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A new blog for a few things Great Western. :D

 

My current project Juniper Hill-based around the Northamptonshire ironstone quarries is getting to the point where the number of jobs to do is becoming less but it is by no means finished. It is booked for a few exhibitions so will continue to be part of my layout thread.

 

Somewhere I wrote about having a few core interests one of them being the delightful Teign Valley Line in GWR times that ran between Heathfield and Exeter and closed to passengers before Beeching came along in the late 1950's.

 

However it's not passenger traffic that interests me-it's the industry on this picturesque line. There where a number of quarries along the line (There's a theme here ;)) around Trusham (Teign Valley Granite) and Christow (Scatter Rock) which provided a good source of revenue for the line especially the Trusham Quarry.

 

I'm planning on building another micro layout based around the Teign Valley Granite (TVG) quarry at Trusham in the near future so this blog will have a few relevant postings. One thing I really hope to achieve is portrying the GWR post war in a warts and all approach. Down the line in Newton Abbot the express trains hauled by Kings and Castles stop or pass by but this is of no interest-a Pannier/Prarie shunting a few wagons at a quarry next to the River Teign captivates me more.

 

First up is a Bachmann Pannier tank in late GWR livery that I am weathering and modifying to represent Newton Abbot shed's 9717. Robin (gwrrob) kindly provided me with GWR shed allocations for South Devon post war so this will be the first of two Pannier tanks you will see.

 

The model was an ebay purchase for a good price and is in excellent condition. As you can see from the photos I've started putting on a base coat of weathering using the usual Tamiya/Vallejo acrylics applied by airbrush or dry brushing. I've also applied a coat of Johnsons Kleer as well to give a lustre to the finish.

 

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The numbers have been removed from the buffer beams with the aid of a glass fibre pencil and will be replaced by Fox ones hopefully this evening. The number plates are on order from Fox.

 

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The title of this entry refers to spots-in this case GWR weight restiction spots. I've a feeling that the GWR gave these Pannier tanks a 'blue' spot later changed to 'yellow' by BR post Nationalisation. Can someone clarify this please then I'll rectify it as Bachmann have put a 'yellow' spot on. Power classification is 'C' I presume?

 

With regards to positioning of the spot did it vary or where they always above the number plate. As you can see from the photos Bachmann have postioned it higher up.

 

Finally, Jonty Chambers renowned photographer captures the soon to be 9717 simmering in the Teign Valley during 1947 whilst visiting his sister in Moretonhampstead.

 

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I'm planning on adding the sand box pull rods, lamp irons and possibly opening the rear cab doors too. Watch this space!

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Thanks Robin. :)

 

Thought you'd like this blog for some unknown reason! :D

 

I've a few POW Sides kits to build for the TVG and Scatter Rock wagons so you're safe.

 

Thanks for the link too.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Can someone clarify this please then I'll rectify it as Bachmann have put a 'yellow' spot on. Power classification is 'C' I presume?

Yes, power class C and originally carried a blue spot. According to the RCTS volume, the route colour was changed to yellow in 1950 for all except 9700-10.

 

Nick

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Thank's Nick that's what I thought but didn't want to presume.

 

Looks like Bachmann were a bit premature with this model and the 'yellow' spot. 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Looks like Bachmann were a bit premature with this model and the 'yellow' spot. 

I think they must have changed the spots at some point. I have an old Mainline 57XX body in post-war GWR with a yellow spot and two Bachmann 8750 bodies, one post-war the other pre-1934 liveries, both with blue spots.

 

Nick

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Damn.I'm not going to change my 3796 now as its too fiddly with those small letters.No one mentioned it on my layout thread though.

 

I never realised until today myself Robin. I'm about to find out how small those letters are! :O

 

That's the one Robin with the Trusham address-not the Hennock address with biege panel on the door.  Also on the POW Sides home page is a Scatter Rock wagon too. 

 

These wagons would have probably been in a terrible state after the war so expect replacement planks etc.  I'm right in thinking these private owner wagons belonging to quarries were not pooled like coal wagons etc during the WW2.

 

There was also a Marcroft repair depot at Trusham quarry so the wagons were leased I would imagine.

 

Looking at my references the GWR used the quarry for its ballast requirements too.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Nice pics Mark...and work on the pannier too.

 

Presume this is photographed on JH unless you have assembled another layout together on the quiet? ;)

 

Perhaps a little photoshop on the first pic can remove that 'backscene corner' which will enhance it even more.

 

Either way, I look forward to this new project :yes:

 

Any plans, sketches, vignettes you can share with us now on it? :D

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Nice pics Mark...and work on the pannier too.

 

Presume this is photographed on JH unless you have assembled another layout together on the quiet? ;)

 

Perhaps a little photoshop on the first pic can remove that 'backscene corner' which will enhance it even more.

 

Either way, I look forward to this new project :yes:

 

Any plans, sketches, vignettes you can share with us now on it? :D

 

 

Morning Pete,

 

Thanks for the comments.

 

Yes these shots of the Pannier are on JH-so no rapid layout progression.

 

Agree with you about that corner. It's one of those jobs on JH I need to address-either that or I need to learn how to Photoshop out the line in the sky.

 

As for plans etc I'm working on it at the momment-especially regarding the quarry buildings but I'm thinking these will be more off stage with a wing hiding them so you'll only see the front of them thus saving a great deal of space.

 

Thankfully the TVG quarry crushing plant loading point wasn't huge and neither was the track layout so i'm sure it will adapt to a micro nicely.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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I'm going to follow your blog with interest.

My favorite  subject on railways is the goods traffic. Like the diversity of goods stock.

Like the locomotive.

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