Super work!

At last! Good stuff Robin.

At last! Good stuff Robin.

Just need the 60ft Cowans Sheldon turntable now:-)

Robin,

Have you got that in hand? Pit road track look excellent.

How did John react to news of his Brit?

Dave.

Hi, Dave, The plan is to purchase a kit from London Road Models. John R has my drawings from Carlisle Record office and I hope he has a kit ready by the end of the year.

Only just advised John - he is not long back from a holiday and ditto here.

Hi Robin.

As a matter of interest, what was the shed floor made of, between the pit roads? Was it level with the rail heads or did the track stand up from it?

Dave.

Hi Dave,

The shed floor was level with the rail heads and from photos appears to be side on bricks. There were two/three rows alongside and parallel to the pit rails whilst the triangular infill ran parallel to the edge of the turntable pit - hope that makes sense. I will need to build up the floor and lay a layer of card brickwork. There were metal castings around the edge of the turntable pit which had a chequered surface.

Robin

Hi Robin,

Sounds like a job for 3D printing or laser etching? New technology to the rescue, I think.

Dave.

Superb. Is that turntable just temporary, for gauging, then?

I have to say I do look forward to these updates, when I search Barrow Road and a new one comes up, there's always a sense of excitement.

Hi Dave,

Morgan is going to experiment with the perimeter chequered castings in plastic. Laser etching of the floor is the plan.

JeffP,

The turntable is a temporary fixture used for alignment of the tracks however as the roundhouse floor plate was laser cut and marked with the pit centre lines it is only being used to double check. Glad you like the Blog.

Not necessarily all new technology.  So far I have done a 3D model of one of the kerb stones but it is my intention to try and make this on a new CNC 3 axis mill that I have access to at work.  I need to wait for a few bits of tooling and engraving cutters I have ordered to arrive before trying it out.

Morgan that looks excellent.....

It certainly does.

Would it be available in 7mm too?