SATURDAY BIG BOX DAY!!!

[stevelewis]

Here it is then F7 SP

Nice one Steve Does look nice in SP Black Widow ,can't believe the price of the new LGB F units nearly £600 each .

The new discount price of the F7 A & B Unit ( SF Freight levery) at almost £600 each unit is rather high, thats why I decided to buy these 2 units for a lot less!!

I do find the fact that both the Powered A unit and Unpowered but sound fitted B unit are the same price though!

 

[robocop1976]

looks good steve you need me rolling stock to go with it now

 

[KeithT]

Now we have an A Unit a B unit someone else has mentioned a F unit are they taking the ..........

No that would be the P unit....:clown:

 

[Neil Robinson]

Now we have an A Unit a B unit someone else has mentioned a F unit are they taking the ..........

No that would be the P unit....:clown:

Many a true word...............
P units were designed for passenger service and F for freight. The A units had driver's cabs, the B units didn't they were used in multiple to boost power with at least one A unit in the consist.

The link below should show an Alco PA PB PA lash up.
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_sp6026.jpg < Link To http://www.northeast.rail...t/images/tr_sp6026.jpg

 

[spike]

Nice very nice

 

[royale]

Great locos and a great livery - got hauled across Canada by something similar in the late 1960's - consist was an A unit, 6 B units and 42 passenger cars!!! You'd need quite a big field to model that. It usually trundled along at 45 to 55 mph and very occasionally got up to something like 65 to 80 but had to pull into sidings to let a frieght go past. My aunt and uncle came to visit us when we lived in Saskatchewan and caught the CP's Canadian from Vancouver. We went to meet them at the station and as the train pulled in on time I remarked to the Staion Master that for once it wasn't late and he replied, "Yeah, but this is yesterday's train!"

 

[stevelewis]

Great locos and a great livery - got hauled across Canada by something similar in the late 1960's - consist was an A unit, 6 B units and 42 passenger cars!!! You'd need quite a big field to model that. It usually trundled along at 45 to 55 mph and very occasionally got up to something like 65 to 80 but had to pull into sidings to let a frieght go past. My aunt and uncle came to visit us when we lived in Saskatchewan and caught the CP's Canadian from Vancouver. We went to meet them at the station and as the train pulled in on time I remarked to the Staion Master that for once it wasn't late and he replied, "Yeah, but this is yesterday's train!"

NICE ONE!!

 

[royale]

Talking of 600 quid for an lgb F7, I've just ordered a pair of new MTH PA units, both powered and both with sound, for way, way under $600.

 

[stevedenver]

welcome to the illness steve-
i have and ABBA set i run with streamilners
i love the black widow scheme on these more than the daylight

have fun

 

[minimans]

Talking of 600 quid for an lgb F7, I've just ordered a pair of new MTH PA units, both powered and both with sound, for way, way under $600.

The MTH ones are 1/32 arn't they? proper scale for the gauge!!

 

[Spule 4]

Now we have an A Unit a B unit someone else has mentioned a F unit are they taking the ..........

No that would be the P unit....:clown:

Many a true word...............
P units were designed for passenger service and F for freight. The A units had driver's cabs, the B units didn't they were used in multiple to boost power with at least one A unit in the consist.

The link below should show an Alco PA PB PA lash up.
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_sp6026.jpg

FA/B = ALCo's freight units

PA/B = ALCo's passenger units (some saw freight service later in life.

F units (A/B) were EMD. Could be either freight (common) with some passenger with steam generators installed (heat). There was also the FP unit (FP7/9)

E units were EMD's main passenger unit. E7, E8...most A, some B.

Then we could get into Blaldwin freight and passenger (PRR only?)car body diesels....FM/Erie? DL109s? Nahh!

 

[Spule 4]

....and there was an FPA/FPB ALCo...MoPac and L&N being the only US buyers..whoda thunk!

 

[stevelewis]

Keep meaning to ask, when was the CP version released?

 

[pugwash]

Gimme a Stainz anyday.
'Twas a joke boys

 

[stevelewis]

Gimme a Stainz anyday.
'Twas a joke boys

I had a Stainz once!!

 

[Zman]

I had a Stainz once!!

but it's marvellous what modern cleaning materials can do!