No.121 Not all plain sailing – Dapol’s Class 22s
I have given in to temptation and purchased one of Dapol’s Class 22 green diesels. (Left) D6313 (Head Code Boxes) back from hospital (Right) D6311 (Discs) fresh from its bath! In fact I have bought two Class 22s, one with Discs and one with split Head Code Boxes. Green Diesels from “The Western Since 1948” (G Freeman Allen 1979) I never saw the prototype but there is a picture of a Class 22 with an early form of air conditioning in the company of a couple of Warships in one of my favourite reference books for things ‘Western’. D6311 with Headcode Discs D6311 was purchased new from one of those well known retailers. It was very noisy and jerky. I was advised to apply some oil to the gearing - or if I was not happy the engine could be returned. The replacement model had been tested and was a little quieter. I still thought it was an uneven runner. The latest models have a small hole in the keeper plate on the underside of the bogie to aid...