Early Steam Locos
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RTR locos of 1830 to1850
Hi allFor those who expressed an interest Here are some pics of the RTR models of early steam locos.
These are difficult to find but they are out there if you widen your search outside of the UK.
They are generally cheaper than here even including the shipping costs. All the models represent locos that were either built in England or built under licence to British designs (the originals not the models)
Norris 4-2-0 1839 used on the Birmingham&Gloucester Railway (made by Bachman)
Saxonia Loco 1838 Built to Stephensons Design The Comet (Made by Piko Models)
De Witt Clinton 1831 built in America to Stephensons 1829 design of Witch (model made by Bachman) The crazy looking carriage actually did exist both here and in America and was a very early attempt at first class carriage literally putting a stagecoach carriage on railway wheels. The American coachbuilder Ismay actually produced a double decker version of this with open air seats on top which was abandoned due to instability.
Der Adler 1835 Built by Stephenson for German Raiways to Planet design used in England, (model produced by Trix)
I have managed to procure two of each of these locos which gives a good start to the stable of locos. All but one were obtained from overseas sellers to whom I am very grateful. Ther are one or two other types which i am still trying to get hold of none of which are available in England.
They all run very well considering their small size in relationship to later model steam locos but similar to their real life counterparts suffer from traction problems which is why the early railway builders went to such great lengths to level out the course of the line.
Hope you all find these interesting
Mike
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I used to be indecisive but now I'm not sure.
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I looked for weeks on e bay but no luck I was after a kit of The Lion but no luck if you see one please let me know Most of the locos I have got have come from E Bay Germany,France and USA and were not listed on E Bay UK
Mike
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Didn't know it was possible to get rtr models of locos and stock of this era.
Nice to see something a bit different.
I've always fancied a pre-gouping layout, but as far as I know, there isn't a lot of rtr models out there and my modelling skills wouldn't be up to creating anything good enough from kits or scratch building.
Thanks for posting.
Ed
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Cheers
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I've always liked the early steam loco's they have a real style to them, Mind you since I've started this project I've had to radically re-think all aspects of modelling this period. Things I never even thought about have become apparent in the research which alters the modelling perspective and therefore layout, even down to the way the early track was ballasted and the gradients that were possible, so the layout is gonna be very different to first planned. we live and learn
Mike
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As they are HO scale the track gauge also works well with them.
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Derek.
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This is an old photo of the "stagecoach" carriages which appeared on Railways both here and abroad around 1830
These look particularly unsafe it is little wonder that they were withdrawn due to instability.
Similar coaches were an early attempt by wealthy individuals in England to have a private coach on a train, as engines improved and speeds increased these had to be withdrawn from service.
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Always try to look on the bright side of life!
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Mike"
Not if you have this book…
Published in 1983 by David & Charles.
Terry
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Gerald Massey published some info but it was quite limited
Though there were some great diagrams of Pickford's pioneering container transport wagons of the mid 1830's
Many thanks for the heads up
Mike
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Also added is a pic of the NRM replica Rocket & coach at the Bodmin & Wenford Railway in October last year
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Thanks for alerting me to this issue
Mike
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I'll let you know if I win the auction
Mike
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