DP1 - What stock to use?

[gdandridge]

Hi All,

I'm now the proud owner of a DP1 thanks to my wife buying me it as a birthday gift. (Posted here - http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=19004.0)



Lucky me! 

Big question - what stock should I run it with? Any suggestions?

Gavin.

[1936ace]

i run mk1 pullman blue grey coaches behind mine because it looks good 
bart

[Vanders]

Almost exclusively it'd have been Maroon Mk1's, mostly BR1 bogies but maybe Commonwealth bogies in later years.

[gdandridge]

Thanks Guys,

Great answers.

I found this on youtube:


Deltic diesel prototype DP1 , brief clip in colour

Looks like it's running there with Maroon Mk1's. Try as I might I couldn't find it pulling Blue/Grey Pullman's. Sorry Bart! 

Gavin.

[BernardTPM]

I've got some old contemporary (1950s) magazines showing it pulling crimson/cream ex-LMS (Stanier/Porthole) stock. It was actually used from 1955, just before BR maroon livery was introduced (1956), extending the livery and stock possibilities.

[johnlambert]

I like a combination of crimson/cream and maroon stock.  Here's a photo of mine from when my layout was at an early stage!



I recall reading that the Merseyside Express was mostly BR Mk1 coaches but with a portion that was detached and usually consisted of Stanier designed vehicles.

A quick Google search also turned up a photo of DP1 on a train where the first vehicle is a maroon Gresley brake coach trailed by what look like Mk1s with a mix of maroon and crimson/cream.

You're not short of choices for ready to run coaches.

[tutenkhamunsleeping]

http://youtu.be/FYDgJ2ph8mY?t=16s

Personally I think it's looks might fine on a rake of Farish Blood & Custard Staniers

In reality a lot depended on where it was running.  Out of Kings Cross on the Eastern region, for example, would often see Gresleys (made by Dapol in N) behind it.

[Steven B]

Deltic was withdrawn in 1961 (and transfered to the Science Museum in 1964). BR Blue didn't appear until 1964 (the XP64 train), and wasn't roled out in full until '66.

I don't think Deltic has haulled a train since being preserved and so wouldn't have been seen at the head of a rake of blue/grey coaches (or anything newer than a Mk1). That said, it does look good hauling a train of I/C Mk3s....

Happy modelling.

Steven B.

[EtchedPixels]

Interesting video (although IMHO the more interesting bit is the train at the start going the other way)

[JonathanC]

That's an awesome Youtube clip. I have ordered a DP1 and can't wait to get it.

[scottishlocos]

Guys

DP1 is a really good model although not suited to my era iamgoing for rule 1 and eventually have DP1 hauling railtour stock probably maroon mk1s.

Dave