RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted March 5, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2017 No, the dots are nothing to do with sentences, they are to indicate abbreviations. I've only found this loco so far, all my other MDHB loco photos show a dot after each letter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2017 Once it has been genteely grimed a little bit you won't notice it.... It's a cracking engine though. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted March 24, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2017 Opening out the cutting leading to Liverpool Central is well under way now. At the far end Park Street crosses the CLC, this bridge is actually a plate girder similar to the one before which used to be the start of the cassette fiddle yard. Instead of this one I have moved the first tunnel one street nearer, this should make a better scenic break when the roof and bin liner screen are added. There is a signal on the up line here so there will be an excuse to hold Manchester bound trains in view if we want to. The central road was mostly used for empty stock and light engine movements and ends with a ground signal under Caryl Street bridge, next signal on the down line is after the tunnel. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) Some more wagons for Herculaneum.. these are Mikes and have just been weathered a bit two Cambrian kit built ex Private Owner Wagons a Parkside slope sided 16T steel open mineral and a Cambrian riveted open steel minerals - note they are different another couple of BR welded minerals (Cambrian) and an Airfix 16T and a Parkside ex LNER Tode. and for something different - a very nice Bobol B come and see them at Liverpool Show! Baz Edited April 3, 2017 by Barry O 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2017 Weathering box will be with me Friday to tone down a couple of locos. Should be a great weekend in Liverpool at the show. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Michael Edge Posted April 19, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2017 A few photos from Herculaneum Dock before we pack it up for the Liverpool show. The LOR Ruston 48DS has now been painted and lined by Dave Studley, waiting for the signal with the works train. The wheelbase is far too short to get across the dead frog sprung points so it always runs with the open wagon at least for additional pickups. Dave has also lettered and lined the new 14" Hunslet, seen here by the weighbridge. The Ruston has now got as far as Toxteth Dock, warehouse in the background and two meat container wagons on the MDHB below. View from the back, rebuilt car No8 passing by southwards. A J11/3 is just leaving its train the goods arrival loop before going on to shed to turn. Another view from further along the Horsfall Street footbridge, BR Pug and and MDHB Hunslet 15" parked along the dock road. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2017 A few photos from Herculaneum Dock before we pack it up for the Liverpool show. WP_20170418_14_58_04_Pro.jpg The LOR Ruston 48DS has now been painted and lined by Dave Studley, waiting for the signal with the works train. The wheelbase is far too short to get across the dead frog sprung points so it always runs with the open wagon at least for additional pickups. WP_20170418_14_58_42_Pro.jpg Dave has also lettered and lined the new 14" Hunslet, seen here by the weighbridge. WP_20170418_14_59_40_Pro.jpg The Ruston has now got as far as Toxteth Dock, warehouse in the background and two meat container wagons on the MDHB below. WP_20170418_15_01_40_Pro.jpg View from the back, rebuilt car No8 passing by southwards. WP_20170418_15_20_07_Pro.jpg A J11/3 is just leaving its train the goods arrival loop before going on to shed to turn. WP_20170418_15_20_25_Pro.jpg Another view from further along the Horsfall Street footbridge, BR Pug and and MDHB Hunslet 15" parked along the dock road. WP_20170418_15_20_40_Pro.jpg Excellent stuff as always Mike, but I wish you'd darken your couplings!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2017 Very nice paint jobs from Mr Studley. The Hunslet is very clean..wait till Friday! Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2017 Is the missing signal arm in one of your layout bits and pieces boxes? I don't think I have a spare. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2017 Is the missing signal arm in one of your layout bits and pieces boxes? I don't think I have a spare. Baz You've got nearly a whole day to make one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted April 20, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2017 Is the missing signal arm in one of your layout bits and pieces boxes? I don't think I have a spare. Baz That arm has been missing for years, you thought you had found it but it wasn't a CLC one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2017 You've got nearly a whole day to make one... Not when I am on holiday in Robin Hoods Bay till tomorrow.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free At Last Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Really enjoyed seeing this layout today at the Liverpool show. Watched it for a while, there was a lot to take in and always something moving. I suppose knowing the location well also made it more interesting. My older brother got brought home by a policeman one day, him and his mate were caught throwing stones at the engines from the footbridge and one hit one of the footplate crew. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 24, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2017 Some interesting discussions at the show with lots of people talking about the LOR. The bright green engine has had a little toning down done..further weathering will be done. The LOR Ruston is s pretty in lined out green and it should stay clean. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 One of my favourite layouts of all time I spent a lot of time in front of it at the Liverpool show. Took plenty of photos. A shot of the prototype not sure if you've seen this one Mike? 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 27, 2017 Nice photo Mike.. but next time try driving the layout - it doesn't hurt! much..... honest.... Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Almost, but not quite, a J62. Pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted April 28, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2017 Well there is a J63 on the layout, and the only shunter to get dirty wheels at the show was the J69. Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted April 28, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2017 One of my favourite layouts of all time I spent a lot of time in front of it at the Liverpool show. Took plenty of photos. A shot of the prototype not sure if you've seen this one Mike? IMG_3161.JPG Thanks Mike, I've not got that one but have you any idea which small Avonside it is? Can you send me the photos you took at the show? - or put them on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted August 21, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2017 Herculaneum Dock is being re-assembled in the shed after its Liverpool outing but first some rewiring work on the MDHB system. This is the board where the dock operator sits, the wiring for all the diamond crossings on the dock railway can now be simplified after the conversion to DCC. All these crossings were switched by stacks of microswitches on two H&M point motors but they were not very reliable and half of them were redundant so they have been cut down to essential ones. This board is about 24 years old now and the wiring isn't exactly up to my latest standard but I couldn't face rewiring it completely - rewiring Cwmafon took two of us a year to complete. Next show booked is Nottingham 2018. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2017 some potential "testing" days coming up then? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted October 16, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 Dock railways Canadian style, we had just crossed over the railway down by the river in Montreal on Sunday morning... and saw this coming towards us. more of it rolling past and still more, we lost count of the number of cars but it rolled slowly past for 25 minutes, then we could cross back over to the street. I think this is possibly a daily transfer trip from the Eastern docks along the river frontage to the main CN yards, there were only two locos on the front and a similar train ran at the same time on Saturday. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 Look forward to seeing Herculaneum Dock at Nottingham next year! Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kopite Posted November 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Here's a new book just published by Irwell Press on the MDHB railway that you might be interested in. Edited November 6, 2017 by kopite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted November 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2017 Picked my copy up from dc kits at Leeds Show. Full of information Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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