what is this diesel 10?

sunhuntin

just spotted this while browsing. he has a front coupler, but appears to be missing the on/off switch.

can anyone shed any light please?

StarSwitcher07

Probably a custom from a motorized tender or car. It looks really loose and not put on right for the switch to not be there

sunhuntin

thanks for that. i have had a loco with the switch snapped off below the housing, so thought it could be the same here. i do suspect you are correct about it being customised. i have asked for clearer photos, so fingers crossed.

MuddyPoppins

sunhuntin wrote
thanks for that. i have had a loco with the switch snapped off below the housing, so thought it could be the same here. i do suspect you are correct about it being customised. i have asked for clearer photos, so fingers crossed.

Just a thought, but I am going to guess that the motor has been removed altogether, and that it has been converted into a non-motorized pull behind custom?

sunhuntin

thats another possibility. the seller wants $10 minimum for what is seen in this photo, plus another photo with roughly the same amount in it.

edit: never mind, one of my main competitors asked for a buy now over night and got the lot for $40. guess we shall never know, now.

leylandvictory2

maybe you can ask your competitor for photos.

StarSwitcher07

If you look closely, you can see the black base of the chasis being a lot shorter than Diesel 10's long body shell. Absolutely not a 100% legit combination. Case solved. 🙂

ripley802

StarSwitcher07 wrote
If you look closely, you can see the black base of the chasis being a lot shorter than Diesel 10's long body shell. Absolutely not a 100% legit combination. Case solved. 🙂

Yep, I agree. Looks like maybe it is an Emily, Molly, or Murdoch possibly? Or maybe one of the tender driven Plarail Steam style engines?

DalaGStanator

Perhaps it could've been a Diesel 10 whose motor was beyond repair, but the previous owner used the chassis from a powered tender to bring it "back to life".

sunhuntin

cheers all. might message the winner in a week or so once the parcel has had time to arrive and double check what it actually was.

you may well be right about the tender being used. i saw the front coupler and thought it might have been something rare, lol