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    Locomotion First & Last MGR wagons with Cavalex

    in Locomotion Models

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    On 03/02/2023 at 09:23, Bishdurham said:

    I received three emails today from UPS telling me that the First and Last have been dispatched.  Tracking says they will reach Nova Scotia by Tuesday, think the weather may have something to say about that, but I am looking forward to seeing them.

    Well they arrived today, although the UPS driver couldn't quite make the walk to the door.

     

    Models looks first rate, a great improvement on the Hornby offerings.  I think the packaging looks good, it is not as lavish as others but functional and was well packed by Locomotion.  The provided instanta couplings look for display only, but maybe I'm wrong.

     

    Now I await a Class 56 and then all I will need is a Greg's Pastie and chips and I will be 19 again and watching the trains on Wearmouth Bridge!

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    EFE Rail Class 143/144 Pacer

    in EFE Rail

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    1 hour ago, jjb1970 said:

     

    I may be wrong but I seem to recall that at the time the yellow sets were supposed to operate Tyne and Wear PTE services, but quickly ended up as a common pool with the other Newcastle allocated sets. However it's a long time ago and I am certainly no expert.

    From what I remember there was a service every 20 minutes Newcastle - Sunderland but one of those was extended to Middlesbrough.  I think one train a day went as far as Nunthorpe, which must have been a fun journey in a Pacer whether it was painted blue or yellow and white.

     

    The LNER provided a Buffet car on Newcastle-Sunderland-Middlesbrough services.  That must have been fun!

    Rapido Trains UK celebrates the 50th birthday of the Leyland National – with all new model

    in Rapido Trains

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    Good to see a Poppy Red Northern on route 775/8 Sunderland to Consett is not included in the first batch. Used to catch them to visit my girlfriend of the time, in Consett.  Was the journey from Hell, Almost a straight road to Chester Le Street and then a wait and then a trip around all the villages.  If you came to a junction and it said turn left for Consett, you knew the bus would turn right!  It was almost quicker to ride my bike after the rails on the Annfield Plain Branch were lifted!

     

    If one were made I might have to buy it for old time sake!

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    NER 20t Hoppers, By Accurascale

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

    Posted · Edited by Bishdurham

    29 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

    All depends on the degree of  bending as my ideas aren't all that firm as yet but if anything it would be more likely to be Camperdowm Yard rather than Trafalgar Yard or some such revision.

    I would have thought it would be an easy case to build for the Loco Coal set as they would not need a coal drop to unload and steam locos in the yard might have a coaling point.  

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    NER 20t Hoppers, By Accurascale

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

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    32 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:


    The NE is LNER livery.

     

    They adopted the NER livery as they had so many wagons compared to the other constituents, and it would have been a big task to repaint them all.

     

    Later replaced by the smaller version in the bottom left hand corner in the late 1930s. Although how many got that is the question. I doubt they would have been first in the queue for a repaint.

     

     

    Jason

    Not quite the North Eastern Railway used NER lettering the LNER used NE .  The LNER continued to build the P7 wagon in some numbers so they may or may not have been the same shade of grey, but would have N E instead of NER.   It has already been stated that LNER version will be in a later batch.

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    NER 20t Hoppers, By Accurascale

    in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models

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    Well those Slaters kits will still be built (one day) but some interesting new items there that are not options with the kit.  Also looking forward to having coal loads on the cards.  Just waiting for the revised shipping options to place an order.

     

    Loved the video with Paul walking off to the next new item,  after the camera faded he walked to the Beamish Pub and had a bottle of dog (Newcastle Brown Ale) and this will be the next item OO gauge beer!

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    Cavalex Models All new RTR HAA and variants in 4mm scale

    in Cavalex

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    On 08/07/2022 at 15:07, Grimleygrid said:

     

    Hi Bishdurham,

     

    We are just waiting to hear from the factory on when they will be on their way.
    The first and last for Locomotion Models are due to be shipped with the next batch but we are awaiting further information.
    We will provide updates as and when we know more.

    Hi Grimleygrid,

     

    Gone a bit quiet with these?  Although I thought Locomotion were getting ready.

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    KR Models announce the Consett Iron Ore Wagon

    in KR Models

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    1 hour ago, johndon said:

    Probably not something that would affect most but a bit of disappointment with the KR Models Iron Ore wagons tonight.

     

    The wagons come with some quite nice instanter couplings.  I’ve fitted a couple tonight and, when hooked together, they are barely long enough to stop the buffers hitting each other on straight track let alone round a curve.  I’ve attached a photo with the bottom buffer heads touching and, as you can see there is hardly any angle between the two wagons.

     

    I don’t know what size feet of radius they’d go round but I suspect it’s well in to double figures…

     

    IMG_3796.jpeg.c39642aa162104df35da616040cac9c5.jpeg

     

    Looks like there was a need for sprung buffers after all. Which is a great pity.

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