sir douglas

this photo is from a 1937 Railway Magazine, captioned as a 1849 L&Y 2-2-2 which does look just like what was previously discussed about Welbeck re upload of previous images from before the great photo wipe

One of these days i'll remember to start a UWLR thread on NGRM but maybe wait until ive started on one of the locos first

Hunslet 846 survives, plinthed https://alchetron.com/cdn/cyprus-government-railway-1593881e-6408-4df5-9440-fe749de2fd9-resize-750.jpeg

I really dont like glazing much, its a chore i'd rather not have to do but UWLR 1-3 have just been done and preparing to stick the roofs on In other news i was very suprised yesterday that ive been given an Edge ruston 48 kit as an early birthday present, i'll leave untill after my birthday, after weve got the wheels, buffers ect and after ive whittled down my project pile a bit

Just the lid clamp to do before painting and then get my friend to print me the solebar plates

Riveting the Roberts tank, went over doing every second rivet and now going back over inbetween Traced the Grimsby lettering but will wait until a day ive feel like doing it, its no good trying it while not having the right enthusiasm and focus

Handles and started painting on carriage No4 On the Grimsby, the lettering will all fit now though a bit smaller than it should be Repainting

So is it about time for a midland wagons vol 3?

There was a few De Glehn what ifs in that year

1905 Matadi Boma of the French Congo Darjeeling Manchester Central GCR De Glehn what if Met No6 being retired at 40 yrs Hellingly asylum tramway some on the S&C Hellifield Garsdale/Hawes Jnc Blea Moor Great North of Scotland cycle van

Progress on No4 The extension is a guards comp with ducket which ive tried to match to the rest. Extensions to the bogies for the kadee boxes to sit in and screwed washers to the body to sit on the bogies

Carriage No4, is being made from Port Wynnstay resin castings which must now be about 20 yrs old, ive used the sides before on one of my now scrapped O gauge carriages and since i still have the original ends and lamp tops, i might as well add it to the UWLR fleet. Photo below shows the sides and 1 end together on a 2mm styrene floor. You'll note the floor is longer, this is to add a bit more as i thought it looked a bit short at 25ft so the addition will take it up to 30ft 1-3 have got new handles and paint

Ive completely forgotten about the Roberts tank this week, riveting the Grimsby and working on some NG carriages Stirring away in my head in the background for about 2 years now is the idea of the "Upper Wharfedale Light Railway" which i have already posted in the fictitious railway thread last year, i want to build stock for it even though i know i mostly likely will never get to build a layout. Ive had these 3 carriages for about 10 years now that came from the Minicraft Vulcan kit and will be re purposed as UWLR Nos 1-3. They need some TLC such as reglazing, repainting, replacing moulded door handles, adding couplings. Ive still got the original foot boards unused and might add a birdcage on top of the guards compartment (the 3rd carriage not in photo) Adding the drag boxes Removing the original glazing as they were glue stained and cutting off the door handles

Some may remember the Grimsby tank which is probably now a few pages ago (around October last year), i got it painted and started planning the lettering stencil back then but it wouldnt all fit, after many attempts ive figured that the rivets are too big and too far from the edge thus reducing the available space. It also appears that ive made a mistake with proportions, the top corner of the slopes are a bit high, only by about 1mm but its enough to throw off the lettering. There nothing i can do about the latter without a full rebuild (which i'm not) but i can cut off all the rivets from the sides and ends to redo them with smaller diameter and closer to the edge Ive started doing this and then the lettering should fit

Charles Roberts' first tank wagon 1881, it looks like its on a standard 9ft wheelbase chassis. Top is the works photo from a tank wagon book and the bottom i acquired from the photo collection of John Allen after he passed away about 5/6 years ago. At the time i didnt know what it was, i got it because it is CR and then about 2 years ago came into possession of the book and realised they are the same wagon. It was preserved at the Horbury works until it was thrown away after Procor took over in the 70's, In conversation on Facebook last year, it is assumed to be Butterley where it slowly rotted and disappeared into the undergrowth and now hasnt been seen for a long time, i would love to one day have a chance to go to butterley and look for it The basis of the model is the top of these 2 in ficticous livery, cut off the body and everything off the solebars except the brake V hangers

i cant remember whether they are a private group or a club but there is already a large BR diesel era layout of Doncaster in either EM or P4 (again cant remember) under construction somewhere

1904 In an article about grounded carraige bodies in various uses such as offices, houses and mess huts. Midland's newly appointed locomotive superintendant, Deeley Boultonesque contraption at Coed Talon colliery, Wales. its says Taloa but ive been informed this is incorrect From a lengthy article about early signals, Spettisbury on the Somerset & Dorset electric capstan L&Y Bury the second Leeds Marsh Lane station from an article for Leeds New Hydraulic crane in what looks like a coal yard North Eastern hoppers with knuckle couplings Stone being loaded at Pateley Bridge

The LNER society and the NRM archive

Where though? They had a purpose built workshop and chose to throw it away, as far as i can remember back when they announced the closure, Gresley would be the last and they wouldnt do any mechanical work themselves in the future, any work would be outsourced

Started on this wagon on Thursday from an 1870 l&y drawing but can't go any further as i dont have any split spoke wheels or suitable buffers

1903 Obituary for one of the pioneers of the locomotive, David Joy 1825-1903 2nd carriage for the Edinburgh & Glasgow 1841 3rd class of the Leeds & Thirsk GW inspection saloon Leeds Wellington Manchester ship canal The long (even then) abandoned Potteries and Shrewsbury Railways

The lower roof is going to be corrugated but i currently dont have any

The guys on another layout in our club have been using a rail brown from Rainbow Railways for their track, its just like Railmatch bit about half the price https://rainbowrailways.co.uk/product-category/paint-varnish-thinners/rainbow-railways-paint-range/rainbow-railways-enamel/