Gerry Beale
Western Thunderer
Tim
Thanks for taking an interest in the Manor. I understand that the original intention was that the model would be suitable for conversion - in much the same way as their earlier modern traction models are - but the decision was made quite early on for it not to be so. I suspect that the prospect of providing three different styles of wheels - bogie, driving and tender - made to two different standards - EM and P4 - in small quantities was found be far too uneconomical to be viable. But I was hopeful that they would have allowed for the necessary clearances during the design stage and that seems to be the case.
I've done the conversion for EM but I'm not able to vouch for P4 not having done it myself - but it seems likely that it can be done. As for the smooth running, it seems that I have been lucky and mine runs well. I too have a thing about the running qualities of engines and Anthony Manor certainly runs well enough for me. Hope this helps.
Thanks for taking an interest in the Manor. I understand that the original intention was that the model would be suitable for conversion - in much the same way as their earlier modern traction models are - but the decision was made quite early on for it not to be so. I suspect that the prospect of providing three different styles of wheels - bogie, driving and tender - made to two different standards - EM and P4 - in small quantities was found be far too uneconomical to be viable. But I was hopeful that they would have allowed for the necessary clearances during the design stage and that seems to be the case.
I've done the conversion for EM but I'm not able to vouch for P4 not having done it myself - but it seems likely that it can be done. As for the smooth running, it seems that I have been lucky and mine runs well. I too have a thing about the running qualities of engines and Anthony Manor certainly runs well enough for me. Hope this helps.