Who can't wait for one of these?  I already have one from a kit, but the minitrix motor is terrible.  I'll be getting my hands on one and will paint it into 03 179 Network SouthEast livery.

In fact, I just found a picture whilst looking for something else......excuse the 00 Gauge motor in front please!  This is before I added the chimney and windows.



And another one...   

I would need to DCC it too. I've seen the 04 chipped, so hopefully this can be done as well.

Here's a picture of the new GF Class 03

Just purchased the plain green one with gold window surrounds. Looks fantastic. It was a tossup between this and a 101 and this won.

Blue one is superb as well. A spot of Rail Blue on the cab handrail knobs improves the appearance even more. Just need to find a suitable match truck now.

Are there any pics of 03 match trucks? If it's the usual BR repurposing of old rolling stock then it should be a simple repaint or slight tweak to a model.

From what I've been able to find out, the BR Conflat L was used as a match truck for the 03s, to allow them to work track circuits over long turnouts. This was the conflat that carried 3 small containers which, I think, Farish now sell.

There's a whole stash of info on this page from an O Gauge forum:

http://migoforum.co.uk/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=911

The Conflat L was a specialist cement wagon, the three containers (for cement (or similar powder) being much smaller than the AF containers Farish sell. Tri-ang used to make them on both 00 and TT. A few Conflat A wagons were also used as runners; that is the same as the Farish model (minus container, of course).

The new 03 on Elvinley. Definitely my favourite livery!

I picked up a BR Blue liveried one and it is a cracking little model, can't wait to get it chipped up

Ollie