LNER4479 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Anybody picking up the August Modeller might ... ahem ... recognise aspects of the article from P.699 onwards. Two more to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Yes indeed John. IMG_7577.JPG This is the bridge concerned. Not easy to tell from this viewpoint but it does indeed fold up for the winter (in electric days they had to dismantle all the overhead each winter as well!). The deck consists of three sections, the central piece being hinged out from one side to connect with the other. There'll be somewhere on the web that shows it, no doubt... Apparently, this came about after the railway suffered a disastrous avalanche only a year after it had been open, sweeping away the newly constructed bridge at this spot. The foldaway bridge was the answer. The preservationists also suffered at the hands of a similar avalanche during the early days of rebuilding (1987 I think) which burst open one of the short tunnels; also, we were told that our locomotive (F.04) was knocked over by an avalanche in 1965, killing the crew. Clearly, not a railway for the feint-hearted! I recognised that bridge from my father's copy of "The Worlds Railways and How They Work"... that I used to pour over 40 years ago (and that book was probably 30 years old then)! I suspect some of the photos from that website have been cribbed from it, as they seem very similar - plus it included a Richard Scarry type drawing, showing how it folds down for winter... Edited July 15, 2016 by jukebox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold trw1089 Posted July 14, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2016 Brilliant photos Graham, one I will most definitely have to add to my list. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted July 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2016 Loco on the scrapheap at Grantham . . . . but don't worry Graham, it isn't one of yours See here for details of what is reported to be the only loco cut up at Grantham in 1963 http://www.granthammatters.co.uk/last-days-in-grantham-for-a-steam-loco-77247-2/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2016 Anybody picking up the August Modeller might ... ahem ... recognise aspects of the article from P.699 onwards. Two more to follow. Can I have your autograph please? Love the pic of the ECML; such a tidy track section. Toddeler for loan (unless G gets a commission from extra sales that is). Philth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Can I have your autograph please? Please send all such requests to my agent, one Antonius Aloysius Righteous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 15, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2016 Toot Toot? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2016 Please send all such requests to my agent, one Antonius Aloysius Righteous At 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Barry the ballast been here today ... pictures to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 ... and the scenery team visiting tomorrow! Can we stand all this excitement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LNER4479 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2016 A little belatedly, here is the concluding episode of the recent travelogue - which gradually transmogrifies into some modelling (at last!) Departing Andermatt in a vaguely northbound direction, one soon encounters the spectacular Schollenen gorge, part of the Gotthard pass road route. So far as the railway is concerned this is just a link line down to the main Gotthard rail route at Goschenen. It's a cautious, steep descent, entirely on the rack to reach the junction at Goschenen This view of our train onwards running in shows the Gotthard tunnel. The Schollenen gorge is directly above the loco and you can just catch a glimpse of the railway in from Andermatt just above the first coach. Aspects of train operations here will soon be history when the Gotthard base tunnel opens for business at the end of this year. We passed the northern portals of the new tunnel on our journey on from here, which was otherwise unremarkable owing to the cloudy weather. Thus we left Switzerland on a slightly anti-climatic note and headed for Germany's Black Forest for the final few days. Hausach station on the Black Forest route. We stumbled upon the dampflok to the left (a 01 pacific no less), realising we'd missed its planned charter workings by a day. Nevertheless, there was some consolation... Hausach station on the Schwarzwald Modellbahn!! We had been tipped off that this was here, hence stopping off here. I would describe it as 'very pleasant', whilst not quite being in the same league as the Hamburg set up. It claims to be the largest model railway based on an actual location. I have absolutely no idea how accurate that claim is this is the first time we've been hereabouts. The real railway route on from here certainly was quite spectacular. There was even a model of the dampfzug we'd seen at the station! Right - that's enough travel for now. Time for some actual modelling. Woking is less than two months away (gulp!) Having run out of tracks to ballast, Barry is turning his hand to ballast weathering. This is a runny mix of dark brown/black water paint. Despite my general championing of the Peco ballast, I'm conscious that it is a bit clean / bright as first sprayed (light grey) and laid. So here, Barry is applying the watery mix to the sleeper ends. Why just the sleeper ends? This is the effect thus far. Having studied countless photographs of the steam age railway, I've come to the view that this is a typical weathering pattern. Oil dripping (or being flung) from the motion, combined with deposits from cylinder drain cocks and injector overflows, trains a concentrated stream of dirt in this area. Having let that dry for an hour or so, an even more watery mix is applied over the entire ballast area, which aims to achieve a more overall blended look, whilst still allowing the heavier sleeper end dirt to show through. Also muscle-ing on the picture is 4467 which has been treated to a dose of Barry's weathering magic and now looks more like a workaday A4 than an out-of-the-box Hornby item. My thanks, as always, to Barry for his continued contribution. Hopefully we'll get the rest of the foam ballast treated before the show season starts. