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O L Leigh

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Not got much. I've not had model trains since I were a lad and am just now putting the finishing touches to a 4 foot shunting plank based on two Inglenook sidings with a short run-round.

So far I've got a Hornby plain green Cl09 and a matching Heljan Cl15 to shunt various Bachmann wagons, though my motive power stable is set to expand. I've got a plain green Bachmann Cl24 and a Hattons special edition plain green Heljan Cl33 on order and awaiting delivery, and there are firm plans to order a plain green Bachmann Cl03 to share duties with the Hornby Cl09 together with a vague notion to source a plain green Heljan Cl35 "Hymek". If the headshunts prove to be long enough I may also order up a Hornby Cl31, a Heljan Cl28 and a (hopefully) non-exploding Heljan Cl17 "Clayton", again all in plain green.

The wagons I have are also largely subject to order and centre mainly on BR's transition era. In the end there should be a good spread of vans, hoppers, tankers and open wagons. Space is at a premium so most are short wheelbase.

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I've never bothered much with model railways, certainly never had a layout. I was never good enough at the modelling side, so just left it to other people. Always had a soft spot for a nice model or two though. I work for a large parcels firm and occasionally they sell off to staff all the stuff they can't find homes for. I got a Hornby Golden Arrow Pullman set this way for £25, and a Bachmann class 20 (my lordz!) for a fiver! Both unopened at the time.

Pride and joy though has to be this Hornby Dublo Bristol Castle, in close to mint condition and in the original 1957 plain box that the first batches were released in before the artwork was ready.

<is smug>

A fiver for a Bachmann 20? Bargain!

Aha, I have discovered another Hornby Dublo "Bristol Castle" owner. I have one of the later ones, mint boxed, with the loco artwork on the box lid: Such a great loco, especially for it's era.

I've got a veritable hoard of Hornby Dublo locos, rolling stock and accessories actually, that have been handed down to me over the years from older relatives and friends of the family who grew up in the three-rail era: This includes the Hornby Dublo "Sir Nigel Gresley" trainset, still in it's box with track and two tinplate teak coaches! I've got two "Silver King" A4s in BR green, and an N2 0-6-2 tank in black. Absolutely loas of wagons and a fair few carriages, as well as signals, advertising hoardings, a water crane and all sorts of platform paraphernalia from the three rail era: Makes me wonder just how much the whole lot would be worth, there could be a small fortune there...

LMR 0-4-0 maroon saddle tank engine, no 895 (don't know what class, kettles aren't my speciality)
That's the Hornby "Caledonian Pug"; LMS 611 class, and Caledonian 269 class: The originals were ordered by McIntosh in 1895 to a standard Neilson design with traditional Caledonian Railway embellishments. 8 of them survived in service into the late 1950s, including one that got as far south as Crewe works.

I forgot to mention in my previous post my Hornby Pullmans: 3xGolden Arrow blue/grey first parlour cars, first parlour car "Leona", first kitchen car "Cynthia", third class parlour car and third class brake: The final four are the new Hornby Pullmans, with working table lights, and they are absolutely awesome.

I also have a rake of HAA coal hoppers: 3xEWS HAA hoppers, 3xHFA hoppers with coal hoods, 1 Railfreight HAA and 1 Trainload coal HAA.
 

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I'll be ready for the 4 letter barrage from the pureists and rivet counters, but im a fully paid up member of the I built it so ill run what i like school of modelling, I dont conform to any particular period or location, as such i have.

Hornby 4472 Flying Scotsman
2x Lima Deltics
Lima Western
Hornby 08
2x Hornby 040 Steam shunters
Hornby BR express blue B12
Hornby Intercity 125 set
Hornby Intercity 225 set
Hornby BR Blue 47
Hornby Riviara Trains Blue 47
Lima BR blue 20
Hornby 37 in BR blue
Hornby 156 in Central Trains Livery
Hornby BR Blood and custard coaches
various freight wagons
Rake of 4 Hornby Pullmans
Rake of 4 Hornby mk1s in BR Corperate Blue and Grey

and i'm still collecting, i mainly buy off ebay and at toy fares (call me cheap but i dont earn a lot lol). ive got an 12' x 3' end to end depicting a small station and TMD that still a work in progress.
 

