Pick the Class 37s that you’d like to see us produce next and you can win your next RAIL EXPRESS locomotive!
FOLLOWING THE TREMENDOUS success of our Class 37/5 ‘twin packs’ we are moving forward on a number of projects including further Class 37s featuring our refurbished flush front noses. This is your chance to influence the choice of future models and liveries.
A selection of possibilities is given below. Please tick only those that your would genuinely purchase, bearing in mind these locos will only be produced if we obtain sufficient demand to meet Bachmann’s minimum order criteria.
We will contact you if we secure enough interest in models that are of interest. All responses will be entered into a prize draw to receive their next limited edition free of charge!*
* (single loco non-sound fitted value)
Click here to e-mail your vote.
Or fill out the form below and send it to us at:
RAIL EXPRESS (Class 37 Model Survey),
20 Park Street
Kings Cliffe
Near Peterborough PE8 6XN
July 7, 2009 at 11:40 pm |
Dear All,
My class 37 request as part of the surcvey is a DRS member 37515. I have just purchased the DRS twin pack and its Fantastic!!! My reasoning for this choice is that I can then have two identical ex-split headcode DRS Blue 37/5’s. I know the real loco is to be scrapped following a collision however, this would be a great addition to my colllection.
On a seperate note how about a Bachmann class 47 in the guise of 47832 Stobart livery, Solway Princess. This would truley be a collectable worth producing and ofcourse would be popular with Stobart and DRS fans (also when you consider extra runs of Eddie the Engine 66411 being produced)…
Finally, can you possibly speak to Simon Kohler at Hornby and ask him, on the back of the new DVT MK3b, if the class 90 will be upgraded with working lights to, to match this impressive item. By the way I shall be in touch to reserve a ‘One’ Livered example…
I hope this is of use…
Best Regards
Graham
July 8, 2009 at 9:06 am |
Hi Graham,
Thanks for the comment and suggestions. We’ve certainly been pushing Hornby to upgrade the Class 90 (and the Class 67 as well) so we shall have to see what the future brings.
July 8, 2009 at 12:06 pm |
I don’t suppose an upgraded 67 will appear in the EWSR executive train pack that you have on offer will it? It’d seem a shame if the Mk 3 coaches and DVT look great but are let down by the loco.
Best regards,
Andrew
July 8, 2009 at 9:18 am |
It would be fantastic if it could be a model of 37 510 for a first choice or 37 505 both in Intercity Swallow livery.There seems to be many freight liveried class 37s and it would be nice to have a passenger liveried example which would be more accurate than the Vitrains examples.Many thanks yours hopefully.
July 8, 2009 at 6:27 pm |
Already put my suggestions on previous news story
also going to send in one of the forms.
But I want to know more about ABC Workshops as I would love one of those vehicles as i can’t find any information about them anywhere but your comments page attached to the magazines page is off.
July 8, 2009 at 7:17 pm |
personally my prefrence would be a european class 37, i like them because of there unusual spotlights in the top of the noses at each end, and i think it would be a fabulas ( pardon any bed spelling) model to preduce
July 8, 2009 at 7:28 pm |
as an add on to what ive saiod before, the 37 i would love to see made is 37601 in the EPS livery with all the body details on it, my god it would be a modern image must
July 8, 2009 at 8:58 pm |
Another sub sector one please. Missed out on 37507!
July 9, 2009 at 7:05 am |
What about network rails 37100? ( 97301 ) and how about doing 66414 JAMES THE ENGINE!
July 9, 2009 at 10:26 am |
How about an extremely weathered EWS Class 37/4……….. I’m sure you know the one I’m talking about!
July 9, 2009 at 1:28 pm |
Dear REM
Would like to see a West Coast Rail 37/5 and also Some of the French GIF Liveried locos.
As a thought for a new Twin pack from Hornby, how about doing models of 56311 (Colas Grey livery) and 56312 ARTEMIS (in its striking Colas purple and yellow with the HUGE “Artemis” name down the side.
