Pennine MC

Just entering pedantic mode.... the cab steps were positioned differently......... just exiting pedantic mode.... just incase someone thinks of adapting a class 20 chassis for a baby deltic.

Brian Webb, in his D&C Locomotive Studies (the ones on EE locos and the Deltics), states they were 'generally similar', but obviously didnt ask Lloyd about the specifics There is a bit more info about the lightening work, which again has parallels with the work done on the later 20s, but given the step issue and the likelihood of there being plenty of spares within the 20 fleet, swaps between the classes would seem unlikely

 

 

All you are admitting is that UK manufacturers still cannot get their tiny brains around the market for undecorated models.

Whether that be true or not, it seems more than a tad unfair to berate Chris for it. If a change in policy was to come about, I'd have thought it hardly likely to do so via a short run limited edition

Possibly a red herring, but werent the cl. 87s and the WCML timetables upgraded to 110mph scheduling at around the time these vehicles were introduced? (or was it t'other way round, the scheduled speed was simply a result of the braking capability )

Do we know if these are a limited edition or s "standard" model ?

 

All Heljan locos are made in *fairly* small runs, but like everything else, I'd expect them to keep their options open and their cards close to their chest when it comes to repeat runs

...I can't think of another main line class that was so "limited" in its operation/timescale of operation - class 17 possibly excepted.

I'd say the NBL cl. 16 was more limited than the Baby Delt, and the Clayton in turn much less so. Not that that matters - many of the potential purchasers of any of these types will be people who dont arbitrarily limit themselves to certain areas if a nice model is on offer

Do Heljan intend to corner the "niche" model market -

Apparently so; according to a snippet I saw in RExM they are now targetting smaller classes and oddities (I was only reading it over someone's shoulder in Smiffs )

D5909 made it to Skegness in 1959. It was in the local newspapers.

Aye, that's it Lloyd. I know it's come up before but I can never remember the details

 

I'm only surprised it wasn't a Class 21/29... :icon_razz:

 

 

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[student mode]if it had have been, I'd have bought loads[/student mode]

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How can I justify one coming to North Lincolnshire except as the RTC machine?

Model their early years - they were apparently seen on occasion at Mablethorpe and/or Grimsby