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live noticed though the online delivery price is a good 20%-30% higher than the I store price, that’s before the drivers delivery fee. Its nebulous anyway, you order but it doesn’t arrive, so we gave it up. Zillions of drivers around here, but there still isn’t enough.

you shouldn’t put hindsight to the equation, but focus on what was the state of mind and state of technology in the 1950’s. 18t axle load. It was an A1A-A1A. It was less weight than a class 31 and more powerful than both the NBL Warship and Class 31. It also had a proven reliable power unit. it didn’t need GM to sell it, compared to our primitive knackers it was a no brainer for Europeans, we didn’t have a reliable product. Don’t forget Germany had already built its first V200 in 1953 (basis of the UK class 42 Warships)... though few in Europe were thinking to buy German then. It too was vastly superior in 1953 than UK offerings. why BR would take onboard German technology, but not US technology ? If One of our manufacturers had considered wrapping their product around a proven technology, coupled with their previous order books, established connections and considerable manufacturing base could have offered greater export abilities... instead we put fishing boat engines in garden shed manufactured designs and wondered why they didn’t work, then watch the industry shrink. The model works successfully today, look at Stadler with their Euro4000 series (class 68 to us).

Maybe for CIE, but as mentioned above, GM set up with Nohab to build a 1950’s “class 66” Supplied across Europe... that could have been in the UK, but politically that would have never flown. Perhaps Deltic could have been that catalyst.. had EE teamed up with GM, British locomotive building history in Europe could have been very different. I’d imagine the British arrogance and prestige of trying to take on the US for influence in European railways meant partnering up would never work, so instead competed and failed, becoming solely dependent on British Rail for business. This and collapse of empire handed GM global business on a platter, replacing UK built steam across the world... but the UK did the same in Shipping, Aviation, Cars and Motorcycle industries too.

1954 the first a Danish MY was completed, known colloquially as the Nohab, which uses a GM engine. It has cult status across Europe. European gauge is on the whole quite close to UK gauge http://www.ravnsbak.dk/Articles/Danish diesel locomotives MY and MX class.html on this page is pictures of the cab and engine room... there’s a very generous amount of space there, more so than UK gauge, so I wouldn’t say it was space constrained by any means.

Ive heard the group behind E27000 several times investigate powering it up by other means, first time I heard it was back in the 1990’s, though realistically it could only work on the mainline (lack of run round / needing to turn it + Van connected). Interesting thought, though not cheap and i’d imagine a ton of certification, would look odd running with pantographs down, unless of course they isolated them, power somewhere similar to a class 37. I wish i’d seen 1501 in Holland working (saw it several times between Dordrecht and Rotterdam stored in the yard). As a kid I got a claim to fame of driving a 76... 76039 in the MOSI with a TV screen simulator, though I have memories of grounded bodies at Reddish, and seeing the last of them running before closure. Ive a picture somewhere sat in E26020 at Dinting circa 1980.

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Accurascale are available on the high street too. The word of the retailer is very highly regarded, and whilst the loco isnt here, the quality of their wagons is in the best in the UK right now. if the customer asks the retailers advice..

Nothing sticky on my ring, its just loose, but it attracts very strongly to the motor (its a neo magnet). I was wondering if having such a strong magnet close to the armature would affect performance, or strain in the long term, but it runs fine Starts up at 0.03a peaks at 0.1a in the range of its peers. if anything its improved it.. The trick to assembly, is place the magnet first (yellow) , then pivot the edge of the DCC blank under the lip of the tank (red), next ensure the flickr is free of the firebox (green), then the front drops in but make sure the wires are under the boiler(blue). Its not the easiest easy fit, but its not too hard.