July 9, 2009 at 2:52 pm |
Could you please send me a e-mail on ABC workshops SGT Coach please, as there is nothing on the web about it.
July 13, 2009 at 9:25 pm |
Hi, This is me! deltic.man@virgin.net for the SGT.. any questione please feel free to ask. I agree that a Class 56 twin pack would be very nice, or a pair of NMT power cars would be even nicer!! Either way your going to have to re tool..
July 9, 2009 at 2:53 pm |
Also when 56311 is repainted in colas rail livery could you please do a limited twin pack of 56312 + 56311?
July 13, 2009 at 6:58 am |
If it is to be a twin pack of intercity livered 37/5
which looks to be the favorite at the moment.
Can we please see some intercity livered mk3 sleeplers from Hornby (maybe some with white roofs)
Also lets have the very much needed mk1 open first from Bachmann, again with white roofs.
July 13, 2009 at 2:08 pm |
Endorse Andy & Howard’s request for the twin 56311 & 312. Please pester Hornby to upgrade their existing mark 2,3 &4 coaches to complement their new DVT & to produce sufficient to match what is going to be a huge demand ( WSMR & Cardiff-Taunton workings top & tailed by 67,s–not to speak of their new 125 in its various guises). Also–can we finally consign the dreaded tension-lock to the history books ,introduce NEM coupling pockets & industry-standard norm couplings & coupling heights accepted by ALL manufacturers of model railway stock i.e close-coupling as Continental HO manufacturers have been producing for the last 30 years. We want trains to look like & run like their prototypes & not see daylight between coaches or wrestle with outdated & outmoded couplings
July 14, 2009 at 3:40 pm |
I would very much like to see the class 37’s released in Loadhaul and Mainline liveries, as to the best of my knowledge these have yet to be done by Bachmann. This would be a very welcome change, as we have seen EWS, “large logo”, and sub sector liveries produced in the past (albeit with centre / split headcodes) etc.
How about the class 37 in the “Police” livery of 1985, complete with flasing blue light!! I realise that this was a split headcode version but it would be different.
Looking forward to the Hornby D.V.T and will soon be placing an order.
Regards,
Edward.
July 17, 2009 at 9:05 am |
Well, I’ve just placed my votes :-).
An EPS 37/6 would be great . And as an aside, I’d love to see a pair of DRS 20/3s with working lights & sound as a future ltd edition !
I’m looking forward to receiving my DRS 37 twin pack.
Regards,
Matt
July 17, 2009 at 6:30 pm |
Placed my vote – PLEASE intercity Swallow! Would love a 37/5 + 37/0 twin pack – numbers don’t mind! Also endorse comments re Intercity Sleepers – mention it to Simon Kohler every year but to no avail – I mean lots of short lived and unpopular liveries produced but not the longest lived and best looking livery ever carried by the Mk3 sleeper which can also run across all regions… what are they waiting for?
July 18, 2009 at 10:19 pm |
… the 37670 in DBS Red …
July 20, 2009 at 9:46 am |
Placed vote…..there is so many current liveries about in Ltd and Vitrains WCR, Network rail DRS etc, lets have some older liveries, Flush fronted Orig freight grey 37799 prefered and 798 in mainline and as for other Ltd edition how about 56036 in large logo. cheers owen.
July 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm |
Just voted for Petrol subsector 37/5. Would also buy Intercity 37/5 single or twin pack. Ta
July 20, 2009 at 6:02 pm |
37707 Triple grey Petroleum sub sector with Eastfield Depot plaques and some Intercity Swallow.
July 21, 2009 at 10:53 am |
I have to agree with Steve, he has it spot on.
July 21, 2009 at 4:21 pm |
Count me in for 37,707 in petroleum, Eastfield plaques and snowploughs!
Also voted for:
37,510 Intercity swallow and snowploughs,
37,511 STOCKTON HAULAGE in railfreight metals,
37,518 or 520 in railfreight red stripe with snowploughs,
37,711 TREMORFA STEELWORKS railfreight metals and snowploughs,
I put a vote in for 37,503 in EW&S.
