Tom Hawley wrote:
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>. . . . . . . the Southern Railway F7's are really gorgeous, . . . . . . .
>. .
>
>
>Agreed, and maybe some of you who know the Southern well can fill me in on
>something. American Models makes a Southern FP7 that bears the same number
>(6133) as the extant one in Spencer NC. I sold one, along with a B unit, at
>the Fall S Fest, and the buyer appeared happy, took them and ran them on the
>layout they had there.
>
>I was able to include with the sale a picture of the real one that I had
>picked up at the museum in Spencer, to validate the realism of the A unit.
>But I had to be honest and tell him I knew nothing about the authenticity of
>the B unit. Did Southern even have B units, and would they have run with
>FP7 units?
>
>
Yes, the Southern had FTb, F3b and F7b units.
Yes, the FP7s had B unit from time to time. I have seen photos of the
FP7s running solo, with Ea&b units, and F3b & F7bs.
Loved the green - hated the black.... but that is just me.
Take care
Bill.
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