Hi,

Work on the Shingle Train is progressing, but very slowly, the secound wagon has been constructed and is waiting to be painted along with the other wagon

For those who don't know what the shingle train is, here's a brief explaination:

One of the most important freight flows for the New Romney Branch in Kent was Shingle from the vast shingle banks of Dungeness & Lydd. These were conveyed in a fleet of modified LNER designed, Steel bodied, 13t Open Wagons (otherwise known as Highfits). These were modified for use on the shingle trains by having their body side doors welded up, along with the legend 'SEALED DOOR' above said doors. The trains were hauled by BRCW Type 3 Bo-Bo's (later Class 33 ' Cromptons') from a quarry in Lydd to a recieving terminal in Arlington.

My plan to model a 10 wagon (may be more!) train using the Parkside Dundas kit of the wagons and using a Bachman BR Suzler Type 2 (Class 24) as the motive power, I know it's not prototypical, but I can't find a Green Heljan 33 anywhere! I will purchase a Southern 20t Brake Van when I have built the whole train, until then I'll be using a Bachmann 'Queen Mary' bogie Brake Van

Simon