Andrew P Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi Andy, I have been absent for a while and it has taken a bit of time catching up again. Hope everything went well this afternoon. Good to see you are going to do something with all that space you have rather than just using it for storage. I have attached a rough idea of how I would probably go about it. scan0009.jpg In addition to your new fiddle yard/goods depot I have a more radical idea, what about modernising Bitton itself. Keep the platforms and station building but give it the refurbished look with modern awnings, seating, lighting, painting, etc. Demolish the goods shed. Take up all the track in the yard and then relay it to make an Engineers Yard/Railway Recycling Centre with plenty of ballast and track panels and fittings about. Only downside is that Big Bertha would propably have to go. Hi Mick, All fairly good at Hospital thanks mate. The new Goods yard will be fed from the Goods only Branch which was the old Bitton Headshunt. The right hand side of the new yard will go as you have drawn joining the Storage Yard line over the work bench. Re changing Bitton, I may modernise the Station or have it boarded up and unused for passenger services. Re the Bitton Yard itself, there are plans afoot to have a replacement shed for the late period with a Tin Warehouse, but retain the current shed for the Blue / 70's early 80's period with Brown Vans still using it. The Old Coal Yard Sidings may be used as a staging post for dropping off wagons for the Freight Branch, but I may need to add one more siding. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew P Posted March 19, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2015 Just a few pics from last Tuesday night at Club when I did a bit of backscene on the Clubs Marston Layout. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 19, 2015 It is safe to say you have an eye for that, excellent painting sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hello Mate Very good work on the back scenes mate, excellent as per usual... george 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted March 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2015 Not bad for one evening you make it look easy. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks Mick, George and Don, I will need to do a bit on Bitton at some point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) As I said in the lounge Andy, superb work mate! Kind regards, Jock. PS Hope the hospital visit was worthwhile? Edited March 19, 2015 by Jock67B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Evening Marcus, its new to me, I must have lived a very sheltered life, but fear not, its not been purchased for Bitton. Check out the link and all will be revealed. By the way I'm kidnapping you and putting you in my loft when Im ready for backscences. They are seriously impressive mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2015 Looking forward to seeing your new club artwork in the flesh on Easter Monday! Kind regards, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Couldn't resist copying this classic across from another thread hahahahaha I've been shunting on Bitton this morning and it didn't satisfy my needs. My! Oh my! There is such a lot of beautiful stuff thats arrived on your thread Andy since I last looked - before going off to endure a wet week plus down in the Med. I just love those wonderful videos of long slow runs through Bitton! What a great impression of space. A prototypical 'feel for space' seems rarely achievable in modelling. There's often a compulsion to squeeze in every last detail. The contrast between the space on one side of the room and the intricate density of the fiddle yard and depot on the other side of the room works beautifully. As for the quote above, may I ask have you tried it with paper? By which I mean setting out on paper a diagramatic amendment to the yard with a thick felt pen then test "shunting" it with a blue tack divisible train. I had this recommended years ago, long before the days of computers, as a much less frustrating way of trialing/testing than actually relaying track. I so love your before/after of the Jinty. Can,t wait for the pannier to get worked over. And those great back drop paintings. dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Couldn't resist copying this classic across from another thread hahahahaha My! Oh my! There is such a lot of beautiful stuff thats arrived on your thread Andy since I last looked - before going off to endure a wet week plus down in the Med. I just love those wonderful videos of long slow runs through Bitton! What a great impression of space. A prototypical 'feel for space' seems rarely achievable in modelling. There's often a compulsion to squeeze in every last detail. The contrast between the space on one side of the room and the intricate density of the fiddle yard and depot on the other side of the room works beautifully. As for the quote above, may I ask have you tried it with paper? By which I mean setting out on paper a diagramatic amendment to the yard with a thick felt pen then test "shunting" it with a blue tack divisible train. I had this recommended years ago, long before the days of computers, as a much less frustrating way of trialing/testing than actually relaying track. I so love your before/after of the Jinty. Can,t wait for the pannier to get worked over. And those great back drop paintings. dh Hi dh, Thanks for reminding me of that quote, and it WAS true, it was boring, but with a lot of input from RM Webbers and thought from myself, I think I have saved Bitton for prosperity. Re the long slow goods rolling through Bitton, I too loved that and so that will continue. My main love has always been shunting and so with the proposals for the new Yard and the Goods only Branch it should really help make Bitton a lot busier than it would have been in the 70's / Blue Period, and still produce prototypical running. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 O.K. Guys, here's my proposal for the area in front of the Storage Yard. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Andy you have cracked it the plan looks good with a lot of operation I can see a weed/grass covered track and an 03 sauntering in with a few wagons tacked on and maybe a couple of locals wandering along with a dog.High brick walls from the tunnel would add atmosphere maybe with budlea growing out of it ,how many trains a day would serve this development? By the way spent the afternoon in my shed and started on a rebuild of my layout put a turn back siding in the station and am thinking about the goods yard. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Andy you have cracked it the plan looks good with a lot of operation I can see a weed/grass covered track and an 03 sauntering in with a few wagons tacked on and maybe a couple of locals wandering along with a dog.High brick walls from the tunnel would add atmosphere maybe with budlea growing out of it ,how many trains a day would serve this development? By the way spent the afternoon in my shed and started on a rebuild of my layout put a turn back siding in the station and am thinking about the goods yard. Chris Hi Chris, Thanks, there will also be through Freight down to a Dock's / MOD Yard / ?, or something like that so that a loco will pick up Wagons from Bitton and maybe drop a couple at the Warehouse and then carry on down the Branch with the rest. The return working will collect from the Warehouse Yard and return them to Bitton for onward transfer to Bath, Bristol, London or the Midlands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steaming_chris Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Just had a play with some bits of track. Firstly this is something like I would like to emulate. Hazel Grove 2012 Oct 27th 28th 058.JPG Hazel Grove 2012 Oct 27th 28th 061.JPG And I may put a disused Platform just before the Road over bridge at the workbench end. Hi Andy I hope you don’t mind me asking, from the novice amongst us, what layout is shown on your post #5168 dated 17 March 2015 - 12:51 . . . . oops, minus 6 hours = 06:51. Thank you Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Check out the link and all will be revealed. By the way I'm kidnapping you and putting you in my loft when Im ready for backscences. They are seriously impressive mate. You've got a lot to answer for Marcus. I spent an hour this morning watching the eclipse, came on here and clicked your Youtube link, then saw The Train (1964) link and spent 2 hours watching that and I have been trying to catch up on todays jobs ever since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hi Andy I hope you don’t mind me asking, from the novice amongst us, what layout is shown on your post #5168 dated 17 March 2015 - 12:51 . . . . oops, minus 6 hours = 06:51. Thank you Regards, Chris Hi Chris, I'm not sure, there are two O Gauge Layouts on the Exhibition circuit that are very similar, I saw one at a show in Leistershire and the other at the Hazel Grove Show a couple of Years ago. Both were excellent and as, when I go to a show I take about 150 to 200 photos I always have plenty of reference material to work from for ideas. Both Layouts were set in the Green Diesel period and had lots of movements about the Yards. Sorry I cant help any more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hi Andy I hope you don’t mind me asking, from the novice amongst us, what layout is shown on your post #5168 dated 17 March 2015 - 12:51 . . . . oops, minus 6 hours = 06:51. Thank you Regards, Chris Some cracking photos of imaginary locos on your Flickr page Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I like the look of that plan, should keep you entertained for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Off to the Nottingham Show tomorrow so I should have some pics tomorrow night to put in here or the Lunester Lounge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Off to the Nottingham Show tomorrow so I should have some pics tomorrow night to put in here or the Lunester Lounge. Alright for some, Nottingham is a great show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Andy, Hope you have a safe journey and enjoy the show - I'll look forward to your pics as usual! Kind regards, Jock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew P Posted March 21, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2015 Afternoon all, Well a really good but tiring Nottingham Shaw today, its in a School with lots of small rooms up and down stairs, only 8 or 10 each time but by the end of the day its enough. I had just ONE little purchase today for Bitton, a nice 128 Parcels Unit. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nice to see another blue box on Bitton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Your backscenes are really, really superb Andy, you've got a real talent there, mate. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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