[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (dwb @ 17 Jan 2009, 06:05) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I've had a better idea - a Black Five and a Jubilee - both fitted with sound decoders. I am just trying to imagine what they would sound like - the two cylinder 5 and three cylinder Jubilee starting a Liverpool bound express out of Leeds City (new).

I know Black 5 chips are available. I'm not sure about the Jubilee.

David

*** Yes, both the Black 5 and a nicely musical Jubilee 3 cylinder are available

.... I had to do the Jubilee as they were frequent S&C locomotives - hauling the Thames-Clyde express. As to the consisiting, yes, they sound great together!

Richard

 

[dwb]

QUOTE As to the consisiting, yes, they sound great together!

I thought you might know. I've filed that information away for later use.

David

 

[alastairq]

given the topic title, I set about considering suggesting more 'unusual' trains for a layout.........but I see its taken a whole different path...

nuclear flask trains......there seem to have been a good deal of variety in these beasties....maybe get DCC glow-in-the-dark effects?

Weedkiller trains.........with the attendant risk of losing one's entire ground cover overnight...?

one of those catenary repair trains, where the feller up on the tower has a rag and bottle of Mr Muscle.....

However, only the Tram modellers can genuinely run a model track cleaner, with a rail grinder car?

 

[Rowdy]

We had to run an unusual train once (real one, not a model). The loco shed in the coal depot ran out of diesel, they couldn't get a tanker quickly to resupply and coupled about 15 diesels behind an electric and ran it to the next loco shed (about 120km) to refuel them.

 

[hairyhandedfool]

The Royal 67s can be seen on all sorts and I'd say the Mk3s are probably the executive train rather than royal, but you never know.

The following is a web address for a pic which is similar to one I remember quite well when I first heard of the particular incident.

http://www.class50.com/c50_zoom.php?img=0975000001018

[the site won't do a direct link]

The locomotive was derailed at Ealing broadway, moved to a local supermarket car park and left for a week before they moved it to Old Oak Common.

 

[7113]

QUOTE (hairyhandedfool @ 19 Jan 2009, 11:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The locomotive was derailed at Ealing broadway, moved to a local supermarket car park and left for a week before they moved it to Old Oak Common.

Ah yes - I remember that one, a similar thing happened to an 86 in about 1974. That one stayed at the bottom of an embankment for ages while a temporary road was built to get lifting gear to it. Ithink it was somewhere near Milton Keynes.

Regards