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Hi..

I'm planning a small 3mm Scale layout based on the LNER using small tank engines (F7, N7, N10 plus a few tender locos) and was planning on using a few DMUs for passanger service.

I was wondering what DMU's could I use that would fit in to this era. LNER/BR

Thanks
Stuart in OZ

The LNER itself didn't have DMU's AFAIK; but they did run Sentinel steam Railcars which were placed all over the network on light passenger duties. If you really want a diesel LNER train then how about Armstrong-Whitworth Diesel-Electric Railcars, these were introduced in 1933 and withdrawn in '39. The Diesel-Electric railcars were usually found up in the NE of England i.e Middlesbrough, Whitby and Scarborough; so not really much scope there if you are looking for a compact or busy station to model. Have a quick look on the locomotives page http://www.lner.info/locos/locos.shtml for more information.

Regards

Karl

Yes Sentinel steam railcars were about the only dmu/railcar that saw any widespread use. The steam Claytons were unreliable and the AW railcars didn't last long.

The LNER did have EMUs in the Tyneside area, and ordered them for the Glossop and Shenfield lines.

For true DMUs beyond the AWs you really have to wait until BR days. Many of the smaller tanks were withdrawn in the 1950s as they were replaced by DMUs.


Richard

Stuart wrote:I was wondering what DMU's could I use that would fit in to the LNER/BR era.

Post-nationalisation, although DMUs will never seem as interesting as "proper" trains composed of a locomotive and carriages, by the late 1950s there was quite a surprising variety of DMU stock to be found on BR - some types of vehicle being confined to relatively specific areas or routes. This means that it's more difficult to answer your question than you might think, but you won't go far wrong with a class 101 (I remember these from the Tyne Valley line, and latterly on the Paisley Canal route - though this isn't ex-LNER, of course) or a 108. Bachmann produce a 4mm version of the latter in a variety of liveries and although I haven't seen one other than in photographs, I expect it's a pretty decent model. Hornby do a BR green 101 but this is pretty long-in-the-tooth now, and looks it.

Just promise you won't go for a Sprinter...

Out of interest, why 3mm scale, which seems to me to offer none of the benefits of either 2mm or 4mm?

Didnt Hornby Dublo have a model of an SR EMU that was pretty similar to the later North Tyneside electrics.

And for the BR era, Bachmann have announced a Cravens 105 will be produced in 4mm, with N gauge to follow after that.

Perfect for ex Gt Northern Lines, M&GN, GER to name a few.