Atlantic Dock in 7mm

[Schooner]

Congrats to you and @Tricky both - gorgeous and inspirational stuff :)

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Schooner
...and Judith Edge, of course!

[Stephenwolsten]

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-employees-leaving-alexandra-docks-liverpool-1901-1901-online?fbclid=IwAR0h6udU_HNgcbRECf7qGqaSAMbJzUAD5hL70dX97YQSQEx7zC7MmvOCmwA

Edited July 6, 2023 by Stephenwolsten

[Stephenwolsten]

The LOR employed a Ruston for engineering work trains, replacing Lively Polly.  Information on colour/livery seems non-existent?  So perhaps something like this image is a reasonable guess?  Copyright Idle Drifter, photographer unknown.

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Stephenwolsten

[Ben B]

Looking at pics in my LoR books (all greyscale), it looks like the standard Ruston works livery, so dark green with thin lining? It doesn't get many mentions mindyou, even Polly usually gets only one or two photographs.

[Michael Edge]

I've spent a long time searching for colour photos of either of the LOR shunters with no success at all for the Ruston but careful studying of the b/w ones led me to believe that it was delivered in more or less Ruston's standard livery.

This the one I run on Herculaneum Dock (actually an old Impetus kit, not one of ours!), Dave Studley painted it. The Ruston name is painted on the radiator casing, cast plates came later and the LOR crest is painted on the cab side.

Incidentally, don't believe the rubbish in the books about the 48DS buffers being removed and fitted to Polly before it was sold - the 48DS always had its buffers as well as the LOR central buffer.

This is the best b/w photo I have been able to find, it looks very new in this one.

[Stephenwolsten]

Amateur film of the LOR from the NW Film Archive: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-liverpool-overhead-railway-1893-1956-1956-online?fbclid=IwAR0oXF3dJZ0duR1nSFFF4hVqVf13NHzEq8eo9t1qSMfGqpkEQa5ypJKGnHI

[Dave Hunt]

I was nine years old when the LOR closed and travelled on it many times. Thank you for posting that link to a film that brought back many happy memories of a Liverpudlian childhood. I'm enjoying watching your layout develop as well as seeing the many photographs that are posted.

 

Dave

[Michael Edge]

Same age as me then, I was 9 when it closed but I only got ride on it once.

[Stephenwolsten]

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[Dave Hunt]

This is all looking very, very good Stephen.

 

Dave

[Stephenwolsten]

Then and now.

[Stephenwolsten]

My latest acquisition from a well known auction site:  

[LBSC123]

Lovely layout. Apologies if I have missed it somewhere but what are the dimensions, please?

[Stephenwolsten]

On 22/08/2023 at 18:36, LBSC123 said:

Lovely layout. Apologies if I have missed it somewhere but what are the dimensions, please?

Thanks.  6 ft x 3ft.

[Stephenwolsten]

Lively Polly at Wellington Dock on the Overhead Railway. The bridge behind was the L&Y Rly High Level Coaling Railway to Wellington and Bramley Moore Docks.