Willerby (East Yorks)

[Tyke119]

The re-numbering  continues...

A  couple of Tinsley based Bachmann Class 20s will be seen at Willerby looking after what remains of the local freight trips, particularly 20 026. 

whilst 20 133 and some Mk 1 coaching stock is likely to be seen replacing a failed DMU on the Hull to York service. 

 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

The renumbered Hornby class 31s 

 

York based 31 253 is likely to be seen passing Willerby with parcels or arriving with vans for the BOCM siding.

 
Whilst Tinsley allocated 31 144 fresh from a Doncaster overhaul will be returning empty presfos for Willerby cement works or arriving with a departmental engineers’ working

 

 
Class 37s very soon

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

The final locomotives to be renumbered, are two Bachmann Class 37s

 

Healey Mills based 37 105 will be seen on Engineers trains and cement workings. 

 

Whilst 37 126 allocated to Immingham will be charge of a handful of 16t mineral wagons 

 
Some recommendations; 

 

A number of the locomotives have been weathered by Grimy Times of Warrington or when a locomotive is factory weathered, Tamiya master sets A and B are also used. 
The excellent transfers are from Railtec. I use Vellejo paints when touching up is required. And whilst the baseboards are in storage; a Ten Commandments / Zeller compact rolling road keeps the locomotives moving. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

A 2 car Cravens unit (Bachmann class 105) is all that will needed for the sparse passenger service between Hull and York. 

The 2 car unit is made up of Hull Botanic Gardens based E50381

and E56473, which is on the verge of being withdrawn and scrapped. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

Work has begun on eight Hornby/Dapol 21t hopper wagons.

With the closure of the Wilmington crushing plant and the imminent closure of the Humber cement works at Melton, chalk will also be delivered by rail to Willerby cement works. 

The wagons were in need of a repaint and are awaiting transfers, new couplings and some buffers. I may even attempt some wire handrails.

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Suffolk Dave]

Just found your threat and as a former Hull lad I'm loving it! I particularly like your architectural work. 

 

I recall seeing class 03's at Botanic in the late 70's/early 80's and they were well weathered: blue almost bleached white. Quite why I'm not sure but I'd assumed they spent many an hour taking passenger stock through the coach wash. But then again, may be not as the coaches looked filthy back in the day! 

 

 

Edited July 24, 2021 by Suffolk Dave
Saga Moment: I meant 03s not 08s...

[Tyke119]

White 03 112 at Paragon in 1979

 

03 112 at Willerby is more like Gateshead 1983

 

…maybe the Bachmann collectors club faded blue 08 could go through the carriage wash instead. 

Edited July 14, 2022 by Tyke119

[Suffolk Dave]

Yup, that’s just how I remembered them! Great to see one again.
 

Perhaps a light misting with an airbrush would be less brutal than a session through the coach wash. 

[heavymetalwagons]

The weathering magazine did an issue about fading paint work. 

Plus nice pic of the parcels van 

[Tyke119]

All the hoppers now have Bachmann  nem couplings, replacing the large Hornby couplings, Dapol wheels, Lanarkshire Models buffers and coupling hooks ,where they were broken/missing and added weight. 

Edited July 14, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

 

026 has arrived with a local freight trip working, seen here manoeuvring its brake van.

 

Followed by 31 253 with a few vans for the BOCM warehouse,…

…propelling the vans under York Lane into the BOCM siding.

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

37 105 has arrived in the headshunt at Willerby with some ballast

The short train comprises of just two Parkside grampus wagons and a Hornby shark brake van. 

After a little manoeuvring  of the shark, under the watchful eye of the signalman…

… 37 105 is now ready to depart in the direction of Hessle yard, with less ballast than it 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[steve1]

I do hope that this layout makes to a show near me one day.

 

steve

[Tyke119]

There has been some progress with the BOCM warehouse siding.

 The concrete surface is complete, along with an end wall and gate…

 

…. just waiting for a wooden fence at the front and some trees/vegetation behind the wall.

 

BOCM are wasting no time as a selection of Parkside vans have already arrived.

And 31 253 manoeuvres a  brake van into the siding

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

Looking over the wall of Great Gutter Lane, plenty is happening at Willerby, with the arrival of 37 126 with some Hornby 21t hoppers to check out their running ; now with Dapol wheels and Bachmann  couplings. 

