RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: We took the layout down this evening… 1.75 hours with two and a half folks and one power driver. With a 4 man crew and two power drivers should not take much over an hour…. You're sounding like an O level maths question Phil! Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 20, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 10 hours ago, RBAGE said: Phil, I'm sure you've told us previously but please indulge a recent pensioner. When and where is the first planned outing? Bob Morning Bob Aiming for GWSR diesel gala this time next year ….. a local and low key shake down starter Let me know if you ever want to come in n the crew again! Phil 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 20, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: You're sounding like an O level maths question Phil! Mike. Very true Mine. I like to do that with youngsters counting the wagons in trains ….. ok if there are 30 coal wagons each carrying 16 tons of coal then how much coal does the train carry? Its something new generations won’t have seen in real life …. a railway that is a major artery of industrial production. Phil 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Bullock said: Morning Bob Aiming for GWSR diesel gala this time next year ….. a local and low key shake down starter Let me know if you ever want to come in n the crew again! Phil Phil, Not wishing to be too presumptuous, but that was part of my reason for asking. Assuming you always intend exhibiting in attractive parts of the country, it will be easy for me to convince the boss that we need a week away in a cottage somewhere. "Where should we go dear?". Bob 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, RBAGE said: Phil, Not wishing to be too presumptuous, but that was part of my reason for asking. Assuming you always intend exhibiting in attractive parts of the country, it will be easy for me to convince the boss that we need a week away in a cottage somewhere. "Where should we go dear?". Bob I've got an idea where there's a patio you could get a caravan on! Mike. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Bullock said: Very true Mine. I like to do that with youngsters counting the wagons in trains ….. ok if there are 30 coal wagons each carrying 16 tons of coal then how much coal does the train carry? Its something new generations won’t have seen in real life …. a railway that is a major artery of industrial production. Phil I hope you get them to include each individual tare weight in their calculations too, no slacking! Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 20, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, RBAGE said: Phil, Not wishing to be too presumptuous, but that was part of my reason for asking. Assuming you always intend exhibiting in attractive parts of the country, it will be easy for me to convince the boss that we need a week away in a cottage somewhere. "Where should we go dear?". Bob Not all all Bob …. You would be most welcome and the Cotswolds is always nice…..😉 Just take you good lady to any branch of Huffkins tea rooms and your minor duplicity will soon be forgotten…. Will keep you in the loop …. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 20, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 22 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I hope you get them to include each individual tare weight in their calculations too, no slacking! Mike. That’s the next steps …. But would probably have to explain what T and CWT stand for first …. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 20, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I've got an idea where there's a patio you could get a caravan on! Mike. Platform 1 or 2? That’s what Teri calls it! Think she knew what was coming… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: I've got an idea where there's a patio you could get a caravan on! Mike. Phil? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Bullock said: Not all all Bob …. You would be most welcome and the Cotswolds is always nice…..😉 Just take you good lady to any branch of Huffkins tea rooms and your minor duplicity will soon be forgotten…. Will keep you in the loop …. "In the loop". On the main, I hope. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: Morning Bob Aiming for GWSR diesel gala this time next year ….. a local and low key shake down starter Let me know if you ever want to come in n the crew again! Phil And might there be capacity for another operator? 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted April 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Liam said: And might there be capacity for another operator? 😉 Well, the patio is big enough! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 8, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 8, 2022 Following discussions on the Point rodding and signal wires thread have moved back here to avoid thread drift. Got the junction boards out today and decided that with the track work as it was there was no easy place to locate the signal box if rodding runs we’re going to be sensible. Here’s the original location. The box was just too far up the junction for the junction rodding runs to make sense unless I set it right back behind the line of the up goods loop which did not gel for me. The answer was to shorten the loop siding and drop the box back down from the junction so the rodding for Junction points and FPL can come straight off the right hand side of the bed. Sorted! Had not thought about this when originally siting box …. Now just need to work out rodding runs. Thanks to @TheSignalEngineerand @The Stationmaster for help and advice so far. