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Delph - Holiday Excursion train (yet more progress)

Dave Holt

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I've finally painted all the bogies and re-assembled all 6 coaches which make up the train. Weathering can wait till a later date. Here are some further views of the train posed on the station throat section of the layout - track yet to be wired & painted.

For those who haven't followed earlier entries, Delph wasn't built on a continuous viaduct (!), the arch shaped openings are the tops of lightening holes in the stiffening ribs. These will be hidden behind an embankment and stone retaining wall, eventually.

 

First, the final pair of coaches to have the bogies painted.

 

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Now the assembled train, starting with a couple of views from the buffer stop end of the station area.

 

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A couple of shots looking towards the station.

 

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Dave.

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barrowroad

Hi Dave, The rake looks superb. They are an inspiration to get on with some coaching stock for Barrow Road.

 

Regards,

 

Robin

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Dave at Honley Tank

Dave,

If the excursion is going to North Wales and stopping at Rhyl, can you book me a couple of seats please because those coaches look so too good for excursion work.

Nice

 

Dave

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Dave Holt

Dave,

 

Yes, it is going to North Wales - Llandudno, actually. I don't know if it would have stopped at Rhyl, but there's every chance - and for you, I can arrange it!

I agree the stock is a cut (or three) above the usual excursion stock consisting of old, mainly non-corridor stuff dug out of some winter holding siding in the middle of nowhere, but the first 4 coaches at least (the Period III) are based on a photograph in Larry Goddard's Delph book. It was a Greenfield to Llandudno relief which I've extended to start at Delph. Loco was a Newton Heath Crab.

 

Dave.

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