The annual 'what will they do next year?' thread.

According to the latest issue of Hornby Magazine SR 700 black motor release date won't be until March 2015. GWR Halls 5972 Olton Hall, 4901 Adderley Hall and 4965 Rood Ashton Hall have a release date of February 2015. Only a few more months to wait.

 

The J15 has been delayed until Feb 2015 as well according to the mail I've received from Hattons this week...

 

Hornby have announced that the 2015 range will be announced on the 17th December. Looking at the wording of the statement I'm expecting some duplication of recently announced models (I have heard rumours of four companies working on models of the Adams Radial).

 

Doubt I'll be getting anything soon, as I'm still waiting for o2 No. 30225. Not too long to go by the looks of it. Then the problem lies in the fact that my layout is in South Wales, and I am in York.

 

If anybody wants an N Gauge Pendolino, they can pledge money on Kickstarter now. There are 59 days left to pledge. In the 12 hours it has been open it has received 12% of the target.

If successful the model will be made by Rapido Trains.

More info http://www.ngaugependolino.com/

 

Hattons have announced that DJM will produce OO Gauge models of the 14XX/48XX & 58XX locos http://www.ehattons.com/14xx

 

Looking on the Hornby web site tonight. 34001 Exeter has already sold out.

 

Warley announcements have started.

Heljan will be making a GWR 47XX 'Night Owl' due in 2016 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/92766-news-from-warley-2014/#entry1672222

Hornby will be announcing some of their 2015 range tomorrow.

Kernow Model Rail Centre will also make some announcements (one steam & one diesel) tomorrow

 

Kernow/DJM:

• GWR Railmotor http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/page/79/GWR_steam_railmotor
  
• BR class 116/117/118 http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/page/80/wr_suburban_dmu

Hornby info from http://www.hornby.com/news/warley2014/ :

• LSWR Adams Radial
• BR class 71
• LMS Horsebox
• BR 21T Hopper

 

Interesting that Hornby too are going to do the Radial, with Oxford having already announced it and rumours of another company doing one too! I just hope Oxford have success with theirs as their new venture seems very promising and well thought out indeed.

 

Looking at photos posted online of the Hornby stand at Warley, Hornby are also doing some Period 3 LMS Suburban coaches.

 

Apparently these are due next year.
Cruelly enlarged in this picture though.

There is a video out there for a 6 wheel bogie too

 

Additional liveries for the Model Rail/Bachmann OO gauge S100/USA class are:

• MR-105 No. 300 "Frank S Ross" in Longmoor Military Railway livery.
• MR-106 No. DS 233 in BR Departmental Black livery with late crest.

Model Rail also announced a limited edition Bachmann model of 37068 Grainflow in Railfreight Distribution livery.

All avilable to pre-order at http://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/

Regarding the duplication of the Adams Radial, my understanding is that Kernow were going to announce an Adams Radial at Warley. When they heard that an Australian company was planning to make one in OO gauge, they started to drop hints on their Facebook. At this point they found out about the Oxford & Hornby models and decided to drop their plans for the Adams Radial.

 

Additional DJM Class 71 model announced, E5010 in BR green with full yellow ends. Some of the funds raised from this model will go towards the repaint of E5001 into BR Blue.

info from https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=829309627110586&id=207521425956079

 

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Only another three days before we know the complete list of models for 2015 from Hornby.

 

New model announcements:

• LNER J50
• SR Maunsell S15
• Sentinel 0-4-0 outside cranked drive
• 'K-Type' Pullman cars

Info from http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/93576-hornby-2015-announcements-now-made/

 

S15 - excellent!

 

A shame it isn't a Urie S15. But a great selection of locos from Hornby for next year if they all make it before December 2015.

 

Never mind, we've got a 12" to the foot Urie to look forward to, it might even be running before the Hornby model!