IN THE FIRST of two technical features for this month, the brand-new ‘OO’ gauge model of No. TDB975025 Southern Region General Manager’s Saloon (also known as Caroline) makes a visit to the workbench to convert it to ‘EM’ gauge in a minimalist project. Being a completely new model, it was a bit of an unknown where its wheel sets and current collection system were concerned.
When it arrived and was first examined, a clear height discrepancy was noted. But of more importance was the design of the bogies and wheel set assemblies. Would there be enough
