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A bright sunny day as P Class 0-6-0t 1558 shunts at Canute Road Quay
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Picture of the Month – May 2022
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, tagged Canute Road Quay, P Class, Picture of the Month, SECR P class 0-6-0t, Southern, Southern Railway on May 1, 2022| 1 Comment »
Going bananas with daffodils for Easter
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, tagged Adams B4, bananan vans, Canute Road Quay, daffodils, Diagram 1478, Easter, General | Tagged Canute Road Quay, Southampton Docks, Southern, Southern Railway, USA 0-6-0 Tanks on April 17, 2022| 1 Comment »
The pair of SR Diagram 1478 banana vans being shunted along with the daffodils bring a splash of colour to Canute road Quay this Easter
The budding trees, the new flowers, and birds that sing, whisper to me that it’s Easter, and that the supermarkets are full of chocolate of all shapes (many irrelevant), sizes and special offers!
Here is wishing a warmth in the firebox of your soul on Easter & always!
Dapol announce new production batches of their 00 gauge ex LSWR B4 0-4-0 tanks and Class73 Electro-diesels
Posted in Model News, tagged Adams, B4 class, Canute Road Quay, Class 73, Dapol, ex LSWR B4 Class, London & South Western Railway, lswr, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region, Swindon & Cricklade Railway on March 21, 2022| 2 Comments »
At this weekend’s London Festival of Railway Modelling, Dapol announced new production batches of their ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0 tanks and Class 73 Electro-Diesels both in 00 gauge.
Adams B4
‘Guernsey’ from the second batch shunts on Canute Road Quay , the newly announced sister ‘Jersey’ is likely to be in this condition
‘Caen’ and my already renamed ‘Trouville’ show off their Southampton Docks brown livery on Canute Road Quay
The Dapol ex LSWR B4 class 0-4-0t were first announced back in March 2014 and the first versions arrived in June 2018., with a second batch with further livery and detail variants including the first appearance of the Drummond Boiler fitted and one of the 5 off Drummond K14 versions, arriving during 2020.
This third batch includes seven new versions, to the same technical specification as the previous batches, (exact livery versions or artwork have not yet been released) as follows:
- 4S-018-005 B4 0-4-0T BR Late Crest 30096, as carried between c1959 and December 1963
- 4S-018-012 B4 0-4-0T Lined Dark Green Jersey 91 [sic Dapol have the number incorrect as she was 81] , as she carried between November 1893 and circa 1920/1 when she gained a more enclosed cab.
- 4S-018-013 B4 0-4-0T LSWR Dark Green 82, K14 type with Drummond Boiler, as her condition between April 1907 and February 1924 when she gained SR Goods lined black livery.
- 4S-018-014 B4 0-4-0T Trouville Brown 89, as carried from approx 1923 to April 1935 if no rear cab number or April 1935 to February 1950 if the number is painted on the cab rear.
- 4S-018-015 B4 0-4-0T Southern Black lined 99, as she carried between January 1926 and January 1936.
- 4S-018-016 B4 0-4-0T Black ‘Corrall Queen’ nameplate and 30096 smokebox door number plate as she ran between December 1963 and December 1972 when she was owned by P.D.Fuels Ltd of Dibles Wharf.
- 4S-018-017 B4 0-4-0T Dorset Green 99, after sale in February 1949 to Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd (Bilson Staffordshire) and being scrapped by August 1958.
The livery artwork is under preparation and the finished models are not expected to be available until Q3 2023.
Class 73
E6012 JB type
73002 a JA type, note the slightly different side windows
73136 in Intercity Executive livery
Also announced are a new batch of seven Class 73 Electro-Diesel liveries, and sees the return of BR Blue livery models that have not featured in the line up since the model run was released in November 2015.
The first six of the eventual class of 49 were built by BR at their Eastleigh works in 1962 and were designated Type JA. The remaining locomotives, with a higher power output and top speed increased from 80 to 90mph. were built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry at Newton Le Willows between 1965 and 1967 and were designated type JB.
