The Triang, Dock Authority shunters
The Triang, Dock Authority shunters
Hello to all, Re, the above Dock Shunter. They certainly are a popular little Loco, I am a fan off them but how many variants of them are there. I decided some time ago to try and collect all of them, according to Chambs123 on youtube their is 7, but I know that is not right, he has not got the 1st one in Black No 5, with the cut out at the back and the old style connector. Also last week on Ebay a guy was selling a Black one from Canada without buffers and no holes for them, apparently only issued in Canada?. He was asking for 200 uk pounds for it, it did not sell, what a surprise!!!!. Well I have started the ball rolling, over to you all, from Barry
Re: The Triang, Dock Authority shunters
I don't have one at the moment. I once had one briefly. They are solid little things. For me, I am tempted to turn the wheel flanges down a bit so that they are friendlier to modern track. I would use one to convert it to 7mm narrow gauge via a Smallbrook Studio body kit, so I would not be concerned so much about damaged bodywork. £200 is way overpriced. Most tend to go from £20-£30.
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Re: The Triang, Dock Authority shunters
There is a bit of a history on this site but only mentions five variants, this divides what is essentially the same locomotive into the Dock Shunter and The Yard Switcher
Dock Shunter http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/docks.html number 5 was the black one with the old pattern coupling, the Red No 3 was the newer one (I had one of these back in the day).
The Yard Switcher http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/dock.htm was initially yellow (two variants) then red with no buffers.
IIRC The chassis for this loco was also used as one bogie for the transcontinental Bo-Bo diesel
Jim
Dock Shunter http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/docks.html number 5 was the black one with the old pattern coupling, the Red No 3 was the newer one (I had one of these back in the day).
The Yard Switcher http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/dock.htm was initially yellow (two variants) then red with no buffers.
IIRC The chassis for this loco was also used as one bogie for the transcontinental Bo-Bo diesel
Jim
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Re: The Triang, Dock Authority shunters
T'was the other way around, that is why one coupler has always been part of the chassis (the one from the bogie) and one on the body, the one they fitted into the body extension needed to make the loco look "balanced" It never lasted long enough in production to get the later slimmed down wheels, but it did loose the knurling on the wheel treads,that it started out with. It has a rather low ratio gear set which makes lowspeed shunting a bit difficult but won't be upset by PWM or "pulse power" controllers. It did have a prototype which had the distinctive curved windscreen glasses, but everything below footplate level is pure Margate, the original being rod coupled and available in four or six wheel versions.IIRC The chassis for this loco was also used as one bogie for the transcontinental Bo-Bo diesel
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Re: The Triang, Dock Authority shunters
This site is usually pretty good at picking up all the variants. It is on the page for four wheel non-steam...
http://www.hornbyguide.com/wheel_arrang ... gementid=1
http://www.hornbyguide.com/wheel_arrang ... gementid=1