Popular Post Grosmont Jnc Posted August 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Some of the RMWeb community will be aware that a small group of people based in Yorkshire and Teesside are building an EM gauge model of South Pelaw Junction and (part of) Stella Gill yard. South Pelaw was a key junction on the route between Tyne Yard/Washington and Consett in County Durham. The layout is set in the late 1950s and early 1960s and will feature the famous Tyne Dock to Consett iron ore trains, with their bespoke 56 ton iron ore wagons. Motive power ranges from Raven Q7s and Robinson / Thompson 01s to Riddles 9Fs and later class 40s and 24s on the iron ore traffic and many other ex NER, LNER, LMS, and BR standard types on other traffic. This includes coke and oil to Consett, steel traffic and mineral trains from the local collieries which were marshalled at Stella Gill Yard. There might even be the occasional passenger train / excursion, although the line to Consett via Annfield Plain actually closed to passengers in 1955. The location was chosen for its operational possibilities, with a complex junction together with the attaching / detaching of bankers and splitting of trains due to the severe gradients in the area. The layout has been under construction for a number of years now, and we are aiming for completion in 2018. The layout is large (38ft x 19ft) and difficult to erect in its entirety, however recently we were able put up most of the scenic boards and do some test running, and take a few photos in the process. Our group is a mixture of seasoned modellers (of Biggleswade and Stainmore Summit fame, amongst others) and relative newcomers - the latter hoping to learn the tricks of the trade from the former! If you want to find out more, have a look at our blog http://southpelawem.blogspot.co.uk/ which has recently been updated. In the meantime, here's a picture to whet your appetite. Edited August 28, 2016 by Grosmont Jnc 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle_central Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Excellent, looks great from that teaser picture. As someone who grew up in Washington I shall be watching closely. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted August 25, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2016 I've seen a few pics in the past, wonderful stuff, can't wait for more Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Looks amazing but please, let me turn that Q7 in a suitable finish! ;-) Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Palm 60526 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 A running in turn before going to the paint shop - already there now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2016 Do all go and follow the link to the blog. Great photos of an amazing layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2016 Terrific (and ambitious) project. All the best, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Any of you guys EM-ed a Hornby Q6 or K1 yet? Or a Bachmann WD/9F? Wondering how scary the job is since I have a couple of victims lined up, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Palm 60526 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Hi, Our Pete55 on the Tyne Dock Consett thread is the guy to ask. He converts locos at exhibitions (and he's done some of ours when not building one of the bridges). The 9F with the brass chimney in one of the photos, is a Bachmann EMd. It runs well. The other 9F in the photos is an old Hornby body on a set of Comet frames with a High Level models Loadhauler plus gearbox and motor. The mechanism is joy to make - real quality. Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Any of you guys EM-ed a Hornby Q6 or K1 yet? Or a Bachmann WD/9F? Wondering how scary the job is since I have a couple of victims lined up, Dave. Yes to three, and the Q6 is nearly there. I'm at Expo EM North demonstrating EM conversions, will have a K1, 9F and a Q6 with me. Feel free to pop by and have a chat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grosmont Jnc Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Those of you following our blog will see that the Q7 featured above has now been in traffic for a while and hasn't really seen many (any?) loco cleaners. Here's a picture of it in Rich's workshop (Rich is our chief weathering correspondent): And here's a picture of it on the layout: Joe 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Excellent stuff, looking forward to seeing it in the future. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johndon Posted January 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) I was lucky enough to get to see this layout today and here's a few pics. Lots of work still to be done but it is looking very nice indeed. John Edited January 8, 2017 by johndon 34 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43078shildoncountydurham Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Outstanding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tom shaw Posted January 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2017 Great pictures of a fantastic layout Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phixer64 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Where's the wow button! Regards Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted January 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) I was lucky enough to get to see this layout today and here's a few pics. Lots of work still to be done but it is looking very nice indeed. John Nice photos John, but that layout is absolutely superb! Hope I can get my track work as good as that. Is there any information online about the layout or its construction at all? No other thread on rmWeb I'm guessing? EDIT: Oops, missed the blogspot link in the first post! Doh! Talk about mind blowing 250 out of 10 my man! Rich Edited January 9, 2017 by MarshLane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I was lucky enough to get to see this layout today and here's a few pics. Lots of work still to be done but it is looking very nice indeed. John Nice shots John. You might have done the decent thing and photo shopped that fat old git out of the first one. That grimace is enough to make your pint go flat. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Palm 60526 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the kind remarks. They are much appreciated. That was only the second time the layout had run. The first time was late on the day before! Our problem is that it is a large layout being built in a moderate sized room. So we can't erect the whole layout very often. We discovered on Saturday that two of the baseboards at the corners entering the fiddle yard have been made slightly under size so that physical force had to be exerted to get the full circuit assembled with resultant problems. Part of that problem was that some of our locos wouldn't negotiate those areas an we had to rely on a non Tyne Dock 9F for the photo. But it performed well. Some of us have operated layouts at exhibitions before, some have not. None of us had operated DCC before. A few of us live locally but most do not. The weekend was a big learning experience. Martin Edited January 9, 2017 by Sugar Palm 60526 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Here are a few more shots: 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrowroad Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Here are a few more shots: The layout looks magnificent keep up the good work. Robin 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete55 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Our blog http://southpelawem.blogspot.co.uk/ has just been updated.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Q663368 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I am really looking forward to seeing this layout on the exhibition circuit. For me it is the layout of all layouts. I just need to know when and where and then I will buy my airline ticket. Best regards to all involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Just found this......fantastic,amazing,top notch,.........instantly recognisable as the North East......absolutely 10/10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted February 18, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2017 Amazing work as ever, and I've just noticed the old NER slotted-post signals; lovely job. Cheers, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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