Danemouth - a Seaside BLT

[St Enodoc]

7 hours ago, Danemouth said:

The owner of a certain modelling emporium in the capital of the Principality delivered 9479 this afternoon and the loco was quickly out into service. So here it is arriving

 

 

 

and running around

 

 

and departing

 

 

 

 

9479 is joined by the other recent addition 7310

 

Finally all five of Danemouth's Panniers pose for a group phote

 

 

I have a couple of small problems needing my attention

• These are the first two locos I have bought with sound fitted, all the others have SWD chips fitted. So the function buttons are different on these two and are even different from each other! 9479 has a whisle on F4 & F8 but does not respond to the horn button on the Powercab. So I will need to find the Powercab manual and study it
• Halfway through the point motor of the bay to short siding failed. Oh dear!

Dave

 

 

The 94 looks good Dave. What's the running like?

[The Johnster]

4 hours ago, 88C said:

You could be charged with cruelty to The Johnster by posting these pictures.

 

Brian

The Johnster will cope.  And he'll post a similar batch of photos in a week or so from the mountain fastnesses of Cwmdimbath.  I have a similar pair of Hornby non-gangwayed Colletts and am looking forward to recreating this train; Tondu used it's 94xx allocation for passenger work more or less exclusively according to the Hodge/Davies books, though mine will no doubt appear on coal trains and pickups occasionally.

 

 

[Danemouth]

16 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

The 94 looks good Dave. What's the running like?

 

Seems to run smoothly even over my track which is shall we say rough indifferent in a couple of places. The Bachmann decoder includes a setting I haven't seen before - F 20 turn inertia off or on (latching setting).

 

I will try and make a short video next week.

 

Dave

[Danemouth]

Danemouth has acquired additional motive power, a 121 Bubblecar and a 117 DMU, both green with speed whiskers and Bachmann fitted sound. The 117 will run as a two car unit as there isn't a long enough road in the fiddleyard for a 3 car unit.

 

So here we see both unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The modelling tokens have taken a hammering this year with this purchase and the Bachmann 94xx and Mogul. Still to come over the next 12 months are the Manor, 15xx and 16xx. Peter at L & B has the 16xx or order so it won't be too long hopefully

 

Dave

Edited August 18, 2022 by Danemouth
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[Danemouth]

The purchase of these units highlights a problem with sound fitted motive power- I have 13. The steam locos with the exception of the Mogul had SWD chips fitted after purchase, as were a couple of the diesels, However functions work differently in several locos. My way around this was to compile a loco roster printed on A3+ card and displayed in the fiddleyard. The back has the operational diagram on it - I rarely use that as by now  I know the macro by heart.

 

Danemouth Loco Roster.pdf

 

 

Not all the settings are shown, just the ones I tend to use.

 

Dave

Edited August 18, 2022 by Danemouth
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[rovex]

Hi hope Danemouth goes from strength to strength.

I saw this online and instantly thought of your layout

 

[Danemouth]

Danemouth still gets a run from time to time and every now and again I think of rebuilding it - I can lengthen it by about 12 iches and would like aan additional siding in the goods yard.

 

I doubt I will exhibit it again - my back would be less than happy with lifting it and standing around for much of the day.

 

I am still really pleased with what I have given that I am not the best of modellers

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

[Danemouth]

I've now reloaded the later images, earlier ones can be reloaded if needs be.

 

Dave

[Danemouth]

Well my mojo has been in hibernation for many months but woke up a few weeks back resulting in me  giving the layout a thorough clean and minor alterations to the station platform  - originally it had more people which was annoying me.

 

I purchased an Accurascale Siphon and to round things off a new loco just outshopped from Swindon appeared at Danemouth hauling a Siphon and carriage detached from an express at "The Junction".

 

Oh look it's 7812 Earlstoke Manor 😁

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

Edited September 11, 2023 by Danemouth
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[Danemouth]

Danemouth has another new loco a Rapido 15xx - the black late crest sound version 1504. I've given it an hour on the rolling road and I must say the slow running is absolutely superb

 

 

 

 

and here it shunts a Rapido Toad

 

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

[Danemouth]

Well the 15xx brings the number of Panniers on Danemouth up to six - you can't have too many Panniers 😁

 

 

Dave

[Danemouth]

The addition of the Manor and 15xx serves to highlight a problem I have mentioned before - the lack of standardisation with the sound function. To get around this I have an A3+ sized table which is in the fiddleyard. This is the latest version:

 

Danemouth Loco Roster.pdf

 

I notice I tend not to bother with some function e.g. Safety valve, shovelling coal etc.

 

I also find that after about 30 minutes I tend to turn the sound off, especially when wearing my new hearing aids!

 

The thing I do like is the inertia in the sound locos, it makes driving the more like the real thing.

