NZRedBaron

Actually, yes they did; they inherited 33 Drummond-designed 4-4-0T's from the North British Railway; the three strong "D50" class and the 30-strong "D51" class. Neither class was popular due to small coal capacity; the D50's were gone by 1926, and the D51's were withdrawn on a steady basis from the Grouping until the last ones went in 1933.

That'd be H4-6CL-601 for the normal one, and H4-6CL-601L for the version with pre-fitted lighting.

Howdy folks; earlier today I happened on a picture somewhere on this site of a closed van that was running as part of a 'ferry train' sometime in the Early BR days, that was described as having been originally built by the Railways Operating Division in WWI, and sold to Belgium post-Versailles. And that got me wondering, what standard gauge rolling stock did the ROD have and use in France during the war, and what of it would/could have returned to Britain after the Armistice? Specifically asking about wagons (and coaches if applicable).

Huh... those do look nice; it's just a pity that it's likely that the toolings were purged long ago; otherwise they could be a good reissue for the budget range.

Man, the 'want' factor is sky high on these; even though I don't model the W&U, how often do you see RTR tramway-type coaches that aren't related to Thomas the Tank Engine?

...I'll have to defer to you on that, as most all my corridor teaks have been packed away for the foreseeable.

Counterpoint: Hornby's Gresley teak coaches have been using the same running numbers since 1978.

Situation update; Golden Eagle arrived today; as such, I feel as though my needs are met, in terms of A4's.

Agreed there, as long as they come with different numbers compared to the first run?

Thanks; as I mentioned just before, I now have bought a second A4; one of the old R.313's, in the guise of 4482 "Golden Eagle" in LNER lined green.

On a side note, I've just purchased that model of Golden Eagle from Clark Railworks; this takes my A4 collection from 1 to 2.

Man, I hope that Golden Eagle hasn't gone by now, or by Wednesday my time- I've wanted an LNER green A4 for a while.

Far as I know, there's only been two Hornby A4's produced in LNER Black; a model of 4466 Sir Ralph Wedgewood produced in 1994 (R. 341), and a four year run of 4901 Sir Charles Newton between 2004 and 2007 (R. 2338).

Fair enough then; on a related note, I have to admit that I find it strange that the short-lived 1923/24 L&NER livery has been popping up so much as the first, or even only choice for some pre-Grouping engines.

I will admit, I'm somewhat confused, that these engines are being presented in such a limited range of colourations; such as the J69 only being available in 1923/24-period LNER black, or the J68 only in BR Late Crest.

Well, mine arrived yesterday, in LNER Black, grubbied up with crew pre-installed.

Sounds fair; I do feel like some of those old GUVs and CCTs would be useful, no matter the era.

On the subject of pre-owned items, I've been looking at some of the second-hand rolling stock there that interests me, but I'm uncertain where to ask about it here- it's old Lima Models stock, you see.

I guess that in this verse, the Royal Mail set up its' own Railway Department, presumably with running rights over (presumably) the Island of Sodor, if not the entire national network?

Looks like Driver Clifton's upgraded from a Bedford to a Hatt.

Actually, that is a bit of a point, speaking of the Jones Goods; what was the Highland Railway's 'bread and butter' traffic outside of the holiday seasons? I've found mention of sheep and timber traffic as being a large part of its' workings, but that was the only reference that I could find about it.

For what it might be worth, I feel like the point is being lost a bit here; if anything, I feel like offering a 'complete' package would be a more worthwhile investment and foundational principle, before haring off in all manner of directions. For instance, what good is having the 'Jones Goods' in Highland Railway livery, if it doesn't have matching Highland Railway stock to pull? Even something as basic as an open wagon, a covered van and a brakevan in Highland Railway livery would form a solid nucleus for a train of both company and PO wagons for 'Jonesy' to pull, with the added bonus of being able to 'reskin' them as LMS or even early BR stock. And as another example; the Metropolitan Railway/London Transport E-Class 0-4-4T; while there are some upcoming wagons that it can pull when it arrives, it would look even better with some proper Metropolitan/LT coaches lashed on.

Lot of industrials coming out the woodwork of late; wonder if that means we could get to see not just colliery wagons but also other internal user wagons for steel mills, docklands, other factories, and maybe even internal user 'tramway'-style coaching stock.

Well, I've mentioned it before, but I feel like a bit more North Eastern Railway stock would be welcome; the NER Class S3 (LNER/BR Class B16) in particular; granted, none of them survive, but they had a commonality of parts with the NER Class T3's (LNER/BR Class Q7's) that could provide a starting point for development.

There's also always the option of the 'running in turns'; I remember seeing a picture in a book once, of a double-chimney 'King' in BR livery pulling a two-coach local stopper, as it was fresh from an overhaul.