Something for the WWI gamers now, as we've released a complete trench railway system along with a Simplex locomotive to run on it!
These railways were developed during the trench warfare period of WWI to allow the delivery of food, ammunition and contruction materials to the front line, where the usual transport networks had been destroyed. These narrow gauge tracks created a connection to the standard gauge railways further back from the front line and proved extremely successful. As well as the UK, similar railways were used by Russia, France and Germany, with a variety of gauges in use from 600mm to 750mm (ours is 600mm).
Simplex were known as Motor Rail during the war and were one of several producers of locomotives and wagons to run on these new trench railways. We've done the early style of tractor with the open top, later versions had a covered roof over them and armoured side doors. We've also done a small handcart as well, which could be pushed along the rail in front of the locomotive with smaller items or wounded soldiers on it.
WWI
Trench Railway - https://pendraken.co.uk/world-war-i/trench-railway/
SCN-NTR1 Simplex trench locomotive set (1 locomotive, 2 wagons, 1 handcart) £5.00
SCN-NTR2 Simplex trench locomotive (1) £1.00
SCN-NTR3 Wagons (2) £4.00
SCN-NTR4 Handcarts (2) £1.00
SCN-NTR5 Stowage set (5 pieces) £2.00
SCN-NTR6 Trench railway set (4 large straights, 2 small straights, 2 small curves, 2 large curves) £12.00
SCN-NTR7 Trench railway junctions (2) £5.00
SCN-NTR8 Trench railway, damaged sections (2) £2.50
Railway straight sections are 100mm long, curves are 90mm long, short straights/curves are 50mm long. Junctions are 125mm long and the damaged sections are 50mm.
And a couple of pics:
(https://pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/TrenchRailway.jpg)
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4672/SCN-NTR6.jpg)
Next in the release queue is a bit of a surprise, so keep an eye out for that!
Those are superb
There are two that still serve on the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway.
Rather zippy !! :)
Cheers - Phil
Nice stuff
:o
You kept this one quiet!
For some reason, I have an overwhelming need to have one of these in my life... :x
It could be the only way I get a train set in my life any time soon ;)
Cheers!
Meirion
They look very good. Are they compatible with N gauge?
Quote from: Leman on 11 June 2019, 09:58:49 AM
They look very good. Are they compatible with N gauge?
The tracks/locomotive are our usual 1:150th, but with the rails being narrow gauge then they wouldn't take an N-gauge train. In real life the trench rails were about 2ft apart, so just under half a standard gauge railway.
Unusual. Any chance of some trenches!
The next release sounds interesting too
Oh that's nice
These look cool!
Will you have them at Phalanx?
We'll have the tracks definitely, I'll get some loco sets sorted out as well.
Those are nice!
Will it be compulsory for command activations (2d6) to be preceded by the executive order: "Choo choo"?
These are excellent.
looking forward to WW2 armoured train :)
A nice little addition to the range and one that screams out to be used for the Dymchurch Light Railway in WWII, for Operation Sealion of AVBCW scenarios :).
Don't half wish there was a little steam loco though.
Thanks glad you like them I enjoyed making them
Cheers
Martin
Quote from: Leman on 16 June 2019, 04:30:07 PM
Don't half wish there was a little steam loco though.
We would paint it blue ......and call it .....Thomas. :)
I thought Gordon was the blue one. :-\
No.....Looked it up....Thomas was blue, too. :D
Cheers - The Very Thin Controller.
Edward was red, James blue...
Quote from: Techno on 18 June 2019, 03:48:28 PM
Cheers - The Very Thin Controller.
Controller :-/ ;)
Think he's confusing the Fat Controller and the Thin Director