Waverley West, Princes St Gardens and Haymarket MPD

[ColinK]

If you 08 sets off by itself, check that the ability to run on DC has been turned off.

[shanks522]

Hi Dave,

 

 I thoroughly enjoy looking at photos of Waverley West, they are always so inspiring, this one especially!

 

 

Graham.

 

 

 

 

 

[P.C.M]

Hi Dave,

The latest wagons look great. I really like the Heljan Dogfish I have a few myself mixed in with my Cambrian ones.

 

P way trains did run with some odd formations and you may already know but your train has a mix of brake types so would be running as an unfitted freight. 

 

Your ZAAs Pike and OCAs which I think under departmental ownership where ZDAs  Bass are Air braked and the ZFV Dogfish are Vac braked.

 

Cheers Peter.

[Alister_G]

Hi Dave,

 

Some more great photos.

 

I, and I'm sure many others, would love to experience your locos trundling through the Mound and past Haymarket depot with all the sounds you've installed.

 

Have you done any videos recently?

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

[Waverley West]

Hi Dave,

The latest wagons look great. I really like the Heljan Dogfish I have a few myself mixed in with my Cambrian ones.

 

P way trains did run with some odd formations and you may already know but your train has a mix of brake types so would be running as an unfitted freight. 

 

Your ZAAs Pike and OCAs which I think under departmental ownership where ZDAs  Bass are Air braked and the ZFV Dogfish are Vac braked.

 

Cheers Peter.

 

Thanks Peter. Very informative. I was thinking of the rake as a motley collection of wagons which had to be moved from A to B, rather than a rake for a particular purpose. As you say, p way trains seem to run in almost random formations at times and I really did just cobble the rake together, probably much like the prototype really. The Shark brake normally goes on the end of my Seacow rake but that has been withdrawn for weathering now that this new rake is running.

 

Cheers

Dave

[Waverley West]

Hi Dave,

 

Some more great photos.

 

I, and I'm sure many others, would love to experience your locos trundling through the Mound and past Haymarket depot with all the sounds you've installed.

 

Have you done any videos recently?

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

 

Thanks Al. I haven't done any videos for a while now, mainly because I wasn't very happy with the results once I'd posted them on youtube. They seemed to lose a lot of quality during the conversion/compression process for some reason, which isn't a problem many others on here seem to have. The camera I use (a normal Canon DSLR which produces good quality still shots) also seems to suffer from a shallow depth of field in video mode when doing close-ups.

 

I'd definitely like to get back into doing them though, especially with the recent sound upgrades I've been doing. It's something I need to think about.

 

Cheers

Dave

[The Stationmaster]

You can tell it's Easter at Waverley West - all that's running are Perway trains

Edited April 14, 2017 by The Stationmaster

[Crisis Rail]

Hi folks,

 

There's a fishy theme tonight as I introduce my newly weathered rake of PW wagons, a motley collection of Dogfish, Pike and OCAs and a Shark brake van. I've had the rake of Heljan Dogfish for around 10 years now and have finally got round to weathering them.

 

First up are some Dogfish

 

Dogfish 2.jpg

 

Dogfish 3.jpg

 

Dogfish 4.jpg

 

Next, the Pike...

 

Pike 1.jpg

 

And bringing up the rear, a Shark brake van...

 

Shark 1.jpg

 

Currently ably headed by 27034 complete with new fuel tank speaker and legoman sound chip. Three OCAs are at the head of the rake.

 

27034 1.jpg

 

27034 2.jpg

 

27034 4.jpg

 

Finally, new arrival 08421. This 08 has been fitted by Lee (blueeighties) with a Zimo sound chip and lights plus stayalive. It sounds and runs beautifully. The only problem is that it seems to have developed a worrying tendency to occasionally shoot off at high speed without warning when not in use, which I've yet to get to the bottom of.

 

08421 1.jpg

 

Cheers for now,

Dave

Sheer quality Dave.

 

Ian

[Crisis Rail]

Hi folks,

 

There's a fishy theme tonight as I introduce my newly weathered rake of PW wagons, a motley collection of Dogfish, Pike and OCAs and a Shark brake van. I've had the rake of Heljan Dogfish for around 10 years now and have finally got round to weathering them.

 

First up are some Dogfish

 

Dogfish 2.jpg

 

Dogfish 3.jpg

 

Dogfish 4.jpg

 

Next, the Pike...

 

Pike 1.jpg

 

And bringing up the rear, a Shark brake van...

 

Shark 1.jpg

 

Currently ably headed by 27034 complete with new fuel tank speaker and legoman sound chip. Three OCAs are at the head of the rake.

 

27034 1.jpg

 

27034 2.jpg

 

27034 4.jpg

 

Finally, new arrival 08421. This 08 has been fitted by Lee (blueeighties) with a Zimo sound chip and lights plus stayalive. It sounds and runs beautifully. The only problem is that it seems to have developed a worrying tendency to occasionally shoot off at high speed without warning when not in use, which I've yet to get to the bottom of.

 

08421 1.jpg

 

Cheers for now,

Dave

 

Not sure if wheelchocs are available in 00 - maybe a scratchbuild option?

 

Ian

[Waverley West]

Not sure if wheelchocs are available in 00 - maybe a scratchbuild option?

 

Ian

 

Funny you should say that, Ian. Wheelchocs for the depot are on my to-do list. I've often seen them in photos taken outside the depot.

[russ p]

Back in your period Dave they were unpainted wood but with a pink coloured preserver on the sides and the wooden handle, they quickly ​weathered to a brown/ black grime colour and not very visible

[Waverley West]

Back in your period Dave they were unpainted wood but with a pink coloured preserver on the sides and the wooden handle, they quickly ​weathered to a brown/ black grime colour and not very visible

 

I'm sure I've seen some slighty grubby white ones, russ. Dating from the late 70s/early 80s judging from everything else in the photo?

