The LNER Encyclopedia

There's a discussion elsewhere today about these vehicles

http://www.lner.info/locos/IC/inspection.php

Does anyone know of any drawings for them please? They're crying out to be modelled

Otherwise, it's blow up some pics and get busy scaling and making my own drawings - and I'd much rather be constructing!

Cheers
Mark

I have a feeling that they are in the NER carriage diagram books that are available from the North Eastern Railway Association.

Wavey wrote:I have a feeling that they are in the NER carriage diagram books that are available from the North Eastern Railway Association.

I'm sure they are. I'll try to look them up tomorrow.

Thanks, gents. Will be looking for a project for my next tour of seagoing duty

Mark

G'day Gents

That's a nice looking little unit, possible to used the brake ends off of a couple of old Hornby coaches, cut and shut, I've been looking on E-Bay and found this.....http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motor-Bogie-O ... 2376655738 you might be able to use it.

manna

manna wrote:G'day Gents

That's a nice looking little unit, possible to used the brake ends off of a couple of old Hornby coaches, cut and shut, I've been looking on E-Bay and found this.....http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motor-Bogie-O ... 2376655738 you might be able to use it.

manna

Hi manna

That's a useful wee unit for someone - thanks for posting it.

Wrong thread really for model stuff, but I plan construction from styrene, with power via a small gearbox I already have onto a 2mm axle, driven by a DS10 or a Mitsumi motor. That end will be fixed, with the other axle able to 'rock'.

Getting back to the unit itself, these must have been seen all over the network in the course of their inspection duties. Something different, for sure, and I would imagine that they were kept clean

Mark

G'day gents

Might try one of them myself....one day

manna

If anyone's in the LNER Society Facebook group, Mick Nicholson has just posted pictures of a couple of these.

drmditch wrote:

Wavey wrote:I have a feeling that they are in the NER carriage diagram books that are available from the North Eastern Railway Association.

I'm sure they are. I'll try to look them up tomorrow.

Sorry it took so long.
'NER Diagrams of Passenger Train Vehicles' Volume 4
Diagram 190 Petrol Motor Inspection Car No.3711 Built March 1908

There is also a nice picture of this vehicle in 'North Eastern Record' Volume 2 on page 31. A view of the interior is on the following page.

I'm sure I've seen another diagram somewhere for this or another vehicle with a roof-mounted radiator, but haven't so-far been able to find it.

These three vehicles are described in RCTS Part 10A, page 37, and Figures 56 to 59 (pages 7 to 73). This includes No.3768y, built under the LNER after the NER original was destroyed by fire. I actually think this later vehicle is the nicest of the lot, and possibly the easiest to model. with a 16' wheelbase and larger wheels.

One might be tempted to add this one to the 'really ought to build one sometime' list!

Thank you, gents. Much appreciated.