tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88657034965502025712024-02-19T16:53:31.086+00:00Lakeland RailwayTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-55835622658725069872022-07-06T11:17:00.000+01:002022-07-06T11:17:43.866+01:00RTC Test Coaches<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Following on from the RTC Laboratory Coaches, let us now take a look at the Test Coaches that we currently have in the RTC livery</span>, beginning with ...<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJzwgK-wv9tKdZjA9SYdjY2r05DUaienUdwVwqJFPXqggkXjpGLs5BoNGlx1eXwwftA72GU0LKRxK52h-H6EqRdssdcY9PCdnUFPPgY9fLImMSCjrm3Y3PZvG-79pzAY-md7YYObnZOyOm57mb_SbBuPzkpFx9U1x7a_QWV3T4VlCBE6VuFTQJibY6w/s2362/12%20Test%20Car%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2362" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJzwgK-wv9tKdZjA9SYdjY2r05DUaienUdwVwqJFPXqggkXjpGLs5BoNGlx1eXwwftA72GU0LKRxK52h-H6EqRdssdcY9PCdnUFPPgY9fLImMSCjrm3Y3PZvG-79pzAY-md7YYObnZOyOm57mb_SbBuPzkpFx9U1x7a_QWV3T4VlCBE6VuFTQJibY6w/w400-h248/12%20Test%20Car%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">... this Hornby version of Test Car 1 which, I believe, was used as a Dynamometer Car.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It was formerly an ex-GWR Autocoach, Nº W233W, which, when converted, was given the new Running Nº DW150375.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Currently I believe this coach is being restored, together with Autocoach 169, by the Locomotive 5542 Limited based on the South Devon Railway.</span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: #0400; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><style>@font-face
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{page:WordSec</style></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I believe this model was produced by Hornby for ModelZone in 2008 and was limited to just 1000 examples. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R4335.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO77LH-LH3eci60yUHE2ELt0KiKm-8GhDG2PZuYQxbcsK_1U1Xqk1kRpYb5Z8HBiemFjVleBP8hFATvZbjPlfgkWXB8z0w6rp1VuxKzIOd-xzX-JEAkmvhkd0KNk2GbNMpuAlvxafvFIjtY3__ex_5h7qO_IhD9KZ0utjmSEqk-ve4W0aQc1ejd1VtnA/s2362/09%20Test%20Car%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2362" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO77LH-LH3eci60yUHE2ELt0KiKm-8GhDG2PZuYQxbcsK_1U1Xqk1kRpYb5Z8HBiemFjVleBP8hFATvZbjPlfgkWXB8z0w6rp1VuxKzIOd-xzX-JEAkmvhkd0KNk2GbNMpuAlvxafvFIjtY3__ex_5h7qO_IhD9KZ0utjmSEqk-ve4W0aQc1ejd1VtnA/w400-h240/09%20Test%20Car%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next we have Test Car 5, which was produced by Bachmann for ModelZone in 2006 and issued with Laboratory 12 as a Limited Edition Twin Pack of just 504 packs.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Its Running Nº is ADB975051 and</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">
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{page:WordSection1;}</style>I believe it was used in a test train for the APT Power Car.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Fortunately this vehicle appears to have survived and is now used as part of a Crewe Works Test Train.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZnsJxrtr3Ln2oAzsbJK3OKeiRSs5xKTsBAywVn-BRW64-wvHV7xrKtK7OHQl-j3ZMssfNyjWOSLkHQzOjOAE5JKOc-Lbk6Cu5FwpiQAESQE-Hpz1QSG0MLhZAlH4yCgLZz7HthZT2BjFwEwIM-3GBQkDxPcxXzNaQ21iHX21dZHF6CvNPcH8aYAPZw/s2362/10%20Test%20Car%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="2362" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZnsJxrtr3Ln2oAzsbJK3OKeiRSs5xKTsBAywVn-BRW64-wvHV7xrKtK7OHQl-j3ZMssfNyjWOSLkHQzOjOAE5JKOc-Lbk6Cu5FwpiQAESQE-Hpz1QSG0MLhZAlH4yCgLZz7HthZT2BjFwEwIM-3GBQkDxPcxXzNaQ21iHX21dZHF6CvNPcH8aYAPZw/w400-h253/10%20Test%20Car%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #660000;">Test Car 6 comes next and is a converted Mk2 FK that was used as a general test coach with the Running Nº ADB975290.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Sadly she was scrapped in 2013. <br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This Bachmann model dates from 2012 and was produced exclusively for ModelZone with the Catalogue Nº 39-330Z.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0le6pRjBA2S7wJWNrfwmL_UjhJEKJpxSzh8XvPQo-tsx8unOZOK78CI_aqU6Z9t6__VHRKmGLxAFMoyx8SZLGMBTPZLP92tEgssVuE1cLQKzoG961YmiSkgg7gBZx4dPgNZ-x6XJCe_yh-xQU21TUDIKDmVIce117DRSZPNcdO-tFqXNKCCjMNXSQRg/s2362/11%20Test%20Car%2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2362" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0le6pRjBA2S7wJWNrfwmL_UjhJEKJpxSzh8XvPQo-tsx8unOZOK78CI_aqU6Z9t6__VHRKmGLxAFMoyx8SZLGMBTPZLP92tEgssVuE1cLQKzoG961YmiSkgg7gBZx4dPgNZ-x6XJCe_yh-xQU21TUDIKDmVIce117DRSZPNcdO-tFqXNKCCjMNXSQRg/w400-h256/11%20Test%20Car%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #660000;"><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Finally we have this Hornby model of Test Car 10, Catalogue Nº R439, which was </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">originally a part of the prototype HST and was </span></span></span></span>one of only a couple of Mk3 coaches that were converted.</span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Running Nº is ADB975814 and it was another general test coach that is, currently in use by Network Rail as a high speed track recording coach, as part of the New Measurement Train.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-72624463361595655872022-07-05T15:33:00.002+01:002022-07-05T15:33:49.746+01:00RTC Laboratory Coaches<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Having recently featured our fleet of RTC liveried locomotives, I thought it would be a good idea to now take a look at the RTC rolling stock that we have for use on the railway and I will begin with the coaches converted for laboratory use..</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPUEIk15oa8YSg6KRt4yGty9g3meQF4j3TR4hOvulojswXvMewgUAm-gHqBmdK_HuZaNNIb8gfld0aAhcDr5RqtJ_f3cVwG8kkWrkh5DOM54-dAdYyjJmzWXCZFzU8W9u2HiN53cUPyO36O-ZlbZw0muj7VZF_uukdlCeNuC7Gql5PidmrRK0HUrU5Q/s2362/01.%20Laboratory%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="2362" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPUEIk15oa8YSg6KRt4yGty9g3meQF4j3TR4hOvulojswXvMewgUAm-gHqBmdK_HuZaNNIb8gfld0aAhcDr5RqtJ_f3cVwG8kkWrkh5DOM54-dAdYyjJmzWXCZFzU8W9u2HiN53cUPyO36O-ZlbZw0muj7VZF_uukdlCeNuC7Gql5PidmrRK0HUrU5Q/w400-h244/01.%20Laboratory%2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">First up is this Bachmann version of Laboratory 10, with Hornby's version coming up later.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This coach was issued with Laboratory 11 as a two-coach pack, through Invicta, in 2011 and was limited to 504 packs.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Running Nº is RDB975428 and the Catalogue Nº 39-001W.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In real life, Laboratory 10 was a Mk1 BSO which was converted to a generator car, providing auxiliary power to the early development of the APT-E test train. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Unfortunately it was scrapped in 2003.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fDfMZJ1cL4SsIrbjfWeS8xyQy7OulP4p_c7ikBxoxZk4xwg3FTI6Wf3Ca3Z-95tUx1sI6Tl0gbyIsshmLZMkiZk_Doy84pcAy1L9uTU2qHa9V9V6dWGQz3bd-SMuDbGkyxzdDrWy0E_O5Ww54lGcR1-3O9gVNX8S5SkTM-6OAxc7FS89SP3wsAonUA/s2362/02.%20Laboratory%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="2362" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fDfMZJ1cL4SsIrbjfWeS8xyQy7OulP4p_c7ikBxoxZk4xwg3FTI6Wf3Ca3Z-95tUx1sI6Tl0gbyIsshmLZMkiZk_Doy84pcAy1L9uTU2qHa9V9V6dWGQz3bd-SMuDbGkyxzdDrWy0E_O5Ww54lGcR1-3O9gVNX8S5SkTM-6OAxc7FS89SP3wsAonUA/w400-h246/02.%20Laboratory%2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here, then, is Laboratory 11, which was issued with Laboratoy 10 in Bachmann's twin coach pack.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Running Nº for this is RDB975046 and she was converted from a Mk1 BSK.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She was used as part of the Tribometer Train, which investigated the friction, or virtual lack of, between wheel and rail. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This coach was acquired by the Dartmoor Railway but I am not sure what state it is currently in.</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3ahzCuLpW-KAqL9LWZV7hSyyLfAGTvi7TRPDTDzBRxWxZLeJJNWHjcDiP0yIU94akh5JTuGq41NnnW0jHG8pnetSEQTBE-bq_nJcyunwg4cLzvA5JwEoXPZ1nTn4_-tMPIATXKhTb0zvqgs0UM637w2Rzx4b8hx2TabK7JO0NUKEAGkEtoNgEseGbw/s2362/03.%20Laboratory%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2362" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3ahzCuLpW-KAqL9LWZV7hSyyLfAGTvi7TRPDTDzBRxWxZLeJJNWHjcDiP0yIU94akh5JTuGq41NnnW0jHG8pnetSEQTBE-bq_nJcyunwg4cLzvA5JwEoXPZ1nTn4_-tMPIATXKhTb0zvqgs0UM637w2Rzx4b8hx2TabK7JO0NUKEAGkEtoNgEseGbw/w400-h243/03.%20Laboratory%2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">After Laboratory 11, naturally enough, comes Laboratory 12, with the Running Nº RDB975136.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is part of another Bachmann two-coach pack that was issued, this time, by ModelZone, together with Test Car 5 in 2006. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is 39-000V and, again, I believe only 504 packs were produced.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This was another Mk1 BSK conversion that was used as an acoustics test vehicle but it was, sadly, scrapped in the mid-1990s.<br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7irANC9hHbKcxWOhe6c-D_fxdmnE5Pr1enHFVL3nA8PZgZ6CcVd6PwZt086cDzok1vsP5ubBTlBiwD8BqFZ-dFX9LUtTgcZT7dbHMEw8XySunp9cYUpiGHxHUWj1NHWAVEEnTJBPrx3q2JF5bc0In5gGV8XWTmbT8ujNA2Y4Ftok7dvA6lSAoR-SBNw/s2362/05.%20Laboratory%2014%20'Wren'.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2362" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7irANC9hHbKcxWOhe6c-D_fxdmnE5Pr1enHFVL3nA8PZgZ6CcVd6PwZt086cDzok1vsP5ubBTlBiwD8BqFZ-dFX9LUtTgcZT7dbHMEw8XySunp9cYUpiGHxHUWj1NHWAVEEnTJBPrx3q2JF5bc0In5gGV8XWTmbT8ujNA2Y4Ftok7dvA6lSAoR-SBNw/w400-h240/05.%20Laboratory%2014%20'Wren'.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I am not sure if a model of Laboratory 13 has ever been produced and, if there was, I do not own one, so next up is Laboratory 14.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is another coach made by Bachmann for ModelZone with the Running Nº RDB975427 and Catalogue Nº 39-280Z.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It is a former Metro Cammell Pullman Kitchen Car which was converted in the mid 1970s to become an acoustics test coach although I have no idea as to why it was named 'Wren'.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This coach, too, has been scrapped, meeting its fate in the late 1980s.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0i6qLlIIaXQM5RoBqrmqnZuWWgtnV-7YHli9hp4c7xHQOtPt53N9DmAZLPrU2AzyccfSjzsp4Dx1dNZqXWXN_5dqQT1WkxqwjM8FD6nZkMwJtbblCcCuBr3W1mjE7uZotyn32DMzvx8kx8wOoTcP22-_2IVh4l8PqKbIsLusGjhlBWvaYKzeY0RhdbQ/s2362/08%20Laboratory%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2362" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0i6qLlIIaXQM5RoBqrmqnZuWWgtnV-7YHli9hp4c7xHQOtPt53N9DmAZLPrU2AzyccfSjzsp4Dx1dNZqXWXN_5dqQT1WkxqwjM8FD6nZkMwJtbblCcCuBr3W1mjE7uZotyn32DMzvx8kx8wOoTcP22-_2IVh4l8PqKbIsLusGjhlBWvaYKzeY0RhdbQ/w400-h259/08%20Laboratory%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This odd-looking vehicle is Laboratory 22 and is a home-made conversion from an old Tri-ang Mk1 coach, although not by me.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I am not sure how representative it is of the original but it is a nice model and is probably unique, so, for now at least, it is staying as part of the fleet.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Running Nº is RDB975038 and it was used as an instrumentation vehicle, as part of the Soil Mechanics testing train but, like most of those before, it was scrapped in the early 1990s.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENgrbDHvhi9dwH0Uu9Kp9UC0XLwNzZ09tQri4knbaKxoHBWwW_BDX9sEct_tC53CrxLszM4I9iwF5dKBITn8XgOAzWA7Msx4iBzS1Ojjz6UPEirXhmKqZQ1QaoreWy7m7OgPXtrsFKB3iKH_UQgL22liYsDR8QpZ6ikLF-ser3nb8Il1cfH-O9kecRw/s2362/06.%20Laboratory%2010%20(Hornby).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2362" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENgrbDHvhi9dwH0Uu9Kp9UC0XLwNzZ09tQri4knbaKxoHBWwW_BDX9sEct_tC53CrxLszM4I9iwF5dKBITn8XgOAzWA7Msx4iBzS1Ojjz6UPEirXhmKqZQ1QaoreWy7m7OgPXtrsFKB3iKH_UQgL22liYsDR8QpZ6ikLF-ser3nb8Il1cfH-O9kecRw/w400-h236/06.%20Laboratory%2010%20(Hornby).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The final Laboratory coach is this Hornby version of Laboratory 10, Catalogue Nº R40009. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The colours of this coach, especially the blue, are somewhat different to those of the Bachmann but which of the two used the correct colours, I would not like to say.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Mind you, when you note the colours that were applied to their two GBRf Class 50s, it is obvious that Hornby don't always get it right!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next time we will take a look at the Test Cars as well as the other RTC rolling stock by both Bachmann and Hornby.<br /></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-8746162603601644902022-06-29T15:25:00.006+01:002022-06-29T15:27:48.464+01:00Just Plain Loco<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span>Here is another batch of locos that have recently been added to the fleet and they are, in order of size:</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumyy1FmC3_jbQADUi8jHNGLqfzpVyJCYoAhE3iVGY9kI6jKoLhErEQdKtaWpzHwHbxPcdYmJA6CMIcN3w7H9DzroJdB4dqI7mtV0iEg-voJgtx_k8fNjeibA199IvCH0zKHKhLdOnP4FRkNYvOJ5bjWhrfAT6QLIyV6BYQDYxc8rYBtjuCD1unnGlfA/s2315/Wickham%20Trolley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2315" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumyy1FmC3_jbQADUi8jHNGLqfzpVyJCYoAhE3iVGY9kI6jKoLhErEQdKtaWpzHwHbxPcdYmJA6CMIcN3w7H9DzroJdB4dqI7mtV0iEg-voJgtx_k8fNjeibA199IvCH0zKHKhLdOnP4FRkNYvOJ5bjWhrfAT6QLIyV6BYQDYxc8rYBtjuCD1unnGlfA/w400-h241/Wickham%20Trolley.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">A Bachmann Wickham Trolley which has had a DCC decoder and stay-alive capacitor fitted by Digitrains of Lincoln.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is currently to be found at Anchwood, the terminus on the branch line, but that does not mean to say that she won't find herself elsewhere on the layout from time to time.