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1/32 slot car Jaguar C-type c.1953 Le Mans winner. Driven by Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt. Resin bodyshell and PCS32 chassis.
TECHNICAL DATA PEUGEOT 207 SUPER 2000
MOTOR
Engine: EW 10 J4S
Location: Front – transverse
Capacity: 1998 cc
Number of cylinders: 4
Power (hp.DIN): 280
Torque (Nm): 250
Maximum engine speed: 8500
Injection: Magneti Marelli
Throttle: Single butterfly
Number of valves: 16
TRANSMISSION
Type: 4-wheel drive
Clutch: Twin disc
Gearbox: Sequential – 6 speed
Differential: 3 Autolocking
CHASSIS
Structure: Bodyshell + Tubular Roll Cage
Front suspension: Pseudo MacPherson Strut with Peugeot Dampers
Rear suspension: Pseudo MacPherson Strut with Peugeot Dampers
BRAKES / STEERING
Front brakes: Brembo 4 pistons
Diameter: 300mm (loose surface) 355mm (tarmac)
Rear brakes: Brembo 4 pistons
Diameter: 300mm (loose surface and tarmac)
Steering: Hydraulic assistance
Wheels loose surface: 18 inches
Wheels tarmac: 15 inches
DIMENSIONS
Length: 4.03 m
Width: 1.80m
Wheelbase: 2.56 m
Minimum weight: 1100 kg loose surface / 1150 kg tarmac
Fuel tank capacity:80 litres
The lower-spec model, with 5742 reaching UK shores badged as Nissan. Unfortunately I don't have figures for the Alfa versions, which included a 1.3-engined model and a 5dr which Nissan didn't offer.
Esssentially this model married the Alfa's flat-four engine and gearbox to the bodyshell of the Cherry. It included the Italian suspension and double bulkhead arrangement, and at the very least different hubs on the back to allow fitment of the Alfa wheels.
There were sufficient differences for Nissan to give it a different model code, 920 instead of N12.
This location with a distinctive belt of trees on the golfcourse was used for numerous PR photos at the time. More to come!
1/32 resin slot car Alfasud ti in Jagermeister ETCC livery c.1978. Resin bodyshell by Joeslot and PCS32 chassis.
Resplendent in cream; Ford Ivory to be precise. Needs to go over white primer, which in turn goes over grey primer to get the shade right. The original EFE windscreen has also had the gaps between it and the bodyshell filled since yesterday.
Once the innards are painted, the upper deck will be permanently attached to the lower and the gap between filled, sanded and painted before the upper deck panels receive their decals.
47405 and 47429, both no more than empty bodyshells on accomodation bogies, stand forlornly at Crewe Works Open Day on Saturday 4th July 1987.
Vauxhall were still offering a fair range of cars using the HC bodysheel, considering there was a fair amount of overlap with both the Chevette & Cavalier. Vauxhall liked to mix & match monocoques & engines to give themselves a bigger range when they were only building 2-3 different bodyshells.
Compared to the ribbon dash & vinyl seated Viva E, the interior of the Magnum looks a lot more up to date & inviting.
1/32 resin slot car Porsche 356 Speedster. Winner of the 1957 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. Driven by Claude Storez & Robert Buchet. Resin bodyshell and PCS32 chassis.
This early (1975) Escort MK II was captured 'travelling' northbound on the M6 motorway.
Launched in 1975, the new Escort MK II was more modern looking than its predecessor. The new bodyshell had squarer lines. A range of models were offered: the base L, GL, Sport and a top-of-the-range Ghia. Two and four door saloons were available and a two door estate version.
As with the Mk I, there was a choice of 1.1 and 1.3 litre engines and now, a 1.6 litre unit. Automatic transmission was also available.
The MK II Escorts were sparsely equiped but more than 600,000 cars were built before the end of the range in 1980.
1/32 resin bodyshell is from PSR ( www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/ ) and starts out as a Hindustan Ambassador kit. Photo shows initial bodyshell with resin headlights removed.
