Posted in Fisherton Sarum, General, Picture of the Month, tagged Adams, Arthur Muspratt, British Railway Modelling magazine, Bulleid, Devon Belle, Fisherton Sarum, Merchant Navy Class, Millholme, Model Rail Magazine, Nucast, O2 Class, Paul Bason, Southern, Southern Railway on July 1, 2017| 5 Comments »
This months picture…
Bulleid Merchant Navy class 21C14 ‘Nederland Line’ built from a Millholme kit, heads to London with the up Devon Belle having taken over the train at Wilton. Adams O2 built from a Wills kit, shunts the ash wagon on shed. My Grandfather, a Ganger, can be seen taking a break leaning on his ballast fork near the platelayers hut.
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, General, Picture of the Month, tagged Bulleid, Chris Nevard, Devon Belle, Drummond, Fisherton Sarum, Merchant Navy Class, Millholme, Model Rail Magazine, Nucast, Southern, Southern Railway, T14 class on September 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »
This months picture…
Drummond T14 class No. 30461, built from a NuCast kit, is turned at Fisherton Sarum whilst Bulleid Merchant Navy class 21C14 ‘Nederland Line’ built from a Millholme kit, heads to London with the up Devon Belle having taken over the train at Wilton.
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, General, Picture of the Month, tagged 21C14, Bulleid, Chris Nevard, Fisherton Sarum, Hornby Magazine, Merchant Navy Class, Millholme, Southern, Southern Railway on July 1, 2016| 2 Comments »
This months picture…
Bullied Merchant Navy class 21C14 ‘Nederland Line’, built from a Millholme kit, heads a train from Plymouth towards Salisbury station.
Posted in Fisherton Sarum, Hornby MN, Talking Stock, tagged Bulleid, Fisherton Sarum, Hornby, Millholme, original Merchant Navy, Southern, Southern Railway, Southern Region on May 9, 2013| 4 Comments »
The third and final series of Bulleid’s Merchant Navy Pacifics were not introduced until after the formation of British Railways in the Autumn of 1948. As a result they were numbered immediately into the new BR numbering series 35021 to 35030 but still initially appeared in malachite green whilst British Railways developed their own new livery schemes.
35021 once paired to her 6000 gallon tender in lined malachite green with lettering in British Railways Gills Sans.
The locomotives were built at Eastleigh and five of the first seven were finished before the completion at Brighton of their 6000 gallon tenders and were introduced into service paired with Bullied Light Pacfiic tenders, either 5500 gallon (35021/22/24) or 4500 gallon (35026/27) versions for a few months.
35022 looks a little strange in unlined malachite green, paired to a 5500 Gallon Light Pacific tender with names plates covered. Note also the mismatch of letting styles between loco and tender.
During this period of time they were finished in unlined malachite and had there nameplates fitted but covered up with wooden protective boards. Once coupled to their proper tenders they there finished in fully lined malachite although the lettering style varied between BR Gills Sans or ex Southern Sunshine style depending on when the 6000 gallon tenders were available.
35023 entered service from new with its correct 6000 gallon tender and was lettered in Southern Sunshine style.
My models illustrated here have been built from Millholme models white metal kits although the tender paired to 35022 is a repainted Hornby 5500 gallon tender. Numbers 35021 and 35022 are nearing completion and left the workbench for the first time during the recent bank Holiday weekend and join the ever growing fleet some more of which can be found on my very first Talking Stock post here. 35023 completed a while ago (although still requires a couple more details added) is shown here also as a further livery variation example.
