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: SR 25T Brake Van
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….
Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
I am pleased to exclusively announce that the CAD drawings for the 6 versions of the Kernow Model Centre Adams 0-4-4T O2 class locomotives have now been signed off to enable tooling to commence. As regular readers of this blog will know I have been assisting the Kernow Model Centre with the development of these … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Each year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest poll, are published today on both RMweb and MREmag . In another busy year for new British ready-to-run models in the three major scales, Bachmann Europe emerged as the … Continue reading Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Bachmann 25t SR ‘Pill box’ brake vans a review
These 25 ton brake vans were first introduced in 1928 by the Southern Railway and were built on a similar chassis to the previous ‘Dance Hall’ type vans but with a smaller centrally mounted body. Due to the more cramped style they were soon known by staff as ‘pill boxes’. They were built in various … Continue reading Bachmann 25t SR ‘Pill box’ brake vans a review
Bachmann and Farish Southern related Work in Progress
This post is just a quick update from Bachmann (00) and Farish (N) on where Southern Railway / Southern Region related previously announced models are within work in progress. Firstly Bachmann, in 00 gauge, where the main good news is that the 25t 'Pill Box' brake vans have gone through production and are on the high seas to … Continue reading Bachmann and Farish Southern related Work in Progress
Dapol announce new models for 2012/13 – Plenty of SR related items…
Dapol have today made their long awaited announcement of their 2012/13 range. Included within their new catalogue are a number of Southern Related items in predominantly N gauge but also a few items in 00 and 0 gauges and I am pleased to be able to detail the Southern Railway / Region related items below. … Continue reading Dapol announce new models for 2012/13 – Plenty of SR related items…
Bachmann SR 25T Pill box brake van livery sample pictures
Bachmann have now released pictures of the livery samples of their soon to be released SR 25t pill box type brake vans. The images can be seen on the Bachman website here. They should, I am told, hopefully be available by September this year. I had the chance to view these in the 'plastic' so … Continue reading Bachmann SR 25T Pill box brake van livery sample pictures
First Picture – Bachmann SR 25T Pill Box Brake Van
A little while ago now Bachmann announced that it was adding Southern Railway 25t Pill Box style brake van to its range. These brake vans were seen all over the Southern network and currently the only 4mm model available is the Cambrian models kit. Bachmann have now released the first image of an engineering sample for the … Continue reading First Picture – Bachmann SR 25T Pill Box Brake Van