Sonic announce Newton Chambers TCV Anglo-Scottish Car Carriers in N gauge!

[Dalek]

Thanks Scott, very helpful 

Craig

[Dalek]

Hello Craig,

My rakes will be as found in the carriage marshalling document for 1964 which has been confirmed with contemporary photographs:

8.10pm Perth to London Holloway (9.20pm London Holloway to Perth)
TCV
TCV
TCV
TCV
TCV
TCV
SLSTP
SLSTP
SLSTP
SLSTP
SLSTP
BSK (The marshalling document says BSO, but we don't have one of them so a BSK will have to do).

Also in the '66 timetable, the overnight train had an RU from Perth

There was also a day train from 1966 (possibly '65?) as well that looked like this:

10.08 Perth to London Caledonian Road (07.51 London Caledonian Road to Perth)
TCV (Added at Newcastle)
TCV
TCV
TCV
TCV
TCV
RU
FO
FK
BSK (See above re BSO)

I hope that is helpful.

Best

Scott.

Are those SLSTP 1st or 2nd class or would it have been a mixture ?

Craig

[Dalek]

Ahh hang on, i think they would have all been 2nd class as far as i can work out, i think

Craig

[NGS-PO]

Sleeper Second Twin-Berth with Pantry

So all second

best

Scott

[Dalek]

Ace, thanks

[NGS-PO]

Farish 374-925 and -925A

Best

Scott

[Western Exile]

Will those who put this at the top of their wish list please step forward.

They've never been on my wish list but then I saw a picture of them that was taken at Teignmouth and before I knew it I'd ordered all nine for my 1980s West Country layout 

[martyn]

Sonic have been informed that an undecorated set of EP models will be shipped in early July and be in the UK for the end of the month. It had been hoped that these would be decorated samples, but the factory have said not.

It is intended that these will be shown at TINGS for all to see.

Martyn

[NGS-PO]

Thanks for all the Sonic updates, Martyn. Much appreciated. Seems you were pretty much spot on with the J50 schedule.

I'm in no hurry for the TCVs, as you know, but it's good to hear about the progress.

Best

Scott.

[martyn]

Sonic have now received the EP2 samples and are hoping to get the decorated samples this month.

I have a photo of EPs, and I'm desperately trying to work out how to get it on the Forum!

Martyn

[martyn]

Eventually!

Click on image to magnify it.

Martyn

[Newportnobby]

Click on image to magnify it.

Or better - right click on the image and then click on 'Open image in new tab' which gives a bigger view

[Bob Tidbury]

Never mind car carriers where is the Prairie  we saw one running last year at Tings and still no news .

[steam-driven boy]

Hi,

Never mind car carriers where is the Prairie  we saw one running last year at Tings and still no news .

martyn did post in that topic yesterday (#14):

By coincidence, Sonic received production (I think) samples a few days ago, and after examination, these have been passed to Rails for their assessment, and, hopefully, more of an update.

Things are happening and they are progressing, but not as quickly as Sonic, and we, the customers, had hoped.

Martyn

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=59443.0
Easy to miss if you weren't looking at the time as these are in widely distanced topics on this forum.

Regards,Gerry.

[martyn]

As per my previous post, Sonic have received the EP2 samples for this.

Here is an update direct from Sonic;

"The previous EP1 sample, after testing, revealed the need to adjust the buffer length to prevent buffer locking on curved track.

(snip) Sonic is now awaiting production livery samples which are currently en route to the UK"

" Sonic will be announcing another N gauge model next week revealing EP samples".

The (snip) is because I have two photos of the EP2s, which I will upload with a further comment from Sonic when I post them. The comment is pointless without the photos, as it points out details on the models.

Martyn