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BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

Jack, Shame we don't live a bit nearer, you'd be a very helpful person to have around, with your obvious talents for tarting up stock. I have the current problem of half my modelling tools and paints at the workshop where "Basingstoke" is under construction, and the other half at home (2 miles away) so I can tart up my stock when I get home, if I don't fall asleep trying to cook supper in the meantime..... How's your house move going?

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

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Jack, Impressive, working dynamos on your carriages ! Now what could you power with that mmpphh ??? I was a Guildford driver for a while in BR days.

Jack

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

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BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

Dave,

BASINGSTOKE 1958-67

The problem of the H15's was that each batch was different. According to "The Book of the H15 & S15 4-6-0's" the following may be

Jack, No I didn't change the wheels, as this would have led to other necessary changes such as the valve gear being altered. In fact altering the wheels leads to a Hornets nest of further problems which would end up requiring a totally new chassis, which would then render the bodyshell useless. The reason is that the driving wheel axle spacing is the same on the S15 & H15 but not on the King Arthur which had a 7 inch longer chassis. Even using the Hornby S15 with a wheel change would not have achieved that. The options, were basically: A DJH kit and get it exactly correct visually, but suffer the problems of no motor powerful enough that will fit inside the model to haul 40 wagons up a 1 in 100 gradient. Or: Do what I have done and hack a Hornby King Arthur to produce a model that is convincing enough to pass as an H15, and get a decent powerful mechanism that I know can haul the necessary loads.

STOKE