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Picked up a Brunswick Green 08 yesterday. DCC fitted, but nowhere to run it. :, and won't have until I move out. Still, looks very nice and is very sturdy.

I also very recently got a Hornby Caledonian set, which included CR 123 and CR coaches. This set was a gift, and is very beautiful. The loco is simply stunning.

Other than the above, all my other sets are old. 2x Class 91 and DVTs (one set IC livery, one set GNER, the latter with the coaches), one IC HST and an LNER garter blue Mallard.

I'm not in a hurry to get more considering I've no room for a layout.
 
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Collection has been built up over the last 3 or so years, it is currently kept in a spare room at my parents house, A rather large spare room but it is only a temporary measure, hence it is set up on the floor rather than on base boards. Once I have moved to a house with the room I plan to make some kind of permanent set up.

With it not being here with me I can only think off the top of my head what I have got, so here goes.....

Hornby

EWS class 67
Pendolino full 9 car set.
Midland Mainline HST, complete with full 7 coach rake
First ScotRail class 90 Caledonian Sleeper with 6 coach rake, with one in progress.
The Talisman train pack with added coach pack.
Devon Belle coach pack, plus extra Pullman coach (with working table lights).
2 x Duchess of Sutherland.
At least 7 tank engines.
Railfreight class 37.
Rake of 9 EWS wagons.

Bachmann

Virgin class 57 'Lady Penolope'
First ScotRail class 158
Virgin Voyager 4 coach set.
Rake of 3 Interemodals.

VITrains

37401 'Mary Queen Of Scots'
DRS 47802 'Pride Of Cumbria'
West Coast Railways twin pack (37 & 47)

Lima

Class 156 (With EMT overlays)
Railfreight class 37



Various BR blue and grey coaches and many other things I can't remember.

My plan I think is to have a large station with diesel depot and coach/wagon siding. I have built up quite a selection of the very good Metcalfe card models including a large coach shed/maintenance depot, loco shed and platforms long enough for the 9 car Pendolino.

So many plans, just don't know what direction to head in yet. I sort of feel im set up for a modern era with a few heritage diesels and steam charters, but who knows.......
 

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I'll be ready for the 4 letter barrage from the pureists and rivet counters, but im a fully paid up member of the I built it so ill run what i like school of modelling, I dont conform to any particular period or location, as such i have.

Great philosophy and one i stick to very happily:)
 

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I have the following:
Steam
Smoky Joe engine
Flying snail liveried class 101
LSWR liveried class 101
Little Giant class 101
0-6-0 British railway tender locomotive(Ex-LMS,nicknamed rusty, has motor problem)
Coaches
Western region choc 'n' cream brake.
Pullman brake. (has bogie problem)
Trucks
I have a lot of trucks, including two hornby year wagons and a rake of hornby railroad tankers.
Diesels
CIE class 141 No 142.
In case your wondering Csalem, the livery is orange and black only without the arrow logos and CIE logos at the front.

I'm planning on getting more trains, since at my local model shop I saw two class 92s and a class 47 in one livery and they only cost fifty euro each. I'm tempted.......

NEW ADDITION! Lima class 47 47701 old oak common in nse livery.

If you are wondering why I couldnt have just edited the previous post, it's because the model is so great it deserves a post of it's own!:lol:
 

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Not done 00 since about 2001 when I sold off most of my stuff including my rather obsesive collection of class 47's (Did have about 70! :roll: ) down to 20 now! Well I like them in real life.

I however have got back into railway modelling in a big way in the larger scales. I tried it back in 1989, failed with a mamod. This got abandoned next to my old 00 garden layout (also abandoned when I left the folks house). A couple of years ago I found my old mamod looking a bit the worse for wear :( .

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This however was a little challenge & now she's back running again after a few new parts & upgrades..

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This though got me back into railway modelling, but this time in narrow gauge which I know is not everyones taste (& steam which of course is another taste change). Soon I was building kits & forming a master plan of desired loco's & stock. This was started & then we moved house & the house was selected with a certain criteria.
1- My wife & I like the location.
2- My wife likes the actual house.
3- It has a big garden for a railway for me! :D

So as I cannot say class 66 or Mk3 or similar I will show photo's of the lines traction if thats ok.