 

Botanic Garden’s allocated  08 248 is sorting out the empties; still awaiting their wire handrails and Railtec transfers to be applied. 

 

Later iin the afternoon 37 126 was seen picking up a short train of PCA wagons. Again with Bachmann couplings. The Hornby wheels have since been replaced with Kadee 522 wheels, lowering the height of the wagons. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[steve1]

Those Kadees are an interesting choice of wheels.

 

steve

[Tyke119]

A thank you and  an acknowledgment to 

 
Lowering the Hornby PCA

 

Davjones

Posted January 9, 2016

‘ Hi

I've taken a simpler (and less accurate) approach to reducing the ride height of my Hornby PCA wagons. I replaced the wheel sets with Kadee HO scale 36" code 110 smooth back wheel sets (product code #522). These don't have the 3-hole pattern and are a direct fit albeit with a minimal amount of reaming of the axle box and a dusting of graphite powder. They are smaller in diameter than the equivalent OO scale wheels and reduce the ride height nicely. Kadee wheel sets are also very reasonably priced. They look acceptable to my eye at least when viewed side on’

 

Agreed

[steve1]

The above is a useful piece of information. Thanks @Tyke119

 

There’s another plus about Kadee wheels, as they’re moulded onto the axles, they can’t go out of gauge.

 

Incidentally, Kadee also do a finer profile version of their wheels, the Code 88 series. I use these on a lot of my US stock and the visual difference is very noticeable.

 

Cheers

 

steve

Edited September 17, 2021 by steve1

[Tyke119]

…. It appears one of the many Hull based Class 14 ‘Camels’ has survived another 10 years or so!

Purchased by APCM and transferred from Hull Dairycoates to Great Gutter Lane Cement Works in Willerby. 

and seen here in Willerby sidings with a train of Presflo wagons.

 

 

 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

Good to see the York to Hull line feature in Rob Bell’s Walking Britain’s Lost Railways on Channel 5 last Friday. Including a visit to Stamford Bridge station…

…. which provided the inspiration for the Station Building at Willerby 

Interesting to hear the line was actually being invested in, which included colour light signals, before it appeared on Beechings list. 

Edited July 16, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

Can’t believe I missed this excellent publication back in January ;

 

It’s arrival has prompted further kit building and a change of use for one or two Bachmann and Parkside ex-revenue wagons; starting with this 13t steel open wagon

 

whilst it waits to be painted, an ‘interesting’ wagon has arrived; 

A rather nice ‘shorty’ Salmon from Flangeway; on a layout with a small scenic area I’m more than happy with the compromise. 

Edited July 16, 2022 by Tyke119

[steve1]

Presumably you'll be looking out for the Oxford Rail Pilchard then?

 

https://www.hattons.co.uk/519411/oxford_rail_or76pil001_pilchard_bogie_engineers_wagon_db990099_in_br_grey/stockdetail

 

steve

[Tyke119]

Definitely! It’ll get a good weathering. 
 

And STOP PRESS: The bid to restore the rail route between Hull, Beverley and York has been given the green light by Government Ministers. The bid will receive support from officials at the DfT and funding for 75% of the cost of creating a business case, up to £50,000.

 

Well done at the exhibition 

[Tyke119]

The works are busy with kit building and some repainting of one or two RTR  wagons. The Flangeway ‘shorty’ Salmon, seen here with a Bachmann ZTO and a rather nice Pipe wagon in olive green, proves itself to be an excellent runner 

It seems the Cravens 2 car unit has failed, as a Class 20 appears from under Great Gutter Lane road bridge with the early morning Hull to York train…

… and some Mk1 coaches, that have seen better days. 

Although allocated to Tinsley, 20 133 is no stranger to Hull Botanic Gardens, the Bridlington line…

… and now it seems the south Yorkshire Wolds line, as it pulls slowly out of Willerby . 

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by Tyke119

[Tyke119]

The class 105 Cravens unit is is up and running again

 

seen here passing under York Lane bridge  towards the platform with the late afternoon York to Hull train…

… passing the coal siding, leaving the line clear for 20 026 to continue with the goods pick up

….propelling a couple of vans to the loading dock 

… and then a battened tube wagon into a siding for spot loading. 

 

Edited July 13, 2022 by Tyke119