BR Britannia Latest News

Regular updates focusing on our BR Britannia class locomotives and their development, together with information about our suppliers and associates, will follow at frequent intervals.

Wednesday 11th, January 2012

A Britannia for Bristol

We regret the delay updating our 'Latest News' but a combination of a holiday in November and the run up to Christmas took up much of our time.

Nevertheless.... click for full news article

Monday 31st, October 2011

Two small but important modifications

We should clarify our Britannia and Clan build on two particular Build Details.

The first concerns sandboxes (see Build Detail 6). Early Britannias (70000 to 70024.... click for full news article

Friday 21st, October 2011

Final notice regarding your Britannia/Clan build

We are in the process of e-mailing Build Specification Job Sheets to everyone with a Britannia or Clan reservation(s). This is to make sure the specification we’ve developed (and.... click for full news article

Tuesday 27th, September 2011

Changing the Job Sheet concept

The second pre-production ‘Clan’ has been thoroughly assessed and a list of final build modifications prepared. Many of these modifications are applicable to Britannia’s so subject to any last.... click for full news article

Tuesday 27th, September 2011

Revising build details

Thursday 25th, August 2011

Job Sheet up-date and latest Clan news

We’ve made the Britannia & Clan Job Sheet more user-friendly and accessible by putting details on our website. Just go to the Britannia/Clan site; then to ‘Customer Area’ (top.... click for full news article

Saturday 6th, August 2011

Return of Job Sheets

Our thanks for returning the Job Sheet specifying how we will build your Britannia/Clan. This was recently sent to everyone with a reservation. If you haven’t returned your copy,.... click for full news article

Sunday 17th, July 2011

Scale 7 options

The initiative referred to in our previous Latest News is to produce about ten Masterpiece Model Britannias and/or Clans in Scale 7. This will not affect in any way.... click for full news article

Thursday 14th, July 2011

Two further modifications

Thanks very much if you returned your Britannia / Clan Job Sheets with part payment. There are about a dozen still outstanding so we would appreciate their return as.... click for full news article

Tuesday 5th, July 2011

A further development - Job Sheets

Letters have been sent or will shortly be sent to everyone with a Britannia and/or Clan reservation. Accompanying the letter will be a Job Sheet summarising how we propose.... click for full news article

Tuesday 21st, June 2011

Some further pictures

Two more pictures showing some of the smaller detail on our 1st pre-production Britannia. Note the 'BR Timken' lettering cast into the axle box - the same will appear.... click for full news article

Monday 20th, June 2011

First Britannia pictures

We are delighted to post pictures of our 1st pre-production Britannia, taken a few days after the Halifax Show. As you may recall, our 1st pre-production models are always.... click for full news article

Thursday 26th, May 2011

1st pre-production Britannia at Halifax

The 1st pre-production Britannia locomotive and tender will be displayed at the Halifax Show on 4th June – subject to TNT reliability and Customs clearance. At the time of.... click for full news article

Thursday 28th, April 2011

Tender body photos and Specification change

With both preserved real-life Britannias back in service at the same time and performing well, it is good timing for our Britannia to be underway. Although most other ‘Latest.... click for full news article

Thursday 24th, March 2011

1st pre-production BR1D tender body

I am pleased to report that the first ‘hard’ Britannia/Clan material is now in UK. The 1st pre-production BR1 tender body suitable for Britannias and Clans was handed over.... click for full news article

Thursday 20th, January 2011

Further Britannia/Clan news

I am pleased to confirm the first, what could be called ‘General Arrangement’ model engineering drawings for our BR 7 Britannias, will be available for your inspection at the Bristol.... click for full news article

Saturday 20th, November 2010

Our Product Build Specification

By now, everyone with a reservation for a Masterpiece Models Britannia or Clan should have received a copy of our Production Build Specification. If yours hasn’t arrived yet, please.... click for full news article

Friday 5th, November 2010

A few more questions before drawings are finalised

I was pleased that considerable progress had been made when I inspected Britannia and Clan model engineering drawings during my recent visit to the builder. These will be beautiful.... click for full news article

Friday 1st, October 2010

Production Build specifications

We stated in our previous Latest News that Britannia/Clans build specifications would be available late September. They are taking longer to finalise (who would have thought there would be.... click for full news article