Farish Diesel chassis requires identifying please

Started by Newportnobby, March 30, 2023, 01:15:34 PM

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Newportnobby

While scrabbling around in boxes I found 2 chassis.
One is a silver block with brass gears and the other is black with plastic gears.
Without couplings I measure them at 85mm length.
They look identical, and the black version states "Farish - Made in China" underneath so I guess the silver one is a Poole job.
Can anyone identify them please?





If a pic is needed of anything else to help please let me know.
Thank you

ntpntpntp

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I'm not a Farish expert but they look like class 20 chassis to me, stubby with a narrow block.  I do have one somewhere. 

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Steven B

They both look like class 20 chassis, although whilst the black one has class 20 bogies, the silver one has class 25 bogies.

A view of the chassis ends and better lighting/detail on the underframe tanks would help confirm. The class 20 chassis has a machine screw hole in one end for the body to be screwed to.

The 1989 Farish catalogue shows the Poole era chassis.
https://www.ness-st.co.uk/N-gauge-catalogues.html

Steven B.

Newportnobby

Quote from: Steven B on March 30, 2023, 01:52:27 PM
They both look like class 20 chassis, although whilst the black one has class 20 bogies, the silver one has class 25 bogies.
A view of the chassis ends and better lighting/detail on the underframe tanks would help confirm. The class 20 chassis has a machine screw hole in one end for the body to be screwed to.
Steven B.

Just checked and both chassis have a machine screw hole each end a la class 20. If I'd had my brain cell turned on I would have notice the silver one had class 25 bogies :doh:

Thanks for the replies so far

Bealman

I'm glad you weren't scrabbling around in your drawers  :D
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