westie7

cant seem to find the REM articles of what wore what RFD liveries and when, 

Wow, looking at the class 37 page, it's like the livery variations you used to see from Lima once upon a time but better

Loving this

1 hour ago, BR Blue said:

Some Scottish 37/4s perhaps.

In that case I'd better see what I can sell now

11 minutes ago, Wayne 37901 said:

Hi Will,

 

Interesting to read your approach to the PFA conversion. I've recently bought some and have been wondering how to go about it.

 

Cheers

Wayne

i'll second that!

PFA's PCA's PRA's amongst others all needing tackled

Might as well pitch in with a guess, given an announcement at a Scottish show 

4 hours ago, fiftyfour fiftyfour said:

they did briefly flirt with the idea of a passenger coach with little windows.

Aha, Mk3 FK? 

Wouldn't it be just typical, if by the time the ScotRail coaches are released, there ends up being a change in the formation 

8 hours ago, young37215 said:

 

On 13/01/2020 at 18:04, Lochnagar said:

 

Also.. a whole lot more 'custom' split box BR Blue class 37/0s and 37/3s which will be available in extremely limited quantities.. 

 

37/3's.... Interesting

Looking at some of the newer entrants to the N market and their offerings, there is plenty scope to upgrade some of the older wagons. These would sell in bucketloads next to the recent releases, PCA and VAA for starters.

Oooo! That's going to be on the shopping list

20 minutes ago, Legend said:

 

 I loved them .  Sitting behind the driver before they had blinds , route out of Glasgow Central at 20mph  then sharp right curve onto the Clyde Coast / Ayrshire lines , then they accelerated at Smithy Lye and what a great journey down the straight Glasgow and Paisley joint lines at max speed 70mph . Always used to try and get the express train at xx55 so no intermediate stops . From memory it was the sharp point work at Paisley as we diverged onto the Inverclyde lines that caused most lurching .    Generally they were comfortable units . I'm hoping one day we may see one from the manufacturers but they were fairly geographically restricted . Handsome trains though a bit of a BR icon in the 60s

Couldn't have written a better description myself

Found on Eastbank Model Railway club website. 

Caption - "This vehicle had been refurbished and had loose unclassified seating for 23 diners. It is seen at Glasgow Central in January 1978"

M1959, anyone want to fill me in on the Diagram number?

When winter was actually winter 

8 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Mark

 

I have been on the Hornby site (again) and looked at the photos they are using to advertise these coaches. Six out of the eight are diagram 24s, three kitchen doors and an emergency door on the corridor side . For some strange reason R4973A is a diagram 28 (ex RF diagram 17) , two kitchen doors and a public access door and R4974A is a diagram 23A, (ex RU diagram 23)  two kitchen doors and an emergency door.

 

Normally when Hornby announce two coaches in the same livery using the same R number but one having a A suffix they are the same moulding and paint job just an alternative running number, not a completely different tool. And if they are doing different bodies that is 3 different types, quite distinct from each other, wow.

 

I think they have made a little mistake and they mean to make 8 different diagram 24s, it would be nice for them to do the others  as well. Only time will tell.

Cheers Clive

So all my previous research prior to dismantling a Mainline RBR wasn't in vain, and I'm not going nuts.

I had R4973A as a 26 as I couldn't find reference to a 28 to check, and I agree about R4974A (23A)

we'll see 

24 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Gordon

 

Even stranger they chose a photo of one used for railtours to illustrate a 1960s coach.

These coach diagrams have been going round in my head..

Unless I'm mistaken, based on the images they have used (which I hope they have asked permission for) i see diagrams 23,24,26 

and thats just looking at doors and windows, i daren't look at roofs 

Rgds

Mark

I usually have an NLS map window open on my desktop, Try the OS 1:1,250/1:2,500, 1944-1967 map series. Vary the transparency with a Bing background map.

These old drawn maps are mind boggling

13 hours ago, arran said:

HI ALL

 

Some of the Methil branch .

 

Regards Arran

 

 

 

Love the neatly kept grass!

Will be interesting to see how this area develops over the next few years

9 hours ago, MJI said:

 

But with WR 2C Airfix are better as they tended to run with aircon stock

I purchased a few of Dennis Taylor's pictures before his 80's rail site went down,  mostly at Perth.

A mix of A's and B's with the odd C in there.

Cheers

Based on cheapness I was thinking of a Lima, frames overlaid, windows marked out then cut out. Some mods to the underframes and seam joins.

Interesting work 

I have some of the shawplan MK2 a-c frames, and for the base and am pondering about whether to use an Airfix mk2d, hack out the windows carve the solebar, or a Lima mk2b and accept the length issue

Might have to test the water on eBay for the kits 

38 minutes ago, Eddie R v2.0 said:

The Hornby pack is very accurate in one sense- there are that many power cars in real life that don’t produce amps that you would consider them dummies! 

Oooft!

6 hours ago, Accurascale Fran said:

 

Thanks, I thought it looked good posed with this heavily modified model of 47 901 yesterday at a local event in Dublin. Amazing model (and the 47 isnt too shabby either  )

 

See that Container wagon in the bottom corner? That obviously demonstrates an ability to do the other Speedlink coal wagon FPA  

unreal level of detail on these! And spare buffers in with the couplings and pipes

Just received an email telling me they've been posted 

During In Flight Refuelling last night, the basket whacked off the side of the plane, and examination showed some scratches and it was game over for the day.

Seriously? wonder if Tornados were as fragile