Steam age breakdown train

Feb 06, 2012 3 Replies

Folks,



Once I get the new layout up and running I fancy running a "Breakdown train" and whilst I'm waiting for planning permission on the layout from SWHTBO (she wants to convert the garage to a new bedroom!) I thought I could put the necessary models together.



Before I start reaching for the sticky backed plastic though I thought it'd be a good idea to make sure I'm on the right track (little pun there ).



I'm assuming the following make-up - working from the engine ... carriage for the breakdown crew, tool van, match trucks/crane, goods brake. With the carriage, tool van and brake van braked and the crane/match trucks through piped ... or would everything be braked ... or have I got the make up wrong, for instance wold the brake van be in reality some form of passenger/coaching stock brake van?



The period I *try* to model is around the time of grouping L&Y/L&NW very early LMS


You'll be lucky (hope you are :-)), quick look through 3 miscellany books shows couple of photos of L&Y breakdown cranes in L&Y Misc Vol2 (they were selling it cheap). But short of going through 10 LNWR , 30 LMS journals and years of backtrack ....

Good luck. Simon

Of course google occasionally brungs up something in the 6000000 hits on an obscure topic.

1930's LMS but a hint ?

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Cheers, Simon

Couldnt help adding this one on same site ...

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