mightbe Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Have you looked at the plans for Ashwater and Tresmeer? (see attachments) They're very similar to your initial idea, except for the direction of the goods track. How do you envision working the yard? (both the redesign and the original) I could be mistaken, but it might be advantageous to have the goods shed off next to the loading dock. Trains going counterclockwise would have the main part of the train parked right on the access to the goods area. If you re-orient the goods area, trains going in either direction would have improved access (assuming the same loco that brought the train is doing the shunting) to the goods shed. Counterclockwise trains would remove and add cars from the front of the train and clockwise trains would add and remove cars from the back of the train. The convenience is that the loading dock and shed can be shunted at the same time, in the same direction (therefore fewer moves). My 2 cents anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the comments regarding the freight operations. These are, I'm afraid, always going to be a bit of a compromise. The width of the boards (250mm) limiting the siding arrangements. The loading dock was added for horse boxes, carriage trucks and carflats etc. Such vehicles added to the rear of clockwise passenger services and behind the loco on anti-clockwise moves. In each case the train loco shunts the dock. There would be a pick up goods in each direction plus the odd mixed train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Got me thinking now....... Looking at the Launcestonthen web page there is a grainy shot (quite inspirational) of a Bullied pacific leaving the station, taken from the end loading dock. Making it very tempting to add a little extra at the rear of the platform boards to accommodate a goods shed siding. This is the link to the picture http://www.launcestonthen.co.uk/Bullied%20leaving%20station.jpg More later Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 This is the picture of a Bullied Pacific leaving Launceston. The yard tracks on the right look rip for modelling Here an excellent shot of a Maunsell Mogul and 5 Bullied Coaches, seen on Treneglos Embankment, between Tresmeer and Otterham station. A nice change from the usual 2 set of Maunsell Coaches. Both images from the Launcestonthen website http://www.launcestonthen.co.uk/therailwaygallery.htmla big thanks to Roger Pyke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Busy day today. Visited Tim Horn this morning, talking baseboards etc. then got called into work; a naughty engine needed some attention. Got that sorted, so back home to collect my good lady from the hairdresser. Not much modelling you might think, but I had many ideas buzzing about in my head about the goods yard etc. So after tea it was out to the workshop for a quick 30 minute session. I had thought about squeezing an additional siding alongside the loading dock. Reality showed this to be a complete non-starter. There just isn't room. I could widen the board, but this defeats the object of the boards. This first view is from the goods yard. The same location viewed from the platforms, The track in the siding is laid using my favoured planning method i.e. Rocoline curves of various radius, this has a single R10 then an R20. When happy, the sections will be used as a pattern for flex track. Another view showing a shunt in the siding ready to push back into the loading dock. The siding maxes out at a T9 with 6 wagons. The siding could be a bit longer, but it's just a cameo of a yard, so it's big enough. I've also sketched in the platforms etc. The last picture shows the T9 with two vans for the Dock Siding, room to shunt with three wagons standing at the stops end of the single road in the yard. I gave up on two yard roads, again looked to squeezed. Probably room for a caricature goods shed or provender store where the third wagon (slope sided mineral) stands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 A day at home today, time for an hour in the workshop. I've decided to go with the very simple yard and loading dock. I laid out the yard in Rocoline R10, here with a few wagons and a T9 locomotive With three wagons on the stops a T9 will still get two wagons clear of the points to the loading dock siding. I also looked at buffer throw. Here is the long end of the T9, pushed by finger to the inside of the curve, that is an absolute worse case, highly unlikely, but worth remembering if 3 link stock is worked. The Tender is fine. One advantage of a curved layout, using curved points is the complete absence of reverse curves..... The cork was then marked and cut out. A layer of trusty PVA smeared on the back ready to glue in position. Here shown stuck down, ready for some pressure. An assortment of heavy Whitworth Spanners hold the cork down while the PVA sets The Loading Dock cork was cut and stuck This is a nice shot of the T9 showing the cab detail. It cries out for some train crew. A shot from above showing the alignment. Once the cork is stuck down, 'shouldered' and primed, I'll start to lay the flexitrack. Getting excited about that part as the track will then stay down........ You might have noticed a gap between the boards. I've just eased them apart so the PVA doesn't creep in between and stick the boards together. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Then I had a minute of fun and placed a Bachmann 2-8-0 and caboose on the track