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Evening, I’ve neglected the layout for so long, I’ve become out of the loop when it comes to wiring and switching sections, the wires beneath my boards just look a jumble! However, I’m not going to baulk at the job at hand, but I will not rush this to ensure I don’t foul things up. So I’m going to get back into it slowly and methodically by undertaking work on an insignificant siding. Wire it up and isolate switch it to see that I’m doing this correctly. So please stick with me! Regards Bob

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Hi I won’t attempt to fit any proposed doors until the track is laid and I’m sure of required dimensions. Regards Bob

Afternoon all, Hope your weekend is going well? Having purchased two packs of these laser cut engine shed doors, I have ‘lashed’ up what I’m hoping things may look like if applied to the engine shed? Requires a beam to drop the doors to what I believe is the correct rail clearance height and there will have to be a gap down the centre of the pair of doors, plus a door jam each side but I’m hoping this is a fair representation and compromise, seeing that this Hornsby Scaledale shed is an ‘open front’ design I’m adapting? Comments as always appreciated guys?

Evening update, As that clearance was below tolerance I have indeed moved the workshop back to the original position and to allow greater visibility of this, have lowered the board edge, but will atop with spear top fencing for an effect! Subsequently have rearranged the turntable sidings and pits to their original layout. Regards always buddies, Bob

Cheers buddy, That too was a concern, there’s ’limited clearance’ and limited clearance allowed, but that is dammed tight to say the least! Will probably place it back in the original position and proceed with the pit arrangements as shown. Regards Bob

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I’m indeed tempted to place the now moved workshop over the pit, as it gives quite a balanced feel to the area? placing a pit on the outer road and also on the aforementioned coaling perhaps? Always open to suggestions, which are greatly appreciated. Regards always Bob

Afternoon guys, Hope all are well? Having had a further think through ideas , indeed I have reduced the pit length by one section, which I think looks more appropriate? The two pits outside the shed look okay I think, and will remain? Thinking of a smaller two section pit on the one road off the turntable? Would it be ‘ pit overkill’ to place one on the road beside the coaling platform adjacent to the two ‘Kings’ here? Take care guys, Regards always, Bob

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Using five sections slightly off centred outside the coaling stage, (may reduce to four) and three outside the engine shed? Regards Bob

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Hi With regards to the ash pit on the coaling stage road, I have seen evidence of the facility being centred on the stage, or offset either side, I have a preference, (close to my home, there’s a small village called Claverley, where once there were three pubs right next to one another on a hill, referred to locally as ‘Top, Middle and Bottom’ so which wound you choose? Regards Bob

Hello all….. Just a few views of how the engine shed area is developing, I’m quite settled on the placement of the sand furnace and grounded wagon store of sand, unless you good guys can advise further tweaks to enhance? I am musing how to adapt the engine shed with doors at the moment but we will see? Regards always, Bob

Hi Cheers my friend and I take your point. It may be going ‘overboard’ with chimneys on a vented roof over each road. My initial thought was to ‘enhance’ the entrance to the shed in some way, as it looks a bit basic, perhaps with a broader central brick column and corrugated work, it was here my mind got deflected onto chimneys? How to do this is still up in the air! Regards Bob

Evening, Im perhaps getting a bit ahead of myself and not trying g to overreach my abilities but I would like to refine the engine shed too, initially to add vents or chimneys to the roof to provide added interest. I’m researching and hope to indicate what I presume were originally vertical, steel braced, wooden plank (asbestos board lined) constructed vents from the smoke hoods in the roof? Similar to these? Copyright Warwickshire Railways Regards Bob

Evening all, Hope all are well? For the immediate future I am planning to keep to the intention of having the larger sand furnace beside the engine shed as the sole provider of the required sand. I’m also working upon the following assumptions, which please correct if I am mistaken. Sand used for the specific purpose of providing additional traction wound have been brought into the yard by wagon. This would have been unloaded into a storage facility of some kind, here I am working on a grounded open wagon. The sand then being barrowed into the building where the furnace man would be responsible for keeping the fire going used to dry out the sand, and then keeping a full store of dry sand in suitable metal barrels or bins outside for the fireman to use (as he was responsible) for keeping the engine supplied? In that respect, on the layout the area beside the engine shed is looking like this…….. The sand furnace, a grounded wagon with sand from the arrived wagon delivery which would be taken into the furnace building for drying, yet to be done are the outside barrels ? Fair representation I hope? Regards always Bob

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