[russ p]

Were they the metal ones Dave?

[Waverley West]

Were they the metal ones Dave?

 

They looked wooden to me, but I couldn't really tell from the pics.

[Waverley West]

Hi folks,

 

Just thought I'd post a few pics from a running session yesterday afternoon, which saw 47001 arriving on a Fife service and 47715 on the Glasgow push-pull. Driver Douglas Fir was still waiting for his next duty...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In other news, a rake of three TTAs have been weathered and are ready for service. These will be tacked onto one of the Speedlink rakes and used to supply fuel to the depot. Some photos to follow I hope. A couple of Sherpa vans are also ready for use.

 

As for my next project, well, I'm still deciding what to do. It may well be a Petroleum sector 47 or I really should make a start on the offices inside the shed on Road 8. We shall see. There are too many possibilities.

 

Cheers for now

Dave

Edited April 22, 2017 by Waverley West

[lmsforever]

Poor old Douglas he is a very patient person out there in rain and snow and not even wearing an overcoat ,like the shot of approaching 47 looks so like the real thing.

[Module00]

The last photos are so realistic ! This is likely the reality ! 

[Jamiel]

Could I ask what make of figure Douglas Fir is? The stance and and proportions are really nice.

Really great set of photos, although I love a lot of EM layouts, your Waverley West always reminds me that really high quality modelling can be done in OO gauge (and you get the advantage of having a tighter wheel spacing to take tighter curves).

Thanks for sharing the photos.

Jamie

[Waverley West]

Could I ask what make of figure Douglas Fir is? The stance and and proportions are really nice.

 

Really great set of photos, although I love a lot of EM layouts, your Waverley West always reminds me that really high quality modelling can be done in OO gauge (and you get the advantage of having a tighter wheel spacing to take tighter curves).

 

Thanks for sharing the photos.

 

Jamie

 

Thanks Jamie.

 

I'm pretty sure Douglas is from the Preiser range, although at the moment I don't seem to be able to find the particular pack that he's from. Will keep looking and let you know if I find out his origins.

 

Cheers

Dave

[Crisis Rail]

Funny you should say that, Ian. Wheelchocs for the depot are on my to-do list. I've often seen them in photos taken outside the depot.

 

How about this 31018 at the NRM York last week -  with stick to aid removal.

 

 

Ian

Edited April 30, 2017 by Crisis Rail

[Waverley West]

How about this 31018 at the NRM York last week -  with stick to aid removal.

 

IMG_1371.JPG

 

Ian

 

They're the ones I was thinking of, Ian. Thanks! The ones I've seen at Haymarket are all white.

 

Cheers

Dave

[MarshLane]

Evening Dave,

 

Finally, new arrival 08421. This 08 has been fitted by Lee (blueeighties) with a Zimo sound chip and lights plus stayalive. It sounds and runs beautifully. The only problem is that it seems to have developed a worrying tendency to occasionally shoot off at high speed without warning when not in use, which I've yet to get to the bottom of.

 

08421 1.jpg

 

Cheers for now,

Dave

 

Just catching up, but superb photographs as ever - I still say your sneaking some real ones in!!  I have seen a comment about 08s shooting off when stood before.  Mine hasn't, but it might be something to do with either the project, or as one of your other commentators suggested the ability to run on DC needs checking to make sure its switched off.  It could be something to do with the project too I guess, although id have thought it would be more widespread if so - you mentioned it was a Zimo chip, whose project is it?

 

The model of 47001 looks the business too!  As far as I know, all wheel chocks are wooden, certainly the ones I've used are!  But that shot of the NRM one is a fairly good style, although a lot of the depot ones, and ones on locos etc, don't tend to have the handle.  As you have so much detail on this layout, let us in on the secret for how your going to put them in place on the locos on the layout hehe

 

Rich

[Waverley West]

Hi folks,

 

Had a quick trip down to Waverley this afternoon, as the sun was shining. Some interesting goings on, with 24081 passing through with an inspection saloon and 60009 about to depart on a Fife circle railtour.

 

First up is 24081...

 

 

 

 

Followed by 60009...

 

 

 

08421 was station pilot and has now settled down nicely to its duties. Disabling DC seems to have worked a treat, as its random Formula 1-like excursions have been noticeable by their absence since I adjusted the relevant CV (29 on a Zimo). Fingers crossed that that's sorted the problem. Thanks to ColinK and others for the tip.

 

 

Plus a few more shots taken from the platforms...

 

 

 

26031 also passed through on a Speedlink service...

 

 

 

And finally, a few black and white versions...

 

 

 

 

In other news, an impulse purchase Bachmann BR Blue 47 is nearing completion as 47102 and just needs reassembling now. 47001 proved so useful that I decided I didn't have enough 47/0s. Well, that's my excuse any way.

 

Work has now started on Petroleum 47190, another Bachmann 47. The body has been weathered and I now need to move onto the underframe and bogies.

 

Hope to be back soon with another update.

 

Bye for now,
Dave

Edited April 30, 2017 by Waverley West

[SHMD]

I've been following this thread for quite a while and I find it astonishing that you keep coming up with new angles that you can photograph such real scenes from.

 

Again, well done sir.

 

 

Kev.

[Waverley West]

I've been following this thread for quite a while and I find it astonishing that you keep coming up with new angles that you can photograph such real scenes from.

 

Again, well done sir.

 

 

Kev.

 

Thanks Kev. I'll do my best to keep coming up with new angles.

 

Cheers

Dave