In order! of course.

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No 1 a Mamod 0-4-0 SLK converted to gas firing & upped in boiler pressure from 15psi to 30psi.(1989 vintage).


No's 2,3,4,5( the original No 5) & 6 were all mamods bought & repaired or used as spares. Since sold on to fund other stuff.

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Now N0 5 is an IP Jessie class 0-4-0 diesel "Scarlett". The lines first Thunderbird. [March 2010]

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No 7 an Accucraft Edrig class 0-4-0 live gas steamer "Firefly". Since repainted. [March 2010]

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No 8(23) an Accucraft W&L Countess 0-6-0 live gas steamer "Countess". [Sept 2010]

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No 9 a Roundhouse Fowler B9 1/2 class 0-6-2 Live gas steamer "Matilda". Built for the Innisfail tramway Queensland Australia by Fowler of Leeds. One of three built in the 1920's. I had to get a model of this class as Innisfail in Australia is the town I was born in. [Sept 2010].

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No 10 a Roundhouse Carrie class 0-4-0 Live gas steamer. "Warrior" [May 2010].

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No 11 an IP Jack class 0-6-0 Diesel. The lines second Thunderbird. [May 2010].

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No 12 an IP Rapier 0-4-0 diesel. Well they are only £30 I had to have one. General dogsbody of the line.

I hope you enjoyed my lineup, bit different I know but some may like it.

If you want to visit the lines website for more pics,news & video's the the link is this.
http://cvlr.webs.com/

It's still a WIP but getting there now.
 

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It's growing but my current stock is

Diesel/Electric

37427 EW&S
97303 Network Rail
37419 EWS
many other 37's

66200 EWS
59206 DB
57513 Arriva
47815 First
67018 EWS
67027 EWS
67003 EWS
67001 EWS

DMU
142 Arriva
150 Arriva
153 Arriva
158 Arriva
158 (repainted) Arriva
153 Central
158 Central
170 Central
153 Regional
170 XC
220 Virgin
221 Virgin
 
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Here's mine:

Bachmann

Class 170:

2 car Midland Mainline
2 Car Central Trains (original with phone number)
3 Car Central Trains

Class 158

3 Car Northern Spirit Transpennine Express
2 car Central Trains (original release)

Lima

Class 156:

Central Trains
Northern Spirit

Class 37:

37 418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' in Large Logo

Class 47:

Fragonset livery

Hornby

Class 142 in Northern Spirit livery
2 x TSO, 1 x BSO in Virgin livery

Dapol

5 x Mk2 TSO, 1 x BSO in Intercity Executive livery


I would love a Lima Midland Mainline (original livery) HST so if anyone is selling please PM me!!! ;)
 
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Saw that the other day i'll deffinately be getting that.

I now have:
Bachmann Class 108 (nse)
Bachmann Class 411 (br blue/grey)
Bachmann Class 159 (stagecoach)
Hornby Class 73

Update on my list:
Bachmann Class 108 (nse)
Bachmann Class 411 (br blue/grey)
Bachmann Class 159 (stagecoach)
Hornby Class 73
Hornby Class 40
Hornby Class 66
Hornby Class 37
Hornby Railroad Class 55
Lima Class 56
Hornby Class 47
Lima Class 73 Gatex
Class 60019 Bittern
Class 466
LMS No. 5321
Hornby Class 50
Hornby Network Rail Class 86
 

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I have a collection of N guage starting to build;

Graham Farish Freightliner 08585
Graham Farish 56059 Sector Construction (Non runner - internals seized)
Graham Farish 90015 Intercity
Graham Farish 158811 Northern Spirit
Lima E3185 Blue
Dapol Freightliner 66527
Dapol WSMR 67012
Dapol EMT 153321
Graham Farish BP 100ton tank weathered
3x Lima BR Blue and Grey Mk1 RMB
Lima BR Blue and Grey Mk1 CK
Lima BR Blue and Grey Mk1 BSK
Lima BR Blue and Grey Mk1 BG
A 4 wheel German car transporter (can't remember who made it)
A flat wagon with box, unsure who made it
10x Peco wagon kit 15ft tanks
Peco wagon kit 10ft tank (no bogies)
8x Peco wagon kit bogie bolster wagons
16x mixed box wagons, a mix of Peco wagon kits mostly, with a few non kit ones, but I'm not sure who made them
15x mixed flat cars/plank wagons, Peco wagon kits
Peco wagon kit conflat with container
An unknown Esso 4 wheel wagon.
 

