RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted March 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2 Good to have you back Bob. Regards Lez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted March 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2 Good to see you back Bob, I've been suffering from the mojo loss recently, have tried to get back into modelling a couple of times, but it hasn't stuck. It's nice to see some pictures from Cambrian Street again! Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bill37 Posted March 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2 Nice to see you posting and modelling again Bob. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Evening guys, Hope all are keeping well and in ‘fine fettle’? Just a couple of images to show where it is the intention to place my GWR water tower, this being to the side of the coaling ramp and stage as this is the area where I have the greatest space in the MPD. Could I pose a question and ask you good guys, does this look okay and would the tower be in such a location in a GWR yard? Thanks Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted March 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4 Why do you need another water tower Bob? I mean you have a big one on the coaling stage already. Regards Lez. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 2 minutes ago, lezz01 said: Why do you need another water tower Bob? I mean you have a big one on the coaling stage already. Regards Lez. Hi mate, You can see the state I’ve got myself in recently, I’d totally overlooked the that fact, I’ll go and sit on the naughty step! 😢 Can relocate tower or pass on to someone. Regards Bob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted March 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4 Hi Bob, the area where you’ve placed the water tower would usually have a track for wagons to be loaded with ash from the ash pit, which would usually be on the track next to the coal stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Hi The intention was to place my ash pits on the other side of the ramp indicated here by the wagons? The addition tower could go beside the shed itself? Bob 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted March 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4 (edited) How about somewhere in the station limits Bob. You'll have water cranes on the end of the platforms won't you? Regards Lez. Edited March 4 by lezz01 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 21 minutes ago, lezz01 said: How about somewhere in the station limits Bob. You'll have water cranes on the end of the platforms won't you? Regards Lez. Hi Thanks Lez, yes that’s the intention. I’m trying to get my head back into gear after a ‘Rocky Road’ one way or another, getting back on to the layout is helping me focus my attention! Cheers buddy Bob 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted March 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5 (edited) Yes mate I've been that way myself over the last 12 months. I went through a very bad episode of the black dog and I've only really just got my mojo back myself. It took me 12 months to convert the first 3F to EM but it only took 4-5 weeks to do the second one because of all of the jigs I built paying dividends, the only reason I haven't declared the second one finished is because I'm changing the identity of it and I'm just waiting now for shed plates to arrive to finish her off. She is however running beautifully down to a slow crawl and I'm very pleased with her but I've made a bit of a Horlicks of changing the number and I'm having to remedy some very sketchy paintwork but I'm a little cautious of it in case I make it worse. So I'm a little guilty of putting it off. Regards Lez. Edited March 5 by lezz01 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 GWR Water Tower 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Water tower in situ? Regards always Bob 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 (edited) Evening all, Just a question I’m hoping you good guys can answer? My question relates to the difference between an inspection pit and an ash pit, with regard to specifically their respective depths. Would they have similar depths or would an ash pit be shallower and of a differing design? I cannot locate images of an ash pit to easily provide information. I had a thought these were 4 foot deep and shorter than an inspection pit? Regards Bob Edited March 6 by BobM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Hi I’ve found an article that indicates that ash pits were on average 3’3” deep and some 300ft long lined with fire bricks which sounds plausible? Hi This is the article https://suengineshed.wordpress.com/the-engine-shed-in-operation/ Regards Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Some pictures from Didcot. Looks like cement in the shed. And out on the Coaling Stage line too. Not sure if they are brick built and skimmed or poured in situ Hope that helps. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 3 foot deep and 3 4" wide in the shed according to the E Lyons drawing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 1 minute ago, didcot said: 3 foot deep and 3 4" wide in the shed according to the E Lyons drawing. Cheers buddy Regards Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Couple of images I’ve found 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobM Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 The intended position of the inspection pits are indicated by the white outside the shed. The intended position likewise of the ash pit beside the coaling ramp. Regards Bob 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted March 7 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7 A few more photos of the pits at Didcot: By the Coal Stage: Outside the Shed: Inside the Shed: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) Afternoon! Hope all are well? Continuing to look at the turntable/ coaling area for improvements, I hopefully have done so so by inserting a small ‘Y’ point on to the access road of the turntable? This has allowed me to I hope utilise the available space and add interest by providing an additional siding, marked here by (which may not remain as such) a coaling platform. This could be turned into an additional ash pit road perhaps if not just a siding? Regards Bob Edited March 7 by BobM 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) Evening! Having settled on the added small ‘Y’ and adapted the turntable roads, the additional parallel siding I intended to use as the site for the ash pit site? 2217 sitting where it is intended to place the pit. Regards Bob Edited March 7 by BobM 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted March 7 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7 Hi Bob, I think it would be more prototypical for the new road (where 2217 is) to be used to hold wagons to be loaded with ash to be taken away, and the coal stage road (where 2213 is) to have the ash pit. Usually the fire would be dropped while the tender/bunker of the engine was being replenished for its next duty. Once it had cooled the ash would be shovelled from the pit into the waiting wagons. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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