Andrew P Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) SO Lets start a NEW PAGE with THE FINAL FINAL PLAN. Well its laid and it works, so that's a good sign. First off we have a couple of crocodile clips and some power to the Track, the 08 IS actually moving. Then with NO POWER a push along trial. But where's it going? Beale Street Yard is the answer my friends. Edited January 15, 2017 by Andrew P 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffayolle Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Nice project!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi Clive, Good to see you mate, well WHERE do you want me to start? And for starters if I sat in the front seat, with NO other Passengers on board, it looks like it will tip forward, hahah :scared: Anyway, the temptation to run one into the Buffers has now Well and Truly GONE. haha Hi Andrew P Railbus-Hater They are great. Local legend has it that on a cold damp day it was not unknown for the fit passengers to jump down off the platform and help give the first "train" of the day from Maldon to Witham a bump start cos the batteries had gone flat. Couldn't do that with a Deltic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Nice project!!! Thanks very much, I hope it will give a lot of Shunting pleasure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi Andrew P Railbus-Hater They are great. Local legend has it that on a cold damp day it was not unknown for the fit passengers to jump down off the platform and help give the first "train" of the day from Maldon to Witham a bump start cos the batteries had gone flat. Couldn't do that with a Deltic. Hahhaha, and then you mention yet another of those Strange Locos that some people go mad over. :no: Most strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) SO Lets start a NEW PAGE with THE FINAL FINAL PLAN. Well its laid and it works, so that's a good sign. First off we have a couple of crocodile clips and some power to the Track, the 08 IS actually moving. Track Laid and Pushing 001.JPG Then with NO POWER a push along trial. Track Laid and Pushing 002.JPG But where's it going? Track Laid and Pushing 009.JPG Beale Street Yard is the answer my friends. Track Laid and Pushing 005.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 006 - Copy.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 008.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 010.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 012.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 013.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 014.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 017.JPG THE PLANK.png Hi Andy Is this the final final plan or is there going to be a final, final, final plan? By the way. It looks good Edited January 15, 2017 by emt_911 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi Andy Is this the final final plan or is there going to be a final, final, final plan? By the way. It looks good Hi Duncan We all know it is the final final final final plan until tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 SO Lets start a NEW PAGE with THE FINAL FINAL PLAN. Well its laid and it works, so that's a good sign. I think it might look better if you could lengthen the brake van siding a couple of feet to be alongside the main for extra wagon storage then move the level crossing nearer to the fiddle yard end. Moving the point for the siding nearer to the first point would make the yard less symetrical Perhaps there isn't enough width to the plank for two tracks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think it might look better if you could lengthen the brake van siding a couple of feet to be alongside the main for extra wagon storage then move the level crossing nearer to the fiddle yard end. Moving the point for the siding nearer to the first point would make the yard less symetrical Perhaps there isn't enough width to the plank for two tracks. Hahah, Mick, I wish I had the room for all that, the Plank is only 6 inches wide, so no room to extend the Siding or move the Level Crossing as I wouldn't have the width on the Plank for the Signal Box to go next to it, (the Grey plate in the 4th photo). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Hahah, Mick, I wish I had the room for all that, the Plank is only 6 inches wide, so no room to extend the Siding or move the Level Crossing as I wouldn't have the width on the Plank for the Signal Box to go next to it, (the Grey plate in the 4th photo). That's the trouble with 'O' gauge it takes too much room up You should lay the track then fit the baseboard around it :jester: :jester: Edited January 15, 2017 by Donington Road Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) O for O I guess, am I right? You will have to check out Skaleby West to find out. SO Lets start a NEW PAGE with THE FINAL FINAL PLAN. Well its laid and it works, so that's a good sign. First off we have a couple of crocodile clips and some power to the Track, the 08 IS actually moving. Track Laid and Pushing 001.JPG Then with NO POWER a push along trial. Track Laid and Pushing 002.JPG But where's it going? Track Laid and Pushing 009.JPG Beale Street Yard is the answer my friends. Track Laid and Pushing 005.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 006 - Copy.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 008.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 010.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 012.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 013.