And the wild card: 37,648 PEAK NATIONAL PARK and 37,688 GREAT ROCKS both in railfreight construction!
July 21, 2009 at 4:43 pm |
37798 in Mainline blue with a set of depot plates to match, i think the real thing looked amazing when first painted & all bulled up. a good 37/7 split headcode loco is what i have been lookin for for years
July 22, 2009 at 5:01 pm |
My mistake no depot plates, but white pipework, red springs n yellow axelboxes anyway
July 22, 2009 at 11:35 pm |
since 37507 has sold out i think it would make the most sense to do 37511 as a single loco.
in an ideal world i would like 97301, but i know there would be a lot of work required.
as a pack i would like 37503 and 504 in railfreight grey
July 23, 2009 at 5:23 pm |
How bout a twin pack of HNRC livery 37/5 & 37/0?
July 24, 2009 at 10:09 pm |
Or how bout a Hornby 31 as either 31407 in Mainline freight blue, or 31466 in EWS livery? they would surely sell fast!
July 24, 2009 at 6:49 pm |
Although not a 37/5 or 37/7, how about Preserved 37075 in BR Blue, this is an interesting 37 as it is split box at one end and ex split box at the other. It would be something different and original to see produced, although it would require a bit of work.
July 26, 2009 at 12:55 am |
recived my packs, look very nice.
please do 37419 and 670 in DB Schenker red/grey.
July 26, 2009 at 9:25 pm |
i would recomend that a class 20/3 (in drs & compuss) pack should be done as the class has now been stored and most getting refurbed at eastleigh also i think that they should do a loadhaul class 37 twin pack and or a regonal railways class 31/37 and now with 37419 and 670 out shop in dbs i would say that this is a very very must as for a old class with this livery looks very smart and i would buy the pack for defo so count me in the dbs37pack
July 27, 2009 at 11:15 am |
plz do advenza freghts class 57s plz
July 28, 2009 at 2:20 pm |
I vote also for DBS 37419 and 37670 in red.
July 28, 2009 at 4:23 pm |
Iv just seen 37670 roll thoug stafford in DBS livery, its gonna be a must livery she looked gorgeous, if 37419 is out in it too a twin pack really is a must!
July 28, 2009 at 7:16 pm |
I have already voted via the post after recieving the excellent DRS 37 twin pack, but as a modern era modeller, would really love the following: 37401 in EWS, 37/5 OR 37/7 in EWS, 37698 in loadhaul or 37710. Also 56312, and 66050 as named. Also with so many un named EWS 66,s on the network, more would be great, 66212, 66220,66230 etc.
July 28, 2009 at 7:20 pm |
In addition, DRS 20 twin pack ? Awesome
July 28, 2009 at 8:53 pm |
With so many potential locomotives and liveries it would be difficult to list them and give good reasons why they should be produced. However what about rolling stock to go with the locos why not approach Hornby to produce the DRS mk3 coaches or even the Stobart ones even though they didn’t last long, the 47 locos in the same livery could also be produced by Bachmann as a twin pack. Also why not approach Dapol to produce some of their containers weathered and with patched paint work as per the real things.
There is one twin pack I would like to see produce
a 37/0 BR blue with white stripe on lower bodyside
with 97252 “ETHAL 3″ in the blue grey livery
July 31, 2009 at 7:24 am |
I would say 37419 / 37670 in DBS Red. i would love those! put your thinking hats on REX!
August 1, 2009 at 3:37 pm |
i would definately buy a pair of 37/7s in railfreight petroleum prefferably 37707 and 37708 both with the full numbers on the nose end and eastfield depot plaques. Another Metals 37/5 would be great too.
bry
August 2, 2009 at 11:05 am |
My votes now in for a Sub-Sector Petroleum and EWS example. Not too fussed on numbers will be glad of any flush front 37 in these colours!
