BCDR Class 1 Locomotive

[Kirley]

From this

 

 

to this

 

 

 

 

Should have some of Leslie's BCDR Wagon somewhere. Will post pictures on my layout page later when the decoder arrives.

[DiveController]

Nice job, Kieran! Looks well!

[jhb171achill]

Very good model indeed - and the right livery, unlike No. 30 in Cultra!

[Richard EH]

Kieran,

 

Lovely job! I may well follow your example there in due course. Did you use the Oxford one or Hornby? There might be a few cheaper ones about of the oxford one now.....

 

I was looking at it for a GNRi T2, but you'd need to chop the front bogie back a little...

 

Cheers for now.

 

Richard.

[leslie10646]

Well done, Kieran - a very neat and clever conversion.

 

Never mind my wagons - have you got a rake of bone-shaking six wheelers to go with it?

 

My pal Michael at Smallbrook does a LSWR "road van" which I understand is the spitting image of a BCDR brake van.

 

Leslie

[Kirley]

Kieran,

Did you use the Oxford one or Hornby? There might be a few cheaper ones about of the oxford one now.....

 

Richard, I picked up a Oxford one at the right price but they have a dicast chassis in case you were wanting to shorten the body. BYW did you get my email I sent last month re your JT Loco?

[Kirley]

 

My pal Michael at Smallbrook does a LSWR "road van" which I understand is the spitting image of a BCDR brake van.

 

Leslie

 

Someone sent me a picture of a BCDR Brake Van this evening, it is like nothing like the GNR or NCC ones.

 

I'll email you tomorrow re the LSWR one.

Edited August 6, 2016 by Kirley

[jhb171achill]

The BCDR and the SLNCR had many varieties of brake van. In fact barely two on the SLNCR were the same, thus neither line can be taken to have had a standard!

 

For anyone interested in BCDR wagons, there's an old body in store at the DCDR, which will show the lettering style and shade of grey.

 

Chassis and drawgear - same grey. I am unsure of roof shade. It was probably the same but possibly weathered darker due to loco smoke.

[Kirley]

Thank John for the pointer to Downpatrick, an excuse for another trip. I really miss the Enthusiastic Section on their old Web Site where they had pictures of all their stock.

[jhb171achill]

Their website is gradually under revision, Kirley. Their marketing person has recently left due to a career change and I suppose it's the old story of volunteers - who has the time!

 

The rolling stock section badly needed to be updated anyway - it was out of date including one or two items long gone, but no details of some of the newer stock. All in due course, no doubt. If I was computer literate I might volunteer to assist, but I'm not, as my numerous upside-down photo posts here will attest....,!!

[Kirley]

 

My pal Michael at Smallbrook does a LSWR "road van" which I understand is the spitting image of a BCDR brake van.

 

Leslie

 

I did get in touch with Michael and he was extremely helpful in providing parts of the Kit plus a RTR 21'chassis. The body length of the BCDR Brake Van is 20' 6" so the chassis had to be shortened and the body lengthened.

 

 

Then add some brass W Irons and running boards.

 

 

First coat of primer and ready to fix the roof.

 

 

This is what it should look like.

 

 

 

Thanks Leslie for the tip.

[Weshty]

Ohhh that looks very well. NEM pockets et al.

[DiveController]

Looks very well, Kieran!

[Patrick Davey]

Looks very well - well done!