 

Dave

Edited September 14, 2023 by Danemouth
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[Danemouth]

Little Johnny and his brother Fred are having a fortnights holiday in Danemouth with their parents and have persuaded their Dad to taking them trainspotting one afternoon - Mummy is glad of the break 😁

 

 

The first train arriving is 6412 with an autocoach

 

 

 

Then the pickup goods with 1504 arrives with a few vans

 

 

The Toad is detached from the rear and placed in the runaround loop

 

 

The three vans currently in the Goods shed are pulled back into the headshunt and then pushed to the brake van

 

 

 

Meanwhile the Autocoach leaves

 

 

1504 gets the incoming vans and shunts them into the goods shed

 

 

 

Just then Little Johnny get excited as a Class 117 DMU arrives

 

 

 

and 1504 departs with the pickup goods

 

 

Further excitement - 3711 arrives with a couple of non corridor coaches

 

 

runs around it's train

 

 

The 117 departs

 

 

Followed by 3711 and its train

 

With the station quiet once more Dad takes the boys home to tea but promises them a mornong train spotting later in the week

 

Dave

 

 

 

 

[sjrixon]

That's looking very good.. Like the 15xx a lot! 

[Graham T]

A busy day!

 

[Danemouth]

Well Little Johnny, his brother Fred together with their Dad have returned to Danemouth Station to watch trains - it's more interesting than building sandcastles and paddling 😁

 

First to arrive is Collet 2259 with non corridor carriages

 

 

It runs around the train and couples up having visited the turntable

 

 

 

Oh look Dad here's a Class 121 DMU arriving

 

 

 

and 2259 departs

 

Mogul 7310 arrives with a coach and Siphon, the latter will be exchanged with a GUV in the loading siding

 

The 121 departs whilst 7310 goes off to the turntable

 

7310 picks up the GUV and returns to the train to pick up the Siphon

 

 

 

 

 

Just as 6412 arrives with an autocoach

 

 

and 7310 departs

 

 

D823 Hermes arrives with a couple of coaches detached from an express

 

Runs around its train whilst 6412 departs

 

 

Rapidly followed by D823

 

It's almost time for the boys to have their tea but look W23W is arriving and then departing

 

 

 

and peace returns to Danemouth

 

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

 

Edited September 18, 2023 by Danemouth
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[Nearholmer]

Crikey! 
 

They must have underlined more things in an afternoon at Danemouth than they could possibly have anticipated.

[Danemouth]

Well Little Johnny and Fred holiday is now over and it's time to go home, by train naturally. They have persuaded their parents to come to the station a little early to see the goods train that runs immediately before their train. They have a surprise, Dukedog 9022 with a couple of PMVs which it will exchange for the Siphon in the loading bay.

 

 

 

 

9022 runs over the run around crossover and picks up the Siphon and returns to its train

 

 

 

Having drawn out from the station it pushes the PMVs into the loading siding

 

 

 

Meanwhile their train arrives pulled by Class 22 6326 - two corridor coaches that will be added to the London express at the junction.

 

 

The Dukedog departs and 6326 runs around its train

 

 

 

 

Their holiday is over as the train departs

 

 

However they may well return to Danemouth, their parents liked the place and Dad who works for a bank is thinking of asking for a transfer to the Danemouth branch.

 

Dave

 

Edited September 22, 2023 by Danemouth
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[Danemouth]

Little Johnny and Fred saw 11 of Danemouth's 21 locos on their holiday. This is because Danemouth operates under:

 

Rule 1 (Modified)

This rule states that any rolling stiock that appeared on BR(W) between 1956 and 1964 can appear at Danemouth whether or not appropriate.

 

Incidentally the Dukedog hadn't been run for some time and was a little reluctant - it has since spent an hour on the rolling road 😁

 

Dave

[Danemouth]

Like many on RMWeb I've bought rolling stock that is now surplus to requirements, as it happens I have nine coaches in this category. At one time I was going to run Danemouth as two separate periods, early crest and late crest. I also envisaged trains longer than the two coaches & NPCS that I now run.

 

So today I thought I would give a couple of Carmine and Cream coaches a run. Lets assume that it's a busy bank holiday and all sorts of coaches have been dragged out from the back of carriage sidings 😁

 

Here they are behind pannier 9479

 

 

 

Run round & depart

 

 

 

 

Here's the other side of them

 

 

Incidentally Danemouth has not one but two busses on the bridge

 

 

and here's a Hymek with a couple of coaches detached from an express at the junction

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Dave

Edited September 29, 2023 by Danemouth
Arrgghh! there'e a wagon on its side in some pictures - oh buqqer

[Nearholmer]

I like the buses and coaches, very redolent of 1960s seasides, especially that Southdown one, which I’m sure I went on a school outing to Pevensey Castle in c1965, or in 1966 to Hastings for the nine hundredth anniversary of the Norman invasion.

[Keith Addenbrooke]

Really enjoying these updates - the short trains / long platform combination really makes Danemouth work in a way so many layouts don’t manage to.  Thank you for sharing the operating photos.

 

Did love this opening line too:

 

“Like many on RMWeb I've bought rolling stock that is now surplus to requirements”

 

I have no idea how to respond 🤣,  😃Keith.

[5BarVT]

Although I’m currently fortunate to be able to run much longer trains, there will come a time when that’s not possible.  Danemouth has shown that the operational fun can be had just as much with shorter services if that’s the compromise required.

Thank you.

Paul.