Twelve locomotives survive into preservation, including E6003 now named ‘Sir Herbert Walker’ on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway (of which I am part of the owning group) and several are still in use with South Western Railway, Southern, GBRF and Network Rail.
The seven versions announced are as follows:
- 4D-006-015 Class 73 JB Electric Blue E6012 Small Yellow Panel
- 4D-006-016 Class 73 JB Early Blue SYP & Double Arrow Logo E6031
- 4D-006-018 Class 73 JB BR Blue FYP 73120
- 4D-006-017 Class 73 JA BR Blue FYP 73002
- 4D-006-020 Class 73 JB Intercity Executive 73136
- 4D-006-019 Class 73 JB Large Logo BR Blue 73126
- 4D-006-021 Class 73 JB GB Railfreight Battle of Britain 73109
Dapol advise that the decorated samples, with the same technical specification as previous batches, are under review and feedback is being provided to the factory to correct a small number of minor issues. The models are expected to be available towards the end of the year.
Picture of the Month – March 2022
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, tagged Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, SER, South Eastern Railway, Southern, Southern Railway on March 1, 2022| 5 Comments »
Workbench Witterings#15 Going bananas with a Great Eastern flavour
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Workbench, Workbench Witterings, tagged bananan vans, Canute Road Quay, GER, GER Diagram 72 Banana van, Great Eastern Railway, LNER, oxford rail, Southampton Docks, Southern, Southern Railway on February 19, 2022| 14 Comments »
It is not often I post about a new Great Eastern ready to run model but this post is about the latest Oxford Rail Great Eastern Railway 10 ton banana van, confused? Read on…
In fact, along with some information courtesy of friend and SR coach and wagon guru Mike King, 100 of these banana vans were transferred to the Southern between 1933 and 1937, along with 225 of LNER origin.
The GER Banana van edges into the shot of an LSWR insulated van. Picture courtesy and copyright M King
A GER banana van is shunted by ‘Normandy’ at Southampton. Picture courtesy and copyright M King
The reason was the transfer of banana traffic from Hull to Southampton in 1933 and a return to the Royal Albert Docks in 1937.
The numbers of the ex-GER vans, (I believe to their Diagram 72) were 632822-632921 and they kept their LNER wagon oxide livery but had “SR” applied in the usual position, over a painted patch but with “NE” in small letters in lower Right Hand corner of each side. The return of these wagons was requested by the LNER on 24/11/37. We have not seen any evidence of SR diagram numbers, but no doubt there was one allocated. Mike has kindly provided the prototype images seen left. The first shows the right hand end of GER van 632849 at Southampton Docks in 1936 with the painted patch under the ‘R’ and the small ‘NE’ lettering. The second image shows van being shunted by “Normandy” at Southampton Docks in September 1936 so the justification for having at least one on Canute Road Quay is all too obvious.
The Oxford Rail GER 10T Banana Van out of the box
The nicely detailed underframe noting the two plain brake levers
Masked up ready for patching, probably a bit of overkill, but this is about going bananas…
SR Decals added, etched Morton Clutch brake lever fitted [edit now actually correctly fitted on the side adjacent to the vacuum cylinder]
The only error on this particular model is that it has a plain brake level on both sides, instead of having a Morton Clutch type lever on the [edit] side adjacent to the vacuum brake cylinder, the incorrect plain lever would in fact be taking the brakes off when the lever was pulled down!
Ironically I understand that the OR76GEGV001 Oxford Rail GER 10t Covered Van version has two Morton Clutch style levers!
I have therefore replaced the incorrect brake lever, on the side adjacent to the vacuum cylinder, with an etched version obtained from Wizard Models.
The van is pretty light and only weighs 30g which is under my preferred approx. 45g for a van of this size. Easing a small screwdriver between the bodyside and the chassis side allows the body to be removed to add some additional weight inside it.
