Friday 4 October 2024

            G W R Passenger Stock & Fruit D  by F. W Chubb

 First article is from the Model Railway Constructor magazine of Aug. 1944.

  The 56 ft Clerestory Coach                                                                   PDF

Next article from MRC May 1948.

Fruit D to Dia. Y3 of 1911                                                                         PDF

Last one from MRC January 1950

Post-War Coach the 64 ft 8 Compartment corridor 3rd             PDF

There was a further article in the March issue of the 9 ft Coach Bogie 

This states as fitted to the 64 ft Coach in the January issue      PDF 

 

    G W R Passenger Stock by the MRC Editor Ernest F Carter

In the early years of the MRC there were drawings & photos of rolling stock not attributed to any particular Author. The next two are of this type.

May 1936 on Page 118 the outline drawing of a Third class coach    PDF

 Same date but on page 135 a Photo of the coach                                     PDF 

 

                       G W R Siphon H van by Eric D Bruton

This was also from the MRC magazine in a supplement in that issue of June 1951

The Siphon H's van running No. was 'W 1306'                                                                 PDF

  

Wednesday 25 September 2024

   G W R Passenger  & NPCS Stock  by Capt. Layland Barrett

All the articles I post are for modelling purposes only, not to be used  or printed elsewhere.

These three articles are from the Model Railway News magazine.

January 1928    Under frame for the 57ft  Coach                             PDF

April 1928    40ft Brake and Parcels Van                                            PDF 

 October 1928    68ft Letter Sorting & Storage Van                      PDF                                             

               G W R Passenger  & NPCS Stock  by S. M. Hunter

 First article is from the Model Railway Constructor magazine in August 1945  GWR Coach Bogie Types                                                                   PDF                                                                           

 The next five articles are from the Model Railway News magazine.

September 1951 is a 46ft 6ins Newspaper Van.                                  PDF

 October 1952 The Siphons H & G In-side and Out-side framed.  PDF

 February 1953 Siphon G (1929 the wide type                                      PDF

May 1953  the Double Slip Composite coach 7104 with a two page outline drawing

7104 was a K15 that was completed by 20/11/09 to Lot 1166. Running Nos 7104-9/7994-8000

Bars 1 Toplight. 

(Information from the Michael Harris GW Coaches)                      PDF

February 1954 54ft 1st Class coach                                                          PDF

Sunday 30 July 2023

Working of Stores Vans in Goods Trains 

by John Lewis 

This article was from the  Great Western Railway Journal  No.58 in the Spring of 2006    PDF

 

The GWR 16ft Wooden-bodied Goods Wagons

by John Lewis

Five articles from the  Great Western Railway Journal  Nos. 62,63,66,67,68,70

There are 48 pages in total an excellent reference for anyone building any of the Mink variants.

No.62 Spring 2007         PDF

No.63 Summer 2007     PDF

No.66 Spring 2008        PDF

No.67 Summer 2008     PDF

No.68 Autumn 2008     PDF

No.70 Spring 2009        PDF   

Again as mentioned in my previous posts these are for personal modelling use only.  

Dave                                                                         

Tuesday 21 March 2023

                           Model Railway Magazines Articles

Listed here are the Coaching/Freight Stock articles of the four regions prior to 1948 (BR)

With the exception of the GWR which includes their Locos

All the lists include the absorbed railways of 1923

The legend for the underlined is on the last page of each list

Great Western Railway Locos                       PDF

Great Western Railway Coaching Stock    PDF 

Great Western Railway Freight Stock        PDF 

Southern Railway Coaching Stock              PDF 

Southern Railway Freight Stock                  PDF

London North Eastern Railways Coaching Stock    PDF 

London North Eastern Railways Freight Stock        PDF

London Midland & Scottish Railways Coaching Stock    PDF 

London Midland & Scottish Railways Freight Stock        PDF

 

Below are the Loco lists for  the LMS/LNER & SR These haven't been updated from my magazine lists.

 LMS Railway Locos                       PDF

 LNER Railway Locos                    PDF

 SR Railway Locos                          PDF  

 The purpose of these list are for modellers to find Model Railway articles to assist with building their models.

Tuesday 1 November 2022

                                

                            G W R 40ft Passenger  Stock  by T.L Jones.

All the articles I post are for modelling purposes only, not to be used  or printed elsewhere.

These were from the Model Railway Constructor magazines in October & November 1968

Passenger Stock Part - 1 40' 0¾" to Lot 194 and Dia. 35108                PDF

Passenger Stock Part - 2 40' 0¾" to Lot 194 and Dia. 35109                PDF

This vehicle had it's Luggage area shortened and a Lav. Compartment fitted.

Addendum update provided by John Lewis. 

  The diagram for the part 1 article was to E6 and Part 2 was to E7. See the PDF  for JL's excel S/S.

Staying with the Welsh Theme here are articles from  M.E. Morton Lloyd and R.W. Rush on Cambrian Coaching Stock.

All the articles I post are for modelling purposes only, not to be used  or printed elsewhere.

The first is from M.E.M. Lloyd of the Cambrian 6 Wheelers from the MRC magazine of September 1964 

Six Wheel Brakes

Tri-Composites 210 -215                                       PDF

Tri - Composites 149 - 153

Five Compartment Thirds

The 4 Coaches in outline on page 240 were a poor print in the magazine and some of the text is difficult to read. So I shall add here what I think is necessary.

1st coach  L = 28' 2" W = 7' 11¾" W/B = 9' 1½" W over Duckets 9' 5¾"

2nd coach L = 32' 0" W = 8' 3" W over footboards 8' 9" W/B 9' 9". H = 11' 5 1/8" rail to t o Roof. 

In between the side and end view reads as follows 'View showing Lav. Water filler Tank Situated centrally between Lamp Pots.

3rd coach L = 29' 5" W = 7' 11¾" W/B = 9' 1½" Height from rail to centre of buffer = 3' 7" also same for coach 2 & 4

4th coach L = 28' 6" W = 7' 11¼" W/B = 9' 1½  W over bottom footboards = 8' 7" H between footboards = 1' 4¼" Over headstocks = 28' 5"

I hope this will be of use to you modellers who may attempt to model these Coaches.


The second is from R. W. Rush of the Cambrian Observation Car from the MRC Magazine.
 
November 1964                        PDF

Updated in April 1965            PDF