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The Majorcan diesels were, for the 3ft gauge, huge beasts indeed. Four were built about 1959 by Creusot, but when the railcars arrived to on the CFM system, there was little for them to do. They were 675hp, numbered 1101-4. they could do 70km/h but the track then would barely have allowed 45kp/h! No. 1102 shown below, with a ridiculously small load for it, en route in 1960 from Palma along the soon-to-be-closed Santany branch. The last steam locos were withdrawn about 1964 and these things were left to haul 3 or 4 coach local trains. Hardly surprisingly, by 1965 two went back to the mainland, their subsequent fate unknown; the metre gauge lines on mainland Spain had more of them, so they must have disappeared among them. When goods ended in 1967 and two long branch lines had closed, there was nothing for them to do. They were noted out of use as late as 1974, but appear top have been scrapped soon after. Regarding the Khyber Pass, with the famous Beyer, Peacock 0.6.0s, 4.4.0s and 2.8.0s, I almost did that one in 1978. I could kick myself now for passing up the opportunity!
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During my RPSI Treasurer years, I remember Leslie’s “Syndicate” sending not just that ONE cheque, but quite a few! All hugely valuable and appreciated! Now, top ten JOURNEYS!! Now there’s a thing.... Overnight steam across the Montagu Pass and the Cape Town - Port Elizabeth line in South Africa in the 1970s has to top MY list! My DIESEL list of locos wouldn’t be big! 1. 141s 2. 121s 3. South African Class 91 narrow gauge 4. The four 1960s Majorcan 1100 class Bo-Bos. Almost like a 3ft gauge A class.... I don’t even have a fifth diesel!
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Power output, yes, though I don’t have the details in front of me. Thus, there were five types of “B” class: the original pair, B113 & B114; the B101, B121, B141 & B181 types. With the 071s coming just a few years later, had the same system remained, they would have possible become a new class (H?) or they would have been a new type of ”A”. Had the latter been the case, the 071s would have become the A71 class; same numbers, A71-A88. The number system of 071 onwards virtually confirms this.
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In no specific order: 1. GSR B1a 4.6.0 No. 800 "Maedb". I'd settle for 801/2 also! 2. London & South Western 4.4.2T "Radial" tank engine. 3. MGWR D16 4.4.0 "Achill Bogies" 4. Isle of Man Nos. 4 & 5 "Loch" & "Mona" 5. Indonesian State Railways 60-class or B50 class 2.4.0 tender engines. I would have to add a few "also-rans": 1. GSWR J15 0.6.0s for sheer hard work and availability. 2. CDRJC Class 5A 2.6.4T tank engines. 3. LLSR 4.8.4Ts, for sheer brute force. 4. Indian standard design metre gauge YP and YG classes. 5. South African 19D, 24 and 15CA classes. (OK, that's three.....) And a final special mention for the GNR's "S" class 4.4.0s.
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Ah! narra gauge!
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All of these will crop up now and again on Fleabay and other 2nd hand places. You can expect to pay €35 for the McMahon & Clements GSR "Bible". I may be able to find one for you. What's the GWR book you refer to? Shepherd's MGWR book - like the GSR one, 2nd hand the odd time. I expect you'd be looking at about €15-€25 there. I have a couple of contacts - I will ask if you like?
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Yes, folks, I was referring to the Wrenn 2.6.4T. Apologies for any confusion....
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I dunno but I have an original box in my shed. Pretty big, it is....... used to park the car in it..........
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Neither book has any drawings, Midland Man. Just a basic map of where it went in each.
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That’s an excellent little book. As far as I’m aware there are only that one plus the one published by Templeogue library about ten years ago - they’re the only ones I have anyway, or have ever heard of.
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Wow! They do more engineering work there than the Nenagh branch - difference - IE don't seem to run many trains in between! Seriously, excellent as always; your layout always inhabits this higher plane somewhere between a model railway and living, breathing reality!
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Looking great - must start on mine! Must check also if mine have tadpoles on the underneath.........................!
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Now THAT is a beauty! Happy birthday! Senior had several old GNR ones years ago, which he always intended to fully restore. I only recall white and red glass in them, as one might expect. I never heard of any having blue lights. The original glass lenses tended to be big thick chunky types of glass..... I am note sure if they sealed them with putty; I don't see why not. Putty was used for many things back then. JB
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What I found was that you had to run them bunker first. Chimney first meant the trailing bogie lifted and derailed. I thought it was just mine, in teenage innocence, but a school friend (who contacted me via Facebook two weeks ago, completely out of the blue, hadn’t seen or heard of him in 46 years!) had the same problem with the same engine. I tried putting a small weight on it, but with limited space it didn’t make much difference. Did anyone else have issues with these locos? Apart from that I found it ok to operate.
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jhb171achill replied to thewanderer's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
Me too! Still have a copy, and it's falling to bits.............. -
That NCC 2.6.0 is a masterpiece! What gauge is it, do you know?
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That is a really interesting thread - many thanks - and it's looking great already. A much-ignored but essential piece of our railway history, and crying out for a RTR version. I'll take three........
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I don't want to throw the thread off-topic too much, but I often wondered what Mk 2s and Mk 3s (and even Mk 4s!) would have looked like in 1960/70s black'n'tan!
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I have a German V100 bo-bo which I got dirt cheap somewhere. Was considering putting it in CIE green as something they inherited from the GNR, as one of the designs the GNR actually WERE looking at, was outwardly similar.
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I’d be hanging onto my beans on that one!
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I’m a big believer in the idea that we’re all entitled to our opinions on what is good or bad value, whether we are prepared to pay more locally than online, or whatever. For what it’s worth, for me - I’m a very strong believer in supporting local shops and businesses, especially in these times when a combination of the Covid and brexit are putting more pressure than ever on local businesses. I’ve bought stuff on eBay and from Hattons, but only when it’s something that Mark’s Models, IRM, Murphy or sellers are the shows don’t have. I do the same with household shopping. Let’s support our own people first.
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Probably 29th June.
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I don’t know, Hexagon - I suspect it’s to do with the kitchen. I think I’ve a floor plan at home.
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See below: That’s the first lot. What follows is one more model in the same livery, but the blue he used isn’t quite right - it’s a shade on the light side. Also, an MGWR coach in CIE 1955 green, and one of Fry’s two MGWR coaches which he painted in their 1928-25 lined maroon.
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Presumably the model will have the "pencil sharpeners" attached to the buffer beam!
