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Apologies for a very long absence, after over a year of moving around the country, travelling etc i'm now settled in Leeds, so at least i'm finally now living in NER territory! I seem to remember reading or seeing a photo a while back of an N gauge North Eastern Railway ES1 Bo-Bo shunting locomotive. Does anyone know if one has been produced? The ES1 is one of my favourite locomotives, as they have a very interesting history and have 'looks' too (as weird as it sounds to say that about a locomotive...).

If not, has anyone any experience of the Judith Edge OO gauge kit?

Thanks, Rob

Hi Rob,

I've not had personal experience of them but I'm told that the Judith Edge kits are very good. Well designed, good instructions and fit together. I wish similar could be said of some other kits.....one of which I'm still struggling with.

on-my-workbench-its-a-sam-fay-t1328.html

Morgan

Check post NER Trafalgar yard loco below, it features an O gauge version.
Also check my post in LNER locomotives titled Possibility of returning an NER loco to use

I posted this link a while ago

http://www.ets.cz/indexeng.htm


its in O gauge

Ah, think it was that one then! The 'wrong' end of OO gauge unfortunately for me. Cheers anyway though, may have to get the JE one

Rob,
A bit of a late reply here, but I'm in the process (75% through) of building the Judith Edge kit in 4mm (OO). I would highly recommend it. It pays to read through the instructions a few times before working the metal (at least for inexperienced incompetents like me), but it is a very nice piece of design and detail; there isn't anything significant I can think of worth changing in it (I'd have preferred a few points to have slot and tongue rather than etched groove tie together points but there you go). On the whole it's probably a medium level complexity kit due to the detail. The chassis is dead simple as it is just a bolt in Tenshodo or Black Beetle (no quartering etc.) You will need a means of rivet embossing (enhancing the etched rivet locations to give raised detail) and think through which parts deserve higher temp solder when close to follow on parts that merit lower temp to avoid disturbing them. Good soldering skills, equipment and materials (solder and flux) are critical. Practice soldering nuts in place while maintaining thread clearance if you haven't done it before. I found resistance soldering very useful in a few detailed locations such as building up the filler caps. All told I'm considering purchasing a second one to model the 2nd of the units. Regardless I fully intend to purchase additional kits from Judith Edge; they are on the leading edge of quality. I would think that 2mm scale is extremely limited in what is available but being a 4mm fellow I can't comment with authority.
Jeremy

I fully endorse Jeremy's account of building the Judith Edge ES1.Mine is powered by two Black Beetles.

The Harton electric railway operated similar locomotives to the quayside branch,there was an interesting array of types. I dont know if any kits are available, maybe someone can enlighten me on that ?.
http://railways-of-britain.com/Harton.html