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K9-70

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My locomotive/dmu fleet as it stands at present
Diesel DCC x 46 (Bachmann, Lima & Hornby)
Diesel Non DCC x 76 (Lima, Tri-ang. Triang Hornby & ViTrains)
Steam Non DCC x 9 (Rovex, Tri-ang, Triang Hornby, all collectors items)

Boxed Train Sets
Tri-ang RS51 Freightmaster x 1
Triang Hornby RS51 Freightmaster x 2 (One set still sealed in the box)
Triang Hornby RS651 Freightmaster x 1
Flying Scotsman x 2
APT x 1

Coaching stock
Over 100 coaches

Freight stock
Not a lot

K9-70
 

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I would love a Lima Midland Mainline (original livery) HST

Same here, its probably top of my most wants list. There is quite often one pop up on ebay, and I've goen for it but every time someones set it up so it automaticaly outbids you, up to a point. And that point just happends to be past my budget.

I find that if you want an old livery MML you have to be prepared to pay alot. I've seen them go for £80odd, which is quite impressive for an old second hand model. When the new livery one could be picked up first hand for that much.

I once seen two old livery MML lima MK3s go for more than £40
 

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That makes it oh-so tempting to sell my 2+8 MML HST, but I won't, it's going DCC with lights and stuff when I get the chance!

Oh, 158906 (original WYPTE livery) went DCC recently, so add that to my list.
 

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Yep, I have seen the prices on eBay for them rocket. Mind you I think there's a full HST in FGW 'Fag Packet' liver going for over £700 :shock:
 
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I aminly run DMU`S on my layout "Autumn Lane" which was built by Kelvin Barnes, and it visited many Railway shows around East Anglia.

Stock i have:

Bachmann class 150 Centro (150125)
Bachmann class 150 Sprinter (150148)
Bachmann class 150 Merseyrail (150207 LTD ED)
Bachmann class 150 FNW (150148
Hornby class 153 RR (153303)
Hornby class 153 RR (153369 super detailed)
Hornby class 153 FNW (153359)
Hornby class 153 EMT (153374)
Hornby class 153 LM (153334)
Hornby class 153 CT (153333)
Hornby class 153 NR (153324)
Hornby class 156 CT (156401)
Hornby class 156 ONE (156416)
Hornby class 156 SR (156465)
Hornby class 156 SR (156430)
Lima class 156 RRNW (156420)
Lima class 156 RRE (156402)
Lima class 156 RRE (156419 super detailed)
Lima class 156 CT (156407)
Lima class 156 SR (156465 Bonnie Prince Charlie)
Lima Class 156 Dummy cars (52470)
Bachmann class 158 RR (158868)
Bachmann class 158 FTPE (158768)
Bachmann class 158 CT (158783)
Bachmann class 158 CT (158797)
Bachmann class 170 CT (170515)
Bachmann class 170 ONE (170208)
 

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updated version

Bachmann
Class 158 wessex/alphaline
Class 158 Transpennine first group
Class 150 Silverlink
Class 159 Southwest Trains (2005 version)
Class 66 EWS
Class 57 Porterbrook
Class 170 Central Trains (3 car)
Class 170 Cross Country (3 car)
Class 220 Virgin Voyager
Class 220 Cross Country Voyager
Class 221 Cross Country Voyager

Hornby
Class 153 Devon and cornwall livery
Class 43 in Cross Country Livery
Class 43 in FGW livery (Barbie)
Class 43 in FGW livery (Dynamic lines)
Mk3 coaches in barbie, dynamic lines and cross country liveries

Lima
Class 43181 powercar 'Devonport Royal Dockyard'
Class 43 power and dummy car Virgin XC
Class 43 power(x2) and dummy(x2) FGW green and gold fag packet livery
mk3 coaches in Virgin XC
mk3 coaches in Fag packet livery (green and gold)
Mk3 Restaurant Intercity coach (Swallow Livery)

Future liveries to include when released...
Wessex Trains 150 + 153
First Great western 150, 153, 158 and 143
 

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Hey there chaps (and chap-ess's)

Long time Lurker - 1st time poster!

