Rapido Peak announced

[Chris Morris]

All my locos so far have been either Dapol or Farish with one recent exception - the Kato 800. My purchasing plans for next year so far are quite different. A Sonic large prairie and a Rapido Peak. How times change. Don't worry I won't allow these planned items on the layout at the same time, that would be so wrong.

why wouldnt you run a peak and a large prairie at the same time ?

I like to do things proper on my N gauge layout. I only run locos and stock that are appropriate for the location of my layout. I also only run locos of the same era together. So  the prairie would run with my 1959 stock and the 45/46 will only allowed in blue livery when running with stock suitable for the 1970s. A small number of green peaks were seen in the area but really blue livery is the appropriate one. In fact I need two blue ones - a pre tops one with headcode to represent early 1970s and run with Westerns and a Tops one with either dominos or removed headcode box to run with 50s and HSTs.

[Bob G]

All my locos so far have been either Dapol or Farish with one recent exception - the Kato 800. My purchasing plans for next year so far are quite different. A Sonic large prairie and a Rapido Peak. How times change. Don't worry I won't allow these planned items on the layout at the same time, that would be so wrong.

why wouldnt you run a peak and a large prairie at the same time ?

I like to do things proper on my N gauge layout. I only run locos and stock that are appropriate for the location of my layout. I also only run locos of the same era together. So  the prairie would run with my 1959 stock and the 45/46 will only allowed in blue livery when running with stock suitable for the 1970s. A small number of green peaks were seen in the area but really blue livery is the appropriate one. In fact I need two blue ones - a pre tops one with headcode to represent early 1970s and run with Westerns and a Tops one with either dominos or removed headcode box to run with 50s and HSTs.

Don't forget that the named 46 was in green livery until about 1973 IIRC and somewhere I have seen a photo of it at Plymouth in green SYP livery.
Brilliant loco choice. Will go well with the Revolution first gen DMU I hope.

[Bigmac]

All my locos so far have been either Dapol or Farish with one recent exception - the Kato 800. My purchasing plans for next year so far are quite different. A Sonic large prairie and a Rapido Peak. How times change. Don't worry I won't allow these planned items on the layout at the same time, that would be so wrong.

why wouldnt you run a peak and a large prairie at the same time ?

I like to do things proper on my N gauge layout. I only run locos and stock that are appropriate for the location of my layout. I also only run locos of the same era together. So  the prairie would run with my 1959 stock and the 45/46 will only allowed in blue livery when running with stock suitable for the 1970s. A small number of green peaks were seen in the area but really blue livery is the appropriate one. In fact I need two blue ones - a pre tops one with headcode to represent early 1970s and run with Westerns and a Tops one with either dominos or removed headcode box to run with 50s and HSTs.

i only think of diesels being green.  preferably without yellow panels on the front.

[ohlavache]

More details can now be found here:
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/174139-n-gauge-class-44-with-45-46-to-follow/

First the class 44 will be produced.
The process has just started one month ago and thus is still at an early stage.

[ohlavache]

And on Hatton's web site, the list of the liveries that will be produced is already provided:
948001, D1 'Scafell Pike' in BR plain green
948002, D7 'Ingleborough' in BR plain green
948003, D2 'Helvellyn' in BR green with small yellow panels & white body stripe
948004, D5 'Cross Fell' in BR green with small yellow panels
948005, D6 'Whernside' in BR green with full yellow ends
948006, D3 'Skiddaw' in BR blue
948007, 44007 'Ingleborough' in BR blue
948008, 44008 / D8 'Penyghent' in BR blue (as preserved 1979 to 1981)
948009, D4 'Great Gable' in BR blue (as preserved 2022)

[Woodenhead]

It'll be either D4 sye or D5 fye for me, though I think the sye really suits the peaks.

[Luke Piewalker]

I think my Farish one will cover my class 44 requirements. Probably be up for adding another 45 to the roster though.

[NGS-PO]

Perhaps some period images to whet the appetite?:

D9. by curly42, on Flickr

D4_Wetmore-nr-Burton_3-10-67 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

D10_Atherstone_0655-Heysham-Euston_23-7-60 by Robert Carroll, on Flickr

D1 Scaffel Pike Leicester London Road by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

Derby Denizen by JohnGreyTurner, on Flickr

glc - d1 on display pic2 marylebone JL by John Law, on Flickr

CLASS 44 No 44004 AT COCKSHUTE SIDINGS STOKE ON TRENT by Cliff Beeton., on Flickr

44006 Attenborough May 20th 1976 by David Hills, on Flickr

Carlisle Upperby 12B. by Keith Long, on Flickr