montyburns56

GrantRail ex-LMS Hopper wagons by West Halton Sidings

How about a special edition of 12074 the Swalwell Snail?

21 hours ago, nigb55009 said:

Bachmann produced a model of a Mk1 BG numbered ADB975612. The vehicle was olive green and carried the wording

" To work between Derby Loco BREL and WR Old Oak Common HST Depot". Olive green was used  for Departmental vehicle

 which was later changed to BR Blue. Could the photo show this vehicle after a repaint? Another photo on Flickr shows the

vehicle at Didcot, it also carries the wording "HST ENPARTS", on the opposite end to the number.

Thanks, I presume that you mean this picture.

Someone posted this picture in the thread for the Bachmann 31, but I was wondering if anyone might know or guess what is the lettering on the MK1 BG?

Grant Lyon Eagre

I've previously posted a load of pictures of some of the Barclay (and others) Fireless locos here...

The interesting thing about this picture is that if you look closely you can the faint outline of the old large number from when it was in the L&M 150 livery.

86236 Novelty Ipswich 1986 by kevin connolly

Blaenau Ffestiniog Central by katerfelto

*cough* Rapido *cough*

Sheep Pasture 1964

On 20/01/2024 at 16:08, JustinDean said:

 

The raised siding on the right was used for a water carrying tender, sited to replenish loco’s on this stretch of the line. 
 

 

There's some great pictures on Flickr of it in use.

On 07/02/2024 at 11:16, 03060 said:

 

Also pleased to see the Mk1 FOs to complete a West Highlander tour train as the white roofed BCK that I bought a few years ago looks a bit lonely !

I have a feeling that the reason why they are producing a run of the Charter FOs was to help sell those BCKs that they still have in their warehouse from 2020. I think that they did the same with the second run of the Sealink MK1 TSOs.

You could sell the most valuable pieces i.e. the locomotives on Ebay and then just sell the rest to a trader.

It's kind of ironic that the nearest town is called Hatton.

So rather than do another run of MK2s in blue/gey, which they haven't done in eight!! years, they've decided to drag out the old MK3 sleeper tooling duplicating a competitor's superior version and producing models that I guarantee will be in the bargain bins within six months. *sigh*

08238 St James Park 1977 by Mr Western

Siphon Gs Old Oak Common 1981 by Lewis Bevan

Do we know how this automatic uncoupler is going to work in practical terms? Will it lift the hook or lower the coupling bar?

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but I've just noticed that quite a few retailers still have stock of the original Nanking Blue set despite it being released almost eight years ago! I guess that Bachmann must have massively overestimated the demand for the second run. It's one of those items that I'd love to buy, but I just can't justify the cost (about £330) as it doesn't fit in with the period that I'm modelling.

13 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

@montyburns56 Used to be great being that close to the aircraft.

 

Regular Saturday morning haunt if I wasn't at Victoria trainspotting.

Right, well paupers like my family used to just hang out at the perimeter fence before they built that fancy viewing park.

Manchester Airport 1971 by MMU VR

21 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Not just the wrong way round, but apparently coupling up to the Manchester/Liverpool Pullmans. Were they even compatible? I know the Mk2 Pullmans were fussy about what they could be hauled by.

Well you wouldn't want any old riff raff getting intimate with the Pullmans.

Leeds 1990 by Neil Young

I never realise that Novelty had its special Large Logo L&M livery removed in favour of the bog standard Rail blue livery. Does anyone know when this change occurred?

86235 Novelty Stowmarket 1987 by Ian Sharman