in summer 1935 5 C13s were allocated to Chester Northgate Shed by 1947 there were 7! So I'm hopefully going to become an expert at building them. I've a LMC esque built one that I bought off eBay, an ACE kit that I was bought 22 yrs ago as an 18th birthday present and 3 Gladiator kits.
The gladiator kit seems really well designed and as a bonus the one I'm working on now is etched in nickel silver. Bonus!
I've been working on it 2 days so far. I tend to read the instructions but then go
Here is the track plan than Norman of Just Tracks has drawn up for me. The idea is to put the engine shed area on wheels so that I can get in at the main running lines from time to time.
I'm obviously going to need some auto uncouplers.
I live in WARRINGTON close to the Cheshire Lines Railway central station and I'm a Great Central Railway and LNER fan.
I'm hoping to build a homage to Chester Northgate station. Unfortunately it won't fit in my railway room but after a lot of thought I decided that the track plan for Buxton Midland would fit.
I'm currently building locos and rolling stock that's suitable.
Currently I'm working on a D&S 15 ton break van kit. I went to the NRM and found the drawings. So it's been