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 014.JPG Track Laid and Pushing 017.JPG THE PLANK.png This is the final, final plan Before The final, final, final plan. Then The absolute final, final, final, final plan. And then The chop the board up and build a railbus halt final plan. Edited January 15, 2017 by andyram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think it might look better if you could lengthen the brake van siding a couple of feet to be alongside the main for extra wagon storage then move the level crossing nearer to the fiddle yard end. Moving the point for the siding nearer to the first point would make the yard less symetrical Perhaps there isn't enough width to the plank for two tracks. That's the trouble with 'O' gauge it takes too much room up You should lay the track then fit the baseboard around it :jester: :jester: Mick's comments about the Sidings being symmetrical had me go out just now and have a look at slewing the Loading Dock across a bit and either put the Loading dock at the angle, or between the Tracks. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Andy, are YOU happy with the way it looks? If so, stick with the plan! You have so many people giving "advice" that you're always in danger of feeling dissatisfied because of the conflicting views. If you're happy with it, go with it. Jeff PS. I will add that Mick does have an eye for track arrangements - he got me to slew the track in the EM re-gauge of KL2. Edited January 15, 2017 by Physicsman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Andy, are YOU happy with the way it looks? If so, stick with the plan! You have so many people giving "advice" that you're always in danger of feeling dissatisfied because of the conflicting views. If you're happy with it, go with it. Jeff PS. I will add that Mick does have an eye for track arrangements - he got me to slew the track in the EM re-gauge of KL2. Hi Jeff, Good to hear from you and your right, but some good points have been raised that I've overlooked. There will still need to be some fine tuning, and I could do with another left point to put the Brake Van Siding the other way around as a longish Departure Siding, it would still hold the Brake Van but be put there by the 08 Shunting the Yard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thanks very much, I hope it will give a lot of Shunting pleasure. I am only happy when I'm shunting ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think you may have reached a JDI moment. There will always be alternative move this shorten that lengthen this turn that round. It is when you find that each change loses something you wanted and you start going round in circles you have to plump for one and JDI. Don 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focalplane Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Andy This is all a load of fun, I only wish I had had some input when designing Legge Lane. Well I did, actually, but not to the hourly extent you have received input! It is interesting how you use pieces of track to try out different schemes. I decided, as a post-retirement exercise, to learn SketchUp and Templot when building two layouts in virtual reality. They worked well in practice but took time away from actual modelling. But at least the track was laid and trains did run! Now Shipston is moth balled but Legge Lane survives as a point-less setting for my locos. Point-less only in that it has no points, just a turntable. All this talk of planks has me thinking about what I could do in an 8' x 2' space in Gauge O. But I keep getting expansive in the "what if" department. My latest fantasy was to model Gobowen in the mid 1950s but it would be too big a project. My first cop at Gobowen was a Chester Black 5 (we called them Mickeys back then) which did not appear in my Ian Allan Western Region book. All very confusing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) PS. I will add that Mick does have an eye for track arrangements - he got me to slew the track in the EM re-gauge of KL2. Ha ha, being an ex-engineer by trade, straight and parallel lines used to be my forte. I could tell when something was 4 thou out per foot just by eyesight. Now that I have succumbed to wearing varifocals all those straight lines have now become gentle curves. Such is life, but I still have to go around putting picture frames level and regimental after the wife has been dusting them Edited January 15, 2017 by Donington Road 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2017 Ha ha, being an ex-engineer by trade, straight and parallel lines used to be my forte. I could tell when something was 4 thou out per foot just by eyesight. Now that I have succumbed to wearing varifocals all those straight lines have now become gentle curves. Such is life, but I still have to go around putting picture frames level and regimental after the wife has been dusting them You need to be an artist when planning where to lay tracks and an engineer when it comes to laying them. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 That's looking excellent Andy. I would stick with that one if your happy, can always do a bit of tweeking if needed later on. Lots of fun to be had there mate and remember it's only a shunting plank to satisfy the ' dark side urges' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hello Andy, Looks like you will have a lot of fun with two little yards to play with, l like it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Nice little plan there Andy. Should provide plenty of shunting opportunitys . Stick with it mate, it looks good. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted January 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks great Andy Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16, 2017 Mick's comments about the Sidings being symmetrical had me go out just now and have a look at slewing the Loading Dock across a bit and either put the Loading dock at the angle, or between the Tracks. Loading Dock 1 003.JPG What's wrong with symetrical? Railway Engineers had slide rules and theodolites you know..............sometimes they were known to use them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hi Andy, I think you are onto a winner here mate, The only thing I am not sure about is the short brake van siding. You have a nice scenic break between the layout and fiddleyard too. All the best with this one, Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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