Your source for N Gauge news. 20.03.2009 Issue 4. Malcolm Rail class66 passes through Manchester Piccadilly with a diverted Southbound Tesco train. Photo Mike Hudson collection. Hello!! And welcome to I hope to run this at least once a week. I hope to bring you the N gauge modeller all the breaking news of the week from the world of N gauge model railways. I hope you enjoy this news sheet. I would like to hear your comments. See back page for contact details. I will be using the Bachmann Period Table for all British outline trains. NEW RELEASES. Dapol have announced the release of their new N gauge steam locomotive. The LBSCR Terrier 0-6-0 tank will be launched at the British Railway Modelling exhibition at London s Alexandra Palace on Saturday 28 th & Sunday 29 th March 2009. Four versions will be released. They are. 1. ND-100A Boxhill in London Brighton & South coast Lined Stroudly Green. Livery Light Stroudley green with black & white lining with yellow lettering. These small but powerfull little tank engines where built to haul commuter trains out to the London suburbs from Victoria & London bridge. There names being places served by the LBSCR. Period 2/3 2. ND-100B as above but named Stepney. Period 2/3. 3. ND-100C Southern Railway black. Livery details unavailable. Period 3.. N News 20.03.2009 1 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009
4. ND-100D BR lined mix traffic black. Livery Plain black with black, red & white lining. Which BR crest is not known? Period 4. There are a number of these locomotives preserved in the south of England. I believe Boxhill is in York Railway museum Stepney is preserved on the Bluebell. Farish by Bachmann 373-826 104 tonne BRA steel as arrived. Livery dark brown body with mixed coloured lettering for EWS in yellow. These wagons where built in York at the old carriage works by Thrall Europa. The real wagons run in block rakes using buckeye couplers between all wagons and the locomotive. The buckeyes are stowable to allow them to run with non buckeye coupled locomotives EG: class60, Period 9. NR-P175A/B/C Peco Wonderfull wagons latest release is for a 10ft wheelbase tank wagon. Livery plain black body with white lettering for Briggs of Dundee. 3 running numbers available. Period hard to diffine probably suitable for periods 4/5. NR-P135A/B/C Peco Wonderful wagons latest box van release is a 10ft wheelbase van. Livery weathered body with black BPCM lettering. British Portland Cement Manufacturing. It is rather nice to see something a little different from the normal PO coal wagon. 3 running numbers available. Period 4/5. NR-P174A/B/C Peco Wonderful wagons 10ft wheelbase tank wagon. Livery black body with white lettering for Burmah Oil Company with red, white & blue Burmah logo. Three running numbers available. Period 3/4. NR-P176A/B/C Peco wonderful wagons 10ft wheelbase tank wagon. Livery black body with white lettering for Highland Bitumen s ltd Three running numbers available. Period4/5 All of the above new items should with your local stockist soon. Contact them for prices & actual delivery dates. AMERICAN. KATO. Have announced Another new N gauge NW2 BO-BO switcher. It is. 176-4363/4 NW2 in EMD NW2 Milwaukee Road. Livery Black upper body orange lower body with black running plate 7 bogies. Lettering is white with red & white square Milwaukee Road logo. Two road numbers available. Price $100 each. Short line combination packs featuring a NW2 + 2, 3 or 4 freight cars. Kato are releasing the following three packs. 1. 176-4357-S 1 x N EMD NW2 Chessie B&O #9509 2 x N Assorted Covered Hopper Cars 1 x N Cupola Caboose Chessie System. Livery NW2 Blue & yellow body with light red stripes & dark blue lettering & Chessie cat logo. Price $139.00. 2. 176-4363-S N Milwaukee Road Short Line Combination Pack includes: 1 x N EMD NW2 Milwaukee Road #672. 2 X N Assorted Covered Hopper Cars. N News 20.03.2009 2 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009
Livery NW2 Black & orange Body with white lettering & white on red back ground logo. Plus one all black & one all grey covered hopper. Price $117.00. 3. 176-4354-S N Southern Pacific Short Line Combination Pack. 1 x N EMD NW2 Southern Pacific #1315. 4 X N Assorted Covered Hopper Cars. Livery NW2 black body with orange Tiger stripes front rear and side of running plate with orange lettering. Price $145.00 Place your order with your favourite dealer for prices in UK pounds & delivery dates. CON COR. Have announced the arrival of their second Train of yesterday model. Following the success of the Burlington Routes pioneer Zephyr. They are pleased announce the release of the Union Pacific M10000 articulated streamliner diesel train. This model like the zephyr is a three unit train. They are a driving cab unit with engine compartment a passenger coach & round end tail car. The M10000 entered service with Union Pacific in 1934. Livery Brown & yellow 1934 UP scheme. Con-Cor are also releasing two extra Pullman add on coaches. PRICE. "N" Scale M-10000 Original 3 car Train Set as delivered in 1934 0001-008790 Undecorated (Silver, No Lettering) $429.98 0001-008791 Union Pacific Brown and Yellow paint scheme $429.98 0001-008792 4th car,a Pullman "Overland Trail" $139.98 built for the M- 100001 train set but used on the M-10000 for a while 0001-008783 5th Add-On car, Pullman "Oregon Trail" $139.98 Built for the M-10001 Train Contact your favourite dealer for prices in GB Pounds or Euros. This model should be available for purchasing now. BRITISH. Farish by Bachmann. Part 4 of the in depth look at the Farish by Bachmann 2009 releases. Part 2 of our look at new & re-numbered wagons. N News 20.03.2009 3 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009
