well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[Captain Kernow]

12 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

And the best location from which to observe is from a covert perspective. 

So you'll be under the table before old Spammers even arrives?

 

[Captain Kernow]

12 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

I did wonder why York and knowing even less about the rest of the Eastern Region than I do about East Anglia, I was going to look into it

Sheepers, me old Mukker From Way Back When, if you're really going to go all 'LNER' on us, you might as well seek out one of the few Captain Kernow-approved loco types, such as this little number - ideal for gentle shunting - https://www.google.com/search?q=lner+y8+locomotive&sxsrf=ALeKk00YWZX4_zkKeNswWtbBdseBjlEteQ:1628673239582&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRqZnP0KjyAhUS6aQKHSPNBV0Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1440&bih=757

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by Captain Kernow

[Alister_G]

9 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Sheepers, me old Mukker From Way Back When, if you're really going to go all 'LNER' on us, you might as well seek out one of the few Captain Kernow-approved loco types, such as this little number - ideal for gentle shunting - https://www.google.com/search?q=lner+y8+locomotive&sxsrf=ALeKk00YWZX4_zkKeNswWtbBdseBjlEteQ:1628673239582&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRqZnP0KjyAhUS6aQKHSPNBV0Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1440&bih=757

 

 

Aw, innit cute...

 

Al.

[NHY 581]

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

Sheepers, me old Mukker From Way Back When, if you're really going to go all 'LNER' on us, you might as well seek out one of the few Captain Kernow-approved loco types, such as this little number - ideal for gentle shunting - https://www.google.com/search?q=lner+y8+locomotive&sxsrf=ALeKk00YWZX4_zkKeNswWtbBdseBjlEteQ:1628673239582&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRqZnP0KjyAhUS6aQKHSPNBV0Q_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1440&bih=757

 

Morning CK. 

 

Very sweet but not as nice as a P class. 

 

Come to think of it, the Midland/LM&SR had some yummy 0.4.0s. 

 

The Johnson 0.4.0 st as done by K's

 

The Kirtley (?) as seen on Cromford &High Peak. 

 

But this is my favourite. 

 

https://rogerfarnworth.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/high-orchard-branch-line-gloucester-1-e1590331350499.jpg

 

Rob

[Gedward]

13 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

Still will of course being the curious type. 

 

Me too. It's my first name you know.

[Tortuga]

56 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

The Kirtley (?) as seen on Cromford &High Peak. 

 

I’m guessing you mean the Kitson 0-4-0 saddle tanks, Nos 47000 and 47007?

 

Lovely little locos.

[JustinDean]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

Morning CK. 

 

Very sweet but not as nice as a P class. 

 

Come to think of it, the Midland/LM&SR had some yummy 0.4.0s. 

 

The Johnson 0.4.0 st as done by K's

 

The Kirtley (?) as seen on Cromford &High Peak. 

 

But this is my favourite. 

 

https://rogerfarnworth.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/high-orchard-branch-line-gloucester-1-e1590331350499.jpg

 

Rob

 

Kitson 0-4-0 used on the C&HPR…and briefly a Deeley 0-4-0 when the Kitson had a derailment.  
 

Jay

[Tortuga]

3 minutes ago, JustinDean said:

 

Kitson 0-4-0 used on the C&HPR…and briefly a Deeley 0-4-0 when the Kitson had a derailment.  
 

Jay

Interesting - the motive power on the C&HPR becomes more varied than I’d realised!

[MrWolf]

I do like an obscure 0-4-0T.  This is one of the most oddball that I have found so far.

 

[The Stationmaster]

Much more fun when it still had its condensing gear -

 

[bgman]

5 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

Much more fun when it still had its condensing gear -

 

 

Those London Transport panniers get everywhere ! 

[Captain Kernow]

9 minutes ago, bgman said:

 

Those London Transport panniers get everywhere ! 

Stop mumbling!

 

[MrWolf]

Where is that groan button? 

 

They had some strange skirted saddle tank as well, damned if I can find a picture though!

[2ManySpams]

49 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

Much more fun when it still had its condensing gear -

 

 

Looks a very interesting and varied consist - any idea about date Mike?

[NHY 581]

4 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I’m guessing you mean the Kitson 0-4-0 saddle tanks, Nos 47000 and 47007?

 

Lovely little locos.

 

4 hours ago, JustinDean said:

 

Kitson 0-4-0 used on the C&HPR…and briefly a Deeley 0-4-0 when the Kitson had a derailment.  
 

Jay

 

 

Thanks both. 

 

Yes, Kitson. Why I thought Kirtley is anyone's guess. On a positive both begin with K.......

 

Its the Deeley jobbie at Gloucester Docks. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

[Re6/6]

"Kitson 0-4-0 used on the C&HPR…"

 

...speaking of which...!

 

[JustinDean]

39 minutes ago, Re6/6 said:

"Kitson 0-4-0 used on the C&HPR…"

 

...speaking of which...!

 

Lovely! Is that from the Judith Edge kit?

 

Jay

 

[Re6/6]

Indeed it is!

[Alister_G]

I've got one of those, too. Mine looks a bit different though...

 

 

Al.

[NHY 581]

Morning all, 

 

In the tradtion of maintaining molluscesque progress, I have sourced and cut the top of the baseboard. 

 

9mm MDF will provide track level. Ground level will be another 3 or 4mm above this using DAS to bring things up to roughly the tops of the sleepers which in turn should be ballast level. 

 

 

Water level is therefore some 10mm ish below ground level so 2ft 6 or thereabouts. 

 

 

 

This will look a bit more once stcky up grass and stuff is added. 

 

 

However, please note the approximation in parts of the above statement. Things kind of evolve as I go along so varying degrees of latutude will be exercised, as per usual M.O.

 

That said, I have given this layout some thought.

 

One could almost say there's been an element of prior planning provided to Project X which may yet prevent a potentially p!ss poor performance. 

 

Presumably. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[St Enodoc]

2 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

prior planning

Risky...

[PaulRhB]

On 07/08/2021 at 08:49, NHY 581 said:

 

A notable was the approach and subsequent exit from a hump back bridge in Staffordshire involving Mutton. 

 

We spend all this time protecting the ends of layouts and then Rob reveals a penchant for rallying and needing to pad out the vertical aspect of the charabanc 

 

 

 

[NHY 581]

8 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

Risky...

 

Rest assured, it won't catch on........

[St Enodoc]

1 minute ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Rest assured, it won't catch on........

Good to hear.

[The Stationmaster]

22 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Looks a very interesting and varied consist - any idea about date Mike?

I thought possibly Edwardian era although after delving through several albums I eventually found my 'LPTB and Minor Railways' album and the card  - which is all too obviously 'pu' (= Postally used)  - was posted in Forest Gate  in 1905 so the photo will be at least a bit older.   Another, 'mint', card I have is a well known view of Mumbles Pier and it has similar vehicles visible at the railway's terminus and somebody wrote on the back - over 100 years ago judging by the writing.  'July 1913.

 

So I presume various of those sorts of vehicles came to the railway between its conversion to steam power in the 1870s and the electrification in 1928 although the four wheelers might even date back to the horse drawn era.