N-Drive kits for N, 009 and 0-9
All the kits made by N-Drive come with a ready to run chassis which is normally altered to suit the kit they come with. They are complete kits and need nothing extra except glues or solder as required, paint, transfers and any parts that you care to add to make the kit your locomotive. Spare parts can be supplied from any N-Drive kit and some from Backwoods Miniatures.
N Gauge Kits
Wisbech and Upwell Tramway Tram Engine (GER G15)
Designed by T. W. Worsdell for the Wisbech and Upwell
Tramway in 1883 these distinctive 0-4-0 steam tram
locomotives were designed for running on public highways
so were fitted with skirts, cow-catchers, a governor and bell.
They worked on several other branchlines until the last one
was withdrawn in 1952, sadly none were preserved but they
will live on forever as Toby in the Thomas the Tank Engine
stories.
Our kit comes with a ready to run chassis, white-metal castings and
nickel-silver detailing with a choice of 3 numbers, please remember this kit is to scale and as such is very small, 34mm over it's buffer-beam, so although with patience and some skill it can be assembled quite easily, it is not a toy.
Available now £70.00
Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 ST No. 2368
Built in 1955 by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock
2368 worked in the Scottish coalfields the last being
Cairnhill Colliery in Ayrshire, now rescued by the
Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group it is waiting for
restoration at their base at the Doon Valley railway at
Dunaskin. Please support this group as they strive to keep alive the steam locos that worked the heavy industry of Scotland. Produced as a white-metal kit complete with a RTR chassis.
Available from the end of August 2024 £73
It is hoped to introduce more kits of industrial loco's for N gauge during 2024, the next to be released should be a Manning Wardle 0-6-0 ST. Release dates of further kits, Yorkshire Engine Co. 0-4-0, LMS Kitson 0-4-0, Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST and Hunslet 0-6-0ST will be announced as we progress.
009 kits
Quarry Hunslet Alice
Although we never intended producing loco kits in 009,
through the development of the motor bogie and the
steam version, the compact, we realised the possibility
of producing a kit of one of the most iconic narrow
gauge engines. Seemingly hanging onto the narrowest
ledges of the Welsh slate quarries, the Quarry Hunslets
of North Wales are known world wide by most narrow
gauge enthusiasts and many others. Our kit in
white-metal with etched nickel-silver detailing complete with ready to run outside framed chassis reflects the character of these infamous engines.
Now available £83
Alice is shown here along with Lily, there will be plenty of opportunities for detailing as your favourite loco.
Lily
Based on a drawing by Colin Binnie, this locomotive is designed to be an easy beginner's kit consisting of a ready to run chassis and only 5 white-metal castings. A typical contractors loco, Lily is representative of early engines produced or altered by many small locomotive works, many of which had long and varied
lives throughout the country.
Available now £68
Nameplates for this loco - Lily, Lilliputian, Wee Willie and Louise £1.75 per set.
Bagnall Central
Built in 1909 by W. G. Bagnall Ltd. as
Works No. 1896-8 three of these diminutive
engines were delivered to the Central Uruguay
Eastern Extension Railway mainly for construction
work, originally built with outside frames for 500mm
gauge we have assumed that if they had been
supplied for wider lines, inside frames would have
been preferred. The Central kit is made from
white-metal castings and has cab detailing,
supplied with a ready to run chassis.
Available now £73
0-9 Kits
Locomotive Kits O-9
Katie
Introduced at Ex-Po NG in October 2008 our first kit
was Katie, modeled in O9, cast in resin and supplied
with a special ready to run chassis, Katie was the
first of a range that will, hopefully provide inspiration to
those modellers
wanting a larger scale
while using a familiar
gauge, and to those wanting something just a bit different.
Katie as she now appears with a full test chassis with semi-working valve gear, fully painted just waiting for her name and makers plates. Now available £105
Effie
The first Locomotive built by Sir Arthur Heywood in
1875 for his Duffield Bank Railway, Effie proved that a
useful load could be pulled on a 15 inch gauge
railway. She lasted until about 1905 when she was
replaced by larger locos but recently several replicas
have been constructed and can be seen on
preserved lines in the UK.
Our kit has the usual ready to run chassis with a
white-metal body and etched brass detailing.
Available now Price £85
Ruston Proctor ZLH Diesel
Best known for their work at the Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills from 1917 this type of engine was also
was also found at various locations around the country.
Available in gauges from 16" to 3 feet to suit the
customers requirements, they had a considerable
life-span and 2 have survived into preservation.
The kit comes with a ready to run chassis, a resin body
with white-metal and etched brass detailing.
Available now Price £75.00
McEwan, Pratt (Baguley) 0-4-0PM
Built in war-time in great numbers for the 18" front-line railway system, many survived to work on narrow gauge lines in peacetime, we have made the assumption that somewhere one was converted to 15" gauge where it lived a long and useful life. Some 18" examples have survived into preservation and our thanks go to the volunteers at the now closed Abbey Railway in Leeds for all their help in producing this kit. We hope that the engines from this line are as well looked after at their new homes as they were in Leeds.
Our kit which is still in development will feature a resin body with white-metal and etched brass detailing along with our usual ready to run chassis.
Hudson Toast Rack Coach
Based on the Tourist Coaches supplied
to the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland
Railways around 1923, our kit has been
reduced from the original 4 compartments
down to 3 to make it a more manageable
size for most 0-9 layouts. Many of this type
of coach had a long life and can still be
seen on preserved lines giving an
unforgettable experience.
Our kit uses a mixture of laser-cut wood, etched brass and resin castings with ready built bogies. Couplings are not supplied.
Price £38.00
Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Works Cordite Wagon
To make the production of gunpowder a little safer the manufacturing sites were spread out as much as possible and then sub-divided into individual units, the purpose of the railway was to move material between these units. Robert Hudson supplied a large number of these cordite wagons which were fitted with racks and trays into which the cordite was placed. When production reduced and finally stopped many of these wagons found their way onto private lines where they were adapted for various uses. Some of the site at Waltham Abbey is preserved and well worth a visit.
Our kit is still in development and has a white-metal structure with resin trays and a choice of white-metal or ready built bogies, we expect to release this during 2024.