Normandy in her slightly later guise shunts the finished GER Banana van with an SR Diagram 1478 version at Canute Road Quay
To amend the livery I simply masked around the original NE letters and painted with Precisions Paints P952 ‘Light Brick red’ as when tested I found this to be a better match to the Oxford Rail representation of LNER wagon oxide than the Precision Paints P67 LNER Freight wagon oxide which was much darker.
I then applied standard ‘S’ and ‘R’, and the non common user ‘N’ on the bottom plank from HMRS Pressfix SR Wagons transfer sheet 13 and the small ‘NE’ from HMRS Pressfix LNER wagon transfer sheet 12 to complete the relettering.
All in all, despite having to replace the brake lever this has been a quick win addition to the wagon fleet, although it awaits some weathering, for Canute Road Quay and will be something Southern Railways wise slightly different…
Astolat Guildford Exhibition – Sunday 16th Jan is GOING AHEAD – See Canute Road Quay
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Exhibitions, tagged Astolat Model Railway Circle, Canute Road Quay, Southampton Docks, Southern, Southern Railway on January 5, 2022| 2 Comments »
I am pleased to advise that the Astolat Model Railway Circle exhibition on Sunday 16th January is GOING AHEAD which makes a welcome change at a time that has seen many shows cancelled. I look forward to attending this pleasant show with Canute Road Quay. Please come along, say hello and support the Astolat MRC.
See Canute Road Quay at the Astolat Guildford show on Sunday 16th January
The show is being held at the Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AD
Doors open at 10:00 am and close at 5:00pm. Entry prices are £6.00 for Adult, £3.00 for Child (under 14) and £12.00 for family (2 + 2).
Important Covid Advisory Information.
In light of the latest government guidelines all adult visitors to the January exhibition will sensibly be required to wear masks and will require evidence of at least double vaccination or proof of a recent negative Lateral Flow Test to gain entry to the Surrey Sports Park buildings.
Obviously things and or any requirements still might change, so I advise checking the Astolat Model Railway Circle exhibition website here before setting out to visit the show but I look forward to hopefully seeing you there. As well as the show, whilst in Guildford you can also check out the nearby Kernow Model Rail Centre Guildford shop see here for details.
Picture of the Month – January 2022
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams B4, Canute Road Quay, London & South Western Railway, Southern, Southern Railway on January 1, 2022| 3 Comments »
Happy New Year. The first picture of the month for 2022.
Adams B4s Guernsey and Caen shunt at Canute Road Quay in the early 1920s
Canute Road Quay – Exhibition update – Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition 5th & 6th February Cancelled
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Exhibitions, tagged Canute Road Quay, London & South Western Railway, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region, Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition on December 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I have been advised that the Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition that Canute Road Quay was due to attend on 5th & 6th February 2022 has been unfortunately cancelled.
The show organisers have advised: “In view of the rapidly worsening Covid situation caused by the Omicron variant, Stafford Railway Circle has decided that it is not possible to proceed with this exhibition. We deeply regret that we have to cancel it and hope that our exhibitors, traders and would-be customers will understand why this decision has been taken. Our sincere apologies but hopefully you understand.”
Unfortunate but understandable, I hope to be there in 2023.
Canute Road Quay is also scheduled to be at the Astolat Model Railway Circle exhibition in Guildford on Sunday 16th January 2022, I am aware that the organisers are monitoring the current situation and will advise further in due course.
Picture of the Month – December 2021
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, tagged Bachmann, British Railways, Canute Road Quay, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region, USA 0-6-0 Tanks on December 1, 2021| 2 Comments »
Picture of the Month – November 2021
Posted in Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams, B4 class, Bachmann, British Railways, Canute Road Quay, Dapol, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region, USA 0-6-0 Tanks on November 1, 2021| 1 Comment »
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