What is your favorite British Rail Diesel of all time?

Newportnobby · July 06, 2011, 10:04:46 PM

Not that it's correct for my location, but an interesting diesel was the Metropolitan Vickers Class 28 Co-Bo. I guess we won't see this being released by Dapol or Farish.

bluedepot · July 07, 2011, 07:20:22 PM

well.... maybe one day, i mean if the n gauge market really grows.... they are making all these short lived / prototype diesels in OO now, and who'd have thought that really... and 70s and 80s modeling is the future market as well, all the people who remember steam will be too old to model / dead soon...

tim

Newportnobby · July 07, 2011, 09:32:42 PM

Quote from: bluedepot on July 07, 2011, 07:20:22 PM
well.... maybe one day, i mean if the n gauge market really grows.... they are making all these short lived / prototype diesels in OO now, and who'd have thought that really... and 70s and 80s modeling is the future market as well, all the people who remember steam will be too old to model / dead soon...

tim

Cheers Tim
I'd better get on with booking a cemetery plot on line, or shall I just go up in ~~steam~~ smoke

EtchedPixels · July 07, 2011, 11:11:42 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on July 06, 2011, 10:04:46 PM
Not that it's correct for my location, but an interesting diesel was the Metropolitan Vickers Class 28 Co-Bo. I guess we won't see this being released by Dapol or Farish.

It has been done in N by Ian Stoate and its a nice little model. The ends are white metal castings with an etched body so there are no fiddly bits and it sits on a Farish Poole mixed 31 chassis with one end sawn down and a 20/25 bogie instead of a 31 bogie. Nice kit of an interesting and unusual prototype.

OwL · July 07, 2011, 11:25:53 PM

Picture of the class 70 for our forum friends abroad who may not have seen this relatively new GM Loco on British Metals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Freightliner_class_70_number_70001_leaves_Claycross_Tunnel.jpg

grid078 · July 07, 2011, 11:32:02 PM

My personal favourite has to be the class 56 closely followed by the 37`s, nothing beats the sound of either of these two on heavy container trains in east anglia!!!!!

Stuart

poliss · July 08, 2011, 01:08:40 AM

This is what the class 70 reminds me of. One of my favourite shows from the 50s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umvbqPUMoKg

Sithlord75 · August 13, 2011, 07:25:48 AM

One word - Deltic.

Broken Neck · August 16, 2011, 10:42:55 AM

There is only one number I like to hear '37'

Guy · August 16, 2011, 06:30:20 PM

For me the class 55, I know the DP1 is out in DCC which I am very very happy with but would so like to have a DCC ready BR Blue Class 55 on my layout, well more than one actually/

galway · August 16, 2011, 06:39:54 PM

Quote from: Sithlord75 on August 13, 2011, 07:25:48 AM
One word - Deltic.

Agree 100%

longbridge · August 16, 2011, 09:45:31 PM

Still the Class 47, pretty as a picture.

sawyerm1982 · August 18, 2011, 01:10:04 PM

For me it has to be the class 37, especially when its working seriously hard! although that said i'm fond of the 47's, 60's

tonytrainsfree · August 18, 2011, 01:26:07 PM

i like the class 31 and the class 08

Newportnobby · August 18, 2011, 05:52:48 PM

It seems to me we have a sub culture which should be named "The Class 37 Appreciation Society" or something like, closely followed by the Class 55.
Of course, they're not related

The Class 31 deserves appreciation for its longevity, as does the 08 (I nearly got mown down by a 31 while spotting at Finsbury Park without permission) - that shows how long they've been with us