August 5, 2009 at 9:56 am |
rail express just gotyour new mag this month ( finally ) and it says you may be doing the NMT HST, is that correct?
August 5, 2009 at 2:13 pm |
how about advenza freghts 47237 and 47375 in a backman twin back
August 5, 2009 at 8:43 pm |
I think the most obvious one to be made into a limited edition run should be 37116 ‘Sister Dora’, the former ‘celeb’. Im sure many would go for this model being a blue machine that a lot of the die hards go for, and I remember it being much sort after about 10 years ago in the years when I was finnishing school – crikey… im getting old.
I think the idea of themed packs is best, as this will mean that people will still be temtped to part with money for the extra price. I think that while this idea is limited to other 37s (a class everyone likes) other classes have many other variations that would be a welcome to a lot of modern image modellers.
The aforementioned “Great Rocks” and “Peak National park” would be nice given the naming link and indeed in something like Intercity models are craved for then something like “northern lights” and 37685 would be good given it was one of the last 37s EWS ran. My suggestion for a pack would be the Mainline branding, featuring the suggested 37803, or another centre box version in blue, with a grey liveried sister, preferably another with a name. Rhymney service engines would prove popular but given the obvious choce of 37411 and 37425 are done, the EWS machines such as 37405, 408 or 419 might be an idea, yet with other EWS releases this might not prove such a sound idea. My EWS pair wouldn’t be in corporate EWS, but rather the Royal Scotsman pairing. 37401 and 37426 both being smartened up for the train would look good, or for the fun, 37401 and a standard EWS 37 that always ended up with it!
The best news has to be the NMT idea, so put me down for one of those now…
August 9, 2009 at 9:40 am |
my opiniopn is that you should really condidder to make a pear of dbs red 37’s
August 9, 2009 at 10:40 am |
37s in Intercity livery would go down a treat.
Echoing some of the comments above, a new Hornby Class 90 would be very gratefully received – but I think it might be a while before we see my favourite Class 91.
August 11, 2009 at 3:17 pm |
dear rail express: noticing a lot of people asking for different classes to the 37 i do have 2 thoughts for twin packs, the British steel class 60 and corus class 60s in a double pack, they are needed in my view
August 13, 2009 at 2:24 am |
De-branded Transrail class 37402 “Bont y bermo” complete with small EWS beastie under cab window?
Transrail class 37674 “St. Blaize Church 1445-1995″ ?
EWS class 37408 “Loch Rannoch” prior to its accident with red buffer beams and black headcode?
Regional railways pair class 37420 and 37422?
August 13, 2009 at 2:57 pm |
Only one possible choice really, and that is for
37.701 in original Railfreight grey.
August 13, 2009 at 3:03 pm |
Voting for a Bachmann class 37/7………….
Only one possible choice really, and that is for
37.701 in original Railfreight grey.
August 17, 2009 at 8:40 pm |
DBS 37419 + 37670.
HSTHoward
August 19, 2009 at 12:35 pm |
It would be a bit stupid doing the loco @ the top of the page
Please only pick locos that lasted to the end such as 796 in coal – this way it benfits everyone!
BTW its about time bachmann did a EW@S 37 – 503 all the way!!!
October 19, 2009 at 9:49 am |
How about a super detailed weathered Dutch 37254 with frost grills, snowploughs and Canton Plaques, I know there has been a recent version of 254 in blue but it wasn’t a very good replica as it was missing frost grilles etc which the locomotive carried its whole working life…
Would be a bit HELLFIRE!!
November 3, 2009 at 9:40 pm |
i would like an intercity liveryed one, or one of the ews livery ones.
they just look hellfire in that livery?
November 6, 2009 at 10:39 pm |
Hi, what’s this I hear about 511 being released as a follow on to 507? I would be interested in 511 if in metals!
November 7, 2009 at 12:29 pm |
Hi Alex,
We have no plans for 37511 in the next year, although I can’t say what the future might bring.
Cheers, Gareth