Yes it is.. it is much more pronounced on one side than the other.. There is a good 1mm on one side, 0.5 on the other. i note there are two screws under the tanks at opposite sides, ive loosened them to see if it releases the pressure.. it does not, the body is glued to the chassis, and it is rigid, without a full dismantle, straightening it isnt going to be possible. I suspect I have found the root cause however... the chassis has a neomagnet piece, wired to the blanking chip. I cannot figure its purpose, however it sits in a void specifically created on one tank side... to put the magnet in, requires placing it first, before reassembly of the chassis, however, being magnetic it instinctivly attracts to the motor top..., placing it in the side in itself is insufficient, it is not retained and its quite powerful... so it moves. To add to the complexity, its wires, and the motor wires are quite tight around the shell... replacing the chassis, without snatching the wires and dislodging the magnet took several attempts... attempts which it is very much human nature to give it a squeeze... The only point that can happen is holding it on the boiler or cab roof, as theres lots of detail elsewhere. That squeeze would manifest the pressure exactly where the bow is in the frame... and opposite bow according to the tank screw positions at the end of the tanks, hence the distorted warp. Sorry for the bad news ! I’d be interested to see if its just mine.

Its Friday, its a beautiful day to take a dog for a walk. I dont have a dog. I do own a new Terrier... it comes in its own box with a nice leaflet.. it looks a lot better than its contemporary, to which I had 9 of already... Boxhill, Stepney, Whitechapel, Waddon, Sutton, Brighton works, 2635, 32636, 32640.. Now I have a dilemma... with 9 old ones, the oldest one has been with me some 25 years and has a lot of memories.... do I start a trade in, give up personal history for new models... I paused on the Hornby one to think, after all my P did stand out alongside.. ignoring the Terrier Terrorism above, It was nice to see my Gipsy Hill looking at me this morning. I think the Rails Terrier is worth the wait, I like the firebox glow, on DC. Dapol do make fantastic wheels for steam locomotives, the 43xx looks great too. I am DC only so many benefits dont apply, but its still a great loco. I think both models worth the wait. My old 32636/40 may need to go. I’d let Boxhill go to, but my daughters attached to it, I’d let 2635 go but i’m attached to it. Brighton works looks a good swap. So as much as they are nice, I’m not sure swapping all 12 is on the cards, and side by side I reckon I can forgive the 3mm in accuracy in Length and Height of the old one. But otherwise, I think they are fine... I will add a Leadenhall from Hornby, and i’m not sure who will sell me an IOW Southern one or a Brighton Works one, I’ll eval the Hornby one then,... it’ll keep me at an even 10 ! decisions decisions. Now I’m going to let my LBSCR Terrier take the SECR for a P...

Great thing about Bachmann is you can remove some printing with just a regular pencil eraser (aka A Rubber).

Surprised they've not made their way into railtour rakes, though after 25 years i’d be impressed if they were any use at all.

Wow I made out 37,47,50,56,57,58,91 any one raise that ? is that the European Night Star generator coach there too ? I havent ever seen that away from Doncaster works in 25 years !

The Electrotren 0-6-0’s do seem to have gone a bit more expensive, £60+ recently, as they have also gone a bit more scarce of late. i’m looking at an alternative.. Hornbys Peckett B2 just wants to fit in..its narrower, the wheels & wheelbase are very close. The difference is the rear frames under the bunker and screw hole, remove these and the chassis will go in. if you guys do the Hudswell Clarke short tank, this could be a good solution, and gives the bottom of the boiler barrel in the tooling too, indeed looking at the frame measurements and cuts, it looks like you already maybe designed this B2 chassis to fit ?

reverse the pickup wires. I dunno everytime I look at a picture of this 37, I keep thinking someones doctored the image and deleted the headcode box. As for the roof mount headlight between the horns, i’m not saying what that makes me think. its all round an odd bod 37, even the livery, sounds like how it works is odd too.. was this a friday afternoon loco or built out of the contents of the leftovers box ?

Do the voyagers still tilt ? i thought they’d given up on that ? A case of twice fail ?

Ivatt 2-6-0 2MT* : 36-032 Round sprung buffers Std 4MT Tank : 36-031 Oval Sprung buffers * the 2-6-2t has a custom version that isnt sold separate, but Peters spares maybe able to supply an Airfix 4F version which isnt to far away. if you want to upgrade the buffers, Hornbys Stanier 4MT buffers are much nicer for the std tank.