Please be gentle!!!

I'll name my list of the top of my head then i could do with some advice.

GNER 373 Eurostar Train Pack
GNER Class 91 Train Pack (not Mallard version)
2x Intercity Class 91 (one with working Pantograph named Red Arrows)
82 DVT Intercity
Class 47 Intercity Livery
Iron Duke Steam Engine - Not sure of Class - Really Old
Class 31 BR colours
GWS Steam Train (needs work)
Thomas!!!

2 x Mark 4 Intercity Coaches
5 x BR Intercity Livery HST's (3 Blue & Yellows - 2 Black & Yellow)
3 x BR Intercity Mark II Blue and Grey coaches
1 x BR Intercity Sleeper Mark II (Blue & Grey)
3 x Red Royal Mail coaches
1 x BR Royal Mail coach
Annie & Clarebel!!!

and about 10 mixed freight wagons, 5 Guards Vans

I'm looking to build a 'proper' layout for these (and any new purchases) to run on.

I want to base this in late 90's-early 2000's period hence my want for more GNER liveried goodies. I want to build a main line set-up with a made up Train Depot nd yards in the background showing the older liveries (Intercity HST & 91's) going into the paint shops!

I will be purchasing Mark 3's & 4's coaches in both BR and GNER liveries over the next year as i go to work on building this in my loft. I'm not basing it in any sort of area, but my want for 'other liveries' i'd probably loosely base this on Bounds Green Depot near to London - this way i can have a few more liviries flying past!

Let me know your thoughts on this idea and liveries that you think i should aim for.

SO heres my list from earlier this year but ive been having an overhaul to collect all the loco and stock to hopefully begin building my layout sometime in 2011.

Gone are:

Class 47 Intercity Livery
Thomas, Annie & Clarabel
5 x BR Intercity Livery HST's (3 Blue & Yellows - 2 Black & Yellow)
3 x BR Intercity Mark II Blue and Grey coaches
1 x BR Intercity Sleeper Mark II (Blue & Grey)
3 x Red Royal Mail coaches
1 x BR Royal Mail coach
and about 10 mixed freight wagons, 5 Guards Vans

And here's the updated list as of 27/12/10

Loco's:

Hornby Super Detail A4 'Mallard'
Hornby A3 'Flying Scotsman'
Bachmann A4 'Bittern'
GNER 373 Eurostar Train Pack
GNER Class 91 Train Pack (not Mallard version)
GNER Class 91 'Queen Elizabeth II' and DVT 82 'Duke of Edinburgh'
GNER Class 90
GNER Class 08
Intercity Class 91 'Red Arrows'
Intercity Class 91 (un-named)
82 DVT Intercity
Iron Duke Steam Engine - Not sure of Class
BR Class 31
Railfreight Class 60
RES Class 47
RES Class 87

Rolling Stock:

GNER Early Livery Mark 4, 8 Standard
GNER Later Livery Mark 4, 4 Standard, 4 First, 1 Restaurant
GNER Mallard Mark 4, 3 Standard, 2 First, 1 Restaurant
Intercity Mark 4, 4 Standard

I am looking to add to the collection with some GNER 43's and Mark 3 Coaches, Virgin 220's,221's and Pendolino, Classes 158, 143 and to complete the GNER Mark 4's to have three full rakes. I'll also be looking to add coaches to the A3 and A4's plus purchasing the Bachmann A1 Tornado with my bonus next April! I'm also thinking of setting up a blog once i begin building the layout once i'm ready to roll. Im quite lucky that the company i work for has quite a large storage area where i can utilise the spare space! The layout (im hoping) will be around 20ft long and set out like a real exhibition layout!
 

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I use N-gauge, that count?

LMS 2P 4-4-0 No. 632
BR 'Jinty' No. 47629
BR 'Fowler' 4F No. 44027
BR Ivatt 2-6-2 No. 41271
 

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I would like to add Hornby's Railroad "Evening Star" to my list. Stunning model, and for only £60, a bloody steal!
 
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