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Post by rogere on Mar 1, 2011 20:12:17 GMT
There were 2 carriages Mayflower and Galatea, built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. 57ft 6 overall length.
Service started 1st June 1910
Originally pained Pullman Umber and Cream, they later were painted crimson lake in, I think, 1922.
Service withdrawn in 1939. Aldgate, Liverpool St. and Baker St. were all starting points at various times. Verney Junction, Aylesbury and Chesham were the general outer destinations.
More info can be found in Jim Snowdon's Met Railway Rolling Stock book (published by Wild Swan)
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Post by rogere on Feb 21, 2011 13:17:47 GMT
That was quick!
Just finished correcting it myself, and found you had beat me to it!
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Post by rogere on Feb 21, 2011 13:13:16 GMT
Photo of the Bubblecar at QUainton: www.flickr.com/photos/9003948@N05/4100590665/I see this most evenings travelling twixt PR and Aylesbury. I do remember seeing another single car unit, possibly about to be rebuilt, at Chiltern's Aylesbury depot a couple of years ago
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Post by rogere on Jan 16, 2011 21:14:23 GMT
This brings back memories!
The first P4 loco I ever built was the Harrow Models "Sarah Siddons" - still have it, but because my layout is based north of Amersham it is only run behind closed doors!
I did consider, at one time buying the resin bodied version as now produced by Radley, but couldn't justify it.
I also have, somewhere in the loft, an unbuilt GS F class (thanks Roy). Never got round to building it because of lack of chassis, change of scale (00 to P4) and move of house.
I did see some of them built - running on the Verney Junction layout, and also a member of Chesham MRC had a finished one, albeit in a very strange version of Met red.
Since then I have built both the E and F classes from SE Finecast, and an A class (Ks body and IKB chassis).
Now I have just got into resin casting, and am h opingto work my way through the goods stock in Jim Snowdon's book - probably vert slowly!
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Post by rogere on Dec 6, 2010 13:54:08 GMT
So whilst the last trips are commemorated, the glasses should also be raised to those who won their campaign. Chesham is about to join the network properly, and will become a fully paid-up full-time member of all the good and sometimes bad that is the Met Line ;D ;D Surely that should read: Chesham is about to Rejoin the network properly...
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Post by rogere on Nov 23, 2010 14:12:31 GMT
GM signal box
I know where one of the original cast Great Missenden signs that used to adorn it is - and no-one is getting it!
I wanted to get hold of the track plan board that was above the levers immediately prior to it being boarded up - still had Metropolitan and Great Central Railway gold blocked on it!
Just as well I had measured it all up - just have the steps to add to my model of it now.
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Post by rogere on Oct 28, 2010 12:51:02 GMT
Have just found that Replica Railways have entered the digiital age and now have a website www.replicarailways.co.uk. On this I have just found they produce 4mmMetronet transfers - not really my "scene", but possibly of interest.
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Post by rogere on Sept 10, 2010 10:14:08 GMT
That's the last one then.
At least I managed to get full measurements, and a lot of photos, of the Wendover one before that was pulled down. (even if it did mean having to convince the police I wasn't a drug dealer waiting for some clients!)
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Post by rogere on Aug 30, 2010 10:37:26 GMT
I was involved with the organisation of Chesham centenary events back in 1989 (was it really that long ago?).
One of the LT employees also on the organising committee was the one who had instigated the naming of the A stock, and had also instigated the Neasden depot branding on the A stock.
Needless to say he had been severely reprimanded about it!
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Post by rogere on Aug 30, 2010 10:00:38 GMT
Had to watch it several times to read some of the text content.
Whoever prepared it must be able to read very quickly
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Post by rogere on Jun 1, 2010 17:14:53 GMT
As an addition to Metman's note, I was at the Aylesbury model railway show last weekend, and I saw there that Bill Bedford is about to produce kits for the Dreadnoughts. These have very fine resin bodies, the rest being etched.
I also understand he is looking at Met Milk vans as well.
Having built his kits before these should be very good - and they will be suitable for OO/EM and P4.
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Post by rogere on May 3, 2010 10:29:46 GMT
Met transfers in 4mm are available from www.theengineworks.co.ukThey have transfers for all types of Met stock, (locos, coaches and wagons). Also Worsley Engine Works have produced a set of etches for a 4mm H Class - but not advertised it too well. Waiting for it to arrive. Rumour has it that SE Finecast are also looking at G and H class locos.
