Hi Can anybody tell me it Dublo made any rebuilt Merchant Navy class locomotives? If so what are they? Many thanks Roger.
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16 years ago
Hi Can anybody tell me it Dublo made any rebuilt Merchant Navy class locomotives? If so what are they? Many thanks Roger.
I agree with John. However, once the Mecanno empire folded Wrenn purchased the moulds and reintroduced some of the ex-Hornby Dublo range. There were some weird and wonderful issues - such as the BR Standard 2-6-4 tank in GWR livery, a wheel arrangement I think that the Greasy, Wet and Rusty never used. The same loco also appeared in Caledonian blue and, I think, LMS maroon. The rebuilt Bullied pacific was marketed as a West Country (correctly) in BR green and (incorrctly) in Southern Railway green while, by mounting the name plates on the boiler rather than on the footplate they were able to market it as a rebuilt "Merchant Navy". Initially this was in BR green as 35028 Clan Line; Wrenn later also sold it in (incorrect) early BR blue as 35005 Canadian Pacific.
Hope this helps,
David Costigan
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