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      Lambing Flat Chief Train Controller

    Location: My preference....... Central West NSW, circa 1955....
    Ixium have just announced the new loco...

    A low frame NSWGR 32 Class.

    Hmmm... Why? So much else could have been done...


    Paul
    FirstStopCentral


    Are you kidding!

    One of the most important NSWGR steam locomotives and a satisfactory model has never been offered commercially (a discrete veil should be drawn over the two brass versions... )

    This is great news for NSWGR steam modellers!

    Not to mention that they intend to do both superheated and saturated versions, plus the two styles of front footplate (I have drawn their attention to the two types of cab roof overhang... )

    If you can't tell the difference between a 'low framer' and a rebuilt version, that is your problem... Wink


    It's now on the Ixion blog:
    http://ixionmodels.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/new-ixion-nswgr-ho-loco-revealed-low.html
    Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:35

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      a6et Minister for Railways

    James

    Is there any sort of list regarding the cab overhang?  

    Personally I am glad to have them as I would not mind a TOR rerun for another high frame, but also would like a couple of the low ones, while I don't need them, I loved the Pcl, even though the old framed ones were rougher than the others.
    Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:41
      Lambing Flat Chief Train Controller

    Location: My preference....... Central West NSW, circa 1955....
    James

    Is there any sort of list regarding the cab overhang?
    a6et


    As far as I can remember without actually checking, the first 50 were delivered with the short roof overhang and the rest with the wider version. I have no idea if the cabs moved around through overhauls or if they stayed with their original locomotives. I expect Ron Preston's 32 class book will have all the details.
    Posted: 07 Oct 2014 13:01
      a6et Minister for Railways

    As far as I can remember without actually checking, the first 50 were delivered with the short roof overhang and the rest with the wider version. I have no idea if the cabs moved around through overhauls or if they stayed with their original locomotives. I expect Ron Preston's 32 class book will have all the details.
    Lambing Flat

    I don't remember reading anything in the book but will recheck. IIRC 46 & 55 were two I worked on with the short overhang, certainly fit the early footplate versions.

    It is more likely the cabs could have changed when new frames were constructed, but during heavy overhauls at the LES, the roofs were removed from the cab sides for any rust repair & replacement of timbers, that replacement had to be done off the cab, although I remember 3127 which had terrible leaks in the roof having new timber & welding carried out at Enfield but that's not a 32cl
    Posted: 07 Oct 2014 13:15
      Poath Junction Chief Commissioner

    Location: In front of a computer most of the time.
    First CAD drawings http://ixionmodels.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/first-32-class-drawings.html?spref=fb
    Posted: 19 Jan 2015 16:49
      Poath Junction Chief Commissioner

    Location: In front of a computer most of the time.

    Preproduction samples,  pre-order discounts, and other updates at http://ixionmodels.blogspot.com.au/
    Posted: 18 May 2015 20:15

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