Show your Latest GB Loco and Rolling Stock Purchase.

gc4946 · August 13, 2015, 06:34:22 PM

As I've concentrated on scenery and infrastructure work, there have been few rolling stock purchases.

I've bought a Dapol class 27 in green with small yellow panel, on special offer from a box-shifter, as a prelude to owning a model of one of their forthcoming class 33s, as no doubt they'll have the same mechanism.

Additionally I spotted an used Farish new-tool Black 5, 45110, on a well-known auction site. The prototype was the loco that hauled the final leg into Liverpool Lime Street on the "15 guinea special" to mark the end of regular BR steam in August 1968.

Dylan Cole · August 16, 2015, 05:29:47 AM

I have finally managed to get a locomotive to haul my intercity coaches, Class 47 Titan.

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I am still looking for a Class 86 in intercity swallow livery, so far no luck.

Ollie3440 · August 17, 2015, 09:10:04 PM

Evening all,

As promised here are pics of my two (Excuse the not so brill quality!). I went for a pair, one in Crimson that shall be used on Wenlock and the other in Choc/Cream for use on Sheaf.

Oh and I've just spent the last two weeks in Florida and unexpectedly came home with some N Gauge! I found these Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad RETLAW 2 wagons in a Disney outlet shop. Now I've got to find the loco to match!

Cheers,

Ollie

jivebunny · August 17, 2015, 09:31:59 PM

Quote from: Ollie3440 on August 17, 2015, 09:10:04 PM
Oh and I've just spent the last two weeks in Florida and unexpectedly came home with some N Gauge!

I'm off to Canada at the end of the month and I'm fairly certain I'm going to suffer the same fate...

JB

Tdm · August 18, 2015, 03:03:04 PM

Arrived today from Rails of Sheffield - a blue WD Austerity (seperated from the Longmoor pack I think it was). Really like the look of it and it runs, just needs to be run in for a bit longer before I decide what it is going to haul.

oreamnos · August 19, 2015, 08:05:10 AM

http://www.ehattons.com/stockdetail.aspx?SID=137206

D7 'Ingleborough' in BR green. From Hattons pre-owned, "sold as seen" because it was a non-runner.

Less VAT, this cost me all of £26.67. Received yesterday here in California. A Cardan shaft had not been correctly inserted into its slot on the bogie tower causing the whole mechanism to bind. Apparently an error in assembly. I also replaced three very badly split gears. Ha! I have never seen such a sweet running "non-runner." In all respects, the model appears to be brand new.

Quite possibly my best bargain find this year.

Matt

portland-docks · August 19, 2015, 10:40:20 AM

well, like ollie i TOO have been to florida, but i went a week earlier and came back later!

but again like Ollie i TOO came back with some N gauge, but NOT the same as what he did! i came back with...

THIS MONSTER OF A TRAIN! lol

union pacific excursion train pack, limited edition, preserved, and because i can its going to make an excursion to Moorside at TINGS lol

Hyperion · August 20, 2015, 11:22:42 AM

This little thing arrived today:

Just ordered some parts for her.

marco neri · August 20, 2015, 11:12:37 PM

.."The Postman always rings twice"..(in my case...a blond pretty Postwoman

)
Yesterday Euro-diesel......
today Bristish steam..

MikeDunn · August 22, 2015, 03:57:55 PM

Quite happy ... called into the Ludlow Model Rail Show today, and found a Grafar (Poole ?) NE fish van and a Peco (Poole ?) NE guards van (both second-hand, but in good condition) for £2 each off one of the exhibitors

Might already have the guards van new (no biggie if it's the same) but the fish van was a very nice find

And that's on top of picking up the Peco LNER Furniture Removal Service container & conflat new from Hereford Models

NeMo · August 22, 2015, 04:18:46 PM

Quote from: Hyperion on August 20, 2015, 11:22:42 AM

Cute. What is it?

I'm a sucker for these oddball electric locomotives. One of these days I'm going to get myself a RhB 'Crocodile'. And I wish someone would make a Metropolitan Railway Bo-Bo.

Cheers, NeMo

Caz · August 22, 2015, 07:28:41 PM

I bought one similar to this from a forum member who was selling up and mine is a DCC fitted self powered Fleischmann track cleaning loco. Has two little rotating discs between the wheels that have self adhesive mildly abrasive pads fitted, works a treat, send it in convoy with my Tomix track cleaner which hoovers up any dust created. Hattons used to have them http://www.ehattons.com/16954/Fleischmann_7968_Class_740_Electric_track_cleaning_railcar_of_the_German_DB_in_yellow_livery_Epoc/StockDetail.aspx

Hyperion · August 23, 2015, 02:51:22 AM

Quote from: NeMo on August 22, 2015, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: Hyperion on August 20, 2015, 11:22:42 AM

Cute. What is it?

I'm a sucker for these oddball electric locomotives. One of these days I'm going to get myself a RhB 'Crocodile'. And I wish someone would make a Metropolitan Railway Bo-Bo.

Cheers, NeMo

As Caz said it is a track cleaning unit. I have had to order some new pads for it. Runs very well on the test track though!

Bangor Lad · August 26, 2015, 01:04:23 AM

Not much to show but I'm the happy recipient of four Peco 7 plank wagon kits. These will be added to the growing stock of wagons for my planned Collier layout.

Keep an eye on my kit-built rolling stock topic.

Cheers

Sprintex · August 26, 2015, 04:05:32 PM

Not often I get to post in here as my layout requirements are pretty specific, but recently I got to thinking that a solitary Class 37 would be a bit strained pulling a lengthy container train, most heavy trains I've seen them on they have been double-headed

So, with a suitable excuse for a purchase in-hand, I found this on Ebay:-

Described as "test run only" there appears to be no wear marks on the wheels, so gave it a proper two-stage run in on the figure-8 test track just to make sure - lovely smooth runner

http://youtu.be/soIJ1w702Uc

Paul