A British Locomotive?

[Lordraglan274]

Also the Aluminium stock used for the Blood and Custard rake were my spare cars, there is still a complete rake available for use in original form and when the lines are running 100% USA stock.  I can now change to entiirely BR style stock for a change when I wish, along with the Accucraft four wheel vans etc.

 

[chris m01]

Nice set of locos and coaches. Mine are tucked up in the warm as well and my programme of winter servicing has now started - basically clean and grease/oil everything that moves.

 

[mike smith]

....... You can see why I didnt get on well in 'OO' railway circles cant you? They dont like the wrong door handles on a Mark 1, this would never do. To me this is what a garden railway is all about...a bit of fun and relaxation

Exactly - I couldn't agree more.

Whenever someone comments about my deviating from the full size prototype, I tell them that my modifications are just what I would do to the full size prototype if I were lucky enough to own it. So my models do look like the prototype - it's just that the full size one hasn't caught up with the model yet ....

 

[3Valve]

Any pics or links, Gareth?

Jon.

I can't find a single piccy of it John. Found his Inter-City liveried Piko Taurus and his LGB Virgin Pretendolino but can't find the 218.

It was Netty who had the two-tone green 2095 but it's seen service on Mike's, Mel's and Mark Biff's lines too (went on loan to various railways for a stint a few years back).

 

[3Valve]

I can't find a single piccy of it John. Found his Inter-City liveried Piko Taurus and his LGB Virgin Pretendolino but can't find the 218.

It was Netty who had the two-tone green 2095 but it's seen service on Mike's, Mel's and Mark Biff's lines too (went on loan to various railways for a stint a few years back).

Alas the BR Blue 218 was posted up on the old GSM. I did repost the thread on GSC in 2009 but the pictures have gone from the thread. Shame, it was a stunner.

 

[a98087]

I can't find a single piccy of it John. Found his Inter-City liveried Piko Taurus and his LGB Virgin Pretendolino but can't find the 218.

It was Netty who had the two-tone green 2095 but it's seen service on Mike's, Mel's and Mark Biff's lines too (went on loan to various railways for a stint a few years back).

Any chance you could post a photo or link when you get a chance?



Dan

 

[Dave Hub]

Hi all,

Been away from the hobby and the forum for various reasons that will bore you, so I`ll just say my ears were burning and thought I`d post the requested photos. I don`t want to Ijack this thread with my life story.

 

[Dave Hub]

A few more other shots of British-ness from the archives sorry if you have seen them previously.

 

[Zerogee]

Very nice, Dave, thanks for posting them - as expected, the Class 218 really DOES look good in that livery!

Jon.

 

[garrymartin]

Those are some great loco's and those wagons behind the little shunter are superb. Nice to see your railway again
PS I must try and post some pictures of my own loco's when time permits :-\

 

[Lordraglan274]

You are man after my own Heart Dave, superb photos of great British trains. Now someone really has got to do a 218 in BR Green after your Blue one!

 

[PhilP]

It could so easily be an updated (Class 89) model..

 

[3Valve]

Thanks for putting those up Dave. Just couldn't find that 218 and hadn't realised it was done so long ago.

 

[Lordraglan274]

The last of the 2015 season Diesel repaints into British Railways livery has just been completed. This time it was a high-nose SD45 which is now BR Class 19 D8374 and is allocated to haul the Pullman trains this summer. A short spell of sunshine coupled to a temperature the right side of zero resulted in a trial run this morning.





Just in case anyone thinks I am neglecting the Steam locos on the Branch Line, many of those are destined for BR Black in due course.  The ex Lynton and Barnstaple LYN , which has spent quite a few years in the `Pakefield Joint` colours of Chocolate and Cream has been outshopped as 37412 in Black but no longer carries a name.

 

[stockers]

That looks really good.

 

[a98087]

Looking good as ever!

All these repaints seem to show that pretty much any g scale loco looks good in a British style colour scheme

Dan

 

[GJFREESTONE]

Can you please give me the paint number of the green diesel it is just right for one of my kit bash jobs.
It just look's right thank you.
Graham.

 

[Lordraglan274]

It is the correct BR Green Graham, made by Phoenix Precision Paints: P101 BR Loco Green (post 1954)
I bought mine on-line from Fox ( http://fox-transfers.co.uk/ )

Hope that helps
Syd

 

[Gareth]

Interesting topic I,ve built a few British and Irish Diesel locos and they quite difficult to build someone on here also built a class 25 a few years back well here are a couple of piccies[

 

[Gareth]

Here is one of my Irish locos :-