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) Phil, How are you going to make the rodding runs and cranks etc? Or perhaps more appositely whose kit are you going to use to make them? The Wills kit isn't too bad in terms of what it offers and its appearance (alright for ex LMR, no good for WR as the rod rollers are to the 'standard' pattern) but it is overscale especially when it comes to multiple rod runs. PS is that short stretch of concrete sleepered track between the trailing point out of the loop and the junction facer correct? Edited May 9, 2022 by The Stationmaster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 17, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2022 Track laying reached Norton Junction today Looking down (OWW) towards Worcester And up… take the left hand route for Evesham Oxford and London… right for Abbotswood and Gloucester. Have increased the 6ft on the OWW as a nod to its broad gauge heritage and staggered the junction points to make rodding installation easier. Really like the way this has turned out, the P way has a very nice flow to it. Currently debating whether to go for historical accuracy … basic running lines … or back date a few years with the lay by before the halt on the up side and the siding between the junction and rail over rail bridge included… 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted May 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2022 Looking good Phil 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mophead45143 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Phil Bullock said: Currently debating whether to go for historical accuracy … basic running lines … or back date a few years with the lay by before the halt on the up side and the siding between the junction and rail over rail bridge included… The policy of 'less is more' tends to help make scenes (that are perhaps already compressed from reality) look more convincing. Regards, Cameron 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 17, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Mophead45143 said: The policy of 'less is more' tends to help make scenes (that are perhaps already compressed from reality) look more convincing. Regards, Cameron Very true…. And we have already compressed what should be a roughly equilateral triangle of track in to a pretty shallow isoceles …. But largely countryside . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 18, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 09/05/2022 at 12:21, The Stationmaster said: Phil, How are you going to make the rodding runs and cranks etc? Or perhaps more appositely whose kit are you going to use to make them? The Wills kit isn't too bad in terms of what it offers and its appearance (alright for ex LMR, no good for WR as the rod rollers are to the 'standard' pattern) but it is overscale especially when it comes to multiple rod runs. PS is that short stretch of concrete sleepered track between the trailing point out of the loop and the junction facer correct? Morning Mike Sorry only just seen this … have not been ignoring you! Did you see my post in the Point rodding and signal wires thread? Have spent cash on MSE components… far more to scale that the Wills ones. The rollers are a pretty generic white metal casting …. The alternative I did consider was the Brassmasters etches but they need soldering up and I feared for my sanity! As the one foot viewing rule will apply once installed their easier installation wins the day …. And that 0.4mm square section NS rod is pretty fine, soldering round section drop arms to the cranks on to it will be fun! As for that short stretch of quedgleys finest concos I deliberated about that … it’s another excuse to link to my Favourite photo as it’s the section of the down main D1048 is running on. The up main nearest to us is certainly concos and concluded the down was too…. Although of course my length is somewhat compressed. Thanks for thoughts as always! Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2022 Did these not get a look in Phil? https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/detailing-components/infrastructure-detailing/point-rodding/ Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 18, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Did these not get a look in Phil? https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/detailing-components/infrastructure-detailing/point-rodding/ Mike. They do look very nice Mike! But given that the rollers alone are about 40p each the cost would escalate dramatically even on relatively simple installations like mine. Still getting to grips with finances in retirement but if my soldering skills fail with the MSE ones then these could be a useful fall back if only for the cranks…. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 5, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2022 Looks like mounting the MSE rodding rollers on stools cut from paxolin sleepers will give something approaching the correct height for the point rodding..,, Meanwhile OWW track laying has progressed past the site of the M5 over bridge and through the back scene…. On to the high lever fiddle yard when weather allows… 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted June 15, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2022 Track laying has now progressed from Norton Junction as far as the entrance to the high level OWW fiddle yard… 16 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBAGE Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Phil Bullock said: Track laying has now progressed from Norton Junction as far as the entrance to the high level OWW fiddle yard… Crack on, bonny lad. Crack on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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