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is 32-992 and she dates from 2016.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7vwBtINGSXz3T_NHhylDPzhz-JO-OwSVC5HZwYRzHUtTp-ptieVs-ggz8-T9zayJ0eSBw94IlYPVbcuNZ9l_8Uzs291UKcVR49yA2qrN8VZDS8XxYtRHbLW9FCGI3HreNno3sdqhsQzh8X_PALQmdi3wjxdjBIPNjHhDIcCKcJCqfEww-S-HkbFYYQ/s2362/Class%2017%20D8500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="2362" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7vwBtINGSXz3T_NHhylDPzhz-JO-OwSVC5HZwYRzHUtTp-ptieVs-ggz8-T9zayJ0eSBw94IlYPVbcuNZ9l_8Uzs291UKcVR49yA2qrN8VZDS8XxYtRHbLW9FCGI3HreNno3sdqhsQzh8X_PALQmdi3wjxdjBIPNjHhDIcCKcJCqfEww-S-HkbFYYQ/w400-h266/Class%2017%20D8500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;">Also at Anchwood, on a short goods train, is this Heljan Class 17, Nº D8500, which joins our other two Claytons, namely: D8529, in BR blue livery, and D8568, in Ribble Cement grey livery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;">Like her sister locos, she has a sound decoder fitted and, again, this is a Zimo with a Digitrains sound file. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;">D8529, on the other hand, has a YouChoos sound file on a Zimo decoder while D8568 has a Howes sound file on an old ESU V3.5 decoder. However, despite its age, I still think this is the best sound.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº for D8500 is 17091.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD2PSk5vCtwRHfIQYtXZq0BS9JnTputDBKZD05YQTWQV-tUWWPo05RdqajPMbv8D6cf1fkDlHO8xENhsqXusFC9vrJ0A6nIYGPxxCj6C7FtQNn7heREMeWPNM3-n53OU6CXsAyWDi5iV1NnqSs9ybkXuK4infZp5ZNh5hamwrwNXWNjucKXs9qywF3A/s2362/Class%2027%2027030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2362" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD2PSk5vCtwRHfIQYtXZq0BS9JnTputDBKZD05YQTWQV-tUWWPo05RdqajPMbv8D6cf1fkDlHO8xENhsqXusFC9vrJ0A6nIYGPxxCj6C7FtQNn7heREMeWPNM3-n53OU6CXsAyWDi5iV1NnqSs9ybkXuK4infZp5ZNh5hamwrwNXWNjucKXs9qywF3A/w400-h261/Class%2027%2027030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">From a Type 1 to a Type 2 in the form of this Heljan Class 27, Nº 27030, seen here at Carswater on a stopping service for Gunnmere.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">I love all of the Heljan BRCW diesel locomotives and have a Class 26 and two Class 33s.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This loco, as with most here, has a Zimo decoder with a Digitrains sound file and she sounds great and is a terrific performer too.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 2716 and she dates from 2020. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimvul_pTwPwSxoLUQIkbqigM4fOLbiM8Pl12S3RfInC48aLyo6S0kDgbFpQ7E8O0cDAjVOlwI_We7tvUcrjAtvoEfvj2IofiLG0FtnsJxp1us07ikwV6WCDjaGD4MzJgi0jzwC8qXuqsUHhIZ1PHeNOAec16WhmtlDsd1QfNhpA9lftcUAdWLc-MRLw/s2324/Class%2035%20Hymek%20D7009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2324" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimvul_pTwPwSxoLUQIkbqigM4fOLbiM8Pl12S3RfInC48aLyo6S0kDgbFpQ7E8O0cDAjVOlwI_We7tvUcrjAtvoEfvj2IofiLG0FtnsJxp1us07ikwV6WCDjaGD4MzJgi0jzwC8qXuqsUHhIZ1PHeNOAec16WhmtlDsd1QfNhpA9lftcUAdWLc-MRLw/w400-h253/Class%2035%20Hymek%20D7009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Still with Heljan, we move to a Type 3 now, with this Class 35 Hymek, Nº D7009 who joins the blue one we already have in the fleet.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She is photographed here on a local freight working, near Manxton, on the main line. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">I have always thought that the green livery suited these locos very well and I believe Heljan have done a very good job of replicating it on this model. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Once again she has a Zimo decoder and Digitrains sound file whereas the blue Hymek has a V4 ESU decoder with a Howes sound file.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 3505 and I believe she dates from 2004.</span><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24THsk6k8fAnxyDVP7i_jmCv4mLx-hbXRkNZnXxwppcntuk7vLWkVGjLUSmkuD5kfiWdMIxTbJVDSbPxJ7jy-JIDi3vZBW9qCzXg_ZUDGU5AAT0KVb1UqviumYX_UNS84mPg-CFTc7NZ3K17vQhPqeWGNlwQqJ0DM0_jKfkp-Z5IkHzfMJQ4vAcWy6g/s5862/Class%2041%20D602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3534" data-original-width="5862" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24THsk6k8fAnxyDVP7i_jmCv4mLx-hbXRkNZnXxwppcntuk7vLWkVGjLUSmkuD5kfiWdMIxTbJVDSbPxJ7jy-JIDi3vZBW9qCzXg_ZUDGU5AAT0KVb1UqviumYX_UNS84mPg-CFTc7NZ3K17vQhPqeWGNlwQqJ0DM0_jKfkp-Z5IkHzfMJQ4vAcWy6g/w400-h241/Class%2041%20D602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Moving up to a Class 41, now, with this blue liveried D602 'Bulldog', which was produced by Dapol for Kernow Model Railways.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She is seen here, light engine, at High bridge station, on the branch line between Gunnmere Junction and Anchwood. <br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">We already have a green liveried D603 'Conquest', fitted with a Roads & Rails sound file, and I had not intended acquiring a second one, especially as I don't particularly like the 'add-on' route indicator boxes.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">However, this one was being offered at a very reasonable price, due to the fact it was missing some packaging as well as the instruction leaflet, so I really could not resist it.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She does run very well, in analogue, so will doubtless have a decoder fitted at some point.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is K2605 and she dates from 2019.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmnPkutQX-paKEw-7w1e4ElfiUiaLKyk-XRIfrUmY12-TPKQ6dZVuvaKNyrrF9dRiw3Jj3wg5W7VlLM5UHoKj5zbETtwV1RjtVMzXUiDsStAtk_YPkolCujyTd7_0rTmV3s6tNFUK9rpQMCyOKtlJWpwM5aBOGhL8bJBYd5HHRN47zChHV_jZiZKVvg/s2362/Western%20Champion%20D1015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2362" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmnPkutQX-paKEw-7w1e4ElfiUiaLKyk-XRIfrUmY12-TPKQ6dZVuvaKNyrrF9dRiw3Jj3wg5W7VlLM5UHoKj5zbETtwV1RjtVMzXUiDsStAtk_YPkolCujyTd7_0rTmV3s6tNFUK9rpQMCyOKtlJWpwM5aBOGhL8bJBYd5HHRN47zChHV_jZiZKVvg/w400-h259/Western%20Champion%20D1015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">So to the final diesel here and it is this Heljan Class 52 Western, Nº D1015 'Western Champion' in Golden Ochre livery, seen here on a semi fast passenger service at Petersfield. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">We now have four Westerns, with the other three being Heljan's D1037 'Western Empress', in green livery, and D1067 'Western Druid', in blue livery, plus Dapol's D1058 'Western Nobleman' also in blue.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Those three all have sound decoders fitted so Western Champion will obviously follow suit at some point.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 5203 and she dates from around 2004.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4BpTG8HEkknqtlvHwAt8leJey-q7zbl3aBgexhvfeHOMsZX_JITASYByAjckJlvbmxZWYrg2A8NlxtauHTg5GHDPUNGPlTxyNlWMfd_cZuliwa_DqxTuFp2J3Q4BuCDHpsxuvOEOX3yaC5Ak85q1Hqugw96H2QaEGPmYlO1EmNBpmIeZotJOwZ-Syg/s2362/Class%2052s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="2362" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4BpTG8HEkknqtlvHwAt8leJey-q7zbl3aBgexhvfeHOMsZX_JITASYByAjckJlvbmxZWYrg2A8NlxtauHTg5GHDPUNGPlTxyNlWMfd_cZuliwa_DqxTuFp2J3Q4BuCDHpsxuvOEOX3yaC5Ak85q1Hqugw96H2QaEGPmYlO1EmNBpmIeZotJOwZ-Syg/w400-h234/Class%2052s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Here we have 'Western Champion' again, in the company of sister loco, 'Western Empress', at Petersfield station.</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWJ_nkgSrhsUKz46ZnrbjuXqrsLH0CdacoWdbdSXCxY6BgQ5M_AJjhbqsVyDY9tSbAD0luH_0KCzzRdN9cI7yApY3MWdGyr5TaepW3s125oNSWC2xNE9mgrPp_F0u3Smzd8_U4UVajpyYqMPzyYDQKUp9Fu5h1AJ9JReolqDAaER97cs5uozrvNqlmQ/s2362/Midland%20Compound%204-4-0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="2362" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWJ_nkgSrhsUKz46ZnrbjuXqrsLH0CdacoWdbdSXCxY6BgQ5M_AJjhbqsVyDY9tSbAD0luH_0KCzzRdN9cI7yApY3MWdGyr5TaepW3s125oNSWC2xNE9mgrPp_F0u3Smzd8_U4UVajpyYqMPzyYDQKUp9Fu5h1AJ9JReolqDAaER97cs5uozrvNqlmQ/w400-h263/Midland%20Compound%204-4-0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"> Finally, we must include a steam locomotive amongst all of these boring old diesels and this is in the shape of this Bachmann Midland Compound 4P, 4-4-0, Nº 1000, in maroon livery and I think she looks very handsome indeed!</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She is photographed at Davemoor, the Northern terminus of the railway, and, although she has no sound decoder at the moment, she will have in the fullness of time and I cannot wait to see and hear her in operation on the layout, probably on passenger trains, for the most part.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 31-930NRM and she dates from 2011.<br /></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-81481854361137876752022-04-27T21:42:00.014+01:002022-06-29T15:29:02.239+01:00Heljan Metropolitan Bo-Bo<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">With the railway continuing to display a penchant for the unusual, here we see yet another motive power curiosity recently spotted standing in the Middle Road at Sueston station and, clearly, attracting the attention of those standing on the platform.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh74mUMPcWNhHyDBWwZe9fNHYX4BAGZqYZVvIOyzbNCPpcYzaLzcQmUiN2Nv7w7GpAiroJcDj-FuO26eSqcGI-7tAgXzGTq-CKV9P8e1aQ01bDVmfFbNYy86ggEGIN6BaL_T4tkVZRAR0UZvhsLw-CI7o4k47z2pYh6rEnusbXLAg9Mr2UxPM4pKMiw/s2362/Heljan%20Metropolitan%20Bo-Bo%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="2362" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh74mUMPcWNhHyDBWwZe9fNHYX4BAGZqYZVvIOyzbNCPpcYzaLzcQmUiN2Nv7w7GpAiroJcDj-FuO26eSqcGI-7tAgXzGTq-CKV9P8e1aQ01bDVmfFbNYy86ggEGIN6BaL_T4tkVZRAR0UZvhsLw-CI7o4k47z2pYh6rEnusbXLAg9Mr2UxPM4pKMiw/w400-h221/Heljan%20Metropolitan%20Bo-Bo%2001.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This rather attractive loco is a Heljan Metropolitan Railway Electric Bo-Bo Nº 9, named 'John Milton' (Catalogue Nº: 9001) and she joins the two Class 20s that we have, by Bachmann, which are also in this London Transport livery.</span></span></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNzW3bgtIw9l4fXB-r8O52Arfwbhga7Cb9TBW7srVrTz5CBkQj2yILcQufaIcq1qTTm5eSYdvZgy6X9nXjK-TCr0UodrXV_oPNAiJxAkwyTtPnXu8T_PaYIQmqUXvNSGBKs6HvnM-yr-T-v_vPWGJ7-r3OYFhFzhlTbQbCW8qrbEheS3AM7ngIhrrDg/s2362/Heljan%20Metropolitan%20Bo-Bo%2003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="2362" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNzW3bgtIw9l4fXB-r8O52Arfwbhga7Cb9TBW7srVrTz5CBkQj2yILcQufaIcq1qTTm5eSYdvZgy6X9nXjK-TCr0UodrXV_oPNAiJxAkwyTtPnXu8T_PaYIQmqUXvNSGBKs6HvnM-yr-T-v_vPWGJ7-r3OYFhFzhlTbQbCW8qrbEheS3AM7ngIhrrDg/w400-h250/Heljan%20Metropolitan%20Bo-Bo%2003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Twenty of these locos were manufactured and 19 of them were named after people, both real and fictitious, who had connections with the area that was served by the Metropolitan Railway. </span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">The one exception was Nº 15, which was exhibited on the Metropolitan Railway's stand at The British Empire Exhibition in 1925. Because of this it was named Wembley 1924.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Fortunately two of them have been preserved, namely Nº 5 'John Hampden', which is now a static display at the London Transport Museum, and Nº 12 'Sarah Siddons, which is, happily, in working order.</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDa93QCVZ-MM7B3w1HkBvaK9Df7w8S0oNpmcK2WslEjyJfqfIG2StCdXDh-oSATiVfpMa0fO6KoRnnHXP1_Q79ma8igjWM25-wqSPy9iubxiq5TWixbLHXJVskdVbokv4ncLuN62i-CxsZLuc-qU2mbkBGsuVahd_WMdcOITxlxgeaEd9tzWn8VYMnQ/s2362/Heljan%20Metropolitan%20Bo-Bo%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2362" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDa93QCVZ-MM7B3w1HkBvaK9Df7w8S0oNpmcK2WslEjyJfqfIG2StCdXDh-oSATiVfpMa0fO6KoRnnHXP1_Q79ma8igjWM25-wqSPy9iubxiq5TWixbLHXJVskdVbokv4ncLuN62i-CxsZLuc-qU2mbkBGsuVahd_WMdcOITxlxgeaEd9tzWn8VYMnQ/w400-h255/Heljan%20Metropolitan%20Bo-Bo%2004.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">These locos were, of course, electric and operated from the fourth rail with the London Underground being one of only a few networks to use this.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">With the Lakeland Railway not having a fourth or even a third rail, this loco should not, strictly speaking, be able to run on our railway. However, it <i>is</i> our railway so we should be able to run what we like and it would be rather nice to use it on the Niggly Bottom branch line which does, in fact, disappear into a tunnel from Sueston station.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">One thing I have not decided on, as yet, is whether to fit a sound or non-sound DCC decoder. That decision is for another day.</span></span></span><br /></span></span></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-67686250826756948092022-04-12T16:27:00.002+01:002022-04-12T16:27:27.221+01:00RTC Liveried Locomotives<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Four RTC liveried locomotives have recently joined the railway and these now complement an extensive rake of similarly liveried rolling stock.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">However, more of that later.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">As far as the locos are concerned, all of them were commissioned by ModelZone, with three being produced by Bachmann and one by Heljan.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">They are as follows:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Bachmann Class 08 97800 'Ivor' </span></b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yQ2kSjQSs_Mq8z9O_jO74NjoBC7SwjYdiJrxB__HYIeJXE3UspKem344vzZzY5-5HfXtWVI9ANmCIo_VD34l4eQ8nSuqjqwwGiZG6laY6FPhK2Q_BXE7LS35PzK1h_fCL5VEYHifjO5FXCIdF8L5zDiqg46MwVaZ2C5moPh9G9R03zhMIa4f8i29DQ/s2362/Class%2008%20Ivor%20RTC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="2362" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yQ2kSjQSs_Mq8z9O_jO74NjoBC7SwjYdiJrxB__HYIeJXE3UspKem344vzZzY5-5HfXtWVI9ANmCIo_VD34l4eQ8nSuqjqwwGiZG6laY6FPhK2Q_BXE7LS35PzK1h_fCL5VEYHifjO5FXCIdF8L5zDiqg46MwVaZ2C5moPh9G9R03zhMIa4f8i29DQ/w400-h265/Class%2008%20Ivor%20RTC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">'Ivor' becomes the second 'Gronk' in our fleet, joining Hornby's D3105, which we have had since 2010.