Poole Farish rare items - are there any?

DesertHound · July 28, 2015, 03:12:54 PM

Quote from: SidmouthJunction on July 28, 2015, 03:02:38 PM
Quote from: Dr Al on July 28, 2015, 02:12:52 PM
Quote from: DesertHound on July 28, 2015, 02:03:39 PM
and the other rare, with perhaps 150 made.

Yes, number 20215, mentioned earlier in thread. There has been reports of another number (possible 20132) but I've seen no evidence that it ever did actually exist yet. 47378 said to have made 10 only before changing to 'Silcock Express version.

One of those Virgin 47s sold on ebay a good few years ago - made something like £150.

Cheers,

Alan

Which of the Virgin 47s is the rarity? My dad has one named 'Graham Farish' (don't remember the number), which I believe was a limited edition. Is that the one to which you are referring?

I don't know the running number, nor the name, of the rare Virgin 47, but not wishing to be the bearer of "bad" news, Graham Farish in Virgin livery, class 47 was a standard release item. They also issued it in Virgin livery named Totnes Castle.

Still Sidmouth, it's a lovely model, rare or not. It was produced towards the end of the Poole days (2000 I believe) and due to the factory closing down not long after, it also isn't the most common of locos. Available in ebay from time to time but worth keeping if your dad likes it.

Another "hard to get" one, which I think came out at the end of the Poole days, is BR Blue Class 33 Captain Bill Smith RNR.

Dan

DesertHound · July 28, 2015, 03:17:39 PM

Pertinent to the discussion ...

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SidmouthJunction · July 28, 2015, 03:31:57 PM

It's that LT 57XX pannier that eluded me!

Also the 'Mainline' class 37 looks familiar, 37055 (IIRC) Rail Celebrity is on my roster.

Never mind about the 47, just a thought!

Skyline2uk · July 28, 2015, 03:34:23 PM

Thanks for posting that catalogue extract, I had that edition.

Was that in the main catalogue or a special supliment?

Skyline2uk

Dr Al · July 28, 2015, 03:34:45 PM

Quote from: SidmouthJunction on July 28, 2015, 03:31:57 PM
It's that LT 57XX pannier that eluded me!

You might still get one - they seem to appear regularly secondhand and much cheaper now that Dapol have done their 57xx in LT livery

That was one of the red box ones, so only 500 or so about.

Cheers,
Alan

Mirrlees · July 28, 2015, 03:39:22 PM

I have got a 158 in the Thailand livery, not sure if it is rare or not.

Paddy · July 28, 2015, 07:14:26 PM

I have a Poole made Class 33 in BR green with blackened wheels. I bought it new right at the end of Poole production.

Paddy

Dr Al · July 28, 2015, 07:19:55 PM

Quote from: Paddy on July 28, 2015, 07:14:26 PM
I have a Poole made Class 33 in BR green with blackened wheels. I bought it new right at the end of Poole production.

Rare that!

cheers,
Alan

Paddy · July 28, 2015, 07:29:19 PM

Quote from: Dr Al on July 28, 2015, 07:19:55 PM
Quote from: Paddy on July 28, 2015, 07:14:26 PM
I have a Poole made Class 33 in BR green with blackened wheels. I bought it new right at the end of Poole production.

Rare that!

cheers,
Alan

Maurice at Osborn Models managed to get me one. It is GF8314 and numbered D6572. Bought the loco on January 15th, 2001 for £56.66.

Paddy

Dr Al · July 28, 2015, 07:31:00 PM

Quote from: Paddy on July 28, 2015, 07:29:19 PM
Maurice at Osborn Models managed to get me one. It is GF8314 and numbered D6572. Bought the loco on January 15th, 2001 for £56.66.

Paddy

Must have been made up with the last few bits Bachmann had knocking about at the time, as I think they'd taken over by then...!

Cheers,
Alan

Paddy · July 28, 2015, 07:33:33 PM

You are probably right Alan. It had been released a few months earlier and I hesitated in buying one. I recall Maurice had a hell of a job tracking one down for me.

Paddy

CarriageShed · July 28, 2015, 07:36:58 PM

Quote from: paulprice on July 28, 2015, 03:06:38 PM
I have 4 at the moment, two maroon and 2 black BUT I WANT MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE

Hey! No fair.

Now that I've seen an 'in' for legitimising a 4P I'll be taking a look at the second-hand listings again. I wonder if I'll find one going for less than the price of a new 3F 0-6-0...?

Adam1701D · July 28, 2015, 07:37:32 PM

Quote from: Mirrlees on July 28, 2015, 03:39:22 PM
I have got a 158 in the Thailand livery, not sure if it is rare or not.

What that RTR or one of mine, Tim? If it's RTR, I've never heard of it but it could have been produced as a promotional model.

Dr Al · July 28, 2015, 07:38:43 PM

Quote from: Paddy on July 28, 2015, 07:33:33 PM
You are probably right Alan. It had been released a few months earlier and I hesitated in buying one. I recall Maurice had a hell of a job tracking one down for me.

Paddy

By that time I think Bachmann were already starting to look to re-engineer and cut costs - my GF80211 (IIRC) 47747 'Graham Farish' has a hybrid armature with a Bachmann commutator and a Poole style set of windings. The commutators were the same as those on the Bachmann motor used in the later split chassis. Your 33 may well be similar.

Cheers,
Alan

joe cassidy · July 28, 2015, 08:31:49 PM

Quote from: captainelectra on July 28, 2015, 07:37:32 PM
Quote from: Mirrlees on July 28, 2015, 03:39:22 PM
I have got a 158 in the Thailand livery, not sure if it is rare or not.

What that RTR or one of mine, Tim? If it's RTR, I've never heard of it but it could have been produced as a promotional model.

Is "Thailand livery" the same as "toothpaste livery", i.e. blue/white/red stripes ?

Best regards,

Joe