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Apr 6, 2010 9:56:51 GMT
Post by rogere on Apr 6, 2010 9:56:51 GMT
thc
Personally I would rather have route 1 (the WCML route), but realistically, if it goes ahead, it will be almost certainbly be either 2 or 2.5.
One of the main reasons for the HS2, that Adonis kept banging-on about, is to cut the number of people flying. How many people actually fly from Birmingham, or Manchester to London? Enough to justify expenditure on a multi billion rail system that will need to be more expensive to use than flying to recoup the expenditure?
I doubt it.
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Post by rogere on Apr 5, 2010 17:18:55 GMT
I thought I was annoyed about the preferred route 2 ruining part of the Chilterns.
However having just seen the alternative route 2.5 plan. Now I am hoping for route 2 to be adopted.
Reason? I have become a NIMBY. In my case literally. The viaduct carrying the proposed route 2.5 over Hughenden Valley goes right over the top of my house!
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Post by rogere on Mar 17, 2010 11:02:21 GMT
Thanks for that, will pass info on.
Sorry about calling it "Steam on the Met", as I know it is now better called "Heritage Days"
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Post by rogere on Mar 16, 2010 22:34:49 GMT
I have just about finished my P4 model of Gt. Missenden, and now need to think about finishing the buildings, so does anyone know the colours that stations (and the signal box!) were painted during the Met/GC days (ie early 20th century).
Thanks
Roger
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Post by rogere on Mar 16, 2010 22:13:41 GMT
Someone at work is asking if there is going to be a "Steam on the Met" this year?
Can't remember having seen anything about it, so thought I would ask if anyone here knows.
I would have thought there is too much going-on with the S stock, but that's just a guess from someone not involved with the Met.
Thanks
Roger
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Post by rogere on Nov 17, 2009 22:59:07 GMT
I seem to remember seeing at Chesham in mid 1960s an unloved Royal Scot (I think - it was a 4-6-0 tender loco) looking very sorry for itself in the old Goods Yard. It appeared it had worked the stopping goods, but was too heavy for the 2 bridges at the Moor, and wasn't allowed to work back under its' own steam so eventually had to be towed out dead a couple of days later.
However I have lost the old 127 format negatives and photos I took, so have no proof.
Can anyone confirm this, or am I just going senile?
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Post by rogere on Nov 17, 2009 22:17:51 GMT
How can anyone wanting to model the Met not have a copy? . Glyn - beg, borrow, steal or, better still, buy a copy.
(alternatively if all you want is a copy of the Ashbury plans - contact Jim Snowdon, and get him to send you enlarged copies of his plans - that's what Clive Thomas did when he drew-up the artwork for the, now, London Road Ashbury coaches)
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Post by rogere on Nov 17, 2009 21:55:22 GMT
Jim Snowdon's Met Rolling Stock book (Wild Swan) has an excellent set of drawings of the Ashburys, including the Chesham Branch set.
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Post by rogere on Nov 13, 2009 14:39:35 GMT
Thanks guys,
I understood the person responsible for the "branding" was involved with the Met. side of the Chesham branch centenary, but got into a "bit of bother" because of those trains.
I was told that all the names were long standing employees who had retired within the previous few years, not just motormen, e.g. Val referred to someone who had worked in the canteen.
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Post by rogere on Nov 13, 2009 13:37:57 GMT
Glyn,
Only just joined, so have come late to the discussion.
What stock will you be using for the shuttle set?
I have built sets from both the London Road range, and from plasticard sides/ends produced by the late Joe Brook-Smith.
Just one thing - for added realism you need to ensure the guard coach smells of fish!
That's the one over-riding memory I have of the shuttle during the 1960s.
Roger
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Post by rogere on Nov 13, 2009 13:17:44 GMT
Back in the mid 1980s, A-stock appeared with the Neasden coat of arms, and some of trains were named after Met. people.
I gather the powers that be took a dim view of this and, by 1989 the names had been removed.
I had a list of the names, and found out who most were, but there was one (ALF or ALFIE) who I couldn't trace. Since then I have lost most o the details I had, and only thought about it when I found an old photo of one of the "branded" trains taken at Amersham. Anyone any info on this please?
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