Split into its component parts (l to r) clear bodyshell painted into into South Wales' ivory and red, plastic interior casting, metal body 'skirts' and plastic chassis.
The model is held together with two small screws through the chassis which screw into the seating unit, which in turn clips inside the bodyshell.
Taken 23/10/19 and one for those that like some station with their train snaps.
According to Wikipedia the Classs 800s are "... a type of electro-diesel train used in the United Kingdom, based on the Hitachi A-train design. They have been built by Hitachi since 2015. The first units entered service on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) in October 2017, and will enter service on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from December 2018.
These trains are being assembled at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe facility, alongside the related Class 801 electric multiple unit, from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan; no body construction takes place in the UK.
The Class 800 units are known as IETs (Intercity Express Trains), as part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). They have been named Azuma, meaning East in Japanese, by future operator Virgin Trains East Coast."
First Greater Western Limited, trading as Great Western Railway (GWR), is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western railway franchise
Engine
2.9 L C-Series I6
Wheelbase
84 in (2,134 mm)[14] 1959 - 1961
86 in (2,184 mm)[15] 1961 - 1964
Length
187.75 in (4,769 mm)[14]
Width
68.5 in (1,740 mm)[14]
Height
59 in (1,499 mm)[14]
In October 1959 a new Austin A99 Westminster-based model was launched [16] under the name Princess 3-litre.[1] From July 1960[7] these vehicles bore the Vanden Plas name which became a badge-engineered brand in its own right (rather than being known as coachbuilder for the cars of other manufacturers). The car was a great deal smaller and less than 44 per cent of the price of the previous Princess IV Saloon and was instead largely identical to the Austin A99 Westminster and other models using the same Pininfarina-designed bodyshell. It featured a new distinctive Vanden Plas grille (fairly square, with a thick surround and vertical slats), round headlamps, and horn grilles on the front. The interior was lavish in typical Vanden Plas style, featuring burr walnut wood trim, leather seats and panels, and high-quality carpeting. A division between the driver and the rear compartment was an optional extra. Power was a 3-litre unit developing 108 hp (81 kW).[14]
A 3-litre Vanden Plas Princess with automatic transmission was tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1961 and had a top speed of 99.3 mph (159.8 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 16.1 seconds. A fuel consumption of 21.1 miles per imperial gallon (13.4 L/100 km; 17.6 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £1467 including taxes.[14]
This model was replaced in 1961 by the Vanden Plas Princess 3-litre Mark II. Styling was similar but the wheelbase was two inches (5 cm) longer[15] and anti-roll bars were added to the suspension at both ends of the car.[15] The engine was uprated to 120 hp (89 kW). Better brakes were fitted, and interior improvements included built-in drop-down "picnic tables" for the rear seat passengers. Options now included "Smith's air-conditioning".[15]
This model lasted until 1964
Class 442. 2424. 'Wessex Electric'. Electric Multiple Unit. In Express livery. Seen stored at the rear of Eastleigh Works.
Revell Routemaster Bus....Bodyshell painted and some decals now applied!...note that the instructions in the kit tell you to cut OUT the two large side adverts if you are using them and to GLUE them on, which is exactly what Dave did here. I am VERY pleased with the progress with this model over the last few days.
The fleet of 24 class 442 EMUs were ground-breaking in many ways as they were the first BR Southern Region EMUs to be built for operation at a maximum speed of 100 mph (most BR Southern Region express EMUs back in the late 1980s had a maximum speed of 90 mph). The class 442 EMUs were also the first ever five-car EMUs to be built for British Rail and they were also the first multiple units to be built on the 75-foot long bodyshell of the Mark 3 carriage, with the units being fitted with another first in the form of sliding plug passenger doors. Also when introduced in 1988 the class 442 EMUs were the first trains to enter service with Network SouthEast fitted with an onboard British Telecom Payphone located in the vestibule of the former Buffet/Lounge carriage.
1/32 slot car Ferrari Dino 246GT Le Mans c.1972 driven by J.Laffeach and G.Doncieux. Resin bodyshell and GOM chassis, MRRC wheels & tyres.
