N Gauge News Diesel & Electric Poll

[Newportnobby]

I wonder whether this might spur RevolutioN to have a look at the Class 76

Please - Noooooooooooooooooo!!!
That and a 77 would just cause me to start another layout which will never be finished............although a circular layout as per 'Mini MSW' has frequently crossed my mind
Likewise a combination of AL electrics and AM10 units would have the same effect and there just isn't room in my little hovel for all this

[PaulCheffus]

I wonder whether this might spur RevolutioN to have a look at the Class 76

Hi

If they did I would replace my twelve kit built ones immediately.

Cheers

Paul

[Foxhound]

Voted merrily for the NBL D600 (why Kernow won't shrink their OO version I do not know!) and a Class 118 (all over blue please, W51312/W51327, set number P480. Thanks!  ).

[TomE]

One week in, and the top 10 on the board currently stand as follows:

1. D16/1 Twins
2. Class 205 'Thumper'
3. Class 25/3
4. Class 117
5. Class 76
6. Class 325
7. Class 370 APT-P
8. Class 07
9. Class 91, Mk.4s & DVT
10. HS4000 'Kestrel'

Some of those have been in the top 10 consistently on previously run polls. The Class 91 seems to have increased in popularity, perhaps as a result of the end of the class in mainline service likely to be less than a year away? The one suprise to me, at least, is kestrel polling so high.

Of interest though, if we add the votes cast in the question about which type you would like to see retooled, to those for the DRS modified versions in the diesel section, it would put the Class 37 at number 1.

Still time for all that to change though!

Tom. 

[Bob G]

Hmm
Out of the current top ten, I personally would be up for:

1. D16/1 Twins (both in SR black with small early totems)
2. Class 205 'Thumper' (at least 2 in green and 2 in blue)
3. Class 25/3 (at least 2 in blue)
4. Class 117 (at least 2 in blue)
7. Class 370 APT-P (just the one, thank you)
8. Class 07 (at least 2 in green and 2 in blue)

Bring them on, please!

[davidinyork]

I've voted.
Interesting to see "The Twins" NOT at the top of the poll!!!!!! Can't wait for the final results.
Bob

Have to admit I fail to see why there's such enthusiasm for one-off or small-number prototype builds, which in most cases were short-lived and scrapped decades ago. The same seems to happen with liveries on more mainstream models - i.e. 'gimmick' liveries seem to be favoured over standard ones, even when another manufacturer has already done it (e.g. both Dapol and Farish has done the Biffa and large logo liveries on 66s, but neither has done the current standard GBRF livery).

As regards new models, a modern-standard 91 and Mk4s would be top of my list. And the Class 185, which is a major gap for anyone interested in large parts of the north over the past decade or so.

[njee20]

Totally agree on 'run of the mill' versus the one-offs. You can also add "Evening Star" and "Captain Tom" as duplicate 66s from both brands, plus they've both done 66111 in EWS and 66152 in DB, yet neither has done DB with large bodyside logos, post-Europorte GBRf (and Farish has only done one release of the Europorte livery as 66731, which unfortunately was the same loco as Capt Tom, and the colour on Dapol's offerings have been awful), or EWS with DB logos, aside from a Dapol train pack release. That's a huge proportion of the fleet these days not accounted for.

I think that's based on the propensity for modellers to seek the exceptional, rather than the mundane though. How many steam specials or other 'unusual' workings do most model as a proportion of all moves. 

[TomE]

The results are in!

https://www.ngaugenews.com/post/2022-ngn-diesel-electric-poll-the-results

A few surprises in there, along with some predictable results, but hopefully it proves interesting!

Well done to the LMS Twins for coming out on top!

Tom.

[Bob G]

That is an excellent result.
My votes were for the first four locos on your Top Ten list!! Plus an 07 shunter top of the shunter list too! Way hay!

Bob

EDIT Happy to help with your steam poll.

[martyn]

No! No! No! No! Anything but the Twins........

But It'd be a good choice. It'll be interesting to see if-and when-any of the manufacturers take note.

Best result for me personally was the cl 105.

@TomE

Thanks for organising the poll, and look forward to the steam one.

Martyn

[Bob G]

Just as long as they are not ginger twins 

[Woodenhead]

So the top 4 are all in the Bachmann OO stable, could that have influenced voting and they also have the 105.

Didn't Cavalex consider the 91 in N, but without the OO model that has to be dead in the water?

If I was a betting man the most likely to come are the class 25/3 and the class 105 (in two carriage form).  A four coach 117 would be expensive and the Twins might be deemed too niche although we did once see a Deltic prototype, the 205 may be consigned to the 'we tried SR' bin.

[tunneroner61]

Point of information: 117s were 3 cars, not 4.

[martyn]

The Twins may be considered niche-but the ochre D5579 was even more so..........

And we have to remember this is just a poll/wish list, not the order any manufacturer is likely to release the models. Timescale-if ever!

Perhaps if the top four are in the Bachmann OO range, sales in that scale might have influenced their release in N-or not released. It's been said before that Bachmann have number of items in OO which many have hoped would be scaled down, but few have made it so far.

Martyn

[Bob G]

When I asked Bachmann about the 25/3 they said they were not done milking the 24 and 25/0/1/2 combos yet. Give it ten years.
BUT if someone else tries to do one, we'll beat them to it on release.

I believe the first two statements but I frankly don't believe the third statement on taking anyone else on. They might be feisty in OO but N is not their priority.
Bachmann couldn't win a race in N if they were the only ones on the track.

The problem is they do lovely engines, and I wish they'd do more.

Bob