Bachmann New Tooling Announcement 31st July

[Portpatrick]

Of course we shouldn't forget that the Dapol J72 is on the way and is currently at EP stage, that would be an eminently suitable loco to pair with these wagons!

Roy

And the J72 was not unknown "North of  Hadrian's Wall" either.  Kittybrewster shed had a few in the 1950s.  Also Eastfield.  I might be tempted.

[martyn]

I think I've posted about J72 allocations on that thread-indeed there were some at Kittybrewster, Eastfield, Keith, St Margaret's and Thornton for various periods.

Martyn

[Richard Taylor]

These special editions are not really something I'd care to purchase.

Sorry Bachmann but It may fit with Rail 200 but not for me.

GE

Thanks for letting us know.

[Southerngooner]

A bit of an unnecessary and sanctimonious comment Richard?

Dave

[Newportnobby]

A bit of an unnecessary and sanctimonious comment Richard?

Dave

Couldn't have put it better myself

[cmason]

One for icairns to post about.

Well, I would never have guessed Bachmann's new tooling announcement would have been about these NER and LNER hopper wagons in a million years!

Having built several of these wagons over the past two years (2mm Scale Association resin kit and West Highland Models 3D print) I really don't need any more but I think I will be in the market for two or three when they are released.
 
As previously stated, I believe that these hopper wagons were primarily found in the North-East of England in NER, LNER, BR, and NCB service.
 
They are noticeably "vintage" in design and I love the long end stations (end pillars) and distinctive hand brake levers.

One for @cmason to post about.

Ian

@icairns


Well Ian,

This is out of the blue and very welcome! and it is going to cost me a few bob isn't it?

And I am very happy to see quite a variety planned - albeit they all appear to be be from one underlying moulding - which, if one has spent the time I have with nose buried inside North Eastern Record as well as the relevant Taplow volumes and other sourced, does not cover all the variety ( such a huge number of P7s produced that was bound to happen).

Anyway it is most pleasing! One can never get enough NER rolling stock, with or without an L in front  ,

Cheers,

Colin.