On October 5, GWR Class 800/0 Intercity Express Programme (IEP), 800005/800006 passes Camden Road London Overground station on the North London Line. 800005 and 800006 built by Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe, UK 🇬🇧 Bodyshells built in Kasado, Japan 🇯🇵
Porsche (996) GT3 (1997-05) Engine 3600cc H6 335bhp
PORSCHE SET
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The Porsche 996 was introduced in 1997 for the 1998 model year, replacing the Porsche 993, designed by Pinky Lai under chief designer Harm Lagaay, with an all new body and interior The 996 had little in common with its predecessor, with the first all new chassis platform since the original 911 and a new water-cooled engine. Technically, it was a major change, a complete breakthrough from the original car other than the overall layout.
The 996 was initially available in a coupé or a cabriolet (Convertible) bodystyle with rear-wheel drive, and later with four-wheel drive, utilising a 3.4 litre flat-6 engine generating a maximum power output of 296bhp. Initially
The 996 platform was used as the basis for two lightweight GT variants called GT2 and GT3. The GT3 was based on the standard 996 Carrera, but was stripped for weight saving. The GT3 used the bodyshell of the four-wheel-drive Carrera 4, which incorporated additional front-end stiffening, it also featured stiffer suspension and upgraded brakes. Introduced in 1999 it featured a naturally aspirated 3.6-litre flat-six engine generating a maximum power output 355bhp
996.2
The early 996 had the same front end as the entry-level Boxster, but customer resistance led to a redesigned headlight in 2002 unique to the 996 thus separating the appearance of the two models engine capacity was also increased to 3.6 litres increasing the output of the naturally aspirated gars by 15bhp and the Targa model was added to the model range
The 996 Carrera was superceeded by the 997 for the 2005 model year, though the 996 versions of the Turbo S, GT2 and GT3 models continued into 2005 and 2006 The Mk.II GT3 variant was based on the second generation of the 996, and featured updated aerodynamics, and a more powerful version of the 3.6 L engine from the MK.I, now rated at 375bhp
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Shot 06.10.2019 at Bicester Scramble, Bicester, Oxon. 143-1378
Sold For £12,320
From H & H Catalogue:
Reg Number: NSU 368
Chassis Number:HAN9-71982
Engine Number: 16205
Cc:1275
Body Colour: Green
Trim Colour:Black
MOT ExpiryDate:Jan 2014
Archer's Garage of Oldbury are renowned for their Sprinzel Sebring Sprite Evocations and were commissioned by the late Michael Sutton Esq. to do much of the preparation work on `NSU 368' including modifying a new Heritage bodyshell to accept authentic-looking GRP bonnet, fastback roof and rear shroud assemblies plus aluminium-skinned doors. Intended for `fast road' use, the Austin-Healey had its 1310cc A-Series engine and four-speed close-ratio gearbox overhauled / uprated by Peter May Engineering Ltd. Sporting a Safety Devices rollover bar, Radtec alloy radiator, bucket seats and upgraded front discs, the two-seater passed its most recent MOT test (January 2013) with no advisories. The four years (2001-2005) and circa £22,700 that Mr Sutton spent on the project are chronicled in two accompanying files.
Alfa Romeo Junior Z
The Junior Z was created by Zagato using the short-wheelbase Type 105 chassis from the Spider, and the five-speed gearbox from the Giulietta. It was an arresting-looking coupé that added real variety to the Alfa Romeo line-up, but unlike earlier Alfa-Zagatos, it was not conceived for racing, nor was it particularly lightweight - it featured a steel bodyshell with an aluminium bonnet and aluminium door-skins (on the earlier 1300 JZs).
The sloping front and Kamm tail were certainly a world apart from the well-crafted classicism of the rest of the Giulia-derived cars, but no less appealing for it. The Junior Zagato was a little lighter and more aerodynamic than the standard cars so it was a bit quicker too. Considering its coachbuilt status, values are surprisingly low.
