TEDDYBEAR D9521

1 hour ago, F-UnitMad said:

I'll ask the Idiot Questions. 

What colour? And which manufacturer?  They look spot on.  

Sherwood green by Rail Match , 

The Locos are o gauge Minerva Class 14s, cabs have been removed and re sprayed to Sherwood Green by Rail Match, locos also weathered.

A few photos of my Minerva Class 14s ,cabs re sprayed locos numbered and weathered.

The last time I can remember a fog man on duty was about 1977 at Walnut Tree Jct Cardiff Valleys. Each box had a list of fogmen and snowmen issued to them ,the last one I can remember issued was about 1978 because a lot of the Signalbox  footnotes were amended to remove the fogman by changing the acceptance of trains. Also a few distant signals became colour lights,no need for fog men.

Here’s a mid 1960’s photo of a 37 on a Parcels job at Cardiff.

photo and Copyright is R Masterman.

Also Class 37’s were regular on the Cardiff to Pontypridd and Merthyr Parcel workings in the 1970’s to early 80’s.

10 minutes ago, LNER4479 said:

This looks more like York(!?)

Paddington , train worked out of Marylebone and returning to Paddington it is known that on one return trip the Beatles got off at Acton station.

The Beatles film A Hard Days Night was filmed in March 1964 on the Minehead branch ,the reason being was the branch was closed on Sundays due to being no service in the winter, the same went for Marylebone station. For those Hydraulic fans , the train was hauled by Hymek D7047 from London , also D6333 played a part in it on the Minehead branch.

Up date today due to problems at the factory the Class 14’s have been delayed with no release date yet.

As per the website from Chris.

3 hours ago, sidmouth said:

I presume there is risk that this and a number of models could be caught up in the Suez shipping issues

No they are being airfreighted in .

Some great news off Chris hoping the Class 14’s will be here the end of April 2021.

D9544 Brand new Swindon May 1965 my photo,

37411 went BR green about 2005 and was withdrawn and was scrapped in that livery.

A few more Hydraulics all O gauge.

22 hours ago, D826 said:

D9521

 

I bloody love hydraulics, even the models get me hearing that high revving in my minds ear.  I have memories of what must have been double headed warships running through Dawlish, and just love Westerns.  Lovely looking models from the glimpse.  Love the blue data panel on the Warship.

 

Merry Christmas

 

Matt W

 

 

 A few more for you of Westerns and Warships 

On 14/12/2020 at 15:44, Staffordshire said:

Thanks,    Were the plates, just the normal oval Crewe or Swindon Works plates   ??

Here’s my Western with Builders Plate fitted above the the fuel point.

My O Gauge DJH Ted.

This is D9521 which I repainted for the ELR Class 14s at 50 , the paint I used is as per Swindon specs. D9555 used the same as most of the Class 14 owners.

3 hours ago, F-UnitMad said:

There was an announcement a few days ago on their website.

 

First painted sample has been received. 

 Thanks for that just had a look at the website photos the green on the cab is looks too dark. 
 

Hi Chris any news on the Class 14 please?

Here’s my BR blue Class 37 pre tops.

D9524 at Old Oak Common 1965 mesh fitted behind steps.

On 17/06/2020 at 08:59, 81A Oldoak said:

Dear Torsten,

Protective mesh was not fitted behind the cab steps. This is a common misunderstanding unless you can find photographs of Class 14 locos fitted with mesh in British Railways use. Mesh may have been fitted to some preserved locomotives, but care is always needed when viewing preserved locos because of modifications.  

 

We will not wire the running lamps as it is complex and adds to the cost of the model, which we want to keep below £300 for the DC version. Each lamp could show a red and white light, but they were not used as head and tail lamps for which standard oil lamps were used mounted on the  lamp irons fitted to the electric lamp housing.  Solder pads for stay-alive will be fitted. 

 

Ultimately, all models involve compromises because of cost or tooling and manufacturing limitations e.g. the cosmetic springs on the chassis have been thinned to allow sufficient sideplay for the loco to traverse Peco Setrack curves. The art is judging whether a compromise will be a deal-breaker. Meanwhile, we have spent the past few days trying to solve a tricky tooling issue that involves a small, but visible detail. 

 

Thank you for your feedback.

Kind regards,

 

Chris K

Hi Chris 

I think you will find that the mesh behind the cab steps was fitted from new and is not been added to preserved locos.

Here’s a photo of D9509 at Canton 1968 also being one of the owners of D9521 in the past our loco had them fitted and all other Class 14 ‘s I have been on also have them fitted.

Looking good so far , well  done Chris.

On 01/06/2020 at 16:34, The Stationmaster said:

Sorry to hear that and he must have managed quite a good age - well into his 80s I presume.

He died in March 2019 he was 89.

19 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

Hughie was a smashing bloke - no  doubt long gone - and he and I always got along very well.  That paid off because when Les, his Assistant got a job elsewhere (Hereford perhaps?) in 1973 Hughie always had me as first in line to pick up what would have been the Sundays on engineering work etc  that would have gone to Les.  The only rough one I got out of that was a turn at Penarth Curve North seeing various engineering trains in and out of a possession between there and Radyr Quarry and some clown of a tamper driver decided that red signals didn't apply to him and duly ran through some points.  

 

Mind you Hughie always did his own budget submissions (the only DI in South Wales who could manage it) so he was very careful when it came to coverage and I had one Sunday at Maesmawr where I was supervising three different things at the same time, including a crane, while we were Single Line Working.  But definitely great days and it was in some ways a bit of a wrench going back to England in 1974.

Old Hughie only pasted away last year and I was at the funeral, there was some old railway stories told about him even his son said he liked a good derailment on a weekend.

I always got on well with him had a few telling off’s but he never held it against you. Gareth