Having only recently started acquiring a (very) few diesels into my roster under Rule 1, I may well get one as they do look rather nice... Basically I am always happy to see any British N announcement no matter what.

Actually what I would like now is an RTR L&Y loco as I have just completed a short rake of L&Y wagons and don't want to have to build a loco to pull those which.... would only be built on a roundtuit basis anyway....

Quote from: Bob G on March 20, 2026, 02:52:49 PM

Quote from: scottmitchell74 on March 20, 2026, 01:27:27 PMWish we could hear the sound before ordering.

You can, Scott
On the video from 3.48 to 4.20 approx.

If that isn't the sound then its a very noisy loco!

I will leave you to decide if you like the sound.

Bob

That's on me for not watching!   

Quote from: bluedepot on March 20, 2026, 02:17:30 PMI wonder how much of the tooling is actually new??

Apart from the chassis block, space for a speaker, and new PCB, I suspect the only other tooling change is an additional tool for the deep window cab, plus or minus the tablet catcher, and plus or minus the tablet catcher recess. If I remember correctly, the cabs are separate from the body on this model. So the rest of the body tooling should be the same.

Bob

    

I know: duh!!

I just bit-the-bullet and tallied what I've spent the last two months to get (pretty much) everything I need for Black Douglas Vale...

 

This doesn't include expenses from 8-12 years ago (mostly locos) already spent.

Quote from: scottmitchell74 on March 20, 2026, 01:27:27 PMWish we could hear the sound before ordering.

You can, Scott
On the video from 3.48 to 4.20 approx.

If that isn't the sound then its a very noisy loco!

I will leave you to decide if you like the sound.

Bob

i should think they will announce some non tablet catcher dcc sound versions as well in due course.

maybe 20/3s as well.

I wonder how much of the tooling is actually new??

a central services red/white livery version would be nice!

Wish we could hear the sound before ordering.

Rails' email says minimum R2?  That seems disappointing for a reasonably short bogie diesel that plenty of folk might want to send round their 9" curves?

One for the DCC/Sound fans, methinks. I already have 2 – the older D8134 (371-026 top) and the more recent D8011 (371-033 bottom) with running lights.



I'll not be bothering on the basis of "Why one of those? I don't want that." (words supplied by @chrism)

I think there's an element of disbelief.

Really great for the Scottish modeller, and for when those locos came south later.

But I just don't get sound in N. I mean there are even OO models where sound is considered a no-no because of space, so Farish says lets take a narrow bodied loco and put a speaker in it.

Not one for me, but if it had been a new loco...