25057 on the daily scrap train. The loco is shortly to be dismantled to donate its heavily detailed chassis to a later bodyshell which is on the workbench having replacement cabs
This Stingray was built for this years Bordeaux Vintage slot meeting. The theme was 1966 +67 Le Mans. This was my build using a Revell bodyshell which I modified like the real car.
1967 MGB GT (restored with a roadster bodyshell).
10 previous keepers. Fitted with a 1950cc engine. H&H classic car auction, Buxton -
"Chassis Number: 121196
Engine Number: 18V347H078510
Finished in Primrose Yellow with black leather upholstery (piped in yellow), this particular example is described by the vendor as being in "good" condition with regard to its engine, four-speed manual plus overdrive gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim, chassis and wheels / tyres (while, he considers the bodywork and paintwork to be "excellent"). Beginning life as a GT, 'SAN 661F' is said to have been refurbished using "a brand new Roadster bodyshell in 1994". Riding on wire wheels, this smart MG B is offered for sale with assorted receipts (including one for the bodyshell) and MOT certificate valid until June 14th 2008."
Unsold.
1/32 resin slot car Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Spider c.1960 race car. Resin bodyshell, MRRC Sebring chassis, ali rims and slimline motor.
1/32 slot car resin Ferrari Dino 246GT c.1972. PSR resin bodyshell and GOM chassis with Slot It wheels and inserts.
East Yorkshire AEC Bridgemaster 9725 AT was built with an unusual shaped upper deck bodyshell in order to pass through the arch of Beverley North Bar.
1/32 resn slot car Ford Cortina mk3 2.5 litre V6 in BTCC Motorcraft livery c.1975. Modified PSR resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis & resin inserts.
Rochdale cars were a series of mainly glass fibre bodied British sports car made by Rochdale Motor Panels and Engineering in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England between 1948 and 1973. The company is best remembered for the Olympic coupé made between 1959 and 1973.
The Rochdale company was founded in 1948 by Frank Butterworth and Harry Smith in an old mill building in Hudson Street, Rochdale. They performed general motor repairs and made themselves some alloy bodies, usually single-seaters, for racing Austin 7s and other cars. They went on to sell the bodies as the Mk II.
In 1954 Rochdale launched the Mark IV, using a glass fibre, two-door, two-seater body that was supplied as a bare shell. It was offered with several wheelbases, ranging from 81 inches, primarily intended for the Austin 7 chassis, up to 108 inches. In addition to a suitable chassis, the purchaser/builder had to provide all the interior fittings and the brackets to locate the mechanical components. The body cost £47 10 shillings (£47.50) and was available until 1961. About 150 were made
The breakthrough came in 1959 with the monocoque Olympic designed by Richard Parker and only the third glass fibre monocoque bodied car to enter production (after the Berkeley and Lotus Elite). This featured a closed coupé style bodyshell with the provision for 2+2 seating but the rear seats were very cramped and many builders left them out. Unlike many sports and low production cars of the time, wind down windows were installed.
Production started in 1960 using a Riley, twin-carburettor version, of the 1.5 litre BMC B-series engine, independent front suspension by torsion bar modified from that of the Morris Minor and live rear axle suspended by coil springs
Wikipedia link below
Brush's Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0DH works shunter D1341 (11079) "Sprite" shunts 92044 "Couperin" into position to be hooked up to the tow loco.
The demic shell of withdrawn Class 73, 73134 "Woking Homes 1885-1995" can be seen in the background.
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.
1/32 slot car Mazda MX-5 in bespoke BRSCC livery. Resin PP bodyshell, Scalextric chassis with Mabuchi motor.
Alfa Romeo Junior Z
Around 1400 Produced
The Junior Z was created by Zagato using the short-wheelbase Type 105 chassis from the Spider, and the five-speed gearbox from the Giulietta. It was an arresting-looking coupé that added real variety to the Alfa Romeo line-up, but unlike earlier Alfa-Zagatos, it was not conceived for racing, nor was it particularly lightweight - it featured a steel bodyshell with an aluminium bonnet and aluminium door-skins (on the earlier 1300 JZs).
