Waverley West Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Who nose where this could lead Dave ?????? With a pick it at this rate, Colin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Another bogie... MK 1 3 Bogie.jpg Nope, can't be real. Bogies are green and runny. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted April 24, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hi folks, Continuing the theme of WW's Mk 1s... The lamps have now been installed in the East Yard. Next on the list is at least one lamp in the main depot (as well as the tower lamps). Also in the pipeline are some DCC Concepts buffers to weather. Oh, and there's a Railfreight 58 in for painting of the bodyside grilles, an 03 for fitting of a sound chip and a Legobiffoman sound chip also arrived today (my first from him) for D200. Plenty to get on with. Hope to be back soon with another update. Cheers for now, Dave 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted April 27, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Hi folks, Managed a quick trip down to Waverley West yesterday. The big news is the return of steam to WW after a long absence with the near-completion of 60009 Union of South Africa. I'm still not entirely happy about the finish. I was looking for a more burnished look but I don't think I've quite got there yet. I just wanted to run it yesterday for haulage trials. I have to say it wasn't very impressive, struggling to pull 6 Bachmann Mk 1s until I lubricated all the axles on the coaches. I think quite a bit more weight is needed in the loco body, but getting the body off is such a pain. While I was there, 26025 also ran through with a train of fresh ballast... On other projects, the 03 is now running nicely. I have always found shunters run really poorly on WW, with Hornby's 08 failing miserably to get past more than a point or two before stalling. Bachmann's 08 is better, because the centre axle is sprung, but still not perfect. So I decided to put extra pick-ups on the shunter's truck and connect it to the 03. The result is a huge improvement in running and the 03 is now the layout's resident shunter until I can sort out a decent 08, probably with stay-alive capacity. The 03's main job is to take the sleeper stock from Haymarket East Yard to/from Waverley West, shunt the parcels stock plus any other sundry shunting duties that are required. I know 03s never frequented Waverley but rule 1 is being applied in this instance for the time-being. I have a soft spot for the 03s after seeing them dotted around the network in the 80s (Berwick and Scarborough in particular). Also under rule 1, Kestrel is being given a run-out at the moment on an excursion. Happily, it made it into preservation in my world. It was such a shame that the project came to nothing. A fleet of Kestrels on the ECML would have been quite something (even if we did subsequently get the Deltics). The 58 has had its bodyside grills painted weathered black and looks much better now. D200 is now in the works for fitting of a sound chip and a little extra weathering/buffer beam detailing. As regards layout projects, I have one more yard lamp to fix and three point motors to replace. These are old Peco motors which initially seemed to work fine with my ECoS, but bizarrely they seem to work perfectly on some days but not at all on others. Anyway I've decided it is now time to replace them. After that, it is down to work with the Haymarket depot buildings. Lots to do! Back soon with more piccies and updates soon I hope. Cheers for now,Dave . Edited April 27, 2015 by Waverley West 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Again more excellent pics Union of S Africa looks good and when I first clicked on to the first pic thought it was real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunmar Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hi Dave, Like the pics of the R/F 26 it really suits that livery. Bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 More superb pictures looking great David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 normally I'm not a fan of added-in steam effects in pictures, but I would love to see those Union of SA pics with some! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 normally I'm not a fan of added-in steam effects in pictures, but I would love to see those Union of SA pics with some! Beyond my photo editing skills I'm afraid fender. But if anyone wants to try, I'd like to see the results! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi folks, Continuing the theme of childish humour, I haven't shown a photo of a bogie for a little while. Here is a slightly longer one, from 37418 this time... Wish I'd put the ETH cable back on before I took the photo though! In other news, D200 is now in the works for weathering and sound fitting. Pete Harvey's superb 6LDA engine and two class 47 traction motors have arrived and been sprayed with grey primer. They will look very nice around the depot. I will get around to doing a blog or something when I do a loco next, I promise! More photos to follow soon I hope, including the new 03. Cheers Dave 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi Dave, Love that pic of the class 26 on Ballast top stuff. Good luck with your D200 mine took ages to do, oh and you are missing a jumper cable of the front of your 37/4. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 you are missing a jumper cable of the front of your 37/4. Wish I'd put the ETH cable back on before I took the photo though! Spotted that just after I posted it Peter. Doh! I've cheated a little with my D200, as I got mine from Loughborough Model Centre. Very nice it is too. It comes lightly weathered but I don't find the weathering very convincing, so it's into the works for some finishing touches and extra weathering, plus sound fitting. It will be nice to have an excuse to run a 40 with WW in its mid- to late-80s guise. Cheers Dave PS I've always thought the Railfreight livery suited the 26s too and 26025 is getting a lot of use on the ballast rake at the moment. I have a shark brake van ready to weather and add to the rake, so that's another project on the list. