Sc59401 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Belated reintroduction from me, still trying to finish ScR Swindon DMUs real and model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Why don't we have a meet up in Glasgow or Edinburgh sometime? Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Sounds a good plan... once wallets have recovered from the festive season! Maybe around Model Rail Scotland in February? Or some other time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 MRS sounds like the best time/ place for CAG meet up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Aye, as good a time as any. I'll likely be helping with Auchinraith, so that might be as good an RVP as any! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennarivo Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Are myself and Shortliner the only Highlanders here? Seems a bit lonely round these parts... na i'm here too, up in thurso Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Eddie Reffin's on the forum too, I think. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Oh aye. I forgot about Eddie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Are myself and Shortliner the only Highlanders here? Seems a bit lonely round these parts..." 60D Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 A total of 4 Highlanders then. WOOOOO!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic 2009 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Hi folks you can count me in to in Aberdeen modelling intrest late 70s -early 90s layout under constuction ferryhill road member of Aberdeen mrc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eddie reffin Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Eddie Reffin's on the forum too, I think. Dave. Hi All, indeed I am here. Been busy recently building the new layout, being Secretary of the Inverness MRC, Area Group co-ordinator for DEMU, full time job, part time horse whisperer........ We (Inverness MRC) are stewarding on the entrance door for MRS so I'll be around for any meet up at stand 1. Which day is it planned? Cheers Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hi All, indeed I am here. Been busy recently building the new layout, being Secretary of the Inverness MRC, Area Group co-ordinator for DEMU, full time job, part time horse whisperer........ We (Inverness MRC) are stewarding on the entrance door for MRS so I'll be around for any meet up at stand 1. Which day is it planned? Cheers Eddie I'll be there from Thursday until Saturday afternoon Eddie, I'm sure you'll be sick of the sight of me by then, man! And folks, not only does he wear all those hats, he also runs a farm on facebook...! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Jamie pointed to a few photos in this collection in his latest blog entry. I’ve looked at the Scottish pictures – there are a lot of good ones, and some of particular interest. Look at this – does this mean that Scottish modellers can now support Coachmann’s campaign for an RTR L&YR 0-6-0 ? (It was on its way for scrapping in Glasgow.) This appears to show a Polmadie Stanier 5 in Cowlairs Works – except 44949 was a Newton Heath engine! Cowlairs did some funny things with shedcodes when they started overhauling engines from ex-LMS sheds. I remember seeing newly-shopped engines with 68 district shedcodes years after that district was abolished. And there are three pictures of 2-6-4Ts on trains at Gourock, all taken on the same day in 1965, all with the engines bunker-first. It was pretty unusual to see tanks bunker-first on Gourock or Wemyss Bay trains. I wonder if the Gourock turntable was out of action, though I know it was OK earlier and later in the month those photos were taken. I’m off now to look at the other photos on the site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Thought you might like that site pH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Just a thought, but does anyone know whether the Mallaig layout by Camusdarrach has moved here? I was poking about the old site and came across it again, but couldn't find any reference it it here; it was one I was following progress on and would be interested to catch up with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotcent Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Ph wrote:- And there are three pictures of 2-6-4Ts on trains at Gourock, all taken on the same day in 1965, all with the engines bunker-first. It was pretty unusual to see tanks bunker-first on Gourock or Wemyss Bay trains. I wonder if the Gourock turntable was out of action, though I know it was OK earlier and later in the month those photos were taken. From about 1954 I used to cycle down from time to time to Shields Road to watch the 5.25 Gourock go past. This was a heavy commuter train, usually made up with extra coaches (10 vehicles sticks in my mind), and was always double headed. The locos could be Fairburn or Standard tanks, Black 5's, Br Standard 5's, Br Standard 4's, Crabs -- just about anything. And the locos could be any way round. You could see a Tank chimney first piloting a tender first Black 5. Or two tanks chimney to chimney. Or a tank and a Standard 5 both going backwards. Any possible permutation seemed to be possible. But this was an exception, and I do agree that most tanks ran chimney first most of the time. I just wish I'd had a camera at the time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunmar Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Just a thought, but does anyone know whether the Mallaig layout by Camusdarrach has moved here? I was poking about the old site and came across it again, but couldn't find any reference it it here; it was one I was following progress on and would be interested to catch up with it. Hi B) Like you Ben, I too was watching the Mallaig layout with great interest - not least as I myself ( does that make sense ) have been working along the same line!( excuse the pun! I intend to base my next layout 'loosley' on Mallaig and was feeding off the postings! Bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S_Wood Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Just got round to rejoining.  I was in CAG in the old RMweb. I'm from Fife but also lived in Glasgow and Harris.  I now live in Melbourne Australia at the moment and most of my layout's based on the old coast route between Leven and St Andrews.  There is another part of the layout based on the West Highland line too.  Well it starts in the West Highland and terminates at Plockton station.  Didn't think that out very well. Still trying to finish off my layout but am sort of getting there. Sliante Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Just got round to rejoining.  I was in CAG in the old RMweb. I'm from Fife but also lived in Glasgow and Harris.  I now live in Melbourne Australia at the moment and most of my layout's based on the old coast route between Leven and St Andrews.  There is another part of the layout based on the West Highland line too.  Well it starts in the West Highland and terminates at Plockton station.  Didn't think that out very well. Still trying to finish off my layout but am sort of getting there. Sliante Neil Well, my effort goes from The Mound to a version of Kyle in one easy move, so I wouldn't worry to much about it. I'm still working on a explanation for it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S_Wood Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Well, my effort goes from The Mound to a version of Kyle in one easy move, so I wouldn't worry to much about it. I'm still working on a explanation for it though. I know what you mean Ben. I'm struggling a bit to come up with one too. cheers Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold barney121e Posted May 31, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2010 Does anyone have any details relating to Boat of Garten, specifically the trackplan , station and signal boxes and what they use the sidings for and any other buildings of interest? Any help much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 CAG has been very quiet recently until today, but we all seem to be busy judging by the number of Scottish layouts appearing popping up in the layout section- some good modelling involved too. Well done us Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emac Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Does anyone have any details relating to Boat of Garten, specifically the trackplan , station and signal boxes and what they use the sidings for and any other buildings of interest? Any help much appreciated. A quick search at www.scran.ac.uk has a few pics which is a start http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/results.php?offset=1&no_results=12&scache=1axh81f7h3&searchdb=scran&sortby=&sortorder=ASC&field=&searchterm=%2BBoat%20%2Bof%20%2BGarten you can view thumbnails without taking a subscription Also a quick search of google images reveiled a few pics as well a link to old maps reveal at http://geo.nls.uk/os6inch/ a track plan showing a turntable and engine shed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Reid Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 And don't forget the RCHAMS site - a veritable treasure trove of Scottish Railway locations.....(and where most but not all the SCRAN railway stuff is sourced) http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/search/?keyword=boat+of+garten&submit=search Beside each location (for which there are several for B-O-G ) it often shows digital images - click on these and it'll open a further menu of those available online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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