Warley Exhibition At Nec

[Jordan]

Man, all this DMU nostalgia is nauseating!!!
Can't say as I have any rose-tinted memories of them, although I did commute on the Cross-City Line into Brum for a while (a short-lived job before I got to be a Lorryist) on them. They were as dead boring as buses.....
I note they're as useful in Preservation as they were in BR service, for the same reason - cheaper to run than Steam! Are any preserved in Blue, though? All the ones I've seen are in green. I always thought they looked smartest in Blue/Grey like coaches, and the White/Blue stripe PTE livery was also good - when it was clean!! (i.e. for about two days ex-works!!)

 

[Ressaldar]

another interesting posting on the 7mm Yahoo Group, this time from Bob Alderman (GOG TIO)

I had look at the wagons at the NEC and a "significant" conversation with
the owner of Dapol. They are not enlargements of existing models. He was
quite derisory about manufacturers who enlarge existing tooling.
The models were pre-production. One of the features that will change is the
depth of the groove between planks, currently too deep.
He also said there are some locos to follow. Planned price LESS THAN £300!
He feels the market is there.
I raised the question of wheel standards with him based on our recent thread
on Heljan wheels. We will be making further contact with respect to this.
I regret I am no expert on wagons but they looked pretty good to me.
Better than Skytrex and cheaper than Lionheart.

we await with bated breath.

cheers

Mike

 

[Jordan]

He also said there are some locos to follow. Planned price LESS THAN £300!
He feels the market is there...

Now that is interesting... I'm convinced the market is there, too... glad to see a manufacturer who feels likewise...

No frothing or wishlisting, now, Chaps.....!!!

I wonder what locos they'll do..?? Oh b*gger....