</span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 32-102W and </span></span></span>only 500 of these models were produced in 2004.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Bachmann Class 24 97201 </span></b></span><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQVRA3RRJalkGl-8DGSr-_kOD6y2vzrpDjTvXJIvrbJsElRAEL2rDBceMhPSGjD4TpkVM7s0HPjgqU8doaDsqOhCneNzor9qdbEqfIFNZStEYXyaYrCNKXCMfFXWm9YCKnHCv4S75QdLes5pSq4G5rQtmIqYuCgAq98P6l7xrCk-AvVdIEZJesqI_ZA/s2362/Class%2024%20RTC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="2362" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQVRA3RRJalkGl-8DGSr-_kOD6y2vzrpDjTvXJIvrbJsElRAEL2rDBceMhPSGjD4TpkVM7s0HPjgqU8doaDsqOhCneNzor9qdbEqfIFNZStEYXyaYrCNKXCMfFXWm9YCKnHCv4S75QdLes5pSq4G5rQtmIqYuCgAq98P6l7xrCk-AvVdIEZJesqI_ZA/w400-h248/Class%2024%20RTC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This is now our third Class 24, with the other two being 24081, in BR blue livery, and D5040, in BR green livery. Both of these are by Sutton Loco Works and excellent models they are too!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº for 97201 is 32-425X and 504 were produced in 2011 although Bachmann have now added a version to their current range, named 'Experiment', with the Catalogue Nº 32-444.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Bachmann Class 46 97403 'Ixion'<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QPJPCLc4QA0aAss5-rVWBsICGejVj1At8xprvxXncGnLuPk3dpH_E44NeO6ozZqf9rr7N5PeKQmLhg7Qky6qyK6i_QYzSr0nQ5mJnTc4ROMt9rFdJPMrPjK-AJu5VP3lFO1-Fny5fO9mHvU5u46DzDv0zH2Sdf48k8cR3WbMdClh2o3PsFZHRVq0aQ/s2362/Bachmann%20Class%2046%20RTC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="2362" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QPJPCLc4QA0aAss5-rVWBsICGejVj1At8xprvxXncGnLuPk3dpH_E44NeO6ozZqf9rr7N5PeKQmLhg7Qky6qyK6i_QYzSr0nQ5mJnTc4ROMt9rFdJPMrPjK-AJu5VP3lFO1-Fny5fO9mHvU5u46DzDv0zH2Sdf48k8cR3WbMdClh2o3PsFZHRVq0aQ/w400-h244/Bachmann%20Class%2046%20RTC.jpg" width="400" /></a></b><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The third and largest of the Bachmann models is this 'Peak,' which means we now have a Class 44, 45 and 46 in the fleet.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 32-700Z and 750 of these models were produced in, I believe, 2002.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"> <b>Heljan</b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"> W&M Railbus 999507</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdw-6xxgylFmJgb-zZ7UK6hRCSvyzjseHqZRpdhNtrvWKjn9nJ3dboNatQi1bSCJtXVxUmN0aKB78WyuiXs7D6hUwOZzTENN7TIAS3UkAWdXmVQnPDBhJG_JrpKHMFs0xezuHn6IujG7GtLPS5IC3d_bp4TZcj2jLPsAE9JAYRtpaq2_ov38LpV6MKw/s2362/Heljan%20Railbus%20RTC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2362" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdw-6xxgylFmJgb-zZ7UK6hRCSvyzjseHqZRpdhNtrvWKjn9nJ3dboNatQi1bSCJtXVxUmN0aKB78WyuiXs7D6hUwOZzTENN7TIAS3UkAWdXmVQnPDBhJG_JrpKHMFs0xezuHn6IujG7GtLPS5IC3d_bp4TZcj2jLPsAE9JAYRtpaq2_ov38LpV6MKw/w400-h233/Heljan%20Railbus%20RTC.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The last loco in this RTC quartet is a Waggon and Maschinenbau Railbus and Heljan produced 500 of these models in 2013, with the Catalogue Nº 8710.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">We already have a green liveried version that primarily operates the branch line to Niggly Bottom, which therefore means we have two fifths of the prototype fleet, with four of the five fortunately being preserved.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-22672549678953609172022-03-28T17:44:00.012+01:002022-06-29T15:31:25.906+01:00Locos Old & Blue<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Two unusual steam engines visited the railway at the weekend.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ_9eNEAoFUie5FjTmziYZ2kJxkqZ2awhAxOxqreh-JYGiZZvh86A46gLYvXco0KDY9j72ktZ1uQQbXsjzVppSLeCYJlLvr4zL3MUa2b0YsdRVtSeP0FsVqvy8toKjcttYHSfqiKAYYjsAeJP_xYEcZ1QNzpsIgkV9ycL1HWQeBQhSUSKwBZU8PdaZQ/s2953/Hiawatha%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="2953" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ_9eNEAoFUie5FjTmziYZ2kJxkqZ2awhAxOxqreh-JYGiZZvh86A46gLYvXco0KDY9j72ktZ1uQQbXsjzVppSLeCYJlLvr4zL3MUa2b0YsdRVtSeP0FsVqvy8toKjcttYHSfqiKAYYjsAeJP_xYEcZ1QNzpsIgkV9ycL1HWQeBQhSUSKwBZU8PdaZQ/w400-h266/Hiawatha%2001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The first was this Tri-ang Class 23 Transcontinental (TC) 4-6-2 'Pacific' Nº 2335 and later named 'Hiawatha'.</span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5zNVowEO84vnLPsHvVvPRPBsdGU6xiGY4NUc5Rd-GhiadZV81OQzlmnMWVX0K4sgfinnbkc8iOtT9H4scXf4J6H-QT-A6LyK4BjYTTcbwv5HV58XKKk5K2Rb_zIn6EIwnDKsgrFduNFA7VQ3oO3JGZTX_4zPRCFNLTRirE928UhOAgTgHxUCBSccuA/s2953/Hiawatha%2003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="2953" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5zNVowEO84vnLPsHvVvPRPBsdGU6xiGY4NUc5Rd-GhiadZV81OQzlmnMWVX0K4sgfinnbkc8iOtT9H4scXf4J6H-QT-A6LyK4BjYTTcbwv5HV58XKKk5K2Rb_zIn6EIwnDKsgrFduNFA7VQ3oO3JGZTX_4zPRCFNLTRirE928UhOAgTgHxUCBSccuA/w400-h290/Hiawatha%2003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9zyB-QOedNQhCIShGjv65-OLtWYsaumpghUz2oZaOTbIsTW5kx9gIG7D9DXJipkej7Mqj_jqWZdlZbwpe-cCjPM87xn3UeYH01f72IZb6zUFHGu3qoocs_9B4WsMSPe6t0aTlVNHqN0SCIAiSBqGJHVwS4UPYYNvOvfIev5Q5IVKDkyP-4glZTDqAw/s2953/Hiawatha%2002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="2953" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9zyB-QOedNQhCIShGjv65-OLtWYsaumpghUz2oZaOTbIsTW5kx9gIG7D9DXJipkej7Mqj_jqWZdlZbwpe-cCjPM87xn3UeYH01f72IZb6zUFHGu3qoocs_9B4WsMSPe6t0aTlVNHqN0SCIAiSBqGJHVwS4UPYYNvOvfIev5Q5IVKDkyP-4glZTDqAw/w400-h228/Hiawatha%2002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº for the loco is R54 and, for the tender, which, strangely, had to be purchased separately, it is R32.</span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg9vV0R2YnpqKachhHoV8g7KGF0t1b8mvZF2s0o5Ayy1GhboRBjhqSZCZ_xU2WHLD6QimGF3H31g_AHhb8OQpDYNgNRg7EIVtoxb-gf3ZdLGR7QtgEA60PrZrrdp_GteU4jgLtRpAiXt987--uqf_kv7cqKmbJYve9STVjZ3bdzvEuajsdU0z9GcZaw/s2953/Hiawatha%2004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="2953" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg9vV0R2YnpqKachhHoV8g7KGF0t1b8mvZF2s0o5Ayy1GhboRBjhqSZCZ_xU2WHLD6QimGF3H31g_AHhb8OQpDYNgNRg7EIVtoxb-gf3ZdLGR7QtgEA60PrZrrdp_GteU4jgLtRpAiXt987--uqf_kv7cqKmbJYve9STVjZ3bdzvEuajsdU0z9GcZaw/w400-h280/Hiawatha%2004.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This model dates from between 1954 and 1961 and, for an old girl, she runs very well and, as can be seen from the above photos, still has a working headlight.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQBG7r0kbDPoAPxhmHvFByUXuhkE4mJZIKe4GTDaEXkJb-Wn8G4Gh9HTeKUl3HIihVVPrY6oaLjQ_pGPxTKYyPCEE7yydC9C8938HrfQnI_zSZ0VXEU9ZSq08o9YTc-JILdE75qB5UKk8Sm7Qms92M7x9gL7KG0STtCQR-TpNKv9Ke0yYdZjewEjnNA/s2953/Caledonian%20Fairburn%20Tank%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2953" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQBG7r0kbDPoAPxhmHvFByUXuhkE4mJZIKe4GTDaEXkJb-Wn8G4Gh9HTeKUl3HIihVVPrY6oaLjQ_pGPxTKYyPCEE7yydC9C8938HrfQnI_zSZ0VXEU9ZSq08o9YTc-JILdE75qB5UKk8Sm7Qms92M7x9gL7KG0STtCQR-TpNKv9Ke0yYdZjewEjnNA/w400-h255/Caledonian%20Fairburn%20Tank%2001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The second visitor was this Bachmann Fairburn Class 4P 2-6-4T Tank Locomotive in the attractive light blue and red livery of the Caledonian Railway.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRFelXn0yoIWtxlvZpqIfvS2nziwr-l55zm4rEUhrA8uVMy0e6j3dx97mWtPwdh2840YqLEmEPTSN9kU8xqqLvZnRgNGpr0fSiCAVGncieNvEqM3_l_4x0EiDsTKIyzvHi0x-4fDrksAKNAItivfYdsy1fIlpZ7v-_fHKrcc7khJuHQP3lACSr1t5cA/s2953/Caledonian%20Fairburn%20Tank%2002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="1865" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRFelXn0yoIWtxlvZpqIfvS2nziwr-l55zm4rEUhrA8uVMy0e6j3dx97mWtPwdh2840YqLEmEPTSN9kU8xqqLvZnRgNGpr0fSiCAVGncieNvEqM3_l_4x0EiDsTKIyzvHi0x-4fDrksAKNAItivfYdsy1fIlpZ7v-_fHKrcc7khJuHQP3lACSr1t5cA/w253-h400/Caledonian%20Fairburn%20Tank%2002.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Only 504 of this loco were produced exclusively for the Bachmann Collectors Club in 2006, the Catalogue Nº for which is 32-875K.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyxYpQGP5vm6YE7RY0qnzZjRgy4_FkTI8EVtv1I6ary9eTAVcj_f8Dh3ggZOV9gVIM9ljJlytEDe4LNKeVbuHdpzOpLvb_n7GGEBPlYCZegsKBAxONZzSdEmQA08h-iUfEAKggDHdYLh8Olwl1DfJifaA9B3NJhvIWXqrAPlfOAIxp3lqhV20cwbpzA/s2931/Caledonian%20Fairburn%20Tank%2003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="2931" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyxYpQGP5vm6YE7RY0qnzZjRgy4_FkTI8EVtv1I6ary9eTAVcj_f8Dh3ggZOV9gVIM9ljJlytEDe4LNKeVbuHdpzOpLvb_n7GGEBPlYCZegsKBAxONZzSdEmQA08h-iUfEAKggDHdYLh8Olwl1DfJifaA9B3NJhvIWXqrAPlfOAIxp3lqhV20cwbpzA/w400-h250/Caledonian%20Fairburn%20Tank%2003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Like the Tri-ang Class 23, above, she currently operates in DC only but, unlike the Tri-ang, she may well, one day, have a sound decoder fitted and, then, join the growing ranks of our steam locomotive fleet.</span></span><br /></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-79710027952094923142022-02-13T16:01:00.001+00:002022-02-13T16:01:39.880+00:00Tri-ang Class EM2<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Following my recent entry on the Tri-ang TC Electrics, we have here three of their other electric locomotives, namely their ever-popular Class EM2 Co-Cos, aka Class 77.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2csW24hdjQmaassXZ82JUqB5_K1EvQ6CTz_eW2oAhcAMWq91hK5Oew8JSuU7Qs0QCKD830JDj4rnIbwZ0dKCsu2lp4dy5TvSjCvZp5GLDmA0RhU6gH_FRKGxEl3O6Sc45q96ORPk4pUXyAnElDCveTYPr-U3MphJhd_uwjfKJu5gwjmYqdQkjl2q3sA=s2953" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="2953" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2csW24hdjQmaassXZ82JUqB5_K1EvQ6CTz_eW2oAhcAMWq91hK5Oew8JSuU7Qs0QCKD830JDj4rnIbwZ0dKCsu2lp4dy5TvSjCvZp5GLDmA0RhU6gH_FRKGxEl3O6Sc45q96ORPk4pUXyAnElDCveTYPr-U3MphJhd_uwjfKJu5gwjmYqdQkjl2q3sA=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">In the photograph, above, we see the first two of them at Davemoor behind Class 53 Nº 1200 'Falcon' as they are about to be led away for storage.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Immediately behind 'Falcon' is 27000 'Electra' in BR Green livery and she has clearly been fitted with replacement pantographs since, doubtless, the original ones had been damaged,; something that is not uncommon with these locos, given their age.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R351 and she dates from between 1961 and 1965.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg64cKGC6Wt8CbXF6zsmxvwxOmVd99rxXVXPgX0ws_iP8rTfNu8tpZKd7rf3jBPQQ90SQSBfjnbhKVzPjt2tHTQCVeoC68v9PsdvZAgNzQK0h-JHR2y9L18Iqmk50etWOJkOlBq1hFlXTgrmYeLnaEQmiozofQRP5ULIzIyKzdXemhN3LrWLIYGE2YJ_g=s2953" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2953" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg64cKGC6Wt8CbXF6zsmxvwxOmVd99rxXVXPgX0ws_iP8rTfNu8tpZKd7rf3jBPQQ90SQSBfjnbhKVzPjt2tHTQCVeoC68v9PsdvZAgNzQK0h-JHR2y9L18Iqmk50etWOJkOlBq1hFlXTgrmYeLnaEQmiozofQRP5ULIzIyKzdXemhN3LrWLIYGE2YJ_g=w400-h183" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Behind 'Electra', we see the other two EM2's, both in BR Blue livery</span></span></span>, with the first of these being 26006 'Pandora'.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R388 and she dates from between 1969 and 1970. Actually this loco came with a choice of three names & numbers: 27000 'Electra', 27002 'Aurora' and 27006 'Pandora.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3ajPMCS9oBZzw87yRaP3TULGy2qr4qFi1aD8QffsCTIb5hcK_WcVRKyzhKGrT9IOWPYFE7x5tSIJbVB4Vz4cp9pPp0_nSBHAqP2xV-pVaQHVeTznmESUKZAfCRx5ehiW5FL1yETfqWVpB398fMg9g6lBUEp0s-tDtMCzbDWEZZQnBWe1rQWFdIUwi6A=s2953" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2953" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3ajPMCS9oBZzw87yRaP3TULGy2qr4qFi1aD8QffsCTIb5hcK_WcVRKyzhKGrT9IOWPYFE7x5tSIJbVB4Vz4cp9pPp0_nSBHAqP2xV-pVaQHVeTznmESUKZAfCRx5ehiW5FL1yETfqWVpB398fMg9g6lBUEp0s-tDtMCzbDWEZZQnBWe1rQWFdIUwi6A=w400-h260" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Bringing up the rear is, indeed, 'Aurora' albeit she is incorrectly numbered as 27006 rather than 27002. Presumably this will be corrected in due course.</span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">These 1.5kV DC electric locomotives, like the Class 28, were built by Metropolitan Vickers between 1953 and 1954 specifically for use on the Woodhead Route between Manchester and Sheffield. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Originally the plan was to build 27 of these locomotives, however, once the benefits of using the 25kV AC system was realized, the order was reduced to just seven with all seven being given names from Greek Mythology.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">The entire class was withdrawn in September 1968 with Class 76 electrics continuing to operate passenger services until this ended in January 1970 with the Woodhead route itself closing as a through route in July 1981.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Happily three members of the class have survived into preservation:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">27000 'Electra' at the Midland Railway in Butterley.<br />27001 'Ariadne' at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.<br />27003 'Diana' at the Utrecht Railway Museum in the Netherleands..<br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-67803268674217711182022-02-06T15:51:00.002+00:002022-02-06T15:51:57.297+00:00Heljan Class 28<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">A recent addition to Lakeland Railway's locomotive fleet is this Heljan Metro-Vick Co-Bo Type 2 diesel locomotive, aka Class 28, Nº: D5711.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGB4n1DCYALs1ouiuBbNy0yExNH9pDZFL4IGRfayGml_f-U1Pni4TQYja49IoNiz4TlwHHLO1DnG5DgdVWc-lqSdaAvv0Tllp7xqJ_485vId9PVEWqazZcPX71azNTA5z7C62W1O55RC6bPkIPmPytlnO2MI72EMiLZLNTD-cvcULzaCIvGHArYK8LnQ=s2953" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2953" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGB4n1DCYALs1ouiuBbNy0yExNH9pDZFL4IGRfayGml_f-U1Pni4TQYja49IoNiz4TlwHHLO1DnG5DgdVWc-lqSdaAvv0Tllp7xqJ_485vId9PVEWqazZcPX71azNTA5z7C62W1O55RC6bPkIPmPytlnO2MI72EMiLZLNTD-cvcULzaCIvGHArYK8LnQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">These locos were built as part of BR's 1955 Modernisation Plan and were, for BR, uniquely fitted with a Crossley eight cylinder, two-stroke, HST V8 diesel engine.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">They were also the only BR diesel locomotives to have a Co-Bo wheel arrangement, meaning they had three axles at one end and two at the other end.. