Crane Crew Coach

[Ploughman]

Its the Newbridge crane at the NYMR normally lives in the shed in the background.
More detail on our website.
Link below in my signature.

[Resolution]

OK on the red cranes Madcaravanner, Mmmh What years are we talking there, I'm sure I remember black. I have an old photo somewhere (in black and white unfortunately) from a crash at Dallam, Warrington around 1960 ish. It shows a crane lifting a tender and the top of a loco lying on its side (8f or black 5, not sure). I'll do some work on it and try and post it later. On the coach I've found something a little more modern.
It's a Hornby R4290 Centenary Brake Coach in Maroon circa 1935 (No. W4578W). It has 2 seating compartments at one end with windows, the rest of the coach is a Brake section with 2 sets of double doors each side. I've picked one up and hope that a bit of weathering will give it that I've been standing in a siding for 6 months and nobody cares about me look

....and yep! I'm still wondering whether my printer will be able to cope with the detail on a 4mm/ft girlie mag........ It may be a good time for an upgrade!


P.S. I'm now looking for 4mm scale slings, chains, D links, jacks, bars, wedges, wooden blocks etc etc etc........

[Madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by Resolution

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It's a Hornby R4290 Centenary Brake Coach in Maroon circa 1935 (No. W4578W). It has 2 seating compartments at one end with windows, the rest of the coach is a Brake section with 2 sets of double doors each side. I've picked one up and hope that a bit of weathering will give it that I've been standing in a siding for 6 months and nobody cares about me look

P.S. I'm now looking for 4mm scale slings, chains, D links, jacks, bars, wedges, wooden blocks etc etc etc........

That coach sounds good I'm looking towards ex LMS/LNER stuff. I tried bidding on a bust clerestory roof LNER coach to dismantle and do up but it went skyrocket towards the end so I couldn't afford it ( not paying new price for a bust up item anyway)

IF you find the slings etc let me know I need some too still practicing on weathering before I do the bright red stuff I've got

[Madcaravanner]

Just browsing new posts and there's this link which throws a spanner in the works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvPRfkpS1A&NR=1

Guess what there's Colwick's (Nottingham) breakdown train with what looks like a RED crane but BLACK coaches and it's from 1967

[62440]

It's from 1964, Gray! All that traffic at Notts Vic. went in September 1966.

Regards, 62440.

[Madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by 62440

It's from 1964, Gray! All that traffic at Notts Vic. went in September 1966.

Regards, 62440.

It's OK for me that it's 1964 as my model layout is early 60's a bit further up the line from there so for me it means I can have black CMEE coaches and Red ones
best or worst of both eras

[Resolution]

I'm confused...........

Wonderful scenes at Nottingham Victoria BTW.........Takes me back that does!

[Dizzy]

BR mandated via a General Instruction in July 1959 that all breakdown cranes were to be painted bright red. This would most likely have been carried out when the cranes came in for their next (typically 5-yearly) heavy overhaul. The existing Western Region cranes sidestepped the mandate and stayed in black.

There's more about this in http://bdca.org.uk/modernisation.html

[John H-T]

Welcome to the Forum Dizzy and many thanks for the link.

Best wishes,

John H-T.