Danish Railway Museum - military shunter

[John Ashworth]

A 1954-built military diesel shunter

Photos by John Ashworth 12th August 2008

[Dylan Knott]

Did you take it for a spin?

[John Ashworth]

Would have been fun!

[Kevin Wilson-Smith]

Any more pics of this - would like to model this in 1/35th.

[John Ashworth]

Sorry, I only took these two pictures. It would indeed make an interesting model. There might be something on the internet, but otherwise it's a good chance for you to use artistic licence!

[Tom Macrery]

John, I wonder if we could refit our old Land Rovers to ride the rails!

[John Ashworth]

Tom, somewhere on my computer I have a photo from the internet of an old rail-adapted Landie. I'll look for it when I get home in a couple of weeks.

[Kevin Wilson-Smith]

Tom - you have an old Landrover?

[Tom Macrery]

I did, and I loved it! Series 3, 1980, 110 Pick-up but converted with full covering cab. Bought new, out of the box, in Johannesburg with many extras, such as three 70 litre fuel tanks. Cost at that time was under R10,000, which was also at that time about $10,000. Did all the work on it myself, with a bit of help sometimes. But I had to leave it behind in Malawi, had to sell it. I miss it!

[John Ashworth]

Kevin, going back to scratch-building a model, I reckon you could take a pretty standard 1940s/'50s military lorry cab and use it as a basis for the model. It would also give you a pretty good idea of dimensions.

[Nathan Berelowitz]

Looks like Robert Dadforeds bakkie!

[Kevin Wilson-Smith]

Here's a pic of a military "Railrover"...

http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... =29&t=2910