Hornby Q1?

Page 26 of the Story of the Q1s by John Morgan has a pictire of 33002 at Norwood on 12 September 1952 clearly without the lubricator mechanism. I have just purchased 33023 which again correctly has no outside lubricator in 1959-1960, the period I model. Morgan writes "mechanical lubricators ... were fitted from August 1942 commencing with C 29 (later 30029). 15 of the earlier 28 engines were subsequently retrofitted, hence something like 14 engines remained without lubricator mechanisms throughout their working life. I presume Hornby have got it right for 33002 and 33023.

Hope this helps.

Ahhh! S & M country!

60134 (a Col. Stephens fan)

Yes indeed, The Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway. See Colonel Stephens Museum at Col. Stephens

It is a well known principle that the longer and more verbose the name of the railway, the less important it is.

Colombo

Really? I love the whole area for it's eccentric railways, the S & M, the Snailbeach and the Bishop's Castle line. When time and funds permit I will get around to completeing my "what if?" line that supposes the Colonel bought the BCR (even HE was too sensible to burn his ingers with that one) and extended it to meet the SDR at Pennerley...... sigh..

60134

This thread is going completely off-topic but I was brought up in Minsterley and, showing my age, can remember the daily goods train in the early 1960s.
Having returned to modelling in the last year, my layout is loosely based on the branch and the original intention was to include the SDR exchange sidings outside Pontesbury but I don't have enough room unfortunately.

Great minds think alike! I think the Cornish engine houses up there are one of the best features of the landscape. I try to get up there a few times a year for a mooch about or a ride around the lanes.

60134

QUOTE (salop89a @ 7 Aug 2006, 18:58) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I was brought up in Minsterley ... my layout is loosely based on the branch and the original intention was to include the SDR exchange sidings outside Pontesbury but I don't have enough room unfortunately.

I live in Minsterley!