Digital Traction

[theorganist]

Interesting choices, I will look forward to the Dukedog in particular. I see the NER has been ignored again

Peter

[RobertM]

Alas nothing that peaks my interest, although DT have hinted at more non GWR stock to come

[levisham]

Interesting choices, I will look forward to the Dukedog in particular. I see the NER has been ignored again

Peter

A little interest for the 'H' but the Dukedog and Dean Goods do nothing at all for me.
Reminds me of my railway modelling days and reading the Railway Modeler magazine each month with countless articles from Cyril J. Freezer telling me how wonderful the GWR was until I was nauseous!

Regards, John.

[august1929]

Well the Dukedog and Dean Goods are iconic engines whatever your pre-grouping/grouping inclinations.

Me, I am a Southern man, in all of its incarnations, but I still love style when I see it and the Dukedog and Dean Goods certainly do it for me - pure power and muscle.

Rod

[marcusboon]

I would love for DT to do some ex-NER engines, but I'll be patient and I cannot really fault the choices they made (and choices have to be made). Just telling DT what you don’t like will not get you much of a hearing, I'm afraid…

Marcus

[michaelhendle]

I was hoping to see for the Southern a Drummond 700,or Adams 0395 0-6-0,Locomotive and Urie H 15 4-6-0,these were all built for the LSWR,and lasted into BR era.

They would be ideal for DT's Axminster- Exeter route

[sem34090]

Well, if it's pre-grouping (or, in the case of the Dukedog, built from bits of pre-grouping loco!) then I am happy - if it's LSWR, SECR and (even better) LBSCR then I am overjoyed. As it happens we have the H and the forthcoming LSWR bogies to satisfy two, and a certain related creator is doing a K mogul for the other...

[theorganist]

I would love for DT to do some ex-NER engines, but I'll be patient and I cannot really fault the choices they made (and choices have to be made). Just telling DT what you don’t like will not get you much of a hearing, I'm afraid…

Marcus

Excuse me, where did I say I didn't like their choices ?! I will likely get all three, certainly the two GWR engines, I was just commenting on the fact that there were no NER engines announced, which is an area very under represented with a very good route or network of routes available. On the other hand if you don't speak up about what your preferences are then developers may not consider them to be of interest to anyone. There are plenty of others who give their opinions so I am just joining in.

Peter

[Auscgu]

More DT teasing today with the Radial and LSWR coaches as the cover page
Lets hope that means its going to be released soon with the route

[RolandBP]

The Dean Goods and Dukedog are two locomotives I loved the look of, from my early reading of train books, oh so many years ago.
I am really looking forward to both of them.

Roland.

[august1929]

The Dean Goods and Dukedog are two locomotives I loved the look of, from my early reading of train books, oh so many years ago.
Roland.

Fond memories of early Railway Modeller reading from the late 50's and early 60's - great names apart from anything else

Rod

[sem34090]

I am intrigued by the route that the 0415 is shown on - looks unfinished to me and possibly a suburban route.

[Auscgu]

The Deans goods is such a charming Victorian engine and very successful
Typical of all the early freight engines all over the UK as every pregrouping company had there own examples of the same classic arrangement
The ascetics of the engine is very pleasing if you ignore the GWR publicity and popularity
The Dean's goods holds here own just in the looks department
This classic arrangement lasted to the end of steam in the Pannier tanks and also the updated 2250 class

The dukedog has some much charm and was seen as such a backwards solution for the time
A modern engine but to Victorian design
I know the Earls frowned apron there name being associated with a second hand class of engine
From a pure practical view point this was a cleaver solution to update the chassis and fit the larger boiler of the Bulldog
All items that where available but where begin displaced but the new 4.6.0 class engines
The Cambrian then had a updated engine perfect to there needs in very quick time when money and resources where under pressure dealing with all the grouping issues
The Bluebells 9017 "Earl of Berkeley is with us today due to this policy
Both engines have a place in my engine shed without a doubt

Cheers Ausc

[august1929]

The L&SWR carriage pack is now available for £5.99 - very nice too.

http://digitaltraction.co.uk/mainsite/p ... iage-pack/

Rod

[marcusboon]

The L&SWR carriage pack is now available for £5.99 - very nice too.

http://digitaltraction.co.uk/mainsite/p ... iage-pack/

Rod

Yes, Digital Traction has released three nicely done models of LSWR non-corridor stock: LSWR 1917 luggage brake, LSWR 1894 48ft third, LSWR 1899 second/third composite (identical to third and after 1918 downgraded to third), and LSWR 1906 56ft lavatory brake third.

The 48ft non-corridor coaches were all gone by 1938, either rebuilt/lenghtened by Maunsell with new underframes or converted to electrics. The 56ft coaches lived longer and lasted until about 1957.

LSWR 3- and 4-sets usually contained one or two lavatory composites (either 48ft or 56ft) between the end brakes. Unfortunately, such composites are not included in this pack, and the LSWR-sets remain incomplete. I very much hope DT will add the missing lavatory composites, either in 48ft or, even better, in the later 56ft variants that could also be done in SR malachite or BR crimson.

And no second/third composite ever ran in Southern Railway livery, second class wass abolished in 1918….

Marcus