The sloping front and Kamm tail were certainly a world apart from the well-crafted classicism of the rest of the Giulia-derived cars, but no less appealing for it. The Junior Zagato was a little lighter and more aerodynamic than the standard cars so it was a bit quicker too. Considering its coachbuilt status, values are surprisingly low.
GERMANY: The first two TW3000 high-floor light rail vehicles entered passenger service on Route 7 in Hannover on March 15th 2015.
The two-section bidirectional air-conditioned articulated vehicles are 25 m long and 2 650 mm wide. They will replace the TW6000 cars, which are 30 years old. They will initially operate on Route 7 and then on Route 3. These are cross city stadtbahn (tram) routes with a tunnelled section with stations in the city centre.
City transport operator Üstra placed an initial order for 50 LRVs from a consortium led by Vossloh Kiepe and including Alstom Transport in 2011. Around half of the €126m cost was funded from Land transport agency LNVG.
The contract includes an option for 96 LRVs, and Üstra ordered a further 50 in 2013 for €90m.
Vossloh Kiepe provided electrical equipment and Alstom has supplied specially designed compact bogies. The bodyshells were built in Salzgitter by Bozankaya, with other components coming from Düsseldorf. Final assembly was undertaken by HeiterBlick in Leipzig.
The first TW3000 LRV was presented to the public in March 2014.The LRVs entered service on Line 7 beginning with the 16.00 journey from Misburg to Wettbergen.
The LRVs were due to enter service on Line 7 last year. However, defective welds were discovered on the first batch of 20 vehicles, which required repair, although endoscopic examination by TÃœV Nord revealed that the last two vehicles did not require any work after all.
The new vehicle will shape the region over the next decades. The 25 meter long light rail vehicles are characterized by its modern vehicle concept and high level of passenger comfort. They meet current higher safety requirements
Seats: up to 54
Standing: up to 121
Doors: 4 per car
Vehicle length: 25.16 m
Vehicle width: 2.65 m
Vehicle height: 3.75 m
Weight: 44 tons
Drive: 4 x 125 kW
Maximum speed: 80 km / h
The acquisition of new vehicles was facilitated by a 50% percent funding contribution by the national transport funding authority, the Niedersachsen mbH (LNVG).
Alcos once removed, that is; after the PV&T picked up the ex-CP line from (just south of) Sherbrooke through Brownville and onwards to New Brunswick (St Stephens & St Johns) more power was needed and the spasm of acquisitions that made the railroad almost a class 1 had left the coffers a little too empty to electrify some of the lengthy secondariy lines. Fortunately diesels are cheaper up front, even though they're more expensive later, /particularly/ when they're used diesels that can be updated at the MTRR shops in Iberville.
In this case, the used diesels are a bunch of the BBD HR-616s that scared the PV&T away from MLW, and which after a decade or so of service had reached the point where the Canadian National was completely losing patience in them.
So, 10 of the first to be retired were put together in a train and shipped down to Iberville for the MTRR shops to fix; the front end of the bodyshell was cut off and replaced with ILW's GE-style safety cab, the prime mover and associated gear were updated to LRC-3 specifications, the paint shop did them up in a nice modern BAR paint scheme, then off they went to the BAR for testing (despite the screams of the Derby shop crew, which had been up until that day an EMD stronghold.)
3700 HP instead of 3200, so the alas still pitiful traffic out of New Brunswick & northern Maine can be yanked across the border into Quebec even faster (traffic south is pulled by motors, because the electrification was extended to Brownville in the wake of the BAR merger.)
This was not the end of EMD on the BAR; these Draper Taper'ed barns are for bridge traffic to and from Montréal, and the large pile of GP38s & 39s that have accumulated on the BAR remain untouched, as do the 5 -- 1 GP7, 1 F3A, 3 BL2s -- remaining first generation units, and there are promises that the railroad will try to get GMD to build some SD40-2Fs when the GPs reach the end of their serviceable life (alas, the joke was on Derby, because GM diesels are really durable and the London works -- and GMD -- were shut down before any of the GPs reached the end of their warranty.)
