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    why were the Metro-Vik Class 28s concentrated upon Barrow?

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    On 16/05/2020 at 22:36, Barry O said:

    The late Colin Massingham (MTK) bought the Departmental (then carriage heating unit) Co-Bo. It is now at East Lancs Railway being restored.


    it was Colin Massingham, Chris Guntripp and a chap from South Wales called Richard (whose surname escapes me). Mike Jacobs then came on the scene when the loco moved (by rail) to Matlock in 1986 which was when I got involved plus a few others.

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    KR Models announce the Fell in OO and N.

    in KR Models

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    These 2 photos were Reputedly taken on the same day by ER Morten - 5th September 1951

     

    You’ll notice there are only 2 “adornments” over each cab but 1 pair are close together over the centre window but on the opposite end the pair are just to the outside of the centre window frames.
     

    however the loco is 4-8-4 On the former and looks to be 4-4-4-4 On the latter.

     

    This is probably a mistake on the dates but Morten was quite careful with his picture logs!

    49843031-5B44-4B2B-9D50-1FA1F4B34A41.jpeg

    A2DA4493-D987-43BD-9216-C23D58FCA2FE.jpeg

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    Sutton's Locomotive Works class 24

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    12 hours ago, classy52 said:

    Such a stunning loco, interested in getting 97201 to be used as a heritage diesel on a modern layout but see that in preservation at NYMR it was re-painted back to BR Green with the white stripe.

    Any ideas if other models in the range in this BR Green livery could be re-numbered to match the preserved prototype?

     

    97201 MRC Butterley 1984

     

    Why did the 20s outlast other classes?

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    6 hours ago, Pandora said:

    When I spoke with a D&E group  member about their preserved Clayton, they had improved their loco by working on fuel flow , lifter pumps  and fuel deiivery pipes of greater diameter and better flow "It starts on the button"  I believe there  were two versions of the Claytondiesel  engine, strong but heavy or lightweight alloy crankcases,  BR rejecting advice and opting for the Alloy versions which  failed all too soon with fractures

     

    The last 2 built had Rolls Royce engines and probed to be very reliable but it was too little too late

    Why did the 20s outlast other classes?

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    10 minutes ago, Pandora said:

    One obvious point,  2 x 20s has an  advantage of  8 powered axles to shift those heavy coal trains on those poorly maintained colliery sidings

     

    Braking power is more important than hauling power regarding goods traffic.

     

    As a train driving pal of mine once said - "any idiot can get a train rolling - it's stopping the that takes the skill!"

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    Heljan announce Class 45 in OO

    in Heljan

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    extra info

    15 hours ago, Baby Deltic said:

     Speaking of abortions, cue Heljan's 'flat top' class 33 and 'Western wearing a baseball cap'. They have produced models that look wrong just like the Bachmann 24/0 and 25's. To Heljan's credit they have done a very good job on their new class 33 tooling as Bachmann have with their new class 24/1.

     

    I was modelling Joueff class 40s long before anybody else's came along so I can certainly empathise with the 'body shape' argument !

    Having said that, after market white metal split box indicators and buffer beam pipework polished the turd somewhat!

    Ironically the bogie blue star connectors looked N scale on the Joueff and O scale on the Bachmann. I'm sure Heljan can do a better job with that particular fault! :blink:

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    Dapol Class 21/29

    in Dapol

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    11 minutes ago, 96701 said:

    I reckon the early light green was lime green, thinking of early Deltics and Hymeks. I'm sure it was toned down for the later BR Sulzer Type 2s and Brush 4s.

     

     

    From memory I think the lighter green was referred to as 'Sherwood' Green. Photos of early diesels in plain all over green seem to be shades of olive green rather than Brunswick or maybe that is down to film emulsions of the day

    D336 Vulcan loco.jpg

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    Heljan announce Class 45 in OO

    in Heljan

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    On 23/02/2020 at 06:43, Phil Bullock said:

    Also cab handrails are incorrect for these locos...they had the flat pattern as fitted to 24/44s, and much longer. 
     

    D11/12 also had cut outs in the nose end doors to clear the headcode boxes when they were opened. 
     

    will drop TMC a line...

     

    I hope the production ones have more pronounced door detail than the early EP samples (which look rather too feint for my liking.

    Also, it would be nice to have the "Holbeck" buffer shanks on D15 !

     

     

    APT-P - lobbying and modelling

    in Rapido Trains

    Posted · Edited by Holmesfeldian

    The APT was a rapido model and all theirs.

     

    The HSDT is somebody else's initiative that Rapido were originally going to produce for them on their behalf.

     

    A Locomotion chap intimated to me at Warley that Rapido may not necessarily produce it if it does eventually go ahead (after somebody on the Rapido stand told me to go and gee Locomotion up to get it going!).

     

     

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