No.101 North East Nostalgia – the arrival of Bachmann Class 101 DMU
I grew up in Middlesbrough and for a couple of years around 1960 I used to go ‘train spotting’, mostly to Darlington but occasionally up to Newcastle and even sometimes across to Carlisle (age about 12ish!). When it was announced that Bachmann would be producing a green whiskered Metro-Cammell DMU destinations Newcastle/Middlesbrough I would have to buy one. Bachmann Class 101 with whiskers My DMU has arrived and I am delighted. Bachmann Class 101 arrived I might even have travelled on the Prototype. Metro-Cammel DMUs resting at Darlington c 1961 Bachmann Class 101 in the north east Out of the box I would have preferred the units to be coupled together more closely. Using the Bachmann Class 101 drawbar However Alun Hughes (RMweb) suggested that I replace the Class 101 coupling bar with a Class 150 bar (Bachmann part number 36-062) – thank you Alun. Using the Bachmann Class 150 drawbar The improvement is immediate – and yes the DMU...