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted July 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2016 That was a little confusing for a moment. I was just trying to figure out why I recognised that German bloke. Then I read a little further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Been away - stand by for some travelogue pictures... IMG_7212rm1.jpg The incredible series of switchback curves and tunnels eventually brings us to Alp Grum where we achieved an ambition through the simple act of breaking our journey for chips n beer at the restaurant looking across to a glacier. Table with a view or what? IMG_7228rm.jpg And this is the famous view (well, it's in all the brochures!) of a train clambering up the final curve to the station. Note the Bernina Express observation coaches in the formation. IMG_7246rm.jpg Finally (for tonight), a view showing the Bernina lake, the summit of the line. No rack sections on any of the Rhaetian railway - all adhesion worked with gradients as steep as 1 in 14. The summit at Bernina is at 2,253 m (7,392 ft) above sea level, making this the highest railway line in the Alps, operating as a public railway with year round traffic (excluding mountain side railways) Next time - we encounter the rack railways! Salutary to see how that glacier at Alpgrum has retreated since I took some pics of it in 2003. Edited July 22, 2016 by The Stationmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted July 22, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2016 Dear Red Leader, Please can I borrow one of the track weathering pics for my web site???It can go with the ones from Herculaneum Dock... Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Dear Red Leader, Please can I borrow one of the track weathering pics for my web site???It can go with the ones from Herculaneum Dock... Baz Oh, go on then - seeing as it's you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted July 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2016 Photo copied and uploaded. Many thanks. Hope the weathering has dried OK? Baz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted July 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) What a marvellous photo - what scale is this model? Confused from Van Island Edited July 24, 2016 by JCL 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 what scale is this model? HOm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LNER4479 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2016 As forecast, the scenic team arrived yesterday, and were set to work at the extreme south end The area outside the Ruston & Hornsby works and bounded by the Great North Road was the designated area. Not the most photographed area of the site by any means, although some of the aerial photos from the Britainfromabove website were helpful (even though they're from 1950) Based on the photos I had available, Paul knocked up yet another hut (they were everywhere!) and Tom added the boundary fence, being the demarcation between Rustons and the LNER. The ground cover is a printed out sheet from modelrailwayscenery; I had done a quick bit of work over the previous two nights to install the retaining wall on the Great North Road. After they'd gone, and with the works building back in place. Plenty of detail to add but at least it's no longer a bare piece of baseboard! Viewpoint from the road bridge, roughly equivalent to one of the few pictures we've been able to work from. Thanks once again to Paul & Tom for their efforts 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted July 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2016 a bit more ballasting to finish now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Yup! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 G'day Gents I'd like to see that view from the old great north rd today, how much would be left I wonder ?? manna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 G'day Gents I'd like to see that view from the old great north rd today, how much would be left I wonder ?? manna Nothing at all, as far as I can tell.... bit depressing isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 G'day Gents Yes, it is a bit depressing, bet those siding don't get used much. manna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Agreed that the Rustons yard we were modelling is now lost in the wilderness - part of it has a Dunelm Mill outlet built on it. The main 'saw tooth' factory building appears to survive (not evident in the streetview pic). It's not all bad news, though. The line to the bottom right survives as the Up relief (just as in the 1930's). I've actually been along this with Tornado. We had a water stop in the remaining sidings alongside the station then weaved our way across both ECML tracks to get to the Up relief - Stevie Hanczar (on the handle) didn't half 'go for it' once we were under the bridge! Magic stuff. The siding leading back from there (the one that wiggles about a bit in the weeds) is occasionally used by tampers and other strange yellow machines. 'Twas also the line used to position 4468 and co for the 2013 exhibition. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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