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Title: The £28 train
Post by: Invicta Alec on February 12, 2019, 01:28:08 PM

For me its all about passenger EMUs and DMUs! I've got no real interest in steam or freight trains except.....

I recently bought an absolute peach of a locomotive, a new Dapol class 22. It runs so well and is ultra smooth even at speed step 1 on my NCE Powercab under DCC.

I set about getting some wagons for it to pull around the layout. In order from right to left....
Fleischmann used aggregate truck £6 (Nicely weathered, Canterbury expo)
New Farish (I think) 5 plank open wagon £6 (Canterbury expo)
New Peco grain wagon, my first go at assembling and painting a kit) £4 (local toy fair)
New Dapol Rugby cement wagon, "thrown in" by Janes Trains when I spent a fortune with them last year £0
Unused Lima tank wagon in years old faded packaging £8 (local toy fair)
Another Peco grain wagon used unpainted £2 (Cantebury Expo)
Unknown open plank wagon, well used £2 (Cantebury Expo)

Total cost £28. Well pleased with that. The class 22s were all gone I think by about 1972. I've no idea if the wagons its pulling would have been right era-wise but it looks good IMO.

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/74/5868-120219130235.png)

Alec.

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: RailGooner on February 12, 2019, 01:32:26 PM

Some savvy shopping there Alec, resulting in a nice little train. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: GrahamB on February 12, 2019, 05:25:40 PM

Well done.

Will we be seeing you at Tonbridge on Saturday?

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: Invicta Alec on February 12, 2019, 06:34:32 PM

Quote from: GrahamB on February 12, 2019, 05:25:40 PM
Well done.

Will we be seeing you at Tonbridge on Saturday?

Aaaaaaargggghhhh!!!! Is it THIS Saturday Graham? Bugger! Can't make it - family wedding this weekend.

Is it really two years already since you took all my money for the sound equipped Dapol 121? It still runs like a dream, looks and sounds superb.

Hope you have a great show.

Alec.

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: GrahamB on February 12, 2019, 08:43:35 PM

Missing the show because of a wedding? :o

There's no dedication these days. :no:

Glad the 121 is still going strong. See you at N Gauge Southeast perhaps?

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: Invicta Alec on February 12, 2019, 10:30:27 PM

Quote from: GrahamB on February 12, 2019, 08:43:35 PM

See you at N Gauge Southeast perhaps?

Yep, planning on going to that one.

Alec.

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: GrahamB on February 13, 2019, 05:28:20 PM

My new Southern Region layout will be there.

Title: Re: The £28 train
Post by: Bealman on February 13, 2019, 08:37:38 PM

That is certainly a great twenty eight quid's worth! :thumbsup:

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