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">With all axles being driven it meant that, at 50,000 lbf, the maximum tractive effort for these Type 2 locomotives was very good. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">As their name suggests they were built by Metropolitan-Vickers at their Bowesfield Works between 1958 and 1959.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzHqRx8ngQQBCcXObmBPcxXOpyfMIuVtB6Gol00jIYC-FKyWCuYWMKvk6sge4hhEeWNfjRb9FylqRPFYJB3O7L0grXTIhx20kc104EZEoUP_JJ4GARBrtzNNh5qx1jZH0sHkZxxV-6DqcbBk10IpsGqQGs9PCecSbxKd_6UwwSBbBnQFqK1iSEfxeWXQ=s2953" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="2953" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzHqRx8ngQQBCcXObmBPcxXOpyfMIuVtB6Gol00jIYC-FKyWCuYWMKvk6sge4hhEeWNfjRb9FylqRPFYJB3O7L0grXTIhx20kc104EZEoUP_JJ4GARBrtzNNh5qx1jZH0sHkZxxV-6DqcbBk10IpsGqQGs9PCecSbxKd_6UwwSBbBnQFqK1iSEfxeWXQ=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Only 20 of these quirky locomotives were built and they were all initially allocated to the London Midland Region where they regularly operated the overnight Condor Express freight services between London and Glasgow where they would often operate in pairs.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Following refurbishment in 1961 they were sent to the Barrow-in-Furness depot before, in 1967, being transferred to Carlisle.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Unfortunately, the Crossley engine proved to be problematic and replacement engines were considered, however, given the uniqueness and small number of the class, it was eventually decided to scrap them with all being withdrawn between 1967 and 1968.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Happily a sole member of the class did manage to avoid the cutter's torch, namely D5705, and is currently being restored on the East Lancashire Railway.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Below is a short video of our model, fitted with an excellent Digitrains DCC sound decoder, at the head of a short rake of ventilated vans, the type of work that it will no doubt be called upon to do quite regularly on the railway.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHc6tWcT2wWNqu95CRfJ6lcF4MZXgK75ArUsrTDfGcNXnRnmVR9XygnuCMPMDi3EUwGUFVeN8OCe2tc_xDVA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="color: #660000;"></span><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-37715301050452483342022-01-26T16:51:00.006+00:002022-01-26T16:52:27.225+00:00Weedkiller Train<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">With spring, hopefully, just around the corner, it was decided to make sure that the weedkiller train was in good order and in a state of readiness to deal with any unwanted weeds that we might find growing on the railway.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">The train is topped and tailed by a couple of our Class 20 locomotives and consists of the following items of rolling stock:</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="2953" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0R7qL7m3R2T4_yB5u79w-VJ2uwin_vK61IPpPy-35zZzk1t5Uf4VuREUfQg2JZX5hzs3irQvxo-FEVdiiGBKBTf_oOIT0vrK5uoCtR5-WCLlMuMzjN0VUT-tBwHsVA3ILu1u-p1BHpiAA-l2mHGU5D_gXiliWBYs9o_OHFbYnNwR742ClP81wXKNUAA=w400-h149" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Immediately behind the first loco are these two Bachmann Mk1 coaches in the Nomix-Chipman Weedkiller Grey livery.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">These were produced as a coach pack by Bachmann for Kernow Models and have the Catalogue Nº 39-000P. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Their Running Nºs are: CC99016 and CC99017.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="2953" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWZA9xO-CKisWmCRKjkYC3kmxMirf-3-bfGsdAVv3cSfOHca7KXI-WsOHXd9vtyYsmL-SLrImNx6YP2Pf2BfeDIbaFoemD7rThFSPEeT8SeOTMavPQA4ylA7F3laMS4mCBFbM0OLKv2hrIPr8pf5Q-krbafo2bywyWBsZLdYDxnl2m9oDdmfRzPt6XGw=w400-h193" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Next come two TTA Water Tanks, again by Bachmann with Running Nºs 56963 and 56964. I believe there should also be a third tank, numbered 56365, but it is missing from our rake, for the moment.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The three tanks were issued as a set with the Catalogue Nº 37-576T.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ5H3BcVBcx23OCRwpqCtAMeHfbAEaRwGTdT1KlMaQb0Pfvo_fFP7Tsjtkp6h4ITmw2mpErwCGHQjcYoRTsoHxekmsP54bbdfeW0cL8snYVApmDtrA750D1kNdB6aaUGQ2FXsT6abz8wlA3c2T69KOc1psfe4E6Sj2Gm-Q5UtVxSIDb4FtZYdcoMVYZQ=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2953" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ5H3BcVBcx23OCRwpqCtAMeHfbAEaRwGTdT1KlMaQb0Pfvo_fFP7Tsjtkp6h4ITmw2mpErwCGHQjcYoRTsoHxekmsP54bbdfeW0cL8snYVApmDtrA750D1kNdB6aaUGQ2FXsT6abz8wlA3c2T69KOc1psfe4E6Sj2Gm-Q5UtVxSIDb4FtZYdcoMVYZQ=w400-h216" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The final items in the train are these three green Chipman Weed Control Tanks and black Water Tank, all by Heljan and issued as a set with the Catalogue Nº 1170.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Running Nºs are: 115, 117, 120 and 48116, respectively.<br /></span></span></span></div><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-20927007089961103422022-01-23T16:02:00.003+00:002022-01-23T16:03:41.769+00:00Tri-ang TC Electrics and a Budd Railcar<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">We had a couple of rare and unusual visitors to the railway recently in the shape of two Tri-ang TC Electric Locos with a rake of Transcontinental Coaches plus a Budd, Canadian National, silver & black railcar.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">With there being no overhead catenary on Lakeland Railway the two TC Electrics had to be diesel hauled but they did make for a fine sight.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWOu1yReT8crlbGj-wX37NaGkg6BW5LxdjtWrec2le1gY_FgOFsOMMydIRS7ySHdgrVruEwdeNgN0MOKBywR4hS71pR4A8Y84_e8Y6K7gWYeJjZKrLVY9b6lhYH6VpS_UK_ryk7wsioiLah0hE_iUr8dUjCBjdEgsYXvxGUdy5H6zY_n4A56Z1W5iCHw=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="2953" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWOu1yReT8crlbGj-wX37NaGkg6BW5LxdjtWrec2le1gY_FgOFsOMMydIRS7ySHdgrVruEwdeNgN0MOKBywR4hS71pR4A8Y84_e8Y6K7gWYeJjZKrLVY9b6lhYH6VpS_UK_ryk7wsioiLah0hE_iUr8dUjCBjdEgsYXvxGUdy5H6zY_n4A56Z1W5iCHw=w400-h251" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The first loco is this green and orange liveried version, Nº 7503, although the number does not appear anywhere on the actual loco.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº for this is R257 and I think she dates from between 1959 and 1960.<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQeufhy5f0nLmDMN2jpomgtVdzcnOsx8972ba3LdNmt9eH8YdufYt0Ibx8FJS2JJutzVi58BIfZBCTywnOugeZ4d8mYu3_xPXbVMhdZqVpd_cjClFZv6hobRkLaLzi8YWUbSFO4ErMMXr_7AvEHGJlqUSIAmpg-xoBFCRstrdzinFknSm4jmrpWmmPWA=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="2953" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQeufhy5f0nLmDMN2jpomgtVdzcnOsx8972ba3LdNmt9eH8YdufYt0Ibx8FJS2JJutzVi58BIfZBCTywnOugeZ4d8mYu3_xPXbVMhdZqVpd_cjClFZv6hobRkLaLzi8YWUbSFO4ErMMXr_7AvEHGJlqUSIAmpg-xoBFCRstrdzinFknSm4jmrpWmmPWA=w400-h251" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Next is this two-tome green liveried version, also numbered 7503 and with the same Catalogue Nº R257.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This model was slightly later than the first one, dating from between 1962 and 1964.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijFpQbJic8ZgYQkoTz3jcOZUREuOF3C3lUtB1VHQBbk-p3m8crLQK92lAGcHOcNXdjXqyLZ5ZmGDfhwCddK4vQHK14Uyf3l4Xa0wSENmyvLxP8H5h0w64knIotrQsdO-ekXSnFhtmLcEXRGuyGa86hGNRjdA9Q_NaAYrhgVfXkTChvSXh8yVRHPubZ4w=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2953" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijFpQbJic8ZgYQkoTz3jcOZUREuOF3C3lUtB1VHQBbk-p3m8crLQK92lAGcHOcNXdjXqyLZ5ZmGDfhwCddK4vQHK14Uyf3l4Xa0wSENmyvLxP8H5h0w64knIotrQsdO-ekXSnFhtmLcEXRGuyGa86hGNRjdA9Q_NaAYrhgVfXkTChvSXh8yVRHPubZ4w=w400-h246" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Tri-ang also produced a rake of four matching, two-tone green, Transcontinental coaches, the first of which we see here being a Passenger Car, Nº 70831. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R335 and she, like the ones that follow, was only available between 1962 and 1963.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh39LzrZ5bXk-Qz4ePLVNvmkdSQq2V4njIrKGlKe9Bmiu_ssaeXkmiDMEgafm4RmOY90VsHmzfNXM3oLIOrNt76YJqanrB9p4K3ndSspX4spGnJebZYde-CNV9km9fmkYHGPvfMUTC8-mAOHL0n2H6_OVt5A94gxxg2s31frveNyVfR8Kw1KPTuYxw48A=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="2953" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh39LzrZ5bXk-Qz4ePLVNvmkdSQq2V4njIrKGlKe9Bmiu_ssaeXkmiDMEgafm4RmOY90VsHmzfNXM3oLIOrNt76YJqanrB9p4K3ndSspX4spGnJebZYde-CNV9km9fmkYHGPvfMUTC8-mAOHL0n2H6_OVt5A94gxxg2s31frveNyVfR8Kw1KPTuYxw48A=w400-h241" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Baggage / Kitchen Car is next and is unnumbered. </span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R337.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg39cfwbhvbxH_TTB3y5cpf8ox1zON_ljblNVYbJqUJIgpf3TYqRmIeK_im_25bpF7Wd_bz58hie0AkoZDgqrb1DlgZJ1hdVDmQ4POl2pRxjVdzvDHgRCXFmMGYHC2_QtKRjuXWyxhCF56wqiBRBANROoJGB9JF3BR_WmESPYCgtlMcuTEFBM_X18SnWg=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2953" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg39cfwbhvbxH_TTB3y5cpf8ox1zON_ljblNVYbJqUJIgpf3TYqRmIeK_im_25bpF7Wd_bz58hie0AkoZDgqrb1DlgZJ1hdVDmQ4POl2pRxjVdzvDHgRCXFmMGYHC2_QtKRjuXWyxhCF56wqiBRBANROoJGB9JF3BR_WmESPYCgtlMcuTEFBM_X18SnWg=w400-h241" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Now we come to the Diner which, again, is unnumbered.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R338.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhovN4X7TrQ-HTzXHHd3BEiRVMAWVSM88-lHv-OGbi4ZkXspiYLOxZTH2PkT-LAJubllxTvBfQ9bmPAnRIpUif-WpFAB_bIaht6weztii5ztP1m7i6ym5q48Al4x7JJJMwcpjE9Ycqtrv5wnbsYhF7zOLXxnxjBOmVqMHuoasQxwqkX88Lgee6iAoed9A=s1772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1772" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhovN4X7TrQ-HTzXHHd3BEiRVMAWVSM88-lHv-OGbi4ZkXspiYLOxZTH2PkT-LAJubllxTvBfQ9bmPAnRIpUif-WpFAB_bIaht6weztii5ztP1m7i6ym5q48Al4x7JJJMwcpjE9Ycqtrv5wnbsYhF7zOLXxnxjBOmVqMHuoasQxwqkX88Lgee6iAoed9A=w400-h205" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Finally we see the entire train, posing for the camera before continuing its journey behind the Class 47.</span></span></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: small;">A handsome train, indeed, that maintains its appeal some 60 years after it was produced.</span><br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjlfaIK7AHqA71YkWDTOrl20RC5i07j7w9MdC36--iSAVEV7zN7kr2BABp0TJvoVEhx1Ugydk2y92CcgUY8pkn02HQGbdYoMUMQLva14uvPXTg759rtSrbvzj2JCY_iQLXh7K3Os4bKrlKoAjMzOm-qrKbov9NXdsQYCrTJ2o2gEyqCc-IiiiHXTNKyA=s2953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="2953" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjlfaIK7AHqA71YkWDTOrl20RC5i07j7w9MdC36--iSAVEV7zN7kr2BABp0TJvoVEhx1Ugydk2y92CcgUY8pkn02HQGbdYoMUMQLva14uvPXTg759rtSrbvzj2JCY_iQLXh7K3Os4bKrlKoAjMzOm-qrKbov9NXdsQYCrTJ2o2gEyqCc-IiiiHXTNKyA=w400-h226" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Also handsome, in its own way, is this Tri-ang Budd RDC-2 Railcar in Canadian National silver and black livery.</span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is Nº 101 and it was produced between 1965 and 1971 with the Catalogue Nº: R352CN.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><br /></span></p><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-83236158163924216952021-10-29T21:48:00.000+01:002021-10-29T21:48:00.520+01:00Bachmann DRS Mk2F Coaches<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">As well as the two Class 20s from the Bachmann Collectors Club, I also splashed out on these three Mk2F coaches in the DRS Compass livery and which are all DCC-fitted.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This means that they all have internal lighting while the brake coach also has a tail lamp that can be set to steady or flashing.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9UjTG0sW8mK5PiNN5x1MAZXGV7L7dcI8vPHAO6y1LZg6_tSbaDMZRDME-hQkTfv7f5eKYoKJpdMHd00iaJOaKGqZUD4UZN2EsnSxPJK1Cv4GiojdnpR1WyxbwfM9b_-Ic5U1E8eVs-Nw/s2048/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="2048" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9UjTG0sW8mK5PiNN5x1MAZXGV7L7dcI8vPHAO6y1LZg6_tSbaDMZRDME-hQkTfv7f5eKYoKJpdMHd00iaJOaKGqZUD4UZN2EsnSxPJK1Cv4GiojdnpR1WyxbwfM9b_-Ic5U1E8eVs-Nw/w400-h206/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Here we have the first of the three coaches, standing in the middle road at Sueston station.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This is a Tourist Second Open (TSO) with the</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"> Running Nº 6045 and the Catalogue Nº </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode">39-675KDC.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s9_ED9EEW_vlI2nP9coHvpB_MjG_0_Y4CkLpIf1alUdvlflBXd6a7N0Vjvrd69dneOAqdOUey7jXRvTUlu4v2z6xXiQn9jBehyphenhyphenZVoay8W5rAvz9uAKB2LmkkeMgWLa58eiNlKwg2w1QY/s2048/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s9_ED9EEW_vlI2nP9coHvpB_MjG_0_Y4CkLpIf1alUdvlflBXd6a7N0Vjvrd69dneOAqdOUey7jXRvTUlu4v2z6xXiQn9jBehyphenhyphenZVoay8W5rAvz9uAKB2LmkkeMgWLa58eiNlKwg2w1QY/w400-h208/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The next coach is another TSO with the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Running 5919 and the Catalogue Nº </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode">39-676KDC.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1oZK2VAYcrewKuFp6iWD1eFWI366dRhQHRQ_dT3oD_Eee9MuG6VfVri2v42X8an6n7k21Cc96qLkIZySf5VrjHtkrlwvHAtmn_rQiAe1-ndu4JoM12TSHqiqyhvtb0hA4urgp6bPnBCP/s1772/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1772" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1oZK2VAYcrewKuFp6iWD1eFWI366dRhQHRQ_dT3oD_Eee9MuG6VfVri2v42X8an6n7k21Cc96qLkIZySf5VrjHtkrlwvHAtmn_rQiAe1-ndu4JoM12TSHqiqyhvtb0hA4urgp6bPnBCP/w400-h210/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Finally we have this Brake Second Class Open (BSO) with Running Nº 9525 and Catalogue Nº 39-700KDC.