(profiles used to make this drawing were all drawn by Michael Eby @ The Railroad Paint Shop and trainiax.net and yours truly at my dining room table.)
What have I let myself in for I hear you ask...?
Well, I've been asked to scratch build a HO scale Portuguese Alstom diesel of the 1931 class as no kit or ready to run models are available.
Well, here's the first completed part - A side, No.2 end bodyside grille. This has taken 3 hours of swearing, sweat and tears to get this far. A mirror image grille is required for the B side of the locomotive.
The angled shape of the cabs is easy enough, a new Roco CC72000 bodyshell acquired off Ebay will provide the cabs and basic bodyshell - albeit the length shortened. A Atlas SD24 will provide the running gear.
More updates as and when I get time...
Has to be completed by 17th April so it can be delivered to the Lisboa paintshop for completion in time for exhibition at the Bachmann model railway show at Butterley in August.
Registration YAE205V
Make OPEL
Model KADETT
Description CITY SPECIAL
Fuel Type Petrol
CO2 (g/km) Not Available
VRT % Rate
At the end of May 1975 the "Kadett City" was added to the Opel Kadett range. This was a three door hatchback intended to compete on price (though not on space efficiency) with the Ford Fiesta, launched in Germany in the same month. The concept had first originated on the Kadett C's Vauxhall sister car the Chevette which was launched first. The unique panelwork for the Kadett City was in fact produced at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant and exported to Bochum for assembly into finished bodyshells. The Kadett City sat on the same wheelbase as the other Kadett Cs, but the rear overhang was shortened. The fuel tank was positioned under the floor of the luggage compartment at the back, as on the Caravan bodied cars, but the fuel tank on the "Kadett City" had a capacity of only 37 litres as against 43 litres for the slightly longer "Kadett Caravan". Both models featured rear seats that could be folded forward to give a long and relatively unimpeded load area. 263,090 "Kadett City" bodied cars were produced, representing more than 15% of the Kadett Cs produced by Opel Germany.
D1705 built as a Class 47 with a difference. A 47 bodyshell and a Sulzer 12LVA24-type engine, resulted in a Class 48 classification. Refitted with a standard engine in 1969, this turned her the loco into a 47.
Sparrowhawk is seen here on the GCR
Network Rail Class 950 forming the 2Z08 Derby RTC - Euston Test Train, passing through Knuston Spinney, Irchester, Northants.
The British Rail Class 950 is a diesel multiple unit that was purpose-built for departmental use as a track assessment unit. It was built in 1987 using the same bodyshell as the Class 150/1 "Sprinter" units that were built from 1985-1986.
It was originally classified as a Class 180 test unit, but since this designation is now used by the new First Great Western "Adelante" units, it has been reclassified into the departmental series.
The unit is formed of two driving motor vehicles.
1/32 slot car Mini Cooper 1965 Monte Carlo rally. Driven by Harry Kallstrom & Ragnvald Haakansson to 60th. MRRC bodyshell with Scalextric chassis and slimline motor.
Nick worked for British Rail and Network Rail and his expertise was semaphore signalling and although based in Newton Abbot his work would take him as far as Shrewsbury and Banbury. This photo was taken on one of his weekends woking at the latter.
37372 sets back by Banbury North signal box while on ballast train duties. This 37 was first introduced into service in June 1963 as D6859 and was renumbered 37159 and spent many years on the western region. It was renumbered 37372 in May 1988.
It was withdrawn in 2007 and bought by The Baby Deltic Project in 2009. The nose of 37372 has been shortened as well as the body length and class 20 bogies are being used. The group purchased the sole Napier Deltic type T9-29 engine and generator set from the National Railway Museum in 2001 and that will end up inside the bodyshell of what is now D5910. I've probably rather simplified a long long process costly in terms of money and time and effort !