As the original discussion was 4 years ago, I would guess they have long since sold out.

Cheers,

Chris

Handsome loco, but the quartering looks a bit out. I suspect it will run like a three-legged dog.

Cheers,

Chris

I woke up to an email. 

Smashing lining on that livery

This one arrived today.



Dapol are selling these off at £65+p&p, but only DC and only in this livery. I thought I'd better grab one whilst I could. Next job is to see if it works and run it in.

Have fun,

Ali

No longer showing on rails website. Have they all sold out ? or just withdrawn.
I have one thats surplus to requirements that i was going to carve up for a side project but if theyve all gone the second hand prices will start climbing again.

I've had nothing but good dealings with Osborns in years past. Yes, the response to emails might have been sluggish sometimes, but the good old phone call was always received with a cheery reply and action.

Webbo

Tonight's offerings are:-

Farish N class with a fishy engineers train composed of (from the loco) Shark, Grampus x 4, Sturgeon x 3, Mermaids x 2 and another Shark. Surprisingly with 3 different manufacturers they all remained coupled for every circuit

Farish N Class with 'fishy' engineers train on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Dapol M7 with a Maunsell 3 coach set No.392

Dapol M7 with 3 coach Maunsell set No.392 on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Farish 3MT tank with that same set of coaches

Farish 3MT tank with Maunsell 3 coach set No.392 on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

Hi Roy,
     Thanks for your advice. I probably will put it on Ebay as someone will be pleased with it.

John

Quote from: John Vernon on March 11, 2026, 04:27:14 PMHi,
  I have just bought a N guage Graham Farish Duchess Of Abercorn 372176 loco  and I presumed it was either DCC fitted or DCC ready. Its never been used and is in lovely condition. I realise now its a anologue locomotive ( I know, I should have asked.) Does anyone know if its possible to get DCC fitted in it. Or should I just sell it on Ebay.

John

372-176 is, as you say a Bachmmann version of an original Farish Poole model, produced not long after Bachmann bought out Graham Farish and moved production to China. The short answer is that it is possible to fit DCC but is not straightforward as the chassis requires drilling out to take a "Digihat" in order to isolate the bottom motor brush. There may be someone on the Forum who could do the work for you, but alternatively if it is a Duchess you are after, you could sell the one you have and look for the later tooled (and much more highly detailed) DCC ready one with coreless motor, putting the money towards that.