Wencombe /Kingsbridge Regis/Louville Lane
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Very nice Alan 
. Any pics of hydraulics are GREAT. But of course BLUE is best
. Top pics though
Rob
. Any pics of hydraulics are GREAT. But of course BLUE is best. Top pics thoughRob
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
Very nice - the sort of weathering that makes me want to run a finger through the dirt, to find out what colour the loco is supposed to be underneath...!
totally agree with you there Jordan, brilliant work again Alan.
cheers
Mike
Mr Tiger Viking
Western Thunderer
Basically they did not need a light grey bodyside stripe, Misha Black design was for clean lines not to add an extra one in that was not required. I must say I never personally liked a 1000 in green (probably as I do not remember seeing any in this livery) however as I mature, like a good old bottle of wine I find this livery more appealing.
Alan fantastic layout really captures the transition from Steam to Diesel in the West County. I look foward to more image uploads.
Cheers
Mr Tiger Viking.
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
... but Misha Black designed the Warship, too, and put a light grey stripe on it... in fact he wanted the loco number to be at each end of that line, the same height characters too. The Guv now has the book I had with that info in it.
Never mind; we are stuck with History, and similar questions such as why no Hymek was ever painted Maroon....
Mr Tiger Viking
Western Thunderer
Hi Jordan, Yes you are quite right, however the grey bodyside strip to me was a 1950`s thing and by the early 60`s liveries were being tried without the banding, personally a grey band down the side would have detracted from the clean Western lines.... but Misha Black designed the Warship, too, and put a light grey stripe on it... in fact he wanted the loco number to be at each end of that line, the same height characters too. The Guv now has the book I had with that info in it.
Never mind; we are stuck with History, and similar questions such as why no Hymek was ever painted Maroon....
Cheers
Mr Tiger Viking
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
.....although the Warships were essentially a scaled down V200 of course, where as the Wezzy's were pure Misha
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
They were; yet his original design for the Western was also heavily influenced by German locos - the cab side windows were supposed to be above the cantrail curve, for instance (i.e. in line with the top row of louvres), but the British Loading Gauge prevented that......although the Warships were essentially a scaled down V200 of course, where as the Wezzy's were pure Misha
D1054
Western Thunderer
And I think we're all rather pleased about that! All in all, the BR (W) flirt with the "danger" of hydraulics has left us all the richer...... (and many preservationists the poorer!) .......... and I know my life has been enriched and changed forever as a consequence!
Mr Tiger Viking
Western Thunderer
Or were they ?.....although the Warships were essentially a scaled down V200 of course, where as the Wezzy's were pure Misha
ML 3000 C'C'
In tests on the Black forest railway in October 1957 it was found that the maximum speed of the locomotives was not sufficient; this prompted Krauss-Maffei to set about the rebuilding of the locomotive. The rebuilding took place from October 1957 to May 1958, afterwards the locomotive received the designation ML 3000 C'C'. Specifically more powerful engines were installed of the type MD 12 V 538 TB 10 [Maybach MD655] producing 1500 hp each. Because of the increase power output, a new transmission was also required, this was the Maybach Mekydro K184U transmission.
The engine and transmission and C.C bogie arrangement sound familiar, however Micha Black obviously decided that a design change away from the German V200 body styling.
Cheers
Mr Tiger Viking