Greetings
dhutch said:
I currently have two Grayhamfarish GWR (green) locos, a hall and a pannier and a fair bit of matching GWR rolling stock.
And im looking to get a third loco, and i was wondering what i should get!
- should i get a 2nd hand Grayhamfarish, just like the other two
- should i get one of the new Bachmann farishs
- or is there another company that i should have a look at first?
and then, should i get another hall, another pannier, or a Prairie, (or somthink else?)
daniel
You are a little restricted by the number of manufacturers of GWR N-gauge locos.. 2
Lets see whats available.. Farish / Bachmann 57xx Pannier 0-6-0, 94xx Pannier 0-6-0, 61xx Large Prairie, 4-6-0 Hall, 4-6-0 Castle, 4-6-0 King,
Apart from the 57xx and Hall, the rest are really main line passenger locos only (King and Castle) or would only be seen in or near London.. 94xx and 61xx were both designed for interurban main line work or heavy duty freight shunting and operations.
OR
Dapol 0-4-2 14xx Tank engine and shortly to come the workhorse of the GWR 45xx 2-6-2 Prarie.
Both these locos could be seen anywhere on the network, for most of the GWR period and beyond into BR days.
Dapol is the new entrant in the british market place and is stunning. The 14xx is probably one of the smallest working N-gauge locos that I know of and runs so sweetly. Its normal service would be with a single autocoach for push-pull passenger running, so with a 14xx and an autocoach you would get a complete train.
The new Dapol stuff is far superior in quality and appearance to Bachmann, in my opinion.
The following pictures are courtesy of tme Model Rail Shop in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Heres a picture of the 14xx just released... (Bachmann I have no room in a 4-6-0 tender loco for a motor.. eat your heart out) The size is only given away by the coupling visible
However, the new announcement is the small prairie, the 45xx due in may (hopefully)
Heres a pre production pic :-
This was the ultimate workhorse.. passenger, freight, everything... Personally I would pre-order at least one of these, and possibly get a Dapol 14xx and autocoach now
Otherwise, a 57xx pannier from Bachmann, also a workhorse and could be seen on passenger, freight and autocoach workings everywhere on the GWR.
Regards
Graham