Crepello

See N Gauge Forum for some pics.

On 12/04/2023 at 21:38, BernardTPM said:

The N Gauge ones are mainly plastic, so not that heavy.

But 64 of them on a couple of Cartic sets certainly are, as I found to my cost with Anglias on the NGS Cartics.😂

On 10/04/2023 at 23:47, BernardTPM said:

That will nicely fill a late '70s/early '80s Ford Cartic-4.

Before you fill your Cartics, make sure your loco can handle the weight of all those cars.

I see that the ‘proper’ Commonwealth bogies (for current ‘Blue Riband’ Mark 1s) are still not shown on the Farish website. Has anyone heard any news about these?

To clarify, I meant the second rendition (after the Poole version).  The code numbers were 373-560 (Esso), -561 (BP) and -562 Gulf). They were in the 2019 Farish catalogue; superb models but not in the liveries to represent the earlier era.

Having just seen that Revolution are to do another batch of modern ‘100 tonne’ tankers, would it be too ambitious for Farish to do another run of the first (1960s) version in 1960s liveries this time? 

Just Yeoman PGAs please.

6 hours ago, Steven B said:

Have you tried fitting a Farish or Dapol coupling to the Co-Bo?

For what it's worth, I haven't had any trouble with mine when running with Farish Mk1 or Stanier coaches and parcels vans. Haven't tried any other good stock yet.

 

Miss-matched Rapido coupling specifications is frustrating - my new Farish class 90 wouldn't go more than a few inches before uncoupling from a Dapol Mk3a.

 

Steven B.

I found it more reliable to fit a Dapol Easi-shunt to the 28 and similar on the first Conflat P.

18 minutes ago, Steadfast said:

They look to be the ones under the Mk1 Pullmans, with the undersize wheels. Have Bachmann issued two different bogies under one code?

 

Jo

Yes, you’re right. I’ve just alerted Farish to the problem by e-mail.

Just now, Crepello said:

 

Yes, they’re the ones I’ve got.  

41 minutes ago, Padishar Creel said:

Hallo, 

Same here. I have contacted the retailer for return and credit.

The bogies manufactured are not to fit the body mounted coupling gate.

 

es grüßt

pc 

Thanks for your input chaps. I ordered and have been invoiced for 379-442, but I seem to have been sent another type. Will take it up with the supplier.

It seems I’ve wasted my money by buying a pack of commonwealth bogies to update my mark 1 coaches; these are the current ‘blue riband’ type. 
It appears the bogies are designed for the original type of mark 1s produced by Farish, with bogie-mounted couplings, as they have the clip-on type of coupling mount, no ‘extension slot’ on the pivot hole and no taper to the outer end to allow a NEM pocket to swing. Rather disappointed to say the least.

If your search is fruitless I’d suggest you try LP Rails who are an official repairer for Farish locos. 

On 15/02/2023 at 21:03, Davexoc said:

Rule 1 purchase completed and D5705 (had to be that one as I saw it stored at Swindon and then at the ELR under restoration) now joined the roster. Running in and it seems to prefer to be a Co-Bo rather than a Bo-Co so far over the same track. It also seems to like to run light engine rather than haul a train, randomly leaving it's stock behind....

I'll give it a bit more running in before heading for a B exam......

Dave, first step is to check the ‘ears’ of the Bo bogie clashing with the white pipe assembly. Despite trimming off the downwards pointing ‘tail’ of the assembly, I’ve had to file the offending ‘ear’ quite harshly to avoid any interference.

I’ve already suggested Siphons to Revolution to produce in partnership with Accurascale as they did with the Cemflo.

By the way, you can easily lower the 37 body if you dispense with the cab inserts—there’s detailed instructions somewhere on here or on the N Gauge Forum.

The B1 is a Graham Farish model. Maybe you mean the B17?

Mine looks like a proper rendition of the correct red colour, as do other Dapol locos.

2 hours ago, Kris said:

Another Bachmann announcement containing little. Yes the wagons are welcome but as Bachmann's publicity department built up excitement by saying "the largest number of new items to  be announced in a British Railway Announcements to date covering multiple scales and across the eras" it is reasonable to be disappointed by the fact that in n gauge this amounts to re-liveries of 2 classes of loco (both very recent releases) and new liveries on 5 types of wagons. 

 

I wish that for Bachmann would return to annual announcements for Farish. It would make the announcement feel like a real event not a worthless tiny announcement. I accept that this can cause problems in the delivery timescales but as many Farish announcements do not arrive within the promised 3 month window (a 6 month window would be more accurate), this would be more acceptable. 

Plus it would help modellers plan for future investment.

The Walrus appeals to me.  Perhaps I’d exchange  the bogies for the plate type as those might be more typical. 
The Cambrian website says the Walrus was 16’’ shorter than the Sealion due to shorter end platforms. I think I can live with  a 2.5 mm discrepancy in N gauge.

Good to see Bachmann going in for more choice of wagon numbers at last.

Tomorrow (1 February) 0930.

Contain your excitement!

Do we have a date for the announcement?

Another plus-point, the Farish coal loads fit them perfectly.

I’ve invested in a train of the Rapido N-gauge Conflat Ps.

It seems a pity to run it with all the wagons fully loaded, thereby hiding the superb detail of the Conflat chassis underneath.

I’d like to know if the wagons ran partially or totally empty within the train.

It is. Buffers were often burnished by their depots, either for special workings or just for pride in their job.