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Indonesia - 1928 or 1978?

New South Wales 1500v DC electric built by Metro Vick - Lithgow, September 1994

Deltic 55003 'Meld' at York, May 1980

Indian Railways (Central) 1500v DC electric built by English electric - Mumbai, October 1978

GWR Collet Goods 3205 basks in the Devonshire sunshine, at Buckfastleigh this morning.

 

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Here's one I prepared about 35 years earlier 

Bewdley - September 1980

A couple of my recent Flickr uploads.....

47484 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' at Hayes & Harlington on 26 February 1977

and a couple of months later 47256 at Abergaveny

The last rays of sun catch a westbound freight travelling on the Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth at Port Pirie, South Australia in February 2016.

^ Indonesian 2-8-2 D52093 on Madiun shed, built by Krupp in 1951  - August 1978

^ Indonesian 4-6-4T C2856 at Cirebon, built by Esslingen in 1921 - August 1978

^ Turkish 2-6-0 34054 at Manisa, built by Nohab in 1930 - April 1984

^ Australia Southern Railroad 3300hp EMD CLF2 at Bowmans, South Australia, rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen Australia in 1993 - November 2000

(originally built by Clyde Engineering, NSW in 1971)

A shot taken 32 years ago that I recently rediscovered and scanned for the first time a few days ago.

Built by Nohab of Sweden to the Prussian G8/2 design, a Turkish Railway 2-80-0 ambles across the landscape with the morning Sivas to Samsun passenger in March 1984.

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(best to click on the image to get the full effect.)

Interesting that Osborns painted sample for their limited edition also turned up in Malachite rather than Maunsell green. You'd think Dapol might have double checked the livery requested by those paying for commissions!

Gareth

It's an outrage! 

I'm not usually a stickler for absolute model fidelity, but unfortunately that just doesn't look right.

Just posted on Facebook....

Dapol  and Miller Trust  HST Prototype Project

We released details of the HST Prototype project over the weekend at the Alexandra Place exhibition.

To determine if this project is viable, we are asking potential customers to register their interest by completing the Expression of Interest form, which can be found here:

http://Dapol.co.uk/image/data/HST_specification (002).pdf

Please note, we are not asking for money or deposits, the purpose of the registration is to see if there are enough people interested in the purchase to make the project viable and sensible. If we do not receive more than 700 Expressions of Interest, then we will not proceed. All registrants will be kept updated on progress of the project from finalisation of the design, production of tooling, engineering prototypes to the livery application. Once complete, the model can be purchased ether direct from the Miller Project or via the Dapol Website.

The project will involve the production of an all new Power car and correctly modelled coach tooling. The only matter of compromise will be the buffet as it was considered this would put too much cost on the set for one coach.

As detailed when first announced at Warley, all trade profits are being donated to the Miller Project for the continued upkeep of this incredibly important prototype.

It is now in potential customer’s hands to see if this model is created. We will publish updates regularly on progress to reach the target expression total.

I'm a railway engineer by trade, and if I'd produced something that wrong, even as an EP, I'd be disgusted with myself.

That's your choice. I'd rather have some idea with caveats a few months out so I can plan my purchases.

I saw every Class 33 in service and in most colour schemes in real life. I'm not 'disgusted' with what I'm seeing. 

D1019 was blue in February 1973 https://flic.kr/p/frBbBe

D1057 in July 1975 https://flic.kr/p/amzDTK

I went to the Bluebell Deltic gala with my partner, and we had no trouble with the type of person mentioned above. But then we did have reservations in the GN Directors' Saloon.

 My instinctive read of that was "didn't" 

I hope they have got that one sorted - that is how it has been being advertised  "921 with early BR crest"

'Sorted' apparently.

 Apart from the spurious livery\ number combination .......

I hope they have got that one sorted - that is how it has been being advertised  "921 with early BR crest"

Tree and leaves are at Southwick, Northants. Church is at Cotterstock, Northants

I was rather taken with the old water tower at Faversham a couple of weeks ago, now converted into a residence.

4-4-0 compound no.85 'Merlin" at Lisburn on 27 Sept 2015

SVR Autumn Gala - Saturday evening 19 September 2015 - at Bridgnorth. LED marker lights belong to GWR 2-8-0 no.2857

Schools class no.925 Cheltenham approaches Ropley, light engine on a driver experience working

Revisiting the trams in the landscape theme, TramLink's 2540 approaches Gravel Hill stop on the New Addington line on 29/8/15

Taken in the first week of September, storm clouds vie for superiority with a faint sunset over the Thames Estuary at Whitstable

A quiet moment on the banks of the River Nene at Fotheringhay a few weeks ago