TrentValleyRailway Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 The scenery stage begins after adding in some containers to the back scene, and now starting on the electrification scheme for the mainlines. catenary masts are by Dapol and still deciding if black or copper for the catenary wires 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Pictures from latest layout update 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrentValleyRailway Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Installing shunt signals on the container depot lines (spun round from final position to observe lighting test) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Layout Update - August 2020 ~ Trent Valley Railway #45 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrentValleyRailway Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 A look back at completing the incline for the layout 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Scenic work on hard standing for container depot begins 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 11 hours ago, TrentValleyRailway said: Scenic work on hard standing for container depot begins Matt, Nice single rails for the overhead crane, though not exactly prototypical. Mind you, I suppose you will 'hide' the timber sleepers under the road surface? And that's some very straight track you have there. Impressive. Ian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 28/09/2020 at 09:39, ISW said: Matt, Nice single rails for the overhead crane, though not exactly prototypical. Mind you, I suppose you will 'hide' the timber sleepers under the road surface? And that's some very straight track you have there. Impressive. Ian agreed, the single rail on sleepers will mostly be hidden by 'concrete' plasticard to the top rail level of the track. to note also is the crane itself isnt exactly prototypical at HO scale! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I'm equally impressed by your huge design and epic rate of construction, and bewildered that there's only a couple of people commenting on this quite amazing topic! I'm not sure if it's because you're exploring a genre of layout that's relatively rare on here, and/ or because you're presenting it across several social media platforms. Whatever, it's a force to be reckoned with. I have never seen such lengthy inclines before to access hidden staging loops, testament to the power of modern locos that all the featured traction appears capable and up to the task. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 hour ago, TrentValleyRailway said: Matt, I'm curious to know about the frog wire connection. Why didn't you use the 'long wire' that threads through the underside of one of the sleepers? That avoids any heat related issues with the plastic. Myself, I combine the feed wires with the 'tongue rail to stock rail' jumpers. By shear coincidence, I've just done a posting about wiring my electrofrog turnouts at: Do you plan to 'beautify' your turnouts? Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, 'CHARD said: I have never seen such lengthy inclines before to access hidden staging loops, testament to the power of modern locos that all the featured traction appears capable and up to the task Chard, There are some examples to be found / seen. My layout (under construction) uses ramp tracks between the Lower Level and Upper Level baseboards that run around the perimeter of the layout (in a similar fashion to Matt's layout). As I have a 350mm difference in levels the ramps have to go round more than once to keep the gradient reasonable. In effect, it's a bit like an oversized helix. These's a diagram at: If you read on through my ramblings, you'll see photos of the Ramp Tracks in construction. Ian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, ISW said: Matt, I'm curious to know about the frog wire connection. Why didn't you use the 'long wire' that threads through the underside of one of the sleepers? That avoids any heat related issues with the plastic. Myself, I combine the feed wires with the 'tongue rail to stock rail' jumpers. By shear coincidence, I've just done a posting about wiring my electrofrog turnouts at: Do you plan to 'beautify' your turnouts? Ian Hi Ian, great question - the answer being when I did a 3-way point and another point on the fiddle yard the ‘long wire’ for the frog snapped off the underside of the rail and I’d rather be sure for reliability that the frog is always powered that i solder directly to the underside of the frog - also on the scenic section I wanted the wire to go vertically down through a hole under the point out of sight. A little more Effort but Nearer and works well for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Thanks Ian for the link. I'm considering a folded figure of eight concept with the lines crossing at conventional clearances, much like here at Niddrie: https://www.railscot.co.uk/img/33/8/ I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get away with 1:75 gradients to achieve this. These were incidentally the more arduous of the prevailing inclines used by the engineers who surveyed the Waverley Route. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 10 hours ago, TrentValleyRailway said: the ‘long wire’ for the frog snapped off the underside of the rail and I’d rather be sure for reliability that the frog is always powered that i solder directly to the underside of the frog Matt, Fortunately, I've not experienced that particular problem, yet. However, when I installed my insulfrog Peco SL-90 double-slips I wired them the same as electrofrog. That entailed soldering on a my own 'tail wire' as there obviously isn't one on an insulfrog point. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Moving on now with scenery area around container depot, been laying more cork sheets and plasticard to bring the surrounding area up to the level of the container rails - eventually creating flat hard standing area for containers, reach stackers and lorries 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 All the latest work summed up in this months layout update 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 pictures of progress on hard standing concrete 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISW Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 13 hours ago, TrentValleyRailway said: pictures of progress on hard standing concrete Matt, Are you (or have you ...) going to cut/scribe some grooves into the hardstanding plastic (?) to represent concrete joints? I think these are typically to represent 10x5m slabs. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentValleyRailway Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 56 minutes ago, ISW said: Matt, Are you (or have you ...) going to cut/scribe some grooves into the hardstanding plastic (?) to represent concrete joints? I think these are typically to represent 10x5m slabs. Ian going for large scale slab effect which is about the length of a container, effect is provided by laying the plasticard sheets ‘portrait’ next to each other with the shorter sides against each other 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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