RE: [cpsig] CPR Passenger Cars - Questions About HO Brass Models
- From: "Jeff Pinchbeck" <jpinchbeck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 01:25:36 -0500
Just before Christmas, I received a newsletter from Kirlin Scale
Models concerning their plans to import a series of HO-scale brass
CPR passenger equipment (coaches and head-end). I'm very interested,
but having never bought brass before, I'm a bit intimidated and
thought I'd do some extra research before deciding. If anyone could
please help me with a couple of questions, I'd much appreciate it.
1) Can anyone comment on Kirlin's past brass imports? They did a
CPR wood combine earlier this year.
I just picked up one the other week. The model comes with a photo, a bit of
history and details on variations of the cars. There's some very minor
nitpicky details wrong in the under carriage area.
The model was manufactured for Kirlin by Overland. If you know anything
about Overland's models, I shouldn't have to say much more. They are very
nicely put together.
I think it's an excellent model.
2) My modeling interest is primarily CPR's lines in southern BC
prior to 1920 (mainly the Boundary subdivision, but also the Kettle
Valley Railway). Can anyone familiar with Kirlin's proposed models
comment on their suitability for this locale and era? And/or, could
anyone point me towards information concerning the passenger equipment
CPR operated on these lines during that time?
I'm currently working on an all time CPR roster database that will be shared
on the Web sometime in the future. At the moment the database isn't much
more than a relational database but here's what I have on the prototype
equipment. The passenger car data in my database came from Dale Wilson (CP
SIG Passenger Car Editor).
KSM # Number Series Year Blt Equipment Order Notes
of Car in Picture Number
2.1 4070-4099 1912 1201
2.2 4004 1910 849
only 1 car
2.3 1461, 1468-1485 1910 414
3.1 3511-3516 1912 1303
Steel Reinforcement added 1922
3.2 4100-4113 1912 1293
3.3 1840-1859 1909 841
renumbered 1911 to 3952-3968
5.1 634-653 1902 338
5.2 1616-1620 1910 1070
5.3 2636-2665 1912 1200
7.1 2836-2840 1905 480
renumbered 1910 to 4626-4630
7.2 1070-4099 1911 1201
some renumbered 1928 and steel
reinforced
7.3 56700-56718 1899 260 even
numbered; renumbered 1911 to
4600-4609
56720-56730 1901 299
even numbered; renumbered 1910 to
4610-4615
2816-2825 1903 378
renumbered 1910 to 4611-4625
All of these cars series appear to be in service until the mid-late 1950's
but all were scrapped by 1961.
Details of passenger car assignments are pretty hard to come by but I'd
venture to guess that the models would work nicely for just about anyone
doing the steam or transition era.
If anyone else has any information I'm sure we'd all appreciate it.
Jeff Pinchbeck
jpinchbeck@xxxxxxxxx ph.
519-622-3619
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