More A3s!?!?!?!?!

Yes thats right, more A3s!!

To date I have 3, in the shape of 60039 'Sandwich' 60077 'The White Knight' and 60097 'Humorist'.

What I am trying to achieve with my A3s is showing them in all their types during BR, hence why I have ordered another. 60067 'LADAS' in BR Green, early emblem and single chimney. All my other A3s are Kylchap Double Blast Pipe.

As well as LADAS coming along too, 60039 is going to be renumbered. I don't like the name Sandwich, it doesn't suite a locomotive like an A3. Therefore it will become 60086 'Gainsborough' one of the few A3s to never have Smoke Deflectors.


I think Gresley would be proud with all the A3s arriving at Eastcote Central, don't you?

NORTH EASTERN STEAM Episode 2 Teaser Trailer

Teaser Trailer for Episode 2 'Old Ned'

Enjoy

North Eastern Steam Special 60097 Humrosit

A special episode I made, seen as work had gone so well on her.

A3 60097 'Humorist', joins the Picton Whiske Fleet!

After the last few weeks of blood sweat and tears, Humorist has finally been completed, apart from odd little area to touch up.

She is now on the layout running quite happily with a mixture of Crimson and Cream and Maroon Mk1s and Gresley stock.

I hope you like these pictures, and im sure you will all get to see her in North Eastern Steam at some point.

60097 begins to take shape!

Work continues on 60097.

A mini disaster took place yesterday when removing the number off 60049, as the solution took off the paint as well!!!!

But after some touching up with Brunswick Green Paint, she doesn't look too bad at all, plus addition of varnish before the new numbers (60097) is added.

But today has been about adding the smoke deflectors to 60097, the very thing that made her look unique.

Enjoy these pictures above :-)

The Unique A3....60097

Modifications are to be made on one of my A3s, 60039 will become 60097 'Humorist'

Humorist was a unique A3 as she was fitted with a kylchap blast pipe way back in 1938, over 20 years before the rest of the class.

In 1947 she was fitted with Peppercorn Type deflectors in 1947 which she kept right through until she was scrapped, making her a distinctive looking A3.

60097 picture used with permission of Bill Wright owner of the photograph

NORTH EASTERN STEAM..A Youtube Success!!

Episode 1 of North Eastern Steam has been a youtube success!

The Episode has currently had over a 1000 hits, 32 5* ratings and over 30 comments!

We are also a youtube partner now which has also helped increase our numbers!

A big thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past months!