<p></p><p><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRtChwnf3Jd95-I9AABKGvzTnCkSTM2SPkg6DyHLEvEB6rI58KvgkIwnGXo0xzzGeKRLxdDnHPl0VlmP-VYEyKlTJiRgkrEHCQxpiFDsp8E9Qw9QQxSomcFxOFjDs-OUvPXCvucTaky_P/s2693/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2693" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRtChwnf3Jd95-I9AABKGvzTnCkSTM2SPkg6DyHLEvEB6rI58KvgkIwnGXo0xzzGeKRLxdDnHPl0VlmP-VYEyKlTJiRgkrEHCQxpiFDsp8E9Qw9QQxSomcFxOFjDs-OUvPXCvucTaky_P/w400-h174/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode">With the coaches now standing at Platform 3 we can see that, being DCC-fitted, means they can also have operating passenger door lights, which is a really cool feature.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTAb_G22-CzUFIqy4sW7TlqY9_LZIOIxgYy0PlMtoRwdNwDcRjZzGTQLD5EQsM6dsM50-jkBsyOnFYJJlo9wf8t1GqTJjFAhMWHs-fRrg-XJiU_DWp7vQwl-ukTpN6nnj0GNcPwWxtrlz/s2048/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTAb_G22-CzUFIqy4sW7TlqY9_LZIOIxgYy0PlMtoRwdNwDcRjZzGTQLD5EQsM6dsM50-jkBsyOnFYJJlo9wf8t1GqTJjFAhMWHs-fRrg-XJiU_DWp7vQwl-ukTpN6nnj0GNcPwWxtrlz/w400-h246/Bachmann+DRS+Coaches+05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode">I believe only 400 of the two TSO.s were produced while just 350 of the BSO's were made.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span class="tablesaw-cell-content"><span class="FlexProductListingText FlexProductCode">I just need to acquire a matching Direct Services liveried locomotive to haul these very special coaches.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-37431281430559807622021-10-10T14:08:00.009+01:002021-10-10T14:10:47.154+01:00Bachmann's London Transport Class 20s<p><span style="font-family: Antic;">I was recently fortunate enough to acquire this pair of handsome Bachmann London Transport liveried Class 20s via their Collectors Club.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQATnmd4cP_CMgtt2elz1Xti3mNirV3CXRVOrLUUxwagcfmsXjQLJ63ESvnP3mVXb-uVxlCKkxuhK5m9jJn6yJsyWd84uwRrIzdpP3X0uqq-poXx6M8lSE7l01M6H9z9TpHzrUWE6-cR4/s2048/LT+Class+20s+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQATnmd4cP_CMgtt2elz1Xti3mNirV3CXRVOrLUUxwagcfmsXjQLJ63ESvnP3mVXb-uVxlCKkxuhK5m9jJn6yJsyWd84uwRrIzdpP3X0uqq-poXx6M8lSE7l01M6H9z9TpHzrUWE6-cR4/w400-h265/LT+Class+20s+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This first one is 20172 'Sir John Betjeman', Catalogue Nº: 35-359KSF.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8AIOKlaSI4g8_R691TS5TfqNAYVzmhem-9W2WaULrEJ9fjNITg-H_fMyX4mHZC1PywLjECpcawv_S9s7RucxZaQWY8a_qP6OWD6PxTyk15sRbHL2WzEPk8WMmxnXwFQT4pqhXzjnZNP3/s2048/LT+Class+20s+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2048" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8AIOKlaSI4g8_R691TS5TfqNAYVzmhem-9W2WaULrEJ9fjNITg-H_fMyX4mHZC1PywLjECpcawv_S9s7RucxZaQWY8a_qP6OWD6PxTyk15sRbHL2WzEPk8WMmxnXwFQT4pqhXzjnZNP3/w400-h263/LT+Class+20s+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span><span><span><span>While the second one is 20227 'Sherlock Holmes', Catalogue Nº: 35-358KSF.</span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span><span><span><span>Both locos have been factory fitted with sound decoders and they both look and sound absolutely amazing.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYEKHDLZMSGahwK2pAvVJFhB4ZPA1b_uRIEp_qwsf7c316K9XrHiwWd8AbH5C28Ma6GynZnaeDid6SHup9yCuE2koGW63gIdPhSP_myVVSm8uCpu7Qe_eF6H-WTQ09sNlONRy9UAT0yi6/s2048/LT+Class+20s+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYEKHDLZMSGahwK2pAvVJFhB4ZPA1b_uRIEp_qwsf7c316K9XrHiwWd8AbH5C28Ma6GynZnaeDid6SHup9yCuE2koGW63gIdPhSP_myVVSm8uCpu7Qe_eF6H-WTQ09sNlONRy9UAT0yi6/w400-h255/LT+Class+20s+03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;">Here we see the locos coupled together during a test run at Petersfield station.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS6DwH9Rh3SaTrxQQ7PZHKqFvwNLpfJVJmaFYsv4K6Ez1JSAtN4qGfRmZ26xifYbSvQlYv7GZGwQ29SiWgsHWqKZoPsWUW8VMrfC1R3cfgt02olsMXpjKToOgo6G67yLov3Z3z1Imogxh/s2048/LT+Class+20s+04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS6DwH9Rh3SaTrxQQ7PZHKqFvwNLpfJVJmaFYsv4K6Ez1JSAtN4qGfRmZ26xifYbSvQlYv7GZGwQ29SiWgsHWqKZoPsWUW8VMrfC1R3cfgt02olsMXpjKToOgo6G67yLov3Z3z1Imogxh/w400-h272/LT+Class+20s+04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;">They are now glimpsed passing the entrance to the service depot.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDnwyEKZn-9sbzxMFNAYqCjrs0C28PSbIU8_oDMNA1geYIc0i_5zeKOmx7zGGDlwaNGd3KTE2_vXhV5K8HU1bslrrAN5Qi-WQN512fm9ZJfM6nd7QATNxLK0kYFpENli2PfQuf8ragqvO/s2048/LT+Class+20s+05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDnwyEKZn-9sbzxMFNAYqCjrs0C28PSbIU8_oDMNA1geYIc0i_5zeKOmx7zGGDlwaNGd3KTE2_vXhV5K8HU1bslrrAN5Qi-WQN512fm9ZJfM6nd7QATNxLK0kYFpENli2PfQuf8ragqvO/w400-h300/LT+Class+20s+05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">And, finally, from above, with the course of the recently dismantled railway.running alongside.<br /></span></span></span></span></span><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-75349792807624306082021-09-05T16:30:00.007+01:002021-09-05T16:32:05.385+01:00Inspection Saloon<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here we see a recently acquired Bachmann Inspection Saloon being pushed along the branch line by one of our Class 33's - 33025 'Sultan'..</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I have long wanted one of the coaches and, fortunately, Bachmann recently released two new models in both Blue and Grey livery and Maroon and, as you can see here, I went for the blue and grey version although the maroon is equally as good.. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº for this one is 39-777A while for the maroon version, it is 39-775</span></span>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQZ8bHJhrZgM7EOyNG5fFhCPtSCrKbHkvnHXscHTtqTFjgydZ9Bg3wk-QS3LqwJxlOoS-OcfZh4B1ZpMTn3BvZImiaY9uKZTsfuxE_siq-PtBHQU4rThhubtl6IzFntuFVkq3k_UFSrf2/s1476/Inspection+Saloon+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1476" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQZ8bHJhrZgM7EOyNG5fFhCPtSCrKbHkvnHXscHTtqTFjgydZ9Bg3wk-QS3LqwJxlOoS-OcfZh4B1ZpMTn3BvZImiaY9uKZTsfuxE_siq-PtBHQU4rThhubtl6IzFntuFVkq3k_UFSrf2/w400-h300/Inspection+Saloon+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In the photo above, we see the train pausing at the smallest station on the railway, Folly View Farm Halt. Clearly it is waiting to pick up the person hurrying up the steps towards the platform. Is he the Inspector, I wonder?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3m1w6IJn-a1Xf70gtl2CgKlFybMX-Mc4AMbR_EM9RsNd1RWlIn1jr4PYZy_uxI2-dJ77v1Jh2sGDekQ2HpQiEkqDChBNTUxgfZsRJcBxoSV632C48QfVgIgrPNgN90kDV1IiupAcAGnT/s1476/Inspection+Saloon+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1476" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3m1w6IJn-a1Xf70gtl2CgKlFybMX-Mc4AMbR_EM9RsNd1RWlIn1jr4PYZy_uxI2-dJ77v1Jh2sGDekQ2HpQiEkqDChBNTUxgfZsRJcBxoSV632C48QfVgIgrPNgN90kDV1IiupAcAGnT/w400-h289/Inspection+Saloon+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;">The train is now making its way towards the next station on the branch, High Bridge, with the main line seen running, in parallel, below.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5A-2YdIjfiz3ibpXSYf71lofPRi0axr3WTtFicRzRuF_3YTAuliNY3aGy1nSrWIol2_Nr_ucI1bIUCPnM2P4T5XvGrVR7Rw-zvOZ1zYkB-Tv1PfKzDJWlZb_RiB7kb3S-ChdSywVLcfG/s1476/Inspection+Saloon+04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1476" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5A-2YdIjfiz3ibpXSYf71lofPRi0axr3WTtFicRzRuF_3YTAuliNY3aGy1nSrWIol2_Nr_ucI1bIUCPnM2P4T5XvGrVR7Rw-zvOZ1zYkB-Tv1PfKzDJWlZb_RiB7kb3S-ChdSywVLcfG/w400-h300/Inspection+Saloon+04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;">Against a spectacular backdrop, she is now seen pulling into High Bridge.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv38hCGALA7gRmub783wuX-GRqMAt-Cd95oW9gYUtwB7RARxRWyjVLFNCYy0Tf1VpA_ucjkIO67YjYsy5SpXJKjFD2OmK22trU5ldz08gI-0FAFnTcoJpWWER-ljeidS22OBtiP5oMCrBK/s1476/Inspection+Saloon+05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1218" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv38hCGALA7gRmub783wuX-GRqMAt-Cd95oW9gYUtwB7RARxRWyjVLFNCYy0Tf1VpA_ucjkIO67YjYsy5SpXJKjFD2OmK22trU5ldz08gI-0FAFnTcoJpWWER-ljeidS22OBtiP5oMCrBK/w330-h400/Inspection+Saloon+05.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Finally we glimpse the train as she makes her way to Anchwood, the final station on the branch line. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Now, one has to wonder why it was decided to run the Inspection Saloon along the branch line..</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">They couldn't possibly be thinking of closing it - could they?<br /></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-3810896731261521182021-07-11T16:05:00.000+01:002021-07-11T16:05:16.167+01:00More Locos - Old & New<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here are five more locos that have recently been added to the fleet, beginning with a second Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-2T. <br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpxkZnDa_YDLsx-veTP9NQmi08vXNWdNSZtWrll8WefWh21CnAnN9UsktO2JmPTlizmwcbGJvgl82vo1g_eaMoJ5m9HNVEw0XMsP0mXXJZNWbILCjW8OYzlRVn8lpLf5b4MFG1ShuaSEq/s2048/Ivatt+2-6-2s+on+the+Branch..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpxkZnDa_YDLsx-veTP9NQmi08vXNWdNSZtWrll8WefWh21CnAnN9UsktO2JmPTlizmwcbGJvgl82vo1g_eaMoJ5m9HNVEw0XMsP0mXXJZNWbILCjW8OYzlRVn8lpLf5b4MFG1ShuaSEq/w400-h243/Ivatt+2-6-2s+on+the+Branch..jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Her Running Nº is 41243 and the Catalogue Nº is 31-440 and she is seen, above, double-heading a train on the branch line with sister loco 41272.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">I wanted to have a pair of these locos on the railway as they were the usual motive power on the Somerset & Dorset branch line, between Highbridge and Evercreech Junction and, quite often, on to Templecombe, in the latter years of the line's existence. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">A pair of them also operated one of the last specials to run along the branch during the final weekend before closure.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Turning to diesel power, now, and here we have a Heljan W&M Railbus in early light green livery, with those all-important speed whiskers.</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CNi6kjeO3XaLn8s4SfpVBjFh8pCv3fr2so5MwcEQXnoaht3xEO2Z6IaTVyp98cmC7HWSspfYlJ47F1ZNM4l_0UMXhI2PoLY9ngu4c8fPeV0AximnvB9-HL-tZJiRcm9PAL0zqdhP2vTp/s1969/Railbus+at+Niggly+Bottom+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1969" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CNi6kjeO3XaLn8s4SfpVBjFh8pCv3fr2so5MwcEQXnoaht3xEO2Z6IaTVyp98cmC7HWSspfYlJ47F1ZNM4l_0UMXhI2PoLY9ngu4c8fPeV0AximnvB9-HL-tZJiRcm9PAL0zqdhP2vTp/w400-h211/Railbus+at+Niggly+Bottom+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is pictured at Niggly Bottom Halt where she will operate the branch, along with a couple of Class 121 bubble cars. This model has the Running Nº E79960 and the Catalogue Nº: 8700.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">These railcars were built by the German manufacturer Waggon and Maschinenbau (W&M)</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> but only five of them were in service between 1958 and 1967.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;">The next diesel is one of the early prototypes, namely Class D16/2, which were designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoZSfs-yYfrK9xQnj7h6nDw0-CmA1242VhoUfcxa6Dtcj2cANU8Q9J26A5QBxrk0_F4XjHjIPjk6pUrqDDuXilIyFF-aQOsGnw_Ku_bRC4A-AZvvCYt9DPIrt8Ya-mkCjwDi6q14HYZJc/s1969/10203+at+Sueston+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1969" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoZSfs-yYfrK9xQnj7h6nDw0-CmA1242VhoUfcxa6Dtcj2cANU8Q9J26A5QBxrk0_F4XjHjIPjk6pUrqDDuXilIyFF-aQOsGnw_Ku_bRC4A-AZvvCYt9DPIrt8Ya-mkCjwDi6q14HYZJc/w400-h224/10203+at+Sueston+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">ANother diesel class that was few in number with just three of them being built and introduced between 1951 and 1954. This model is the third and final member of the class, with the Running Nº 10203, and it was made by Dapol for Kernow Model Rail Centre. </span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">She has the Catalogue Nº K2703 and is seen above at Sueston, waiting to depart with an express. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Now, just a little bit more up to date is this Hornby Class 31, 31452 'Minotaur' in Fragonset livery.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm-5DDgwvTSveqZbPwtRZtvkEYYEv22n7uerg4Hgkv1mapvHRjUkQdSWPMHExA9gzNamUuU4fCePyUcKWK07IA9-Pw772nUWy5UewcqN9T4Pu6mUhTU9rsRkNDj51W8aVBazFGo1nMuWr/s1938/Class+33+%2527Minotaur%2527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1938" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm-5DDgwvTSveqZbPwtRZtvkEYYEv22n7uerg4Hgkv1mapvHRjUkQdSWPMHExA9gzNamUuU4fCePyUcKWK07IA9-Pw772nUWy5UewcqN9T4Pu6mUhTU9rsRkNDj51W8aVBazFGo1nMuWr/w400-h225/Class+33+%2527Minotaur%2527.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;">I do like this livery although our model is already beginning to look a bit grubby. </span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;">Her Catalogue Nº is R2573 and she has a sound decoder fitted by DC Kits. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here we see her collecting some wagons from Davemoor's factory siding.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally we have the most modern of our quintet in the guise of this Hornby Class 67 - 67026 'Diamond Jubilee'.<span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z1Z5-d5AsLPCchQOAx5wpRRAYz3CqYHnX9VfaZ1wVOA-gJmSXnbdQ7k_garysjQ_C0hmkre7a38Ts9wXd5MM8pRlCbHxrBslXdI20e9m2XeiAv5zbKZ8xX2DmF4296sCVvsR2uVpBj2Y/s1969/Class+67+67026+%2527Diamond+Jubilee%2527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1969" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z1Z5-d5AsLPCchQOAx5wpRRAYz3CqYHnX9VfaZ1wVOA-gJmSXnbdQ7k_garysjQ_C0hmkre7a38Ts9wXd5MM8pRlCbHxrBslXdI20e9m2XeiAv5zbKZ8xX2DmF4296sCVvsR2uVpBj2Y/w400-h260/Class+67+67026+%2527Diamond+Jubilee%2527.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">She is seen at Gunnmere at the head of the Royal Train and joins our other Royal liveried Class 67, 67006 'Royal Sovereign'.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This model has a sound decoder fitted, by Digitrains, and she really does sound as awesome as she looks. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is R3216 and just 500 models were produced, which were only available through the Hornby Collectors Club.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Yes, she really is something quite special.