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Looks wonderful.

That's a lot of fiddle yard you have to build! All very impressive looking and I look forward to having some of my stuff run round, eventually.

Is that a certain Britannia standing on the main line?

Dave.

Hurrah, you no longer have to 'mind the gap'! Looks good, congratulations to Chris on a job well done.

Looking very good Robin and well done Chris!  Will there be a bottle cracked at the next meeting or should it wait until the metals are completed and the first train makes a circuit?

John/Gerry, Chris has certainly done a brilliant job. I think we might have an official opening for the boards in January and another when the first train makes a circuit - any excuse and why not :-)  Chris can cut the ribbon!

Damn, that looks good. Well done Mr Yates! How long before you reckon you can get an engine around?

 

Mike

(exceptionally jealous)

Lovely railway room! Layout is look great!

 

Best regards

 

Jeremy

Robin,

So how far round does the scenic part extend?

Dave.

Dave,

To the end of the first curved board beyond Lawrence Hill Signal Box - scenic break will be the road bridge over the railway ( Church Road, Lawrence Hill ) and onto Board 21 - the new board with the banker siding. Days Road Bridge is the natural scenic break at that end but I might be tempted to add Engine Shed Signal Box - positioned opposite the turnouts -we'll see how everything progresses.

 

Robin

Yaaaaay, so you have given in to peer pressure Robin and decided to model Barton Hill wagon works too! Perhaps you might consider putting Temple Meads overall roof over the fiddleyard??? :-P

 

 

 

Looks great, fantastic achievement all round! Looking forward to the January meeting already!

 

Paul

Hi Paul, Stirring again eh!:-)

Engine Shed Sidings Signal Box yes, Barton Hill Wagon works I think not - besides the Gas works should come first:-)

You're partly responsible for the full main line:-) - you'll have to use your imagination for Temple Meads.

 

Robin

Dave,

To the end of the first curved board beyond Lawrence Hill Signal Box - scenic break will be the road bridge over the railway ( Church Road, Lawrence Hill ) and onto Board 21 - the new board with the banker siding. Days Road Bridge is the natural scenic break at that end but I might be tempted to add Engine Shed Signal Box - positioned opposite the turnouts -we'll see how everything progresses.

 

Robin

There looks to be a lot of board to the inside of the running lines. Will that space be used by part of the fiddle yard sidings?

Dave.

Hi Dave,

 

The basis of the fiddle yard is the Up and Down Main running through the middle with up to six sidings each side with B7 or B8 turnouts in a fan shape. Morgan is working to refine this in templot in order to maximise the use of the space available.

The main traffic is obviously trains to and from Temple Meads and the north but I need to build in ECS workings from Lawrence Hill carriage sidings which make up about 40% of the traffic passing Lawrence Hill Junction box.

One unusual working is the Newcastle Mail which requires turning the complete train at Mangotsfield triangle to ensure the three mail vehicles are in the correct orientation for the return trip. Maybe I'll just turn the three on a cassette:-)