As for the question about taking one of the Van Hobbies engine off their
hands....well.....because they aren't N scale!!! (Sorry Jeff.....couldn't
resist! :)
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Pinchbeck <jpinchbeck@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 4:42 pm
Subject: RE: [cpsig] RE: d1o and ROYAL HUDSON
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
The stainless steel jacket was moved from 2850 to 2863 for Princess Elizabeth’s
1950’s tour.
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
I don’t understand the push for a Royal Hudson. I really don’t get it. I know
of hobby shops that still have the last run of Van Hobbies engines stuck on
their shelves - the BCR 2860 and 2850 engines. Why not telephone around and
take one off their hands?
Jeff Pinchbeck
