danstercivicman Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 37 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Under Stranraer? Then all you will need is a helix to connect the two layouts and you have a model of almost the full length of British railways! The 'Rule One' Stranraer to Penzance! The holiday special Dumfries to Newquay! Now.... there was a Glasgow-Penzance service I think? That would have been a epic journey! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Station lighting... I should have added these along time ago... The other side will have battery powered led lights and then I’ll fit the roof. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sidelines Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, danstercivicman said: ..... Now.... there was a Glasgow-Penzance service I think? That would have been a epic journey! Now in the 1980/90s I do believe that the HS125s were rostered Glasgow to Plymouth and then back up to Newcastle/Edinburgh all in a days work. There was a matching rosta taking in Southampton. I am sure someone will have the correct details. Cheers Ray Edited October 2, 2020 by Silver Sidelines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 A few years ago I was stuck on a sprinter between York and Dundee. After many hours of bone breaking discomfort the guard came by to check tickets. I mentioned it seemed a long slow journey, to which he replied 'you think you've got it bad? I've been stuck on here since f$$king Penzance mate.' I believe I had the misfortune to be on the legendary Penzance - Aberdeen train, reduced to 2 x 156 or some such horror that day for 'operational reasons'. I've never been so pleased to reach Dundee before or since. Return trip was a XC HST and properly splendid it was too... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Well I seem to be having E=2mC or whatever it is! I fix one area and another problem arises... The battery powered LED lights have a lovely warm soft glow whereas the usb side has a harsher tone despite being warm white? The platform canopies look awful and I should have paid more attention to building these... Anyway the Bachmann Compound runs great and the 2P that a legend of railroad modelling fettled also runs like a dream! This all makes me certain Penzance will be the next location to model as there is only one canopy and it’s set really far back!!!!! 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 I’m building my first kit wagons... Parklife kits... PC-64 Beetle PC-09A 10t insulated van 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted October 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2020 Nice they look good so far. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Be careful, these things are addictive..... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Thank you. I do like the Parklife kits! They seem to fit fit together well. Thankfully there are a lot of pics on the inter web to help with where the bits go. I will have to add NEM couplings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 hours ago, lezz01 said: Nice they look good so far. Regards Lez. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Ben Alder said: Be careful, these things are addictive..... I can see why... If you think of any Scottish Region essential kits let me know! I like your recent J36 snow plow btw! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Now this isn’t technically required for Stranraer but my daughter loves horses so a horse box was required... Does anyone know whether there is a Donald/Douglas type loco in OO that would suit? My son loves Donald and Douglas!! I’ve been trying to improve my grass. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted October 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2020 Are they the big red one and the bigger green one?? Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, lezz01 said: Are they the big red one and the bigger green one?? Regards Lez. James is Red. Henry Green. Rails has the solution: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/35624/Bachmann-35-283z-oo-gauge-mcintosh-812-class-0-6-0-steam-locomotive-in-br-black-late-crest-no-57566 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 A busy Stranraer! The Caley ‘Pug’ has come to assist the Hunslet with shunting duties as the fish train awaits a Crab to take it To Carlisle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 I do quite like the station lights. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 The Crab has arrived for the fish train... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 The half finished Insulated Meat Container is being tested... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 hours ago, danstercivicman said: the fish train awaits a Crab Very droll. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Very droll. Indeed The only other choices were: 5MT on Class A/XP head-codes... A half finished Clan on C head-codes. A Jubilee 45596 (prob never seen at Stranraer) on C head-codes.. I’m somewhat doubtful whether there was fish traffic from this side of Stranraer but it adds variety! I got the St Austell to Penzance book- interesting alternative use for cattle wagons hauling perishable vegetable traffic! It could provide me with an alternative load idea! Edited October 9, 2020 by danstercivicman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26power Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 On 08/10/2020 at 06:18, danstercivicman said: Thank you. I do like the Parklife kits! They seem to fit fit together well. Thankfully there are a lot of pics on the inter web to help with where the bits go. I will have to add NEM couplings. As said, a slippery slope although quite a few of the Parkside range are also now available RTR. I don’t recall seeing pictures of fish trains or vans at Stranraer and I don’t think it has a history of being a fishing port, although I have’t researched it. However, it is your layout! I wonder if Portpatrick might have been more for fishing, I think it still has a bit today? If you are imagining the line from there to Stranraer still being open for your layout then perhaps an option would be to have a fish van or two from there being brought down to your harbour station to be added to a passenger train, rather than having a specific fish train? These presumably only really ran from major fishing ports. Regardless of above ramblings, another Parkside one to maybe consider for such a train is the LMS 6T fish van: https://peco-uk.com/products/lms-6ton-fish-wagon?_pos=79&_sid=1fd6e7c0f&_ss=r Although this is for a slightly earlier era in fish movement I think - before white painted vans. Or there is the Five79 range ( was Chivers Finelines). There is a topic on this forum for it. The LMS 6 wheel fish van, when it is available again might be of interest, see: https://five79.co.uk/4mm-Standard-Gauge-Kits/. More generally, there is the Cambrian range, see: https://www.cambrianmodelrail.co.uk. Plenty to choose from and some of the more recent ones have one piece underframes or bogies which should make getting a running vehicle easier. Another specifically relevant one for your trains and layout might be the LMS cattle van from Parkside: https://peco-uk.com/products/lms-cattle-wagon?_pos=55&_sid=1fd6e7c0f&_ss=r. Ben Alder on here had posts about building them and altering them to represent different builds. Hope this helps! Happy kit building. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 5 hours ago, 26power said: As said, a slippery slope although quite a few of the Parkside range are also now available RTR. I don’t recall seeing pictures of fish trains or vans at Stranraer and I don’t think it has a history of being a fishing port, although I have’t researched it. However, it is your layout! I wonder if Portpatrick might have been more for fishing, I think it still has a bit today? If you are imagining the line from there to Stranraer still being open for your layout then perhaps an option would be to have a fish van or two from there being brought down to your harbour station to be added to a passenger train, rather than having a specific fish train? These presumably only really ran from major fishing ports. Regardless of above ramblings, another Parkside one to maybe consider for such a train is the LMS 6T fish van: https://peco-uk.com/products/lms-6ton-fish-wagon?_pos=79&_sid=1fd6e7c0f&_ss=r Although this is for a slightly earlier era in fish movement I think - before white painted vans. Or there is the Five79 range ( was Chivers Finelines). There is a topic on this forum for it. The LMS 6 wheel fish van, when it is available again might be of interest, see: https://five79.co.uk/4mm-Standard-Gauge-Kits/. More generally, there is the Cambrian range, see: https://www.cambrianmodelrail.co.uk. Plenty to choose from and some of the more recent ones have one piece underframes or bogies which should make getting a running vehicle easier. Another specifically relevant one for your trains and layout might be the LMS cattle van from Parkside: https://peco-uk.com/products/lms-cattle-wagon?_pos=55&_sid=1fd6e7c0f&_ss=r. Ben Alder on here had posts about building them and altering them to represent different builds. Hope this helps! Happy kit building. Aha! A light bulb idea that Yes my layout features the ‘Rule One’ Port Patrick local... therefore that’s a really good suggestion!! Yes I doubt there would have ever been a dedicated train but bolting some fish vans onto the larger trains makes sense! Brilliant suggestions I’ll take a look! Best dan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Today after a nice cycle and some noisy guitar... I managed to add some detail to the signals and add some more static grass! Then 45715 backed the Glasgow stock back into Platform 2 whilst 80002 simmered at the head of a local. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Not a lot of evidence of fish traffic from Stranraer ( but I have half a dozen vans anyway !) but plenty of 12 ton fitted vans and 5 plank opens, (all varieties) and 16 ton minerals. Also Conflats with A and B containers. You could ideally do with BM containers ( fresh meat) but Parkside don't do that one. Osborne Models do it in laser cut MDF but they're pricey. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, Wheatley said: Not a lot of evidence of fish traffic from Stranraer ( but I have half a dozen vans anyway !) but plenty of 12 ton fitted vans and 5 plank opens, (all varieties) and 16 ton minerals. Also Conflats with A and B containers. You could ideally do with BM containers ( fresh meat) but Parkside don't do that one. Osborne Models do it in laser cut MDF but they're pricey. Yes definitely. The Harbour seemed full of vans and such like I’ll look out for those containers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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