Blog- Deadwater Burn, potted history & regrouping - Old Lane Yard 1960's Yorkshire wollen grot!

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I think I need to change the title of my 'blog, I'm still a little unsure of whether this will continue or go back to the old format now 'tis available. There are alot of ways in which I like the 'blog format but it seems that in general, people are not prepared to embrace the opportunity, preferring to stick with what is familiar.

 

One thing I've just realised with the 'blogs is that your 'blog has to cover all your contributions, whereas you can have seperate threads for each different interest. Again I think this is good from my aspect as I get side-tracked way too easily.

 

Anyway this entry covers the Halifax based Old Lane stuff:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=66838

which was based on a simplified version of one of Hugh Flynn's plans on the layout plans on the old Rmweb. The opportunity for a small shunting yard , with high walls, and most of the architecture & landscape unchanged from industrial revolution days, presented itself in the form of the Old Lane area which was a L&Y/GNR joint section of line.

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=8151

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=68266

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=68275

I lost a bit of intereest when I received a couple of appropriate EFE vehicles of Ebay

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=81570

- thinking in particular that the bus is well bad, its one of the earlier EFE vehicles so I suppose we will have to let it off! - the lorry is not too bad though.

Having done Deadwater with the EM track, the 'Old Lane' layout was intended to be doing things the easy way, but with a nod to scenery.

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=67913all the track is standard peco 75 sleeper depth is hidden by building surface up to sleeper tops (and over) in some cases then using flock painted with cheapo project paint, this sells in B&Q and you can get a reasonable size tin for about ??3 which covers a far bigger area than railmatch ever could! the track is then weeded up with basket liner. obviously in this selection of pics much trimming back awaits.

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=67909

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=67059

One day it'll be a nice little layout!

 

Things are progressing slowly because we are waiting to here about whether our moving is going ahead, we find out on Fri 13th of all days, wish us luck!

 

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