46 TONNE VGA SLIDING WALL VAN. 373-600B 46 tonne sliding wall van EWS. Livery Weathered Ews red body with yellow lettering & cant rail stripe. Period 9. 373-601B 46 tonne sliding wall van Railfreight speedlink Livery silver body with red ends & black roof. Lettering Railfreight / Speedlink in white on red background on two boards mounted on top of the sliding doors. Period 7/8. 373-602B 46 tonne sliding wall van Railfreight Distribution. Livery weathered silver body with light red ends & black roof. Lettering black with red & white patches. Period 8. HAA MERRY GO ROUND WAGON one new running number for 2009. 373-901B HAA 46 tonne hopper EWS Livery silver body with red cradle. Lettering black with black patches. Period 9. POA & PNA MINERAL WAGONS Two new running numbers this year. They are. 373-978A POA box mineral Yeoman (Tiger) Livery all grey body with Blue logo & mixed colour lettering. Period 8/9. 373-979A POA wagon Tiger rail leasing. Livery All over grey body with mixed colour lettering. 5, 7 & 8 PLANK WAGONS. 377-053 5 Plank Po R Fred Cole LTD (New release) Livery red body with black corners with white lettering. Period 3. 377-054 5 Plank BR grey. Livery grey body with white lettering on black patch. Period 4. 377-082 7 Plank Kobo (new release) Livery grey body with white lettering & black corners. The amount of lettering on this wagon as to be seen to be believed. Period 3. 377-203 8 Plank with coke rails Reading (New model) Livery black body with white lettering. Period 3. 16TON MINERAL WAGONS. 377-225B Steel mineral with top doors. BR grey. Livery grey body with white on black square lettering. Period 4/5. 377-250B steel mineral BR grey. Livery Grey with white on black square lettering. Period 4/5. 377-251A Steel mineral in early BR tops livery*. Livery grey with white lettering on Black Square containing early tops code. * Tops was the new BR computerised operating system introduced in 1971. N News 20.03.2009 4 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009
CONFLAT WAGON. Two new wagons for 2009. They are. 377-340 Conflat with two white AF containers. Livery white bodies with black lettering. AF containers are insulated and used to carry chilled /frozen food. Period 4/5. 377-341 Conflat with two AF containers in Birds Eye containers. Livery Dark blue & white container with white lettering. Period 4/5. INTERMODAL WAGON. 377-350A Intermodal wagon with two 45ft containers Seawheel. Livery Grey wagon with mixed colour printing with two containers in green with red lettering on a white oblong. Period 9. 377-351A Intermodal wagon with two white 45ft containers Axis livery grey wagon with to white 45ft containers with Axis logos. Period 9. 377-352A Intermodel wagon with 2 dark blue Seaco containers. Livery grey wagon with two dark blue containers with Seaco logo. Period 9. 377-354 Intermodel wagon with two 45ft containers Malcolm Logistics. Livery grey wagons with two dark blue containers with white lettering & red lion logo. Period 9. 3 PLANK WAGON. 377-500A Buxton Lime. Livery all over grey body & chassis with white lettering. Period 3. 377-502A LMS wagon. Livery grey body & chassis with white lettering. Period 3. That completes the new releases and renumbered wagons for 2009. Contact your favourite dealer for release dates and prices. SCENECRAFT BUILDINGS. In response to numerous enquiries about the base sizes of the new Scenecraft buildings Farish have released a list as follows. This list shows new buildings for release this year. All measurements are in Millimetres. N Scale 42-016 Fuel Storage tanks 90 x 56 * 42-020 Covered metal footbridge 110 x 44 * 42-024 House under construction 97 x 80 * 42-035 Bicycle rack 33 x 12.5 * N News 20.03.2009 5 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009
42-036 Sectional Lineside Hut 28 x 21* 42-038 Level Crossing 85 x 121 * 42-039 Office block (depot) 75 x 33* 42-041 Sanding plant 41 x 18 * 42-042 lifting jacks (x4) 7 x 10 * 42-044 GWR Signal Box (based on Highley 51 x 26 * 42-046 Outhouses (for use with 42-200 19 x 25 * 42-048 Coaling stage with water tank 83 x 46 * 42-049 Modern Industrial Unit 78 x 75 * 42-052 Concrete Works Mixing hopper 58 x 31 * 42-053 Concrete Works Aggregate weigh station 153 x 84 * 42-054 Concrete Works Industrial silos 26 x 26 42-055 Concrete Works Site office 61 x 18 42-056 Brewery warehouse 41 x 133 42-057 Brewery factory unit 133 x 38 42-058 Brewery Hop Drying Kiln 50 x 50 Includes 1st floor walkway 42-059 Brewery boiler house 38 x 26 42-060 Brewery boiler house chimney 16 x 16 42-061 Brick signal box 56 x 26 42-062 Stone engine shed 109 x 32 8 42-063 Stone station building 116 x 48 42-200 Rear of terraced houses 62 x 50 42-201 Low relief factory 135 x 11 42-500 Plastic bunded tanks (x2) 18 x 11 42-501 Commercial lid skips (x4) 7 x 5 42-502 Station modernisation pack various N News 20.03.2009 6 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009
42-503 Concrete works welded storage tank 16 x 16 42-504 cable drums (x4) 10 x 4.5 42-506 Kiosk 15.5 x 11 42-507 Picket fencing (10 x fence, 10 x post, 1 gate) Fence section plus post 15.6mm. 10 sections and gate to build 166mm length. Straight or 90 degree turns possible. That s all for this issue. I hope you have enjoyed reading it. Please feel free to send to your friends. If you have any comments contact me at. Harry.hudson7@ntlworld.com Bye for now. N News 20.03.2009 7 C Copyright MIKE HUDSON 2009