Royal Hudson and D10 WEll i have news to those who want a Royal Hudson well
good news I had a 3/4 hour chat with Ken at Division Point Saturday morning
. This is a company that is interested in building true works of art .
plans are for a H1B hudson ala 2816 and a H1c Royal Hudson in 2010 its at
the planning stages right now . I have put them in touch with my friend a
walking talking steaming rairoad historian who is the fussiest got to
right modeler I know .( I have nick named him theChoo choo gruru Now this is
interesting Ken was concerned abouth the stainless steel boiler jacket . I
explained it was something special for 2850 in the Royal Tour in 1939 and it
was removed after the Royal Tour and stored somehow it reappeared on 2863
later (does anyone know the story of how thae stainless steel boiler jacket
got on 2863) Well move ahead to the 2860 restoration and this was a great
project THE engine ended up with British Columbia across the front great
big crowns on the tender and wow a stainless steel boiler Jacket . A
beautiful engine a little over dressed but lilly guild it for the millions
of people who saw it . Seeing it was such a kodak moment that Kodak used it
in their ads for the ill fated ADvantix cameras Now when 2839 ended up in
California it ended up with a stainlees steel boiler jacke something aH1C
never had see how history can get twisted . So start saving your bucks
cause it won,t be cheap. One has to remember the last Van Hobbies issue of
CPR Hudsons H1a,b,c,d,e, cost around $1500.oo so get ready put put in a
reservation if you really want one . Now for the D10 they felt there would
be a market for 200 d 10,s cause this would be a home layou size engine I
agree !000% they need 120 reservations to go ahead with the project they
are short so its time to commit if they build less than 200 price goes
flying up. Now time to face reality the brass market in general is becoming
a real niche market .Manufactures aren,t going to build 60% of a run on spec
any more so when the anouncemet of a new engine is made you want it ( Show
me the money) . Now for the immediate future the P2,s went back to korea
with a number of detail changes should be here in 2-3 months the CNR4-6-4
is a go there are enough reservations Intesting because they were very
limited in wher they ran whereas the Royal Hudson,s ran pretty well system
wide on the main lines . Now I think with my gruru conection we could see
the productin of the H1C Royal Hudson moved up and with your commitment
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ become a reality .One last thing quality is remembered
after price is forgotton. Brass is one thing you buy and it lasts that new
car flat screen tv stero computer equipment furniture all in the land fill
forgotten my Brass is in my will !!! Knowing I,m in the land fill before it
!! regards DAVID HILL ps Division Point is a small nice company it was
certianly a pleasure to actually talk to someone who actually loves trains
oh yes CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BGR group.Taking over Norwests grove cars this
has been an exciting interesting week .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wally" <wdowrie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] RE: CPR D-10 from sunset
I wonder given the cost of another crew ( really nickles, and dimes although company accountants have always been the same ) Would the maintainance be a bigger isue?Given the time frame, and the fact that the roster was so old?
Wally
----- Original Message ----- From: dave hill
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] RE: CPR D-10 from sunset
This is one giant reason steam diappeared as fast as it did . a large train
needs to get over thr division one steam engine won,t do it so you call up
a second steam engine you need another enginereer and fireman two more
shifs to pay for . now with deisels you couple 2 -3 -4 5 units together and
they are connected electrially so one crew can run them and its easier to
make them run together . so good bye to steam even though the CPR management
weren,t that sold on steam they kept a numbervof steam engine in storage
till 1966 thats why so many wen t tt he states they were available long
after the USlocos were chopped up CPR was a small power railroad d10s all
over the place no berkshires or mallets, Only a couple for a short time in
the rockies . but imagine trying to run a challenger thru spiral tunnels .
actually R Bowden did have a plan for Berkshires but the diesels took over
regards DAVID HILL
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger T." <rogertra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] RE: CPR D-10 from sunset
>
> Apparently "lashed together" must be one of those quaint expressions that
> only we North Americans use to describe how the steam engineers kept their
> double and triple heads together. I was not aware that diesels are
> connected to each other differently from how steam engines were connected
> to
> each other - couplers, isn't it?
> Dave Pottinger
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>
> Steam locos were never "lashed together". They were "double headed" or
> "triple headed" etc.
>
>
> "Lash-up" and or "lashed" together is , I believe, a term that only came
> into use during the diesel era and is/was I believe, a purely railfan
> term.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> Roger T.
> See the GER at: -
> http://www.islandnet.com/~rogertra/
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