2008 Programme - N
40 of each of the "Thomas Thomas of Newcastle Emlyn" and the "Caerbryn Colliery, Swansea" 7-plank wagons have been sent back to Dapol for weathering - with a very fast turn-round of less than a week, these are now available. see the shop section for details.
August Two wagons for the N-Gauge Show at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on September 13 and 14. Vincents of Bristol Harbour - originally done in 00, and Roberts of Haverfordwest. Details are now being displayed in the Shop section of this web site.
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Newly released today (20th June) are the Arriva Cross Country Super Voyagers. There are two packs containing 4-coach sets 221120 and 221135 and also single coaches to make these up to the authentic 5-coach set.
The shop section has been updated.
Still available are the Southern liveried versions of the Q1 locomotive - see my shop pages for details.
Planned for release sometime in the Summer, are more of their "starter sets". These will feature a LNER B17 locomotive with three Gresley coaches.
Somewhat controversially, the first of these will feature three Gresley coaches in the teak livery, BUT they are not producing the coaches on their own! I know that I am not the first to say that surely each item of the set should be available individually, but those wanting the teak coaches will have to wait - and it looks as if it will be 2009 at least, the way things are going.
For the modern enthusiast, Dapol continue their Class 66 invasion with a couple of dummies (who said they're all dummies?). A Freightliner 66585 and Metronet 66718. Both are now available.
On the wagon front there is very little to report. The only new items are to be re-runs of the Shirebrook Breakdown Vans (why?) and the new Spine wagons in Freightliner and GBRf liveries - which have been popular - so popular that the Freightliner version has sold out.
