Graham Farish Loco #1806

Sorry - forgot to say it's N Gauge.

Sarah wrote:-

Are you sure it isn't model #1805?

(kim)

I have the same - on the box end it states "No 1806 Class 5 (Crimson Lake)". It's an old model (25+ years?). It is in its original "LMS" Crimson Lake livery. IIRC the Black 5s were always Black as their name suggests, so I assume that this was GF simply painting a model up to create a 'different' version.

Jim

Thanks to both of you.

Jim - that's same one I have. Thanks so much for your help - I had searched everywhere to try to find out what this loco was and hadn't been able to find anything !

Cheers

Sarah

Hornby also produced a Crimson Lake 5MT in the late 70s/early 80s, with no known prototype. Not even a preserved one (in a similar vein to Jinty no. 16440 at Butterley), which rather surprises me, as the preservationists often paint stock in colours it never carried during its working life and have a knack of making it look 'right' (e.g. the lined BR blue 35005 "Canadian Pacific", or the AC Loco Group's Railfreight Grey Class 85).

David E. Belcher

David,

IIRC, one was also turned out in wallpaper, or was that a Standard 5 :-)

Jim.

"Jim Guthrie" wrote

Paisley style wallper indeed. That was Black 5 4-6-0 45212 from memory. Never seen it modelled though! :-)

John.

"John Turner" wrote Paisley style wallper indeed. That was Black 5 4-6-0 45212 from memory. Never seen it modelled though! :-)

Don't forget the sector liveried class 50 !

And the class 25 called Tamworth Castle in 2 tone green... It was Blue from new! :-)

Andy

There was a sector-liveried 50 *before* preservation days, though -

David E. Belcher

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"Rich Mackin" wrote There was a sector-liveried 50 *before* preservation days, though -

? My mistake... I thought it was in preservation. I stand corrected. Many thanks chaps.

Andy