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi Dave, just catching up on what you have been up to.Nice to see an Original Railfreight 58 passing through Waverley West, they did look good in that livery, especially the later batch with the orange cant rail stripe. Lovely! They were always my favourite ones…58047 for some reason was my favourite! Great to see some ScotRail 47/7 action, I was a big fan of the shove Duffs. I always liked the ScotRail livery, the blue stripe looked better than the InterCity red, in my opinion. But then I am biased as blue is my favourite colour!These will be right up your street! Claggy Shove Duff At Edinburgh Waverley. by neilh156, on Flickr 47701 At Edinburgh Waverley. by neilh156, on Flickr The Lord Provost At Edinburgh. by neilh156, on Flickr Large Logo action too, you really are spoiling us! And finally the Original Railfreight 26, Superb…..she looks superb…..great weathering as always. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi Dave, just catching up on what you have been up to. Nice to see an Original Railfreight 58 passing through Waverley West, they did look good in that livery, especially the later batch with the orange cant rail stripe. Lovely! They were always my favourite ones…58047 for some reason was my favourite! Great to see some ScotRail 47/7 action, I was a big fan of the shove Duffs. I always liked the ScotRail livery, the blue stripe looked better than the InterCity red, in my opinion. But then I am biased as blue is my favourite colour! These will be right up your street! Claggy Shove Duff At Edinburgh Waverley. by neilh156, on Flickr 47701 At Edinburgh Waverley. by neilh156, on Flickr The Lord Provost At Edinburgh. by neilh156, on Flickr Large Logo action too, you really are spoiling us! And finally the Original Railfreight 26, Superb…..she looks superb…..great weathering as always. Ah, my flickr correspondent again with yet more brilliant photos. Thanks Alex! Superb. Interesting to see 47701 on the Glasgow end. They mostly seem to be on the Edinburgh end in the photos I've seen and that's how I always have my rake. It's a Mk 2 rake as well I see. Interesting photo. Did those ScotRail rakes look good in that livery or what? Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I especially love the weathering on the bogies That MK1 coach is superb. It is always a pleasure to look at your pictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted April 30, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2015 Interesting to see 47701 on the Glasgow end. They mostly seem to be on the Edinburgh end in the photos I've seen and that's how I always have my rake. It's a Mk 2 rake as well I see. Interesting photo. I wonder if it's an Aberdeen service? That would fit with having mk2s (mk2d I think) Whats interesting is the other 'normal' rakes shown are on the North side of the station, with one being in platform 17 (usually for Dundee/Aberdeen trains). I wonder if there was some work going on affecting the South lines through the gardens or the south side of station? IIRC Glasgow p-p were 14 & 15 and by this time there wasn't any direct link between the two 'halves' (North/South) of this end of the station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Ah, my flickr correspondent again with yet more brilliant photos. Thanks Alex! Superb. Interesting to see 47701 on the Glasgow end. They mostly seem to be on the Edinburgh end in the photos I've seen and that's how I always have my rake. It's a Mk 2 rake as well I see. Interesting photo. Did those ScotRail rakes look good in that livery or what? Cheers Dave Hi Dave, they certainly did! I used to love visiting Edinburgh and Glasgow and seeing the ScotRail livery. And as for the 47/7s, well, lovely! I think Boxenby might have to have a shove duff! 47704 when it moved south might be a nice one to model. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hi Dave, I am sure that you probably know this site already but just in case you don’t it might be of interest, especially the Gen From Then section.https://6lda.wordpress.com/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Hi Dave, I am sure that you probably know this site already but just in case you don’t it might be of interest, especially the Gen From Then section. https://6lda.wordpress.com/ Thanks Alex. Yes, I have seen that but I've not visited it for a while. Will do so though! Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) A quiet moment between trains.... Edited May 3, 2015 by Waverley West 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2015 Hi folks, Lights have now been installed in the East Yard... 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 A dapper gent off on a jaunt waits on platform 13... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2015 Proof that Waverley West doesn't take itself too seriously, preserved prototype Kestrel is currently running excursions out from WW while 60009 is in the works waiting to have some weight added to improve its haulage capabilities... 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 03170 is now the resident shunter on the layout, at least for the time being, mainly shuttling the sleeper stock between the East Yard at Haymarket and Waverley West... A view of the pick-ups fitted to the shunter's truck and the connections to the loco. Extra weight has also been added to the truck to improve electrical pick-up and running. This has hugely improved the running of the 03. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted May 3, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) A quick shot of the East Yard showing the new lights. Must do a shot in the dark too! 26025 runs through WW on a ballast working... Kingmoor-based new arrival 47553 runs into Waverley with a train from Aberdeen... This is one of four Heljan bodies I have resprayed/renumbered/weathered recently for swapping with the body of 47510 which has been a regular on the layout for many years. 47553 could do with a bit more weathering on the bodyside I think, but otherwise the idea gives me a choice of five BR blue 47s for one sound chip. I am currently painting some DCC Concepts buffers for fitting in the East Yard. Then it will finally be on to the buildings I think, unless I can come up with another excuse to put them off a bit longer of course. Cheers for now,Dave Edited May 3, 2015 by Waverley West 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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