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-88830406169736932732021-05-15T16:04:00.000+01:002021-05-15T16:04:09.826+01:00A Delightful Duo<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Following on from the new diesels, featured last time, here two new steam locomotives that I have recently acquired..</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In ascending order of power, we have this Bachmann Ivatt Class 2MT, Nº: 41272, Catalogue Nº: 31-441DC.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzUGTaz-RD0IZzsHVqK4FqwO-Pq1FfX8_D2oM2ZU0EV1RbwZakVideBAK7ieRiusFmPIvlu3FJ_BXWoGOjsvRo_fWk7rWfybyNe5J8RZ4_2b4Pq691IFNa6ogsqEMXCUPWrg8jm6K-S_g/s1969/Ivatt+Class+2MT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1969" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzUGTaz-RD0IZzsHVqK4FqwO-Pq1FfX8_D2oM2ZU0EV1RbwZakVideBAK7ieRiusFmPIvlu3FJ_BXWoGOjsvRo_fWk7rWfybyNe5J8RZ4_2b4Pq691IFNa6ogsqEMXCUPWrg8jm6K-S_g/w400-h266/Ivatt+Class+2MT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>She is seen here at Anchwood, waiting to depart with a branch line service to Gunnmere.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">As her catalogue number indicates, she comes with DCC already fitted and will have sound added one day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is a great little performer and is perfect for local services and for operating trains on the branch.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The next loco is this Hornby BR Standard Class 5MT, Nº 45116, catalogue Nº: R3385TTS.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBb536OzO94nFKCZhwFXoxF4pVri7pY8xOgcGHBKbjUXjiVTBVhF-rIE_DLnMeIZlZcXa0AAQeC2bPGc2POofIfr8Li_XajnvG9ds5he8Z1RGasJTSMnYD65kbl5bTJEbkxZB0yzN0l5J/s2048/Standard+Class+5MT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBb536OzO94nFKCZhwFXoxF4pVri7pY8xOgcGHBKbjUXjiVTBVhF-rIE_DLnMeIZlZcXa0AAQeC2bPGc2POofIfr8Li_XajnvG9ds5he8Z1RGasJTSMnYD65kbl5bTJEbkxZB0yzN0l5J/w400-h251/Standard+Class+5MT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She looks magnificent in her BR black livery with early crest and is a superb runner, capable of pulling eight coaches without much trouble.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Her catalogue number would suggest that she was, originally, fitted with a TTS sound decoder but this was removed before I acquired her. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">However, she does have a standard decoder and will be fitted with sound in due course.</span></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><br /></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-88131516998162213502021-05-09T13:56:00.007+01:002021-05-09T13:57:45.804+01:00A Quirky Quartet<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">During the past few weeks I have added a few more locomotives to the fleet, with four more diesels and a couple of steam locos joining the growing ranks of motive power.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In this blog I will feature the diesels and will begin with this Heljan Class 14.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw7GUnt99qLr5GP67DkTDNp-hXkeRUtiBfhwrgzAwK_nmHr_oHzsF3rfVwTvkUE1_v_Ny3XtCJ-b1YpXxwcb8fnc89CtJ1IK9VZQGutkPZ-avDk3adjW67v_MUW0eFR7kNFruEs3vRk6U/s2048/Class+14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="2048" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw7GUnt99qLr5GP67DkTDNp-hXkeRUtiBfhwrgzAwK_nmHr_oHzsF3rfVwTvkUE1_v_Ny3XtCJ-b1YpXxwcb8fnc89CtJ1IK9VZQGutkPZ-avDk3adjW67v_MUW0eFR7kNFruEs3vRk6U/w400-h259/Class+14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is seen here shunting wagons in the coal depot and this will probably be her main task since she is in NCB livery. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I have long wanted to add a model of these cute but, sadly, short-lived Teddy Bears to the fleet but they are not very easy to come by and, when you do find one, it is often quite expensive, even second-hand. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">So I was very pleased to acquire this one, especially as she is a Hattons Special Edition of only 400 models produced.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Her Running Nº is 31 and the Catalogue Nº is 1402.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-W9u0j4KBywXCzWcNBfCLj7G3g4or-63AJ3IXeyAki47KfnAmpLlqJOAu-bhcbTFhGJd9X1FNKaamxBtGhiMOE4PV-6O8gK-f33LykyT7JDeROhyiyNPfrmblMmJvbFhzRqbzJl1ATqd/s2048/Class+17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-W9u0j4KBywXCzWcNBfCLj7G3g4or-63AJ3IXeyAki47KfnAmpLlqJOAu-bhcbTFhGJd9X1FNKaamxBtGhiMOE4PV-6O8gK-f33LykyT7JDeROhyiyNPfrmblMmJvbFhzRqbzJl1ATqd/w400-h248/Class+17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The second new diesel locomotive is this Class 17, also by Heljan.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is now the third Clayton Type 1 in our fleet and, considering I was only ever going to have the one member of this doomed class, i.e. Ribble Cement, I don't know why I now find myself with three of them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">They are quite a quirky design, though, and I do find them rather endearing. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Ribble Cement was actually one of my earliest acquisitions and, unlike her bigger sisters, has proved extremely reliable through the years.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is the second blue liveried version and is the only loco, amongst this quartet, to have sound already fitted.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is by Olivias, which is not the best Class 17 sound file but it is okay for now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Running Nº is D8507 and the Catalogue Nº is 17081.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpi4GWLc3KhL7WsSrGM9-xAaBZczVWFbXAgNzp5c9805vWhylhlkiHcF2PMCvC3afv8nSftdRjY_PgSsmdtCjRsX2njtZYj04_ijkO7cG1uDS5clvJJZI6TjyxEjTVSijWsJu5Oo_hRrxo/s2048/Class+27B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2048" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpi4GWLc3KhL7WsSrGM9-xAaBZczVWFbXAgNzp5c9805vWhylhlkiHcF2PMCvC3afv8nSftdRjY_PgSsmdtCjRsX2njtZYj04_ijkO7cG1uDS5clvJJZI6TjyxEjTVSijWsJu5Oo_hRrxo/w400-h211/Class+27B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The next locomotive is this Class 27, which is yet another excellent model by Heljan.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is pictured here in the Service Depot and, hopefully, on her way to being cleaned as she is looking quite dirty.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This now makes four BRCW locomotives in the fleet as there is already a Class 26 plus two Class 33's, all by Heljan</span></span>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This model's Running Nº is 27030 and the Catalogue Nº is 2716.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyhVIM5qZnJAkEoXQR5PgB35fbEmuQCiQ7j03ToeaXEK3_lsYgQguRmG7bc90XFUAj5OLs7b8_GUgD2gZsgbQS6-Ryos76X0UGdyxP06z8vVXWTejj5Brd0AdvYtNExY4bfbA3Ds9z82y/s2048/Class+43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="2048" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyhVIM5qZnJAkEoXQR5PgB35fbEmuQCiQ7j03ToeaXEK3_lsYgQguRmG7bc90XFUAj5OLs7b8_GUgD2gZsgbQS6-Ryos76X0UGdyxP06z8vVXWTejj5Brd0AdvYtNExY4bfbA3Ds9z82y/w400-h233/Class+43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The fourth diesel to enter service is this green-liveried Class 43</span></span> by Bachmann.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is D841 'Roebuck' (Catalogue Nº 32-069) and she is the third diesel hydraulic Warship to enter service on the railway.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">We see her, above, pulling out of the ballast yard with a rake of Yeoman hoppers in tow.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I love these Bachmann Warships and have had their BR blue-liveried Class 42 '812 Royal Naval Reserve' for a long time and she has given sterling service.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The maroon-liveried Class 43 'D865 Zealous' is a more recent addition but is already another popular loco. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">So, I am sure Roebuck will follow in her predecessors' footsteps. and see regular service on a mix of passenger and freight duties.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-8559741655366972602021-03-13T16:10:00.003+00:002021-03-13T16:10:31.747+00:00Sealink Coaches<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I recently managed to acquire these five Sealink coaches,</span> with three being by Bachmann and two by Lima.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This is the first time that I have owned any of these attractively liveried coaches and I daresay they won't be used all that often but, when they are, I believe normal motive power should be a Class 47.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCYBRgQqPbvvaYBLXGrcjgCiH61WSpMucgr_M-i3-qNRgUOPTkbP6hISltAuMrDCOjXDzfnnv18FC7PeMDyp94uqMwsIIvuhOZ6UjqcAjW8nJdKQ77QCCpFnWwhk2IOM6tid7snIxtjjf/s2362/Sealink+01A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="2362" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCYBRgQqPbvvaYBLXGrcjgCiH61WSpMucgr_M-i3-qNRgUOPTkbP6hISltAuMrDCOjXDzfnnv18FC7PeMDyp94uqMwsIIvuhOZ6UjqcAjW8nJdKQ77QCCpFnWwhk2IOM6tid7snIxtjjf/w400-h176/Sealink+01A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOuUf7ly1PWpwB-ygpkT0TIBx4Cr8xAhoUXT527saTREdU4h6H9VGJH29dEsMXHFEzXEjz4UUSafYjGRrF_dSJ7nxvStm97M7B_XjLh5iZo5YV3YZKHQIhyhZz5KFW6s5IqYUPo_uy_Ph/s2362/Sealink+03A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="2362" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOuUf7ly1PWpwB-ygpkT0TIBx4Cr8xAhoUXT527saTREdU4h6H9VGJH29dEsMXHFEzXEjz4UUSafYjGRrF_dSJ7nxvStm97M7B_XjLh5iZo5YV3YZKHQIhyhZz5KFW6s5IqYUPo_uy_Ph/w400-h179/Sealink+03A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">These first two coaches are by Bachmann and were sold as a pair through the Bachmann Collectors Club in, I believe, 2015</span>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 39-001K<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The coach in the top photograph is a BSK, Running Nº SC35070 while the coach in the lower photograph is an SK with the Running Nº: SC24884.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-ivUfFb2gcWZSYCYWA9J-GpCf5bSFSPe3e0UWN3ISA4-x9XWAhR7TuesG8VvIJfTxYs3No4ynO6svPWXFihOFlAMMatTnMUwG44-y1W7yGgAA7m-A4S3vA4ubyChh6FH3dNu7NOEO5qk/s1969/Sealink+02A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1969" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-ivUfFb2gcWZSYCYWA9J-GpCf5bSFSPe3e0UWN3ISA4-x9XWAhR7TuesG8VvIJfTxYs3No4ynO6svPWXFihOFlAMMatTnMUwG44-y1W7yGgAA7m-A4S3vA4ubyChh6FH3dNu7NOEO5qk/w400-h179/Sealink+02A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is the third coach by Bachmann and it another SK that was sold singly, probably around the same time as the Twin Coach Pack</span>.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Catalogue Nº is 39-032 and the </span></span>Running Nº is </span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">24859.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHLCCCXgrFlv7TMNxreaktdXfl8TQ58D0dEaasQtgItUOV-5rENt6IHe7JlncsiVqvqxloSiokUEcPFzjd7EOdmEWW5DptAp8wJC_p0zvphRBaroNQLCtAbisShiDbFCabQTVTdEY_w-C/s2362/Lima+Sealink+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2362" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHLCCCXgrFlv7TMNxreaktdXfl8TQ58D0dEaasQtgItUOV-5rENt6IHe7JlncsiVqvqxloSiokUEcPFzjd7EOdmEWW5DptAp8wJC_p0zvphRBaroNQLCtAbisShiDbFCabQTVTdEY_w-C/w400-h178/Lima+Sealink+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Now for the first of the two Lima coaches. This is a CK with the Running Nº SC7997.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is L305318 and it dates from 1987.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Zsj1V1a1Tnn7HXzNhZgHDWpOtv9QcJ9Qa8aFA93l2k0TA0MWXRKGvUGi8UOVni4M7pAEJSAs0-9-cbMdQ4ymfk6laYRMmIPxPzJbFi-sDnv68uYRFqr1eWhmfVpFExoTRBePqiOS0fSO/s2362/Sealink+05A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="2362" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Zsj1V1a1Tnn7HXzNhZgHDWpOtv9QcJ9Qa8aFA93l2k0TA0MWXRKGvUGi8UOVni4M7pAEJSAs0-9-cbMdQ4ymfk6laYRMmIPxPzJbFi-sDnv68uYRFqr1eWhmfVpFExoTRBePqiOS0fSO/w400-h179/Sealink+05A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;">Bringing up the rear is this<span style="color: #660000;"> Lima BSK with the Running Nº SC35070 which, unfortunately, is the same as the Bachmann BSK although I guess it could be changed quite easily.<br /></span></span><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is: L305316 and it dates from 1987.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Lima did actually produce a third coach in Sealink livery, namely an SK with the Running Nº: SC24850, so I am now on the lookout for this one to complete the set.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-19785172470348129082021-02-27T16:15:00.000+00:002021-02-27T16:15:11.474+00:00Day of the Deltics<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here we have two more additions to the loco fleet in the shape of a Class 55 Deltic and her smaller sister, a Class 23 'Baby Deltic'.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">So, let me begin with the smaller of the two locos, namely this Heljan Class 23 in Early BR Green Livery, Running Nº D5909, Catalogue Nº 2323.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40DMnhY6IXgtfd-VQGVEnS_Hp_8w1-ARmH4U62IFJHIiAX3RsVlr5sckfv6X9JX5eiJNlKpFmezwI9uGlMbEcdlmeOfe54QfIoQ7dQYYzAQjCeCAubrqjSSwDqcKSl5iSZfoKf4NZTx_H/s1772/Baby+Deltic+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1772" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40DMnhY6IXgtfd-VQGVEnS_Hp_8w1-ARmH4U62IFJHIiAX3RsVlr5sckfv6X9JX5eiJNlKpFmezwI9uGlMbEcdlmeOfe54QfIoQ7dQYYzAQjCeCAubrqjSSwDqcKSl5iSZfoKf4NZTx_H/w400-h243/Baby+Deltic+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I picked this loco up at auction for a very reasonable price, especially considering she came with a DCC sound decoder already fitted.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The only down side is that we already have D5909 in the fleet, and in blue livery. So we will have to see about renumbering this one. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is nicely weathered, though, and sounds very good too although I am not sure whose sound files have been installed.