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General Category => N Gauge Discussion => Topic started by: Newportnobby on September 15, 2019, 02:43:42 PM

Title: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: Newportnobby on September 15, 2019, 02:43:42 PM
Does anyone know a source of information such as can be found in the Bachmann Farish pdf attached only for Dapol please?
Title: Re: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: crewearpley40 on September 15, 2019, 02:49:11 PM
here is this for starters


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_products_by_Dapol
Title: Re: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: RailGooner on September 15, 2019, 02:59:39 PM
British N Gauge Resource (http://ngauge.org.uk/index.php)

Model Rail Database (https://www.modelraildatabase.com/)
Title: Re: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: Newportnobby on September 15, 2019, 03:50:25 PM
Thanks Chaps.
The British N Gauge Resource looks the best to me.
@crewearpley40 (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=3894) sadly that contains no stock number references which I'm after, especially the change from NB/ND etc to the 2F/2P etc
Title: Re: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: crewearpley40 on September 15, 2019, 04:01:12 PM
Ok mick sorry took it as a question rather general than specific and railgooner beat me to it. Neighbour banged on my front door
Title: Re: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: railsquid on September 15, 2019, 04:22:19 PM
If it's of any help, Ness Street Holiday Cottage (http://www.ness-st.co.uk/) (no affiliation, just linking for the hell of it. I'm sure it's a wonderful holiday cottage) have a list of N gauge catalogues downloadable as PDFs (http://www.ness-st.co.uk/N-gauge-catalogues.html), including Dapol ones all the way back to 2004.
Title: Re: Dapol N gauge historical models
Post by: AdrianC on September 15, 2019, 11:38:22 PM
Quote from: railsquid on September 15, 2019, 04:22:19 PM
If it's of any help, Ness Street Holiday Cottage (http://www.ness-st.co.uk/) (no affiliation, just linking for the hell of it. I'm sure it's a wonderful holiday cottage) have a list of N gauge catalogues downloadable as PDFs (http://www.ness-st.co.uk/N-gauge-catalogues.html), including Dapol ones all the way back to 2004.

That's a great find @railsquid (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=3832) , I had a browse through a 1980 catalogue and at the end I found information on new Toyfair releases for 1980. I had to laugh when I found this quote:
"And they are in production NOW, why wait for the dreams of others whilst Graham Farish deliver the goods". Yes, I know the market has changed, the models are miles more accurate, detailed etc. but oh to get some of the promised stuff that quick!!