Posted in Canute Road Quay, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams, Canute Road Quay, Chris Nevard, ex LSWR B4 Class, London & South Western Railway, lswr, Southern, Southern Railway on July 1, 2019| 9 Comments »
This months picture…
An ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0T No. 100 shunts alongside the warehouse at Canute Road Quay. The B4 is a McGowen white metal kit.
PS. Happy we got rid American Independence Day to my USA readers on the 4th, a date that is over shadowed this year by my own 50th birthday…
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams, Chris Nevard, ex LSWR 0395 class, Fisherton Sarum, London & South Western Railway, Salisbury, Southern, Southern Railway on April 1, 2019| 1 Comment »
This months picture…
ex Adams 0395 class No. 3441, a Salisbury pilot locomotive rests between duties at Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a DJH kit.
Posted in Model News, tagged Adams, Adams B4, Canute Road Quay, Dapol, Drummond, ex LSWR B4 Class, K14, London & South Western Railway, lswr, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region on February 15, 2019| 6 Comments »
The Dapol ex LSWR B4 class 0-4-0t were first announced back in March 2014 and the first versions arrived in June last year. Yesterday Dapol announced further livery and detail variants, as below, including the first appearance of the Drummond Boiler fitted and one of the 5 off Drummond K14 versions.
I have a number of these models running on Canute Road Quay, although a couple of which were ‘;Dead on Arrival’ I was able to fix them and they have proved to be nice runners.
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, General, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams, British Railway Modelling magazine, Craftsman, Fisherton Sarum, Paul Bason, Southern, Southern Railway, T1 class on October 1, 2018| 1 Comment »
This months picture…
ex LSWR Adams T1 Class -4-4t No.10 shunts the stores wagon on the turntable at Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a Craftsman white metal kit. (PS since the picture was taken the T1 model has had it’s done modified to the correct Adams’ version.)
Posted in Canute Road Quay, General, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams, B4 class, Canute Road Quay, Chris Nevard, McGowen, Model Rail Magazine, Southern, Southern Railway on September 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »
This months picture…
An ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0T No. 100 takes on water at the small sub shed at Canute Road Quay. The B4 is a McGowen white metal kit.
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, General, Picture of the Month, tagged 0395 class, Adams, Chris Nevard, Fisherton Sarum, Model Rail Magazine, Southern, Southern Railway on August 1, 2018| 6 Comments »
This months picture…
ex LSWR Adams 0395 class 0-6-0 No 3441 awaits her next pilot turn on Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a DJH white metal kit.
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, General, Model News, tagged ACE, Adams, Atlantic Coast Express, B4 class, Dapol, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region on June 9, 2018| 5 Comments »
Ok it is not the proper Atlantic Coast Express , but I’m off for a much welcome summer break to a lovely island where the main airport code is coincidental ACE! Anywho, before I depart for some sun, sea, volcanoes and relaxation I will also leave you with a photo review and few very quick initial thoughts on the new Dapol ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0t in 00
Merchant Navy 21C6 complete with ACE headboard on Fisherton Sarum
The Atlantic Coast Express was probably the most misnamed of all the Southern Railway named trains but was a stroke of genius at the same time. Why misnamed you might ask, well of the ten different termini served by the train there was only one that was actually on the Atlantic Coast itself! The genius of the name, however, a result of a competition run in the Southern Railway staff magazine in 1924 credited to Guard F. Rowland* of Woking, was its simple initials ‘ACE’.
Moving on to the Dapol ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0t, first announced in March 2014 it has now hit the retailers.
Dapol B4 No. 88
My immediate first impression is that the model is quite light, certainly lighter than recent small tank releases such as the Horny Peckett and the Hatton’s Andrew Barclay. Despite the lack of weight they have run nicely albeit briefly on Canute Road Quay.
A rear 3/4 view of No. 88
A view of BR late crest version No. 30096. Note the larger buffers (none are sprung) and different style cab
B4s No. 30089 and 30096 front comparison
Rear cab comparison between No. 30096 and 30089
Electrical Pick ups are, as you would expect and indeed necessary, wipers on all the rear of four wheels with an open slew wound five pole motor (rather than now more common can motors) driving the rear axle via a flywheel and gear tower.
A trio of B4s
Despite the initial comments above, I am sure the Dapol B4 will still be popular with most SR modellers and from normal viewing distances looks ok and runs well.
Normal service of posting will be back in a couple of weeks, with perhaps more on the B4 and also some views of the Heljan 07.
*footnote, it is unfortunate to record that Guard Roland although based at Woking at the time of the competition moved shortly after to Torrington (one of the ACE’s destinations) but sadly just six years later became the only person to killed on the North Cornwall Railway due to a shunting accident.
