Hi All,

I would just like to ask a couple of questions about making up trains with this lovely little loco 

I have crewearpley40 staying with me at the moment so that will be useful, but I thought I would ask generaly     

It looks great with a marroon B set



And also with mixed freight



I just need to know what brake van would go best 



Also I want to make up a milk train. Reading another thread, it seems the silver tankers suit the baby warship, and the white ones are best suited for steam



I don't think I could use any of those 3 brake vans, but I have a marroon hawksworth full brake I could use 

Chris reccomends a stove r van. The only one I can find is this on Ebay

Would this livery be ok considering I will have Chocolate and Cream running at the same time. I have seen rakes of coaches made up of all sorts of liveries 

Thank you in advance

All best wishes

Kevin

 

Lucky you , I've been trying for a few years to get the Class 22 at a reasonable price. Some are now selling for over the £100 marK.

Enjoy the model and I'll follow this thread with interest.

Kevin

I think that any of those three brake vans will be spot on.

In your scenario the two, three, four milk tanks are being conveyed from a branch line setting to a main line station where they will be added to a full train of tankers heading for, as an example, London.

That was the case on the GWR/WR with trains starting at Penzance with maybe three tanks then picking up extras through Cornwall and Devon until they had maybe 12-15 heading onwards.
Those main line trains, running at express speeds, would have the full brake in the consist usually at the rear but not always.

By the way, those milk tanks were always externally filthy but spotless internally.

Here's how I run mine :



By the way a Siphon G, conveying churns, would also look good.

For the mixed goods the grey unfitted will be the best option.
Those open wagons have no vacuum brakes or through pipes.

Jan

I'd go for a Toad for the mixed goods. I don't think it's a rule but remember the guards duty is to keep an eye on the train, not on the scenery

Quote from: port perran on Today at 06:47:04 PMBy the way, those milk tanks were always externally filthy but spotless internally.

How do we know ?

Bogie vans were used by preference for the milk train runs for the ride amongst other things as they ran fast. However the trip freights with a few from the dairies would generally have been down branches and probably not even able to run at high speed

Some nice examples at https://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/the-hemyock-branch.html

Once the regs were changed the milk trains would not have needed a separate brake as they were fully fitted so the guard was allowed to sit in the back cab of a two cab diesel instead.