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Stour valley dream - Completed loop and a video to show it

Fen End Pit

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So the fifth baseboard got drawn, cut and constructed, together with the cork for the track bed. Then I got as far as sticking down the sleepers and laying 3 feet of track before the temptation to 'play trains' took over. As I now have a little bit of track at either end of the loop I can now pass trains. I got a variety of stock out of the cupboard to make sure it would run.

 

A Cravens DMU (Bachmann) arrives from Cambridge passing the goods yard, the reason for a Class 31 and 4 Mk1s in the layby is a mystery!

 

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Shortly afterwards the ancient E4 (Alan Gibson kit) ]wheezes into view with a pair of elderly Gresley coaches. (The E4 is notoriously fussy and I'm very pleased that the leading wheel doesn't fall off over the cross-over.)

 

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Passing the coal siding the E4 slows into the Cambridge bound platform...

 

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and then having past the token to the signalman, who requests and get the road, the DMU continues on its way to Colchester. Just level with the rear of the DMU there will ultimately be an over-bridge. This had the advanced starter on one side and the home signal on the other. The original track here was straights not curved as the Stour Valley didn't have to go around a bend to fit into a room. I'm wondering about the positioning of the home as it might look better 'on the wrong side' for sighting purposes.

 

 

 

I even managed to video the whole thing!

 

 

Now I have to stop playing for a while and actually get on with laying the rest of the track!

 

David

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Dave Holt

Hi David.

You're making good progress and it must be very satisfying to be able to pass trains, now as shown in your video. Is the ultimate aim to go right round the room or will there be two dead-end fiddle yards?

Just a thought. When passing trains on a single track line, it is normal for the train arriving second (the E4) to depart first, due to the way the token machines work.

Best wishes for further progress with the layout.

Dave.

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