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  1. ​As a friend of the author and fellow lunatic, I have been given the job of making the points**; which as you will notice are all of the stub variety. ​The main problem was to create suitable standards for the scale and gauge. This has now been done and a drawing produced with flange ways, back to back dimensions etc. A roller gauge and "mint" gauge have been produced and construction of the first turn out commenced. It is of copper clad sleeper* construction with non stressed ties of timber. I am not proposing to make them from P87 Tree trunks, there lies total madness! Most of the problems seem to have been overcome and a further opposing point or switch will be made before attempting the three way. ​FUN THIS HOBBY AIN'T IT! Tony *Ties are American sleepers ** Points are American turn outs or switch and crossings.
  2. Congrats and well done.You deserved to win.Our layout didn't make the cut. Might be finished by Expo-EM South. It will become the groups EM demo layout at exhibitions. Once again well done!!
  3. Group entry just been rejected for the challenge. Feel a bit disappointed and no reason for decision given.Oh well back to the grind stone!
  4. Could be. someone once told me it was more like Furness Railway Engine Brown (David Tee) which is virtually red oxide or Holford's red undercoat.
  5. John I have a theory and it's only that, that the Midland turned out some Goods Locos in The Red Oxide under coat with a couple of coats of varnish on to save money and to overcome the shortage of cochineal due to a revolution in South America so a reddish chocolate may be right. They then discovered that engines ran just as well without elaborate liveries so then started to paint goods only engines unlined black. The other theory I have is that an unlined loco may look more brown to an observer at the line side.Who knows!
  6. Thanks for the help Jamie.I'll try to provide some information now. Regards Tony
  7. HELP Can someone explain how I can upload pictures ,diagrams etc. on to this forum. I would like to start the ball rolling with some of my information but can't seem to get past the 1mb. limit Tony
  8. I've got a large lathe (Little John), and a very small Vertical Mill and Drill. I've found the mill very useful for making jigs and fixtures for track building. I've not tried it for milling frames yet but will have to in the future. The mill is a bit short of wind but will drive a 10mm end mill, big enough for 4mm/ft scale. I bought a tool holder and collets as holding end mills in a drill chuck is not best practice. The lathe is more useful now as I made a No 3 morse taper adapter and have a range of collets suitable for holding the most used diameters of " silver steel". I can see a use on the lathe for improving the fixing of Gibson wheels.If you are going to buy machine tools get the best you can and find someone who can teach you safety and what's possible especially with regard to depth of cut,speeds and feeds etc. Good Luck! Tony
  9. No. Sorry it was Midland. Look at the thread on Midland Dining car on the Pre Grouping forum.It was around until 1979 before withdrawal to NRM. My late friend would not have made a mistake like that!
  10. Interestingly started life as 778 in March 1870 got a 160 psi boiler in February 1903, 18 in. cylinders in 1924 but never got a round top or Belpaire boiler and finished life with Salter Valve gear. Withdrawn in November 1951. Was it going to be preserved? I don't know but someone might. No's:778,2630,22630,58110. Tony
  11. Hello John Thanks for the advice,I'll try to get up there ASAP. I remember travelling to London with a work mate who was an LNWR/LMS enthusiast and we had an oppertunity to travel in a down graded First Class Dining car for the journey and your parents were absolutely right,it was wonderful. Tony
  12. The problem we Midland modellers have is the dreaded three way point used extensively in goods yards. The layouts of lay-bys and goods yards with an aversion to facing points has been fairly well documented and provided you can build a single slip and wire it an accurate representation is possible.I model in EM so have to make my own points anyway.I don't think there are many pictures of these so I shall have to bight the bullet and visit the Midland Railway Study Centre, not easy when you live in Bristol. Oh well I shall have to do the research my self and then publish on RM Web. Of course as soon as I do some one will come up with conflicting information! Tony
  13. I agree with what you say about the small engine policy. Remember labour was cheap. The Midland made it's money moving coal so one or two engines pulling a string of 8ton coal wagons at 20 mph to London getting out of the way of passenger traffic in lay by sidings of limited length was quite economic in pre 14-18 war period and the LMS had to make do with what it inherited until there was sufficient cash to make improvements in Motive Power and wagon capacities(the Midland had no bogie coal wagons until the late 1910's and then not many. Passenger Traffic was well looked after by 4-4-0 locos singly or double headed, the average train length being 5 bogies and a couple of brakes,horse boxes and CCTs so it's easy to see the logic. They still managed to return a good profit to the Share Holders and whether we like it or not that's what it was all about! Regards Tony
  14. There does not appear to be a topic on this interesting and important Railway Company. I have accumulated quite a lot of information over the years and feel it would be of use if this was shared with like minded individuals. My own particular interest is track of which there is a lack of information especially regarding pre 1900 point(switch) construction.
  15. Cor I've started something haven't I!The Midland repainted their locomotives every seven years so if you take most of Mr Johnsons build dates and add seven you end up with with an engine with virtually no lining.Mind you the London locos were always imaculate no matter what their job was. Tony
  16. Done that. Don't you think the Midland Publicity department might have bulled things up a bit for the writers of the day or am I being cynical. Tony
  17. I am trying to model a bit of the Midland Railway in about 1900.It involves a lot of research.Joining a society-The Midland Railway Society-and of course building every thing from kits and scratch. As a result there ain't much built at the moment except a load of trucks some carriages an engine and a half and quite a few Midland style points (switches) and a base board to house everything. So you have to be patient! You also have to chose something do able. Don't worry about painting.Most lining in 4mm scale would be about 2 thou wide so a bit of dirt hides it and if you look at the pictures every thing was almost as dirty as BR in the fifties. The best modellers in my group are self taught solderers and fitters and we help one another.As an engineer I had to forget about tolerances to make things work so take heart. Best of all No one can tell you IT WASN'T LIKE THAT! they are all dead!! So give it a go. Tony
  18. Hello Mike Somerson for details and build history Essery and Jenkinson for the Drawings and variations and class variations. I as a modeller prefer the latter. Tony
  19. Hello Brian Look at the Wild Swan Midland Record No.25.It has General Arrangements of the 7ft.6in. and 7ft 9in versions,loads of superb photos and a history of building and alterations of the classes. You could try the Wild Swan Midland railways books which have good Modellers drawings and pictures and the Somerson books which have details of features and where shedded. Wish you luck with getting a single wheeler to work. Mind they where called "spinners"! Tony
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