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pPEG0i1gIJh3l07wf2Gv-EgDMRiKL9-JzaivhU1SG1d6LC5ss6FDY-ttbGZU_lks4_Hz4wO0VEy7jEO5BSszc9MC8VybqEdPSfKgPPLKkTmYiRBPE4k7hdUTvharXTaaM8LRYyuXyLmG/s2048/Baby+Deltic+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="2048" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pPEG0i1gIJh3l07wf2Gv-EgDMRiKL9-JzaivhU1SG1d6LC5ss6FDY-ttbGZU_lks4_Hz4wO0VEy7jEO5BSszc9MC8VybqEdPSfKgPPLKkTmYiRBPE4k7hdUTvharXTaaM8LRYyuXyLmG/w400-h239/Baby+Deltic+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In the photos above we see her at pulling away from Petersfield, with a brewery train,</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufCzuvE8AKAsxYBliqmUNJusMrmaUSKN9sQRgBZZnnmdFuN5ThlxlCd_SR0qaXwrqcEphIoM3vcHEyh67t0ecsLFJ2TUpTTuvyM9LuI1dIQA13ZcoabD_N4obth9yWI5iwnP1tznYaaZE/s2048/Baby+Deltic+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufCzuvE8AKAsxYBliqmUNJusMrmaUSKN9sQRgBZZnnmdFuN5ThlxlCd_SR0qaXwrqcEphIoM3vcHEyh67t0ecsLFJ2TUpTTuvyM9LuI1dIQA13ZcoabD_N4obth9yWI5iwnP1tznYaaZE/w400-h244/Baby+Deltic+03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">While, in the photo above, we see her passing the entrance to the Service Depot as she heads south with her train of brewery wagons.</span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next we have Bachmann's Class 55, 55002 'Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry', Catalogue Nº 32-525NRM.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This model was produced in 2015 and was exclusive to the National Railway Museum at Shildon as part of their National Collection in Miniature.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG1E0wsf4qWl3GEy_ZX5cv3vs-AEkcqUlwjtWeNko82v5YPJswgpyv4vs2Q15H2i9OsVOw-EqXBvCAQjPUJAtvDb7Wgkji9i2J13Z8s-K_DRZsI_XjjW93eS7OVKdlDmPoyAg8PKtLDFm/s2048/Class+55+55002+KOYLI+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG1E0wsf4qWl3GEy_ZX5cv3vs-AEkcqUlwjtWeNko82v5YPJswgpyv4vs2Q15H2i9OsVOw-EqXBvCAQjPUJAtvDb7Wgkji9i2J13Z8s-K_DRZsI_XjjW93eS7OVKdlDmPoyAg8PKtLDFm/w400-h248/Class+55+55002+KOYLI+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In the photo above she is seen at Sueston, waiting to depart with an express for Davemoor.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She currently does not have a sound decoder fitted but will do so very soon and, if she sounds anything like 55001 'St Paddy', a loco that has been in our fleet since 2009, she will sound amazing!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1GZFdHZSKWxTNP6jstHlSTOF7dr1BN_INtVt7zn1ZBG5MtuRGbnXdRB0N_2nMaHcJ8jLwQ1Limia4CPzVAA_W1kY69cdyCvwdKVMsCY_1TK6CyCiUM6yro0qcticTW9so4ISxIifM6Q/s2517/Two+Deltics+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2517" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1GZFdHZSKWxTNP6jstHlSTOF7dr1BN_INtVt7zn1ZBG5MtuRGbnXdRB0N_2nMaHcJ8jLwQ1Limia4CPzVAA_W1kY69cdyCvwdKVMsCY_1TK6CyCiUM6yro0qcticTW9so4ISxIifM6Q/w400-h199/Two+Deltics+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Finally we glimpse both Deltics, looking absolutely magnificent, at Gunnmere, as they await their next turn of duty.<br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-82293659448185708812021-02-20T16:05:00.002+00:002021-02-20T16:05:48.748+00:00More Royal Coaches<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">We recently acquire four more coaches for the Royal Train while, at the same time, losing one such that there has been a net gain of three making the complete train a rake of nine coaches.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The new coaches are as follows:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Royal Household Sleeper</b><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshFNvr7vfInHVvhIhXbS3Qr2woJ-8uJ122ocTubhtsqh-qvvqhNFuKreb6rNJlcaUuxlcZUfAtknYWJR0vN3skL2dElYNfzroOKGR9_djaCadrNKQmpb4eaZZnRUwrbeKFKPTXXrrLqcS/s3008/Royal+Coach+2908B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="3008" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshFNvr7vfInHVvhIhXbS3Qr2woJ-8uJ122ocTubhtsqh-qvvqhNFuKreb6rNJlcaUuxlcZUfAtknYWJR0vN3skL2dElYNfzroOKGR9_djaCadrNKQmpb4eaZZnRUwrbeKFKPTXXrrLqcS/w400-h139/Royal+Coach+2908B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Antic;">This is the only Bachmann vehicle that we have in the Royal Train.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It is a Royal Household Sleeping Car, Running Nº: 2908 and Bachmann Catalogue Nº: 39-500K. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It was only available via the Bachmann Collectors Club with just 504 being produced in 2013.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The real coach was converted in 1977 and was originally Nº 2013. Sadly, though, she is no more as she was scrapped in 2012.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Royal Household Car</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkijfvRy-pqyMBHpEnaqrL9K0CIKmYIPPXt7x-pM3NVuEfjC2j4Ql-mbAyfjoDqL3HQjVse7v-3XMkuYheCg1weizkwkSa6dH2H_q-8JFxzv-WdxiskeMT6iFh_8hze5VaiwB9RjJMPYw/s1748/Royal+Coach+2918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1748" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkijfvRy-pqyMBHpEnaqrL9K0CIKmYIPPXt7x-pM3NVuEfjC2j4Ql-mbAyfjoDqL3HQjVse7v-3XMkuYheCg1weizkwkSa6dH2H_q-8JFxzv-WdxiskeMT6iFh_8hze5VaiwB9RjJMPYw/w400-h215/Royal+Coach+2918.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is the first of two Royal Household Cars and is Nº 2918. </span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It was issued by Hornby as a Royal Coach Pack, consisting of this and the next two coaches, below. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Catalogue Nº is R4197 and the pack was issued in 2003.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The real coach was converted in 1986, was originally Nº 40515 and is currently stored out of use.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>Royal Household Car</b></span></span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oyViNYh_s6hhhnGhWcAEpiOzJ6tbnnUhWpYFsPlt4ssKMgUrGc7v1MUY2mioPr6a0foTSlDHLDy6rM6erkRNCtT-Qu2PvDqZoM5siSudBxwo1eVOT3DksUG2gvmfDUlFqT3oYkIrKEz8/s3094/Royal+Coach+2919B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="3094" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oyViNYh_s6hhhnGhWcAEpiOzJ6tbnnUhWpYFsPlt4ssKMgUrGc7v1MUY2mioPr6a0foTSlDHLDy6rM6erkRNCtT-Qu2PvDqZoM5siSudBxwo1eVOT3DksUG2gvmfDUlFqT3oYkIrKEz8/w400-h131/Royal+Coach+2919B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is the second of the two Royal Household Cars, issued by Hornby as part of R4197 and this has the Running Nº 2919.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She was converted at the same time as 2918 and, like her sister, is currently stored out of use.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">Royal Household Couchette, Diesel Generator & Brake Van</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vMhUHOVOu46puS9FNuZXSMDgufdEAIYv7inKQCbV30fEDwkKlJDUFU92xYoTWyB7xTzPuBiunLM3j1GGLebxYlSyLG9qAgnHKWF8_QQ7Hehz3_unAKdEFM9_eLh92YQXobhBzwljbMM1/s1772/Royal+Coach+2920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1772" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vMhUHOVOu46puS9FNuZXSMDgufdEAIYv7inKQCbV30fEDwkKlJDUFU92xYoTWyB7xTzPuBiunLM3j1GGLebxYlSyLG9qAgnHKWF8_QQ7Hehz3_unAKdEFM9_eLh92YQXobhBzwljbMM1/w400-h190/Royal+Coach+2920.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The final addition to our Royal Train is this Royal Household Couchette, Nº 2920, which replaces one of the two Couchettes we had that were both numbered 2921.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This couchette acts as a diesel generator and brake van while 2921 is a kitchen come brake van.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Both cars were converted in 1986 and 2920's previous numbers were 14109 and 17109 while 2921 was previously numbered 14107 and 17107. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Both cars are happily still in use.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">So our Royal Train now consists of the following cars:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;">2920: Royal Household Couchette, Diesel Generator and Brake Van</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;">2903: </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Queen's Lounge, Bedroom and Bathroom</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">2904: The Duke of Edinburgh's Lounge, Bedroom and Bathroom<br />2908: Royal Household Sleeping Car<br />2915: Royal Household Sleeping Car</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">2917: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Royal Household Dining Car with Kitchen<br />2918: Royal Household Car</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">2919: Royal Household Car<br />2921: Royal Household Couchette, Kitchen and Brake Van</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-46476951189691334282021-02-12T18:16:00.014+00:002021-02-14T09:13:46.941+00:00Two Duffs and a Tractor<div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Three more diesel locomotives have recently joined the stable of motive power working on the railway in the guise of two Class 47s and another Class 37.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaxW8t_CC5yorLMgqFyg9jmSXFoO0RAgRKSSVcLlKxp75itZwEv4JKAH7yf2URP3UFzGvQRjKBltgiAnFVw4lT0pHPtJjukUT17CC9snPM3ZnNv9KY6KesYMhvfQqWCZuyK4KkIY0heJO/s1772/Heljan+Class+47+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1772" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaxW8t_CC5yorLMgqFyg9jmSXFoO0RAgRKSSVcLlKxp75itZwEv4JKAH7yf2URP3UFzGvQRjKBltgiAnFVw4lT0pHPtJjukUT17CC9snPM3ZnNv9KY6KesYMhvfQqWCZuyK4KkIY0heJO/w400-h297/Heljan+Class+47+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q75z8Rqux1Kry0-Kj0LDh5t16FivGTXapjqTAz0rdHWmvuO_hGrCHlQBxTsKPPYDkcuMdsIRdJPWz_70Sq1Lm37WCZJK-WOnbRH4yLXIgFux2IAtrgHalXtYc-b9UdMb6aDrX3zdk-uf/s1772/Heljan+Class+47+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1772" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q75z8Rqux1Kry0-Kj0LDh5t16FivGTXapjqTAz0rdHWmvuO_hGrCHlQBxTsKPPYDkcuMdsIRdJPWz_70Sq1Lm37WCZJK-WOnbRH4yLXIgFux2IAtrgHalXtYc-b9UdMb6aDrX3zdk-uf/w400-h256/Heljan+Class+47+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The first of the new trio is this Heljan Class 47, D1916 (47812) in BR green livery, Catalogue Nº: 4792<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She is seen here held at signals on the up fast line at Manxton, with a south-bound express.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Behind her a Class 23 at the head of a down stopper is standing at Platform 2 while, in the background, an S&DJR Prussian Blue liveried Class 3F 0-6-0 is ambling along the branch line towards High Bridge.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">There are now six Class 47s in our fleet with this one being the only one by Heljan. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Four of the others are by Bachmann and we now have one by ViTrains, see below.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #660000;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTCF_xV7gYLt8JNLyOhPCtEx_CQcQDDPB0USDdoMQ1hHgS8nSFfZjcGbmSZMcJVgKYRueeSF_KxZqcw3JJICZQY2YBFrhxXCrlKn2M1S7vlh25_8kBozQuJVGA8LqfZfrRHO0T3QJrYYC/s1772/ViTrains+Class+47+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1772" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTCF_xV7gYLt8JNLyOhPCtEx_CQcQDDPB0USDdoMQ1hHgS8nSFfZjcGbmSZMcJVgKYRueeSF_KxZqcw3JJICZQY2YBFrhxXCrlKn2M1S7vlh25_8kBozQuJVGA8LqfZfrRHO0T3QJrYYC/w400-h209/ViTrains+Class+47+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSlsH1h8CL-iaD2s99MsQ_ggFGbzzh3MgftyhRN0wgcqYACIkpI-wqoVtzSFvC7sKXdpOFAu02jrhqqnUgBjDrjL6IwbmHQbENAbvaH0erQZtl3paRP-0pJjeUBvYlxBOeyal3BVzqYMW/s1772/ViTrains+Class+47+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1772" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSlsH1h8CL-iaD2s99MsQ_ggFGbzzh3MgftyhRN0wgcqYACIkpI-wqoVtzSFvC7sKXdpOFAu02jrhqqnUgBjDrjL6IwbmHQbENAbvaH0erQZtl3paRP-0pJjeUBvYlxBOeyal3BVzqYMW/w400-h168/ViTrains+Class+47+03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">So, the second new Class 47 is this one by ViTrains, seen here in our Service Depot.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">I actually acquired this loco some time ago but it had a broken chassis which, sadly, proved impossible to repair.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Indeed, she has long been in the condemned pool awaiting disposal but, for some reason, she was spared this ignominy and I am mightily pleased that she was because I managed to pick-up a chassis the other day that was in need of a new body.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Yay - happy days! <br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She currently only works on DC but she runs extremely smoothly so will definitely be converted to DCC quite quickly I would imagine.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The Running Nº is 47844, she is named 'Derby & Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry', which is quite a mouthful, I will admit, and her Catalogue Nº is V2059.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">She now becomes our second 'Duff' with this striking Inter-City livery although the other one, by Bachmann, is much grubbier.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Still, maybe in time this loco, too, might acquire a layer of dirt and grime.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1SOovxjcW8CBrFxxPJgVeWa8vI00MYmtbV9eH8Kpjd7XebMFcBghsR6wyYVele2qEVu_ieIOu3az_OiXii2wfTLSDGK9xQonOmRMmAMlGna3Dg_cyTMty1uM0PTyfOizcvMQAeb9Oe9m/s1772/Bachmann+37427+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1772" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1SOovxjcW8CBrFxxPJgVeWa8vI00MYmtbV9eH8Kpjd7XebMFcBghsR6wyYVele2qEVu_ieIOu3az_OiXii2wfTLSDGK9xQonOmRMmAMlGna3Dg_cyTMty1uM0PTyfOizcvMQAeb9Oe9m/w400-h241/Bachmann+37427+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrX8PgcPtbiVb2if-a0NNv99kLXXasnQVz0bgqdcguyO-AADuYSBDdE-7qgBMYsFukOTn_qK7RgpUhSxjbbdFCE40Tv-0cEQ6bQcsnxmAt32gDz3PR7mh_GgqVk7T4-scVDMmSjjKxw91/s1772/Bachmann+37427+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1772" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrX8PgcPtbiVb2if-a0NNv99kLXXasnQVz0bgqdcguyO-AADuYSBDdE-7qgBMYsFukOTn_qK7RgpUhSxjbbdFCE40Tv-0cEQ6bQcsnxmAt32gDz3PR7mh_GgqVk7T4-scVDMmSjjKxw91/w400-h246/Bachmann+37427+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">Finally we have this Bachmann Class 37, 37427 'Highland Enterprise'</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"> looking rather splendid in her ScotRail livery as she waits to depart Davemoor.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">This is now the fifth Tractor to join the railway and all are by Bachmann.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">As with the ViTrains Class 47, she is only DC at present but will have a sound decoder fitted before very long.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-11943138730695738512021-02-10T16:22:00.000+00:002021-02-10T16:22:54.863+00:00Test & Support Coaches<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Some unusual coaches have recently been spotted tucked away in sidings on the railway.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The first of these was this Laboratory 14 coach, also named 'Wren'.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is seen here in the middle road at Sueston station in the company of some other RTC liveried coaches.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43fv-NcxWVxmymIOCcE4TfXqpWyDQ4ZQ06bb9oaOE-WOO2PlIUg3DDGo5FXyM-1WPqtSzA_T8lA-pOCrqOyCCNVAt3hd8yagye9SlgjM67wBBlpOCc24uXjidq_fSoGcCpWEIQ6nl1TyR/s1772/Bachmann+Wren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1772" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43fv-NcxWVxmymIOCcE4TfXqpWyDQ4ZQ06bb9oaOE-WOO2PlIUg3DDGo5FXyM-1WPqtSzA_T8lA-pOCrqOyCCNVAt3hd8yagye9SlgjM67wBBlpOCc24uXjidq_fSoGcCpWEIQ6nl1TyR/w400-h213/Bachmann+Wren.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This particular model is by Bachmann and it was commissioned by Modelzone in 2009.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Bachmann
