The humble brake van was an every part of the railway scene up until the advent of continuous brakes for most freight stock in the early 1970’s. They initially served two purposes: to provide additional braking for ‘unfitted’ goods trains and of course somewhere for the guard to travel; later vans were also 'fitted' for … Continue reading Talking Stock #32 Kitting out the various brake vans
Tag: SECR
Bachmann work in progress report
Further to the earlier announcement of new items to added to the both the Bachmann '00' and Graham Farish 'N' ranges I can also now update on the status of the work in progress on previously announced items. To a certain extent it is the shear amount of work still in progress that has dictated the size … Continue reading Bachmann work in progress report
Kernow O2 running sample arrives, and in other news….
Hot on the heals of the first Engineering Prototypes (EP) of the Kernow Model Centre ex London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Adams O2 class being received a couple of weeks ago as reported here, the first running sample has now been received. Whilst this running sample is substantially more complete detail wise than the … Continue reading Kernow O2 running sample arrives, and in other news….
Talking Stock #22 The Missing Mogul – the K class
With respect to the Southern Railway Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive fleet most people probably immediately think of the Maunsell Moguls, the N/N1 and U/U1 classes. Their origins lead back to the SECR for the 5'6" driving wheeled N class followed by the later Southern built, also under the design auspices of Maunsell who was now CME of the Southern, the … Continue reading Talking Stock #22 The Missing Mogul – the K class
Bachmann Collectors’ Club goes Grey with C Class 689
The Bachmann Collectors club have announced today the following: "We are pleased to present our latest limited edition model. The popular Bachmann Branchline C Class 0-6-0 locomotive is now available exclusively from the Bachmann Collectors Club depicted in South Eastern & Chatham Railway Dark Grey livery as No.689. No.689 was one of a batch built in July … Continue reading Bachmann Collectors’ Club goes Grey with C Class 689
Bachmann 2013/14 Southern Announcements E4 and Birdcage Stock
At the annual Model and Hobbies show, held this year at the Coventry Transport Museum, Bachmann Europe Plc. have today announced their plans for the next 18 months for both the Bachmann Branchlines (00) and Graham Farish (N) brands. They also provided updates on the current work in progress. I outline below the items of Southern … Continue reading Bachmann 2013/14 Southern Announcements E4 and Birdcage Stock
The Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 from Bachmann – a review
Built between 1900 and 1908 the eventually 109 strong Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 tender locomotives were one of the first three new designs introduced after the creation of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway following the legal union of the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was long lived … Continue reading The Wainwright C Class 0-6-0 from Bachmann – a review
Bachmann C Class SE&CR Livery first pictures
Pre-production livery samples of the SR Black and the BR black versions of the eagerly awaited ex SECR C Class 0-6-0 were released by Bachmann a short while ago now and can be seen on the Bachmann website here. Having had the chance to see and handle the pre-production samples I can say as models … Continue reading Bachmann C Class SE&CR Livery first pictures
First Pictures – Bachmann SECR(SR) C Class 0-6-0
As well as announcing their plans for the next 18 months at the annual trade model and hobby show last week Bachmann also had on display some of the pre-production samples of the work in progress of models announced last year. One such model on display and of particular interest to Southern Modellers is the much awaited ex SECR … Continue reading First Pictures – Bachmann SECR(SR) C Class 0-6-0