Northern Belle

[2e0dtoeric]

Hornby have now released the electric Brighton Belle, so how about the much prettier Diesel Northern Belle, the colours appear to be chocolate and cream.
I'd suggest a 'live' loco, two or three carriages, and a dummy diesel for the other end - as a

set, with extra carriages to fill in, for those with more room, as it always seems to run double-ended in the vid's I've seen of it..

[mortehoe]

Wash your mouth out with soap sir !!!!! I demand satisfaction !!!! Hampstead Heath, dawn, tomorrow !!!! bring your own handbag. Having seen the Brighton Belle in the flesh, in Umber and Cream ( a sight to behold ), for me the Brighton wins hands down.

In Blue and Grey she looks and looked awful, but for my money even in Blue and Grey she is head and shoulders above the impostor.
But that is only my opinion, having been lucky to see steam on a daily basis, and the classic 30's electrics like the Belle

and the 4-COR( had to get the Cor in to get PP going), it comes down to taste, and what you are used too. Nobody is perfect least of all me, and a lot of the modern stock and liveries just leave me cold. Don't forget the Northern Belle has been pulled by both

heritage diesels and steam in the past.

[Bulleidboy]

Wake up guys, the Northern Belle is due for release by Hornby later this years - R3134.

[mortehoe]

bulleidboy said:

Wake up guys, the Northern Belle is due for release by Hornby later this years - R3134.

I know it is, just getting my two penny worth.

[Postman Prat]

As an 'Honorary Yorkshireman' you're unlikely spend any more!!!!

mortehoe said:

bulleidboy said:

Wake up guys, the Northern Belle is due for release by Hornby later this years - R3134. I know it is, just getting my two penny

worth.

[mortehoe]

I was pushing the boat out, with that comment

[Postman Prat]

Forget the boats, we talk about trains here

mortehoe said:

I was pushing the boat out, with that comment

[Postman Prat]

Forget the boats, we talk about trains here

mortehoe said:

I was pushing the boat out, with that comment

[mortehoe]

What about submarines, the Southern used them ????

[Postman Prat]

Not the u-boats? (U class)

Probably Royal Navy surplus K class (steam powered submarines - yes, there really were such things!!)

[mortehoe]

My dearly missed Grandfather served on the K class, apparently a boat with a mind of it's own.

[Postman Prat]

Certainly with steam engines it took a white before they could submerge!!! (None of the crash dive routine there). It's not generally realised that Nuclear Submarines are steam driven - the reactor creates the heat to make the steam to drive the submarine.

The

K class destroyers were quite submersable in WWII - most of them were sunk!!

mortehoe said:

My dearly missed Grandfather served on the K class, apparently a boat with a mind of it's own.

[JLBA]

Much respect where it is due,
JLBA

[JLBA]

The respect im on about is to mortehoes Grandfather, you are quite rightly proud of him!
Keep it Rail!!!!!!
JLBA

[mortehoe]

Thanks JLBA, the man is still my hero.

[JLBA]

Cheers!
JLBA