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Grantham Coaling Plant 2mmFS - The track gang move in!


cornish trains jez

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Good afternoon all,

 

Well, Grantham is progressing well and this week I have been laying the easitrac and soldering on the dropper wires as I go along. The two tracks to the rear, where the coal wagons are shunted along ready to be tipped into the coal pit, have been laid and wired in.

Next i have moved onto the track that runs in front of the coaling tower and I have laid the best part of both of the turnouts on this section with just a couple of bits left to finish.

 

The plan is to lay all of the track that leads into the double slip and then finish with that as it's the most complicated.

 

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I also purchased a Farish B1 this week which I got off of ebay for a reasonable price. It's a stunning loco which will be renumbered and will fit in nicely with the period modelled.

 

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Best regards,

 

Jeremy

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That's coming together very nicely Jeremy.

 

You'll be soon onto that double slip at this rate :O

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That's coming together very nicely Jeremy.

 

You'll be soon onto that double slip at this rate :O

 

Cheers mate! I must say, despite getting more confident with each turnout built, I'm still not looking forward to putting the double slip together.

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I like the black track plan on the floor. Is that for a roundhouse? ;)

 

Seriously, very nice work.

 

Thank you. It's been an interesting project so far and I'm rather enjoying it.

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I cant wait to see the locomotive allocation

 

So far I have an A1, A4 and a B1. I hope to add a few others when funds permit. Also, I'd like to get hold of a shed allocation for Grantham from the late 50's just so I get the locos numbers correct and also any visiting locos.

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As Pete has said, thats comming along very nicely Jeremy.

 

Very impressive.

 

Missy :)

 

 Thank you Missy. Glad I made the jump to 2FS as the track work really looks great.

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So far I have an A1, A4 and a B1. I hope to add a few others when funds permit. Also, I'd like to get hold of a shed allocation for Grantham from the late 50's just so I get the locos numbers correct and also any visiting locos.

 

As others have said, really starting to look very good. Regarding Grantham allocation, a look at this thread and maybe a pm might help  http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/58826-grantham-the-streamliner-years/

 

Jerry

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As others have said, really starting to look very good. Regarding Grantham allocation, a look at this thread and maybe a pm might help  http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/58826-grantham-the-streamliner-years/

 

Jerry

 

Cheers Jerry. I've been following the Grantham thread, Think I'll have to send a PM to see if I can gather some further info on allocations. I've also had a considerable amount of help from the guys of the "Return To Grantham" website who have provided me with photos and info on the various buildings for my layout.

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