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What loco should Roundhouse/Accucraft do next?

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:38 am
by Matt
I'd like to see a Kerr stuart tattoo.

I don't mind who does it. Roundhouse put more detail in, but Accucraft make them cheaper.

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:24 am
by mhlr
I'd like to see that. A Quarry Hunslet would be awesome too! It would be one of the manufacturers smallest locos lol!

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:10 pm
by SillyBilly
Ye, I think that they only produce large locos because it is easier and cheaper like this, should they decide to build a Tattoo or Quarry Hunslet both small locos with comparitively low pulling power, due to build complexity would have quite a high price tag.

Personally I want to see Roundhouse do a nice England loco, Palmerston for me please :) .

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:27 pm
by andysleigh
SillyBilly wrote:Ye, I think that they only produce large locos because it is easier and cheaper like this, should they decide to build a Tattoo or Quarry Hunslet both small locos with comparitively low pulling power, due to build complexity would have quite a high price tag.

Personally I want to see Roundhouse do a nice England loco, Palmerston for me please :) .
djb already do one, so why should roundhouse

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:31 pm
by andysleigh
i would also like to see a tatoo or brazil class.

a bagnall saddle tank

perhaps some of britians less known quarry loco, more weird and wonderful things.

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:38 pm
by SillyBilly
andysleigh wrote:
sillybilly wrote:Personally I want to see Roundhouse do a nice England loco, Palmerston for me please :) .
djb already do one, so why should roundhouse
Because DJB ones are very expensive as they're hand built by one man, failing that you have to machine the castings yourself, neither are they as simple to run as a Roundhouse loco. Why did roundhouse make an L&B loco or a Linda?????

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:05 pm
by Matt
Linda? Is that the Tender hunslet in use at Portmadoc?

Roundhouse already do them

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:21 pm
by SillyBilly
Matt wrote:Linda?  Is that the Tender hunslet in use at Portmadoc?

Roundhouse already do them
Yes, that's what my previous post stated!!!!

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:46 pm
by Matt
Oh, sorry, I thought you why 'don't' roundhouse make a L&B loco or a Linda.