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[60800]

I did originally have it as Gary's Whiney Rustbuckets, but then I remembered George Jackson Churchwood and it's been George's Whiney Rustbuckets ever since. The whiney part comes from the strange sound the valve gear / cylinders seem to make on the majority of GW stuff and the rustbuckets comes from the condition of some surviving GW stock, Betton Grange's donor loco (can't remember it's name) springs to mind.

[Atlantic 3279]

Here's a matter that may also appear at first somewhat "peripheral" to the LNER modelling theme. Today I took delivery of a loco that looks somewhat strange, to say the least, on my ostensibly mid-Lincolnshire 1930s Bardney layout. Blink Bonny and St Johnstoun already know the plans I have, in outline form, for the future of this loco, and I must ask them to remain sworn to secrecy for the time being, but others can, if they wish, amuse themselves by trying to work out what on earth I intend to do with (or to do to) this beast:

In test running this fully "Devious Control Circuit" equipped monster, I appear to have discovered just how long the un-necessary electronic trash inside the tender will (or rather won't) last when, owing to a suspected accidental brief moment of series-connection of track sections supplied by separate transformers, the loco may have received 24 volts rather than 12 . Job number one will now obviously have to be to take out the unecessary toys and create some simple, robust, direct wiring from track pick ups to motor. In contrast to the frailty of the circuits in this modern "wonder", my kit-built ex GCR B4, on a nice basic Hornby B12 chassis, which was also standing in-section at the time of "the voltage incident", simply had a quick try at breaking the world record 0 to 120mph time, until I quickly killed the power supply, and it survived electrically unscathed. See, I told you that chips are meant to go with fish, not in steam locos - although I guess my chip is now at least "nicely fried".

[Atso]

Interesting loco... I'm thinking something a little GCR off the top of my head. Otherwise my guess would be another 'never built' loco but I'll have to research which one now as I'm scratching my head...

[mick b]

LNER T1 4-8-0 Heavy shunter

[Kyle1987]

There's no way that this is going to be altered to make the (never built) Baldwin 2-10-2 proposed for the GCR, is it? It does seem to possess quite a few similarities...

[S.A.C. Martin]

Only thing I can think of is the Decapod (GER 0-10-0T) but it seems a trifle big for that and the driving wheels may be too small for that too. What are you up to Graeme? I am sure it will be a stunner when finished, (glances back at the R1 4-8-2...!)

[wehf100]

Whatever you're planning, I'd like to second the suggestion to build the GCR Baldwin/Robinson 2-10-2.

Will

[60800]

Atlantic 3279, The trailing truck's a stange little thing isn't it?

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

I'm keeping stumm.

First time for everything, I guess!

[Atlantic 3279]

Blackout is right about that trailing truck. It's perhaps a bit of a poor point on the model, with rather a lot of fresh air above the truck! I don't like, didn't want, and can't identify those "crossbars" over its leaf springs, but I did want a truck with leaf springs and that general kind of frame. Other versions of the model have the coil sprung Delta-truck, looking rather like Ivatt's revised LMS Pacific arrangement, but that doesn't suit my plan.

[60800]

sounds like you're planning a 2-10-0 then

[mick b]

Austerity

[52D]

you beat me to it mick a Grangemouth 2-10-0.

[S.A.C. Martin]

And yet he wants to keep the trailing truck...?

So it must be a -2 of some form, perhaps a 4-10-2 and some crazy draughtsman's dream from the LNER...?

[Atlantic 3279]

I'm enjoying these misunderstandings

I may have to build myself some 40 ton coal wagons on diamond frame bogies to go with the loco, if and when the plan comes to fruition.