The cost to tool up a new 91 and Mk4 coaches is actually rather scary, particularly if you account for the 91/1 and post-Mallard refurbishments.

If the cost were to be kept to a sensible level, you would need to sell a lot of sets, which may be a struggle in the current N Gauge market.

And unlikely to see 90018 'The Greatest Gathering', even as a 'K' release.

Aural bliss from Sade!

Tim

Every single livery is still widely available nearly 4 years on, that's terrible. I know there are 'mitigating' factors, but the bean counters at Farish are hardly going to be saying "based on the roaring success of the 90 let's now tool up a complete set of mk4s, a DVT and a new 91". I'll eat my hat if they do more 90s in the next 5 years at least.

Quote from: njee20 on Yesterday at 09:02:06 PMThe 90 has sold terribly

They're selling slowly - probably not helped by the rapid release of identical liveries (with different numbers) and it's relatively slow top speed. I'd happily have another in Intercity Mainline livery.

Dapol have managed to sell plenty of 86, although the 87 look to be a slower seller too.

The 90 has sold terribly, I can't see them doing a 91 any time soon. Dapol have said they've considered it but the market isn't right at the moment. Cavalex have said they're doing one (and doubled down on the n gauge one when they cancelled the OO gauge one), but clearly aren't.

There are plenty of models they haven't retooled, the existence of 3 is far from evidence that they'll do them all.

We haven't been to the Amberley Museum for years, which is ridiculous because it's not far from us and we drive past it quite frequently. We need to go again - I'm sure it's changed a lot.

Just up the road is a fine pub, the George and Dragon at Houghton. According to family legend, this is where Mrs Papyrus used to be taken by her grandparents from time to time as a child, and she was introduced to cider at about the age of 8... Apparently she saw grandad taking a sly mouthful or two from her glass and complained bitterly!

   Papyrus has gone  again. 

Cheers,

Chris

Farish already released retooled class 90 and LNER V2, GWR Hall, so I think they will release it someday

In post #315, John showed hid excellent model of cylinders and valve gear arrangement.

On a recent holiday, we visited the Amberley museum. In the railway hall/exhibition  shed, there is this model of 'how valve gear works'. It may help understand the process. The 'valve' is slide type, not unknown but unusual for Walschaerts valve gear. The gear can be operated to show the workings.










On at least some railways, a withdrawn loco would have had its boiler removed but retained the valve gear; this was then towed to the loco sheds so that staff could see how the gear worked, and practice how to cure faults or dismantle it as a 'First aid' measure to get to the nearest station.

I think if you magnify the photo, you can read the explanation of how this type of valve gear worked.

Incidentally, if you wish to visit the museum, it is only a few yards from the (still open) main line railway station, across the former goods yard and private siding.

Martyn