Happy Anniversary, Mallard

I think Greg was referring to railway rather than road-going vehicles?

(kim)

I have a road-going Matchbox Lyons Maid ice cream van, complete with ice cream vendor.

I was hoping for an L&Y prototype! :-)

Regards, Greg.P.

How do we survive without Lesney? :o(

(kim)

Glad You asked, it has intrigued me for ages.

Jim

That's the truth!

"Greg Procter" wrote

Isn't it called the 'oil standard'? ;-)

John.

I'm not sure about the "standard(s)" bit.

No, well before DJH, perhaps Gem or K's. Of course when I find the thing it won't be in its original named box! Regards, Bill.

A bit further OT, but still on the 'Mallard' theme, when 'Commonwealth of Australia' was scrapped, one of its nameplates, which I understand were the longest of any of the Dominion nameplates ended up in the NRM. The other was said to have been presented to the Aus. High Commissioner at Australia House for onward transmission to Australia. It apparently never left the U.K and seems to have disappeared. My guess is that it was on display at Aus. House for a few years and then was removed ( account redecorating the room or something) and stored down in the basement, wrapped in sacking. Over the years it has had old furniture, discarded diplomats, empty cans of VB etc. piled on top of it, and it's still there, waiting to be discovered. Or could someone have it on secret display in a locked vault? Come on now, confess, all will be forgiven! Regards, Bill.

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"William Pearce" wrote

The nameplates from 60012 were actually in two pieces. Combined into one nameplate I believe they were dimensionally the longest nameplates ever attached to any steam loco. There were, however, longer names (in terms of number of characters).

So go on - name them! :-)

John.

"Pride of LlanfairPG" ? ;-)

Apparently the non-ferrous foundry could not cast the 'Comm. of Aus.' plates in one length, so they were done in two pieces. Does anyone know the actual dimensions? I'd guess about 8 ft. long by 1 ft. wide (about 2500 by

'Commonwealth

According to the Green Bible Part 2A, all the A4 nameplates were 8" high, and the COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA plates were just over 10' long. They were in 2 parts, with the split just after the 'H'.

Tim

"John Turner" wrote

No-one took up the challenge, so here's one:-

V2 60835 was named *The Green Howard, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's of Yorkshire Regiment*

anyone come up with more letters in a loco name?

John.

Tim, Thanks for the info. on the size of 'Comm. of Aus's' name plates. Even in two halves, not the sort of thing one could stick under one's coat and sneak out of Australia House with. If the plates were 5/8 inch thick, each half plate would weigh almost 95 lbs. Regards, Bill.

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Nice one, I give up! :-)

John.