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It is small but this is supposed to be a light pacific. On the AHM box, it says this loco was designed for passenger service. Perhaps that can explain the small tender? Rob

Thanks! You're right, those are the only white areas, so it is a very small area. I plan to keep the loco black, so as long as I can find some black paint that is reasonably close, I should be OK. I'm not sure what to do about the tender though. Some the electrical pick-up also comes via...

I'm hoping to "more or less" convert an AHM/Rivarossi ATSF Pacific into a CNR J-7b Pacific. I've asked about this conversion project elsewhere (http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160938) but now have another question. I've bought the needed CN decals, some polystyrene white...

Hi Rich and welcome to The Gauge. Although I'm Canadian, I have a strong British connection. My mother was from Birmingham and my wife is from Winchester in Hampshire. We visit England about every 18 months which gives me a chance to ride the Watercress Line, East Lancs Railway, the Swanage...

Thanks, again. Yes, I should have remembered this -- as someone who visits the Halton County Radial Railway (Streetcar Museum) and knows about the London & Port Stanley Railway, I should have clued into this! :oops::eek: At the HCRR, staff told me about how the radial railways unsuccessfully...

Thanks for this info, TinGoat. It's interesting and helpful. I've also thought that our distances & climate, especially here in Canada, are major reasons why electric trains haven't caught on here as they have in Britain and Europe. It's comparatively easy to run electric trains --...

Apparently, there are several discrepancies from the original where they had to depart from the 1948 design, either for economical reasons or because of modern manufacturing techniques or availability of products and/or trying to make it fit to run on a modern mainline. I still think it's an...

In England, the new steam engine, Tornado, has been steamed up and is operational!:mrgreen: This is extremely exciting news! This is a completely new A1 Peppercorn Pacific loco and has been built from scratch. It's built as closely as possible to its 1948 specs. I've been tracking this...

Good point, although I've found that people who don't have computers seem to be more and more in the minority. I've also found that a surprising (to me, at least) number of seniors are very "techy" and use things like eBay a lot.

Wow -- that sounds like quite a haul! My wife is also a good haggler (I think it kind of goes along with being a good shopper! :mrgreen:) but she has yet to find a batch of MRR stuff like that. Sounds like a good find. I should be able to go to a flea market at Grand Bend this weekend...

Thanks -- I think you're right. And maybe, 15-20 years ago, it was slightly better quality? I think anyone who knows what they're selling must use eBay.

I expect I'm really mixing things up here, as many of my favourite railways are British. In approximate order, they are: -- Somerset & Dorset line (Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway) -- British Railways ( 1948-66 ) -- London, Midland & Scottish Railway ( 1923-48 ) -- Great Western Railway...

Thanks ... yes, it's sounding as if MagLev trains are expensive and that electric (light) railway lines are more practical. Rob

Interesting! I have a Hornby Princess Elizabeth that was made in the early-1970s, in crimson lake LMS red livery. Although it's a Hornby, it's practically a Triang model (Hornby apparently used the same tooling). It was one of my Dad's. I've had it repaired at least 4 times :eek: and have...

In the '80s & '90s, I remember my Dad buying lots of MRR stuff at flea markets and yard sales, and coming home with boxes of stuff. I'm not a real fan of yard sales, but I've recently had a chance to go to a few flea markets & yard sales and haven't seen any MRR items. So I'm wondering if...

Thanks as well -- great photo! Rob

Thanks for this info & feedback. It's a whole new category of trains that I know very little about. Rob

Now that you mention it, most or all of the railways that I've seen in southern England are fenced off as well. (My family and I usually visit southern England every 18 months or so.) But then most of the railways in southern England are electrified via a live third rail! :eek: so they pretty...

Interesting! So what's your opinion of these -- are these the way of the future or are they too expensive and complicated to operate? Do you think they will ever replace "rail" trains? Thanks, Rob

Thanks! That makes sense. I thought it was kind of cool and weird at the same time. Although I suppose these are technically still trains, they almost seem to be a completely new form of transportation. They're obviously not "rail" trains. Rob