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  1. York Easter Show in the early 70s. I was hooked on the ‘South Devon’ layouts of Mike Cook - Totnes and Ashburton come to mind. Later, I discovered they were built in York and joined the Castle Railway Circle where my first job was to help the dismantling of Totnes. Ashburton was refurbished and exhibited at smaller shows, whilst Kingswear was taken out of storage and reconstructed as the major exhibition layout.
  2. Today’s exercise was to rewire and repaint two sets of points - a simple yet somewhat stretching task involving a soldering iron and hand tools. Success achieved in about one hour. I'm inspired to do some detailing next (PS ignore the signal arm positions and the train that has apparently SPADed the starting signal).
  3. It’s great to be able to get back into the loft - I feel like a yo-yo on the loft ladder. The semaphore signals and mechanical points now work again after oiling and cleaning. Also, I have run the D20 for the first time since resolving a short circuit.
  4. Hawick 2MT 78047 awaits a clear road back home after assisting a heavy freight train on the climb towards Whinburgh. A quiet moment in Slitrigg station yard
  5. There are a few repairs needed, which will have to wait, but the railway works well enough to enjoy running some trains after track cleaning. Lots of cobwebs though!
  6. First time back in the loft today - yay! 78047 ran for the first time. Likewise, the TMC G5 ran really well too. And not forgetting the V2.
  7. I’ve not yet been able to get into the loft since my operation in January so am limited to bits of weathering on new purchases - four locos since the Autumn. The latest arrival is another Bachmann V2 which is being renumbered as St Margaret’s loco 60819. As I get stronger, I look forward to revisiting the layout but there will be some tidying and maintenance to do before trains can run again. Looking at old photos of the layout gives me the incentive to get back into proper modelling.
  8. These photos show what an interesting railway we enjoyed in the 1970s. The first picture of the 31 on the long parcels train reminds me of a train that would terminate at York platform 16 (old numbering) every Saturday morning. We would be entertained by the loose shunting of the vans into the sidings during the day. Such a variety of vehicles, including examples from all four prenationalisation companies
  9. I remember a story my dad told me concerning the design of complex pointwork at Leeds Central. The office was very careful in designing a pway that would take account of the tight clearances, undertaking several detailed surveys. The layout actually installed was made to fit, largely ignoring the drawings - a case of installers knowing what’s best!
  10. The Hornby 2MT is superb and can be enhanced with a bit of weathering, turning it into a unique specimen
  11. Ah! A garden railway. I grew up with an extensive garden railway built by Dad - coarse scale gauge 0 built through rockeries and alongside lawns at ground level. Proper ballast, Bassett Lowke factory made track with timber sleepers, a liberal coating of creosote so it even smelled like a railway on a hot sunny day. After 50 years, the railway was dismantled and the track is being reused in a garden railway in Trowbridge.
  12. Learned all my basic scenery construction skills from Mike Cook of York show fame.
  13. Chicken wire, Blue roll towel and Polyfilla
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