April: Huntley & Palmers, Reading Back on the drawing board will be a reproduction of a wagon I did in 2005 - but bearing a different number. This is for the Loddon Vale Model Railway Show in Arborfield, Berkshire on May 8.
May: May: Edward Sutcliffe, Mirfield This 7-plank wagon has been requested by the organiser of a show in Mirfield near Wakefield on May 22, 2010. He is a customer of mine, and this will be the first show in the town, designed to raise funds for the church choir. The wagon is to be issued in 00 and N.
June: Teifi Valley Railway(F) This is another wagon that is designed to raise funds for the narrow-gauge railway that I am actively involved in, primarily as a guard. This year there will be two cattle wagons released. Identical to each other apart from the running numbers. The wagon will allegedly (it is not authentic) feature GW cattle wagons specifically marked for use from Henllan station). One of the wagons will bear the number "175" - to recognize that the GWR will be 175 years old in 2010.
July: Tonfanau Granite This 4-plank wagon will be produced for the Harlech Scouts show. Based at Towyn, mid-Wales, this is a wagon from an area I am always getting requests for.
July: Cardigan Mercantile This 7-plank wagon was originally done by me in 2002, but 2010 marks the 900th Anniversary of the town and hence I plan on re-doing the wagon bearing the number 900. As such it really is not authentic, but many of you will not have had the original one.
July: ??? Teifi Valley (F) This will be a wagon that replicates the wagon that I am restoring on the Teifi Valley – see my web site “Project 120”. I am restoring the wagon in time for the gala day at the railway, and this model will replicate it. I am not revealing it’s identity, as the real thing is intended to be a surprise on the day. (subject to possible delay for a variety of reasons)
August: Isaac Roberts, Haverforwest This 7-plank wagon was originally done by me in N-gauge in 2009 but is now to be reproduced in 00 for the Aberaeron Show
August: Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway (F) This is a van to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the original railway company that opened its first line from the South Wales Railway at Carmarthen, to Conwil station in 1860. The original intention was to get to Cardigan, but it didn’t happen.
September: September: Ministry of Munitions This 7-plank wagon has been requested by the Banbury model railway club for their show in September. Based on wagons from Addersbury near Banbury. The wagon is to be issued in 00 and N.
October: Rowland, Cardiff This wagon will at last be released - having been on the 'drawing board' for some time.
November: Newcastle Emlyn Dairy (F) This will be a milk tanker labelled up for the milk/cheese factory in my home town.
December: Another Christmas Idea As normal I will be producing a wagon for your loved ones to give as a Christmas present. I wonder what this one will be? This will be done in N and 00.
DAPOL RELEASES - a listing of all the products, in 00 that Dapol are planning for the year
Locomotives
B1000A to F - Class 22 diesel hydraulic - often used in the West Country in particular. This will be Dapol's first entry, under the new management, into 00-gauge motive power.
Wagons
B724G to K - FEA-B Freightliner spine wagons
B779A to D - KTA/KQA Pocket wagons - on which you will be able to fit the Dapol Containers
B782A to D - Megafret wagons - twin-pack units also designed to carry Dapol Containers
B822A and B - BR Grampus wagons (due end Feb)
B823 - GWR Loco Coal 20T steel mineral wagon (different version to earlier release) (due end Feb)
B824 - gunpowder van "Spillers" (due end March)
B825 - 8 plank "Partington" (due end March)
B826 - BR 13T steel wagon (due end March)
B827 - Salt van "Salt Union" (due end April)
B828 - 12T hopper "Hoare Bros" (due end April)
B829 - LMS fruit van (due end APril)
B830 - lime wagon "Peak Lime" (due end May)
B831 - West Park Dairy 6-wheel milk tanker (due end May)
B832 - 7 plank "Kingsbury" (due end May)
B833 - 12T ore hopper wagon BR - (due end June)
B834 - 20T steel mineral "West Midlands Electricity (due end June)
B835 - rectangular tank wagon "Rimer Bros" (due end June)
B836A and B - Grampus wagon weathered bauxite (due end July)
B837 - lime wagon "Crawshay Bros" (due end July)
B838 - 5 plank "Chipping Norton Co-oop" (due end August)
B839 - LMS egg van (due end August)
B840 - 8 plank "Hatfield Main" (due end August)
B841 - 6-wheel milk tanker "Co-op Milk" (due end Sept)
B842 - 7 plank "Stockingford Colliery" (due end Sept)
B843 - 16T mineral wagon "Atkinson & Prickett" (due end Sept)
B850A to D - Silver Bullet wagons - primarily used on china-clay workings from Cornwall to Stoke area
In addition most of Dapol's standard product range will be re-vamped with new tooling and running numbers. This change to running numbers will be reflected in the code numbers having an 'A' attached to them, then each year a new running number and new suffix letter.
