to Swanage. If a firm was to make a model of a T3 I wonder who would buy it. There must be a limited number of people making models of the Swanage Railway or who are running an LSWR layout. Yet if people are going to buy the LSWR cross country set they are likely to buy a locomotive like the T3 to pull it. Not many people are modelling the Liverpool and Manchester Railway but lots of people have bought a model of the Rocket. Perhaps a model of a T3 would appeal to a wider audience but possibly a smaller number than those who bought a Blue Pullman. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
The Swanage Railway shop made the enquiry. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
The Swanage Railway has made some enquiries to Dapol and Bachmann about making an 00 gauge model of 563. They said that there is not much demand for one and if they charged £350 no-one would buy it. This leaves the door open to other model railway manufacturers so it is an idea for the 00 Works. -
Ownership of LSWR T3 no. 563 transfered to Swanage Railway
Robin Brasher replied to Paul.Uni's topic in Preservation
You will be pleased to read that 563 has arrived at Swanage and can be viewed from King George's playing field- 560 replies
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Every time I log into RM Web I am getting a Threat Secured message from Avast Security as shown in the enclosed picture. I wonder if admin is aware of this threat and is able to deal with it. I have tried messaging admin only to be told that admin does not take messages. Robin Brasher
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I have not got much knowledge of LSWR coaches but there is a picture of Adams Radial no. 426 with a rake of main line bogie stock at Challow Hill cutting circa 1902 on page 103 of Swanage 125 Years of Railways by B. L, Jackson. To me the coaches look like an LSWR cross country set as modelled by EFE.
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Thank you for the information about the goods van. For me the production of E8641 LSWR cross country 4-coach pack in LSWR salmon and brown is wonderful news. These will be much more useful for me than the four and six wheel coaches which were getting obsolete for my model of the Swanage Railway. I already have the BR (ex LSWR) three coach pack that I was going to repaint in LSWR livery but I never got round to it.
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The Hornby TT:120 A4s are better quality models than the Dapol N gauge A4 and the Hornby TT:120 A3s are better quality models than the Graham Farish A3 which attracts me to TT:120.
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What happens if they have sold out of 46257 City of Salford and you cannot get a replacement? It is not in this year's catalogue.
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My BR Mk1 crimson and cream coaches have arrived to go with my cycling lion 'Silver King' They are also suitable to run with 'Falcon'. Although they are Eastern region coaches they will not look out of place with 'Duchess of Montrose' and 'Sarum Castle'. Crimson and cream coaches also continued to run with British Railways late crest locomotives.
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Hornby's subsidiary Corgi is now selling reproduction Dinky Toys produced by Norev through the Corgi Model Club so it has branched out to improve Hornby's financial situation.
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Mass cull of ticket offices
Robin Brasher replied to newbryford's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I had another go at getting my ticket from Wareham to East Cowes on the South Western Railway site and here is the result. -
Mass cull of ticket offices
Robin Brasher replied to newbryford's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Two of the stations on South Western Railways list for closures: Corfe Castle and Lymington Pier, never had a South Western Railway ticket office in the first place. Despite this there are around 230 ticket offices on the list. -
I did not know that I wanted an NE goods van to go with my BR Sillver King and two crimson and cream Mk1s until Hornby suggested it.
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It will be wonderful if Cheltenham Models sell TT:120 as they have a sales stand on the Swanage Railway near my flat on some of the railway's special event. It would be better still if the Swanage Railway and other local shops became stockists.
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Mass cull of ticket offices
Robin Brasher replied to newbryford's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
10% of the population is a lot of people. Even if you can use the internet you cannot always get a ticket. I tried to get a return from Wareham to East Cowes on the National Rail site and the response was 'Bad Request' yet I had no problem getting the ticket from the ticket office. -
Mass cull of ticket offices
Robin Brasher replied to newbryford's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I bought a return ticket to St Albans from Wareham from a ticket machine. The machine took the money but had run out of cards to give me a ticket. The booking clerk at Wareham said that the problem with machines is that they don't work. -
As Hornby TT is not yet available in my local model shops I am still ordering via their website. I am finding Hornby's marketing rather aggressive. I have just bought two crimson and cream Mk1s to go with my 'Silver King' but Hornby have asked me if I might also want another A4, more Mk1 coaches and a NE goods van. If I go into a shop the assistant just takes my order and does not suggest I might want some more items. If I wanted another A4 and a NE goods van I would have ordered them.