RDB998900 or RDB998901 - Drewry Car - £17 per vehicle |
OLIVE is one of two vehicles built by the Drewry Car Company in 1950 for BR overhead line inspection and maintenance on the Great Eastern electrification scheme and the Manchester - Sheffield - Wath (Woodhead) route. They were then transferred to the RTC at Derby for use on the overhead equipment on the Old Dalby test track. 998901 is now preserved by the EM2 Locomotive Society and is currently based at the Middleton Railway in Leeds.
The model comes as an unpainted 3D printed resin kit in 8 parts and is designed to fit on the Kato 11-103 or 11-109 motorised chassis. My kit also comes with a sheet of transfers, created by Precision Labels, these transfers allow you to finish your model in any of the liveries that they carried.
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EM2 Locomotive Society: Operation Phoenix
In February 2016 the railbus OLIVE was extensively damaged in an arson attack at the Middleton Railway by 3 youths who set fire to her in broad daylight, totally gutting the vehicle. Luckily the alarm was raised in time for the Fire Brigade to put out the fire before it caused irreparable damage - although the interior was completely gutted and significant damage caused to the upper bodywork.
Olive’s owners, the EM2 Locomotive Society (UK Charity 294207), are now working with the Vintage Carriages Trust and have agreed a plan to restore her to working order. For that to happen they need your help!
While insured the overall cost of repairs will exceed the insured value by around £9,000 and they need to raise at least this amount to enable repairs to go ahead. If you are able to help please visit their website at https://www.em2ls.org.uk/operation-phoenix/ or click here to make a donation online using the Charities Aid Foundation hub.
The following APT-P Kits are currently available:
| Code | Description | Formation | Cost | |
| APT01 | 14-car APT-P twin set for motorising - Requires Tomix TM-18 chassis. |
DTS-TS-TU-TRSB-TF-TBF-M M(dummy)-TBF-TF-TRSB-TU-TS-DTS |
£375 | |
| APT05 | 5-car APT-P set for motorising - Requires Tomix TM-18 chassis. |
DTS-TFB-M-TFB-DTS | £165 | |
| APT07 | 7-car APT-P set for motorising - Requires Tomix TM-18 chassis. |
DTS-TS-TBF-M-TBF-TS-DTS | £200 | |
| APT11M | APT-P Non-Driving Motor vehicle kit for motorising - Requires Tomix TM-18 chassis. |
M | £40 | |
| APT11D | APT-P Non-Driving Motor vehicle kit (dummy) | M(dummy) | £40 | |
| APT13 | 3-car APT-P Trailer kit - can be hauled from TFB end only. |
DTS-TS-TFB | £100 | |
| APT23 | 3-car APT-P Trailer kit (with raised nose) - can be hauled from TFB or DTS end. |
DTS-TS-TFB | £100 | |
| SC48204 | APT-D Non-Articulated Test Coach Sc48204 (977527) | TS | £40 | |
| One additional vehicle added to existing order | £35 | |||
| Three additional vehicle added to existing order | £95 | |||
| Five additional vehicle added to existing order | TS-TU-M(dummy)-TU-TS | £150 | ||
| APT-TRANS | One sheet of APT-P Waterslide Transfers to complete a 14-car set. | £6 |
Each kit comes with the required bodies, chassis (with correct seating layout), bogies, transparent glazing, couplings and pantograph. The only thing required to complete your kit are suitable wheels and livery application.
The bodies, chassis and bogies are printed in SLS Nylon PA12 and then polished, with the glazing being printed in transparent resin. Most items are made to order so you should receive it in around 4 weeks.
The following APT-P RTC Test Train kits are currently available:
| Code | Description | Formation | Cost | |
| RTC01 | 3-vehicle APT-P Power Car (Non-Driving Motor) test rake | Test Car 5 - APT-P M (dummy) - Test Service Car 8 | £100 | |
| RTC02 | 4-vehicle APT-P Trailer test rake | Test Service Car 9 + APT-P TFB-TS-DTS | £125 | |
| RTC03 | 4-vehicle APT-P Trailer test rake (with raised nose) | Test Service Car 9 + APT-P TFB-TS-DTS | £125 |