describe it as a BR Mk1 FK ex-Pullman Kitchen Laboratory coach and it
has the Running Nº RDB 975427. The Catalogue Nº is 39-280Z.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The real Laboratory 14 was an acoustics test vehicle that was converted from a Metro Camel Pullman Car, Nº M323E, in 1975.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It was used to monitor noise levels and, for this, microphones and pressure measuring devices were attached to both the inside and outside of the coach. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Therefore, in order that the noise from the locomotive would not affect these measurements, it was often attached to the rear of service trains.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Sadly this coach was scrapped in 1989.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The next two coaches were captured in one of the bay platforms at Gunnmere Junction behind a Class 24.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">They are a pair of Mobile Track Assessment Engineers' Support Coaches and were, again, commissioned by Modelzone, this time in 2008.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1772" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yS-P4h4aJYYKLZCWEC6K2Ue5MbjZ3x_ZeSMqMzdr_kz7ZQ1mzg9qvpKqZyfob2ebGj9u0KsFomWYe9QRhabZPJVzxNLmi3GSxRQ7bOxnOcvRj7aUgEiq2BpCnZDBFs_YLOsylBHnQ81i/w400-h272/Bachmann+Mobile+Track+Assessment+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Running Nºs are DB977337 (top photo) and 977338 (bottom photo) and they have the Catalogue Nº 39-000S.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">These coaches, I believe, formed part of the Network Rail/Serco High Speed Track Recording Train and each included a dormitory</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">As with Laboratory 14, these two coaches, I believe, were also scrapped, in 2008.<br /></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-68865894147100188092021-02-07T16:25:00.002+00:002021-02-07T16:25:19.210+00:00A Greyhound and a Tornado<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The railway played host to a couple of rare visitors recently, in the form of an old BR 4-4-0 Class T9, Nº 30310 in BR Black Livery and the much more recent Peppercorn Class A1 Pacific 'Tornado' Nº. 60163 in BR Express Blue Livery. <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1772" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrl2WgBTVS8AsVwSMY8ZQNu4Vj4Ab7-ALGBuG86MC8B32fhKQc3Z1vKXLRu_-o9AJgD0g9lPc01wnznmyTvoC413kyp4zAUo73o4N4E29WYMjg1tx3DZCrL_uvV3v-FN2MgMlrL6X4Cg0/w400-h289/Hornby+T9+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the photos, above, we see the T9 at Carswater on a local passenger service.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">These handsome locomotives were introduced by the LSWR in 1899 and were designed for express passenger work by Dugald Drummond. There were 66 in total and they were given the nickname 'Greyhounds' due to their speed (up to 85 mph) and their reliability.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Happily one example of this fine class of locos has been preserved, namely 30120, and she is currently undergoing an overhaul to bring her up to main line condition.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This model is by Hornby, has the Catalogue Nº: R2713 and probably dates from around 2009</span></span>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheehUfJIeDhD1fE_3m8ePVBsbUFXbSWhvlxDd0z5wtpE3skMbcFZYdDCpQkzN3Ci7Fl9PczQHe4xJs2cc4TU5rJvZl_jU4FRaXTiXpTySkB-SwA3PaBLAkC8879U5KOZZiForeIaM3P2AA/s1772/Tornado+05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1772" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheehUfJIeDhD1fE_3m8ePVBsbUFXbSWhvlxDd0z5wtpE3skMbcFZYdDCpQkzN3Ci7Fl9PczQHe4xJs2cc4TU5rJvZl_jU4FRaXTiXpTySkB-SwA3PaBLAkC8879U5KOZZiForeIaM3P2AA/w400-h188/Tornado+05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7HZ0A3skb1t03rxkYTDvbF9FOClQJm_cuwtlQi5EaDekb4bHy2yWMxyQaDC1leh61y80te41iZs3mzvoAvtEamJTbVWLfQcTm0AcrRN3698v26UKNceIyKYHVUQ31wgY4DoflU9p5Gxz/s1772/Tornado+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1772" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7HZ0A3skb1t03rxkYTDvbF9FOClQJm_cuwtlQi5EaDekb4bHy2yWMxyQaDC1leh61y80te41iZs3mzvoAvtEamJTbVWLfQcTm0AcrRN3698v26UKNceIyKYHVUQ31wgY4DoflU9p5Gxz/w400-h226/Tornado+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">In these photos we see a much newer locomotive in the shape of the Peppercorn Class A1 'Tornado' in charge of an express at Gunnmere Junction and she is looking rather splendid in her BR Express Blue livery..</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This model is also by Hornby, has the Catalogue Nº R3206 and she dates from 2011.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The real loco was only completed in 2008 and is the 50th member of the class to be built.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Sadly all 49 of the original Peppercorn A1s were scrapped.<br /></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-51142301194465523312021-01-23T17:06:00.004+00:002022-04-12T16:29:28.589+01:00More Steam<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">As well as a couple of new diesel locomotives, there has also been the recent addition of two new tank engines to the railway and, as with the majority of the other steam locos that I have, these two have associations with the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBZ8U5VQHDXe2EBCPhds0eUKvrISO56jqUVVTgE-kCOdDONwJH-YxtJQFv4IxS0Rsib7Fpn_c5GI5G7oMPVitNBOsG3Gr-ToSle4QePlnKtCzxXxvTcoVdJaHVpRBmr1HzFZRvtZYG3zn/s1772/Two+Jintys.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1772" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBZ8U5VQHDXe2EBCPhds0eUKvrISO56jqUVVTgE-kCOdDONwJH-YxtJQFv4IxS0Rsib7Fpn_c5GI5G7oMPVitNBOsG3Gr-ToSle4QePlnKtCzxXxvTcoVdJaHVpRBmr1HzFZRvtZYG3zn/w400-h266/Two+Jintys.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Antic;">The first loco is actually the second Bachmann 3F 0-6-0 'Jinty' to join the fleet (Catalogue Nº 32-233) and, like her sister, she is fitted with a digital decoder but no sound at the moment.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here both locos are seen at Anchwood with one of them at the head of a passenger train for Gunnmere Junction while the other one is in charge of a local goods train.</span></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSxwcjwbrgxG-iTjlXpEwNZwOPYKleI8EJhi5obRf0hbBkeAT5Ds6CgqVnUzh83FR2pEaKkpsnuRi0fBv1JGqbbAYDh_tVpmfUPd58r6_PBMCVdkEfdKw7QJ6DGI0JozCa-4vEZJFvjdn/s1728/Ivatt+2-6-2+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1728" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSxwcjwbrgxG-iTjlXpEwNZwOPYKleI8EJhi5obRf0hbBkeAT5Ds6CgqVnUzh83FR2pEaKkpsnuRi0fBv1JGqbbAYDh_tVpmfUPd58r6_PBMCVdkEfdKw7QJ6DGI0JozCa-4vEZJFvjdn/w400-h238/Ivatt+2-6-2+03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The second steam newcomer is this Bachmann Ivatt 2-6-2 Nº 41221, Catalogue Nº 31-450.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">These locos were regular performers on the Evercreech Junction to Highbridge branch during the S&D's final years and, indeed, a brace of them (41307 and 41269) hauled one of the last excursions along the branch on Saturday 5th March 1966.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It would be good to run a similarly double-headed train on our branch line one day.<br /></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-87775932725648686602021-01-23T16:40:00.000+00:002021-01-23T16:40:18.162+00:00More Diesel<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"> Introducing two more additions to the railway's fleet of diesel locomotives.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1730" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVCucBg0WfuYtrL-IJFal-qz18VysKjLoQPoYhXySmQBvOszZwEsgA4WADlSvcd6tuMUBr6vgDY2JIS0_0ic97BLDO5QZvhHt1xlvPnSWJaUBoG2yxLbZzSG4NWXqd-_3TCeiIT8sB5o0/w400-h256/Class+31+D5512+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Firstly we have this Hornby, Class 31 D5512 in BR green livery, Catalogue Nº R2420.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She is seen here emerging from our Service Depot prior to taking up her duties, which will be anything from freight to local passenger services.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This now makes two of these versatile Type 2 locomotives working on the railway, as we already have 31268 in BR blue.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXhdfICf4px3B9XPD_E_cTYi6zZeyQ2gw_6Sapk5JbCAXn3PIMd1-eO-2O7cabeZW032glUqtzWdtfjovdlThh7lco-zNGokC769DPshhOXk2Zq9xGg8imjyv6T5k0n6vrOxpHKpv_EkU/s2048/Class+50+50037+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="2048" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXhdfICf4px3B9XPD_E_cTYi6zZeyQ2gw_6Sapk5JbCAXn3PIMd1-eO-2O7cabeZW032glUqtzWdtfjovdlThh7lco-zNGokC769DPshhOXk2Zq9xGg8imjyv6T5k0n6vrOxpHKpv_EkU/w400-h217/Class+50+50037+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS_Ey1wmF94lnm9abYmMCJ9Xz6HgFrKW6yBvrZutYGNWkc-UjJ6ef8bP2ka9uCIYuX-v7L9ps5vnvC1RbDu0gcfJMjU-x6JgdJ0ZLOzPykvaS5jD1SASTjr6zS26E1-bALj5iG-kBL_SB/s1772/Class+50+50037+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1772" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS_Ey1wmF94lnm9abYmMCJ9Xz6HgFrKW6yBvrZutYGNWkc-UjJ6ef8bP2ka9uCIYuX-v7L9ps5vnvC1RbDu0gcfJMjU-x6JgdJ0ZLOzPykvaS5jD1SASTjr6zS26E1-bALj5iG-kBL_SB/w400-h226/Class+50+50037+02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">The second diesel loco is this Hornby Class 50 - 50037 'Illustrious' in BR blue. </span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I have always wanted a blue Class 50 and, following my disappointment with the two GBRf-liveried locos (see a previous post) I snatched this one up as a replacement when she became available at a good price.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is now the fifth Class 50 to join the fleet and, like her sisters, she will be used on a variety of services from express passenger (as seen above) through to the occasional freight train., </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Both of these locos have yet to be fitted with sound decoders although this should happen fairly soon.<br /></span></span></span></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865703496550202571.post-6042063374381740752021-01-17T15:17:00.004+00:002021-01-17T15:17:44.173+00:00S&D 1532 Class<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">I recently acquired this little beauty through the Bachmann Collectors Club website and, I think you will agree, she is quite stunning.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-d6yEC3dtJbkTM-SYSEMNjzYASkqoiekn6uPMA8xv7P13_eqOHbs67NUsXO5B7lSygge_bQyBehLxnFCCJndg0TbKgpjhySu9LBvD1IQZRPTAIPR0vPA3rd06Oe9IlSG2b8w0B4f8alj/s2048/S%2526D+1P+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-d6yEC3dtJbkTM-SYSEMNjzYASkqoiekn6uPMA8xv7P13_eqOHbs67NUsXO5B7lSygge_bQyBehLxnFCCJndg0TbKgpjhySu9LBvD1IQZRPTAIPR0vPA3rd06Oe9IlSG2b8w0B4f8alj/w400-h256/S%2526D+1P+03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>She is a Midland Region 1532 Class 0-4-4T, Nº 54, in S&DJR lined Prussian Blue, Catalogue Nº 31-740K and she only became available at the end of last year but has already sold out completely.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">This loco also comes with factory-fitted sound, although Bachmann also produced non-DCC versions.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">She does sound as good as she looks, too, and is a great addition to our fleet of S&D locos, most of which are in this gorgeous Prussian blue livery.<br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk1wM0kljatJQY056IQHWfCnQ1AMRdtXYKmQLee9Phn_3lOiPj-NPE8XA17NsIS-Yn8Ij9KvVlwt75Mr5EBadfboIBM75cdr9Nz2XbrumKCOy8YfY3ItUbDYsOZWbKTnoCmBZcRDlFmVw/s2048/S%2526D+1P+07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1842" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk1wM0kljatJQY056IQHWfCnQ1AMRdtXYKmQLee9Phn_3lOiPj-NPE8XA17NsIS-Yn8Ij9KvVlwt75Mr5EBadfboIBM75cdr9Nz2XbrumKCOy8YfY3ItUbDYsOZWbKTnoCmBZcRDlFmVw/w360-h400/S%2526D+1P+07.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">Only 65 of these smart little locos were built at Derby Works, between 1881 and 1886 to a design by Samuel W Johnson and they were given the power classification 1P.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">All except three of the class were handed to the London Midland and Scottish Railway in the 1923 Grouping. Two of the three exceptions had already been withdrawn by then while the third, the big sister of our model here, had been transferred to the S&D in January 1921. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="color: #660000;">It subsequently passed to the LMS when the S&DJR rolling stock was absorbed in January 1930.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"><span style="font-family: Antic;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQXf0JrAKBjSYdHOP7EEZdTNQc3gqUmom9xdymUZJKdxqas1NPuzVaNc7SK8h36lCx9n4yrpoqO8qMTKcXTDWfq1sxP8L_nTz-_9nWVXLdAZS0Csa_z4wJ3pazL87XDkyUfa_k0mZqgSL/s2048/S%2526D+1P+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQXf0JrAKBjSYdHOP7EEZdTNQc3gqUmom9xdymUZJKdxqas1NPuzVaNc7SK8h36lCx9n4yrpoqO8qMTKcXTDWfq1sxP8L_nTz-_9nWVXLdAZS0Csa_z4wJ3pazL87XDkyUfa_k0mZqgSL/w400-h300/S%2526D+1P+01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #660000;"></span><p></p>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559047352074762826noreply@blogger.com0