naturol Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Plans are underway for my next project, fits onto a board overall dimension being 3.6 m x 2.4m taken some inspiration from an article in model rail a few months ago, and considering not having a conventional fiddle yard but a large folded and overlapping dog bone return loop, as stock will be a bit limited to two car units, the occasional coal train, and some test and infrastructure trains I hope the loops will stable enough to allow a running session without getting board, The plan is to go DCC cobalt digital for the point work! have working signals and feathers, a back drop of trees where the river bank runs toward the centre of the board, and a car park along the front edge, the scenic breaks will be a bridge to the right hand side and trees, on the left a steep bank and again trees as the scenic break. Track plan attached for comments please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 This gives the overall layout of the true location, however I have chosen to curve the lines from right to left and have the river bank trees as the back scene , Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted December 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2013 Brilliant! I was looking at aerial pictures of Radyr earlier in the year and considering if it could be utilised into a model Although the last time I stood on the platforms at Radyr, there were 37s on unfitted fitted coal trains (16 and 21 tonners plus brake van) parked on the relief lines behind the station, in what is now the car park., But there again anything Welsh Valleys does it for me. Will you be introducing a little bit of freight back into the area by way of variety? Regards Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 General view looking north, the busy nature of the car park is one of the focal points but I can't find enough modern image cars, the choice is a bit limited, plenty of vans and land rovers, and new style minis, but no fords or vauxhalls, may be the odd vow mki golf will have to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 As above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Brilliant! I was looking at aerial pictures of Radyr earlier in the year and considering if it could be utilised into a model Although the last time I stood on the platforms at Radyr, there were 37s on unfitted fitted coal trains (16 and 21 tonners plus brake van) parked on the relief lines behind the station, in what is now the car park., But there again anything Welsh Valleys does it for me. Will you be introducing a little bit of freight back into the area by way of variety? Regards Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Brilliant! I was looking at aerial pictures of Radyr earlier in the year and considering if it could be utilised into a model Although the last time I stood on the platforms at Radyr, there were 37s on unfitted fitted coal trains (16 and 21 tonners plus brake van) parked on the relief lines behind the station, in what is now the car park., But there again anything Welsh Valleys does it for me. Will you be introducing a little bit of freight back into the area by way of variety? Regards Richard By big brother just had a small rake of MDV s from slim lines kits, and there are still the couple of full rakes of merry go round hoppers of the old club layout cwm cwrw, which will run with 37s and 66s if I can run to a rake of new EWS hoppers then they will run to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 My big brother just had a small rake of MDV s from slim lines kits, and there are still the couple of full rakes of merry go round hoppers of the old club layout cwm cwrw, which will run with 37s and 66s if I can run to a rake of new EWS hoppers then they will run to. And I suppose you'll be after my Coal Sector 37/0 and rake of HEA hoppers as well for 'Speedlink Coal Network' traffic from Abercwmboi ? . Do you want any of my photos as well ? . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2013 Real Radyr - 40 years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Looking at the aerial pictures shook me, I had to check Google maps in case it wasn't Radyr. Where have all those houses come from? Yes Mike, more like I remember it, though the Plywood Wonder box was there by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted December 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2013 Real Radyr - 40 years ago Radyr 1 1973.jpg Mike, Stop it!, When you see it now, it is enough to make you burst into tears! Seriously, the photo does show the huge changes that have taken place over the years. And it will be changing yet again when it all goes under the wires. Regards Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2013 Looking at the aerial pictures shook me, I had to check Google maps in case it wasn't Radyr. Where have all those houses come from? Yes Mike, more like I remember it, though the Plywood Wonder box was there by then. But it was quite a nice 'box and it had a proper Reading designed 'frame plus GWR pattern block instruments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Real Radyr - 40 years ago Radyr 1 1973.jpg 'naturol' and I were raised within earshot and walking distance of Radyr Yard. . An early morning air would carry the sound of shunting to our ears - now lost forever. . The walk along the banks of the Taff from Radyr Court Road to the rear of the shed was an assault course of potholes, fly tipped rubbish, brambles and rats the size of (and as ferocious as) lions !!! Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2013 'naturol' and I were raised within earshot and walking distance of Radyr Yard. . An early morning air would carry the sound of shunting to our ears - now lost forever. . The walk along the banks of the Taff from Radyr Court Road to the rear of the shed was an assault course of potholes, fly tipped rubbish, brambles and rats the size of (and as ferocious as) lions !!! Brian R And, in later years, courting couples - whose lunch time antics parked in a remote (they thought) spot alongside a big stone wall provided much entertainment for the Quarry end Shunters. Sorry to hark on about the past but I do like 'Naturol's idea - especially as I planned and laid out the first ever 'marked out' car park at Radyr back in 1973, a 'masterpiece' of improvisation, missing wagon labels, redundant S&T concrete channel, and a Sunday for the yard PW gang. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Looking at the aerial pictures shook me, I had to check Google maps in case it wasn't Radyr. Where have all those houses come from? Yes Mike, more like I remember it, though the Plywood Wonder box was there by then. I totally agree, how much can somewhere change! Well I know I go around muttering about just how much has changed.... but that is considerable! I don't suppose the weather has been too pleasant this week, but the sun always seemed to shine on the days I visited - and the local railway staff were amazingly accomodating. I do remember being on top of a Crosfield demountable tank (with Trev and Audrey Mann) measuring it, when a herd of coach borne gricers strolled into the yard - the local staff were not amused! I meant to include this, far from all my Radyr photos, but a selection http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/?q=radyr Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Something I tried to upload a little earlier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 More of the rationalised track work More of the rationalised track work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Try and fit this in Junior ? . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 25th May, 2004 - almost irreparable damage to my backside caused by an impersonation of Blondin atop a chain link fence. . At this time there were two Westbury - Tower Colliery paths each week for Hanson stone trains, one employing Hanson hoppers, the other EWS MBA boxes. . Something else for you to ring the changes. . Brian R aka naturol senior ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 And finally 37425 having arrived with the morning 2V07 Rhymney - Radyr waits to run around and leave with the 5V07 Radyr- Canton ECS. 10th June, 2005. . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 That is the picture I wanted, justification for four coaches and a run round. Keep. Hold. Of that bad boy, Any news on his replacement yet ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturol Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 No yard, but I fancy the challenge of that bridge and all the infrastructure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 That is the picture I wanted, justification for four coaches and a run round. Keep. Hold. Of that bad boy, Any news on his replacement yet ? Solskjaer - favourite, followed by Sven, then Di Matteo, and then some Turk no one's heard of but has managed every club in Turkey except the big 3 and allegedly has a track record of sparking out his players. . Anyway, back to something more interesting - justification for running a Cl.47 and four. When 37408 ran away at Rhymney, EWS ran out of serviceable Cl.37s for the Rhymneys - so 47839 was hired in on a temporary basis until a 37 could be revitalised (37419 IIRC). . Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 15th. November 2005 . 37411 stands at Radyr with 2V07 ex Rhymney, and waits for a break in the procession of down Pacers & Sprinters, to run around and take the ECS to Canton. . That's it for now. . Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Check out some of Mr Tucker's images of Radyr, past and present at:- http://www.flickr.com/photos/briantrailandmore/8468159395/ Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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