greendieselman

The smokebox number plate and nameplate from City of Coventry is on the wall in the stairwell of Coventry station, along with a colour photograph of the loco.

 

It's been there as long as I remember, perhaps put up when the loco was scrapped as the station was brand new then.

 

If you're visiting, it's the stairs between platforms two and three.

 

Coventry station is due to be rebuilt, sadly so in my view as the station is iconic of its time.

 

I hope the loco plates reappear in the new station when it finally sees completion.

 

All the best,

 

Keith

Not quite. The current station was built between 1959 and 1962 whereas the locomotive was withdrawn from service in 1964 and scrapped in 1965 after a failed attempt by the local newspaper to raise enough funds to save it.

Can the peco OHLE be powered up to supply 25Kv locos and emu's the way they are in real practice as I have at least 6 locos that I would prefer to run that way if I can get a 25Kv system set up eventually.

I presume you don't mean at 25Kv?

At least one Peak left in Smiffs in Coventry, there was another but the Missus came home with one.

Strange, I was in there earlier today and saw no sign of one?

(It's the wrong colour for me in any case).

It seems that Asda Bodmin have discontinued this title - in favour of a new one entitled "Build Mallard" - or some-such.

 

Part 1 includes cab components in etched brass for a 7mm. scale A4.

There's an entire thread on the subject here:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/81382-mallard-partwork/