Saturday, April 28, 2012

Class 2092 renumbered

The Class 2092, formerly 2092.02, has been renumbered as 2092.01. Why? Well, firstly I wanted raised numbers on the cab side - the LGB tampo-printed ones are ok but printed numbers don't (in my opinion) look as good as a representation of cast plates. Using Slaters plastic numbers, 2092.02 would have required more of the number "2" than were available on the moulding, and there wasn't the width either. Moreover, 2092.01 was used on the Bregenzerwaldbahn for hauling works trains, whereas 2092.02 rarely escaped from the depot at Tischlerhäusl on the Pinzgau line. So it suits for the loco to become 2092.01... here it is, posing outside the Birkentalbahn main depot.