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The end

invercloy

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Well, the final day of operation on the Glencloy Light Railway came to an end only a little over an hour ago. The scenes at Dunbracken have been captured for all to see.

 

Here are some images of the final day. All the trains carried large heather wreaths* on their front to commemorate the occasion.

 

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Barra arrives with the early train.

 

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Barra and Staffa head the special into Dunbracken whilst the railcar waits to depart. In all the years of operation of the line this is the first time that passenger trains have passed here - it was required due to the large number of locals and enthusiasts who wanted one final glimpse of the line in action.

 

The final train was a simple single header with two coaches and brake van hauled by Barra, Staffa having been packed off to the sheds ready for the forthcoming auction to sell off the line's stock.

 

 

Apparently the majority of items are suspected to go to an elusive narrow gauge enthusiast in the Surrey area and aren't expected to see the light of day in the public eye for some considerable time, if ever again.

 

*don't mock, I made them VERY quickly!

 

Thus ends my portion of this layout's life.

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Will Vale

This is a lovely layout, you must be sad to see it go. It's also one of the few (the only?) layouts on RMWeb that I've managed to see in the flesh, it was a real treat.

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invercloy

Thanks Will. I'm a little sad as it's the first layout I ever 'finished', but the space is needed for Isle Ornsay, and there are a few things on Dunbracken now which I feel I could do better, so they grate a little when I see them.

 

An interesting project, but it was always designed as a test, so not intended to have a long life with me.

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