Hmm, just thought i'd tease a little bit more... this is what is sounded like on Wilpshire bank with 13 on, imagine I had to put up with a whole day of this..., I slept very well that night. Try getting that sound on DCC.

It could always be British Rail engineers grey, with double arrow, and yellow smokebox ? BR did have to inherit the livery/shade from somewhere.. lets see what Hornby come up with.

If you cant trust colour pictures, it goes without saying you cant trust black and white. its been pointed out the original source is on file. I’m sure those at the NRM, Darlington etc would be ecstatic to work on this model with Hornby so any resources available could be researched. So barring any hiccup in China, or the emergence of a 130 year old Doncaster Apprentice holding a dried out tin of paint marked Hush..and with a precious 1930’s colour film taken over several months from all angles and all weathers ... everything we say is uninformed speculation by comparison. Why its painted grey is lost to history, only thought I had could maybe related to heat resistance/dissipation ? But history continues until modern precedent.. Deltic was Blue, Lion was white and Falcon was lime and Kestrel was Brown/Mustard. Of course even 2 years ago, Azuma 800001 was in a prototype Hitachi livery.

that costs more though. more printing, more painting, more parts. people responded negatively to paying more for passengers preinstalled in some recent coaches. tooling an odd window open, on a glazing tooling mould costs nothing if done at time of manufacturer... Bachmann class 47 is one such example, and is better for it.. one of the cab windows is open.

perhaps 20 years ago, but with the internet things have moved on. A lot of retailers don't touch second hand any more. i’m surprised at some of the stuff Hattons does touch. But the poster referred to hawking around Shows etc.. those days have largely gone to history too, online has mostly replaced those options too. so is Hattons faster, easier ? - maybe, from what i’m reading above, there is a benefit of an instant sale of very old models mass produced that are low value and twice retooled since. But if youve a desirable loco in excellent condition i’m sure a lot of people would yank your hand off at the shoulder on here if you offered it at a Hattons trade in price, or higher... and that would be as fast and as easy i’d wager.

Ive noticed the panic buying subsided, and aside of Chicken, Eggs and Cleaning produce, finally everything is back to normal in our area. Though weve pivoted away from Supermarkets, Ive seen some horrendous queues around Zone5’s retailers... They arent designed for everyone in the locality working from home, eating at home, it is designed more of just a “few” working from home and the rest eat in the city/school/restaurant largely by passing the local supermarkets.. they simply dont have space, for people or stock, the local supermarket here actually has trailers in the car park with extra stock in it, as they lack the storeroom space, they are constantly replenishing, though at least now thats something they can do. They are overwhelmed, with stories of 3 hour shopping trips, online delivery is no chance still here, its booked out. Weve found a good butcher, farm shop, Polish shop and a Turkish shop, theyve catered to everything. Were also cooking from raw ingredients much much more. The Turkish shop is a life saver, being by the train station they were used to “stack it high” for those going home at night, now that business has gone, they are doing a good trade all day long instead.. but to get the best you need to go early, where as before you went late. Weve only tried ordering online takeaway twice, both times resulted in failure, whilst theres moped drivers everywhere Justeat /Uber just cant get enough of them. In short weve all adapted in our locality, the local shops more than ever are benefitting, one is even using the currently closed pub as an extension of its store,. Though a shopping trip is always >1hour jaunt, where ever you go, if your selling food on the local high street there laughing right now.

Around our way postman comes daily, our online ordering is considerably more than before. I ordered from Hattons a Colas Class 70 on sunday, it arrived today. My order from Wizard models 10 days ago has not. An order from Hereford models took around 3 days. An Electrtren 0-6-0 from Spain (won Apr 27th), took 7 days, the one from France won the same day still isnt here, ebay wants me to wait until May 27th before investigating. it was a lot slower 3 weeks ago, but i’m finding it closer to normal now.

Maybe consider the for sale section of this site ?