buzzer999

I have now completed the model of the Meadows generator, next I will start coverting a Dinky Bedford RL into a REME Repair Wagon.

That looks to be in very good condition. This is a process I have never seen. The one we did our trade training on in Arborfield was in a hanger and stood on its levelling jacks. I don't remember seeing the wheel stations, perhaps they were stored elsewhere.

11 hours ago, Richard Farrant said:

Battlefield radar was operated by Royal Artillery, Fort Nelson being an artillery collection.

Thanks for that Richard, I have not come across Fort Nelson before. I will put that on my list. I was in REME as a radar tech and apart from some time at 35 Central at Old Dalby spent a huge amount of time with the gunners.

If you look at Richard's posting above it sits on a plinth between two wheel stations which incorporae four levelling jacks.

I can't answer your second query, I did my trade training on this in either 1969 or 1970 at Arborfield, after that I never saw one again in all my 12 years of service.

I have attached a photo of one at Muckleborough, on the right is the silenced generator on the left what looks like a Ferret.

It definitely is a Green Archer, it looks rather sad. Not quite sure why it should be at Fort Nelson. It is a battlefield radar for locating mortar bombs.

I did trade training on Green Archer at SEE Arborfield, it had another four wheeled trailer to go with it and that was a sillenced generator. There is one of each sat outside in the elements at Muckleborough. Dave

Thank you but that is the trailer for the 15kVa set I remember using those as well as the Meadows. The posting that Wally has done has the specification and dimensions. Thanks again Dave

1 hour ago, mogmaner said:

Dose this help ,will measure trailer when I can get to it.

Wally that is perfect, thank you very much. I can do some serious planning now. Thanks again Dave

Hello Guys  I am scratch building a model of the 27.5kVa Meadows Generator. I have enough pictures but I do not have any dimensions. Does anyone know the width, depth and height of one of these as it would have sat on the Sentinel trailer.

I remember these from my time in the Outer Hebrides we had a number of them up there and then in Germany I used to drive a Bedford RL Radar Repair Vehicle with the gen set in tow. You had to leave a decent space behind the vehicle in front as emergency stops were not too quick!!!

Hello everyone I am Dave, I live in Northamptonshire and I am very glad to have joined the forum. I am 63 and between 1969 and 1981 served in the Army with REME as a Radar Techy.

I do not yet own a military vehicle but I do want to buy an Austin Champ some day fairly soon.

I well remember driving Austin K9s, Commers, Bedford RLs and MKs, Land Rovers and the truly exotic Morris 1000 Traveller staff car!!! Unofficially, off-road, I had fun with Stalwarts, 432s, Scammell Explorers, my regret is that I never had a go in either Leyland Martians or Antars.

I am the editor for the Dinky Toys Collectors’ Association and produce their quarterly journal. For this I have recently written a number of short articles on the fabulous range of Dinky military vehicles from the 1950s and 60s.

I still have three or four more articles to write to complete this series and I suspect I will be asking questions as I gather research material.

I hope to be an active member of the group rather than just a reader.

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