Landships II

compound eye · Colonel

A guide to Simplex narrow gauge locomotives - Hall / Rowlands... any good for 40hp protected?

Claus · Lieutenant

I've got the book in my collection. I'll check for content on the 40 hp protected.

For the time being the Moseley Railway Trust's 40 hp is on loan to the Dutch Railway Museum that carries a special exhibition on railways and war. Perhaps an easy way of seeing the loco for continental inhabitants? http://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/nieuws__actueel/tentoonstellingen/sporen_naar_het_front.html�More about the loan can be seen here: http://mrt-news.blogspot.dk/2013/02/another-busy-weekend-down-at-apedale.html

I suppose you are familiar with the starring of the Simplex in the Salvage Squad-series? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIIulLLbz1c

Best regards

Claus

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compound eye · Colonel

Thanks Claus, I would be most grateful if you could have a quick look for me.

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BTW, loving your narrow gauge and heavy plant models on Flickr.

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Claus · Lieutenant

Had a quick glance through the Simplex book. You will not find any substantial information that you are not able to find on the web or in the well known 'Light Railway at War' books. You will have to be a industrial narrow gauge fan like me to appreciate the book's history of the Motor Rail company and a tour of all the types of narrow gauge locomotives they produced.

If you like my Flickr-images you might also enjoy my humble blog: http://nystrupgravel.blogspot.dk/�Mostly centered around my little Danish gravel company Nystrup Gravel and its 600 mm. narrow gauge railway.

Best regards

Claus

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rue_d_etropal · Captain

The Salvage Squad TV program is excellent.I need to have another look through it to get an idea of interior for my models in 1/35 scale. Having said that there are variations.
Some photos I have seen show differences. Two notable ones on outside are the extra supporting bars for roof supports, and not every loco appears to have had cast numbers. Suspect repairs in the field to locos also resulted in differences. As for interior, some photos show additional armoured plating(I think) inside, whereas in others radiator is easy to see.
There are drawings of the protected version, but surprisingly none of the fully armoured version, odd considering there is at least one doing the rounds of different railways and museums. I did find a drawing in garden railway magazine, and it looked close enough to base my model on.
I have been told that counting rivets is pointless as there were differences here as well.
The Simplex book is good for some research, but does not give that much info about the WW1 versions. I am interested in building one of the 20hp versions, but can't find any detailed drawings, in particular of the framework, which is obviously visible. I have drawings of the later straight framed versions.
Mind you railways seem to be easier than road as there is far more to choose from concerning road vehicles in WW1. The railways were better organised.

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EDIT: Knew that would work. Found some drawings for 20hp version on Nigel Lawton's website. Also some more photos showing internal armoured plate. Makes sence as the 40hp locos were usually driven with doors open if possible, so need to protect fuel tank and radiator. Enough justification for me.

-- Edited by rue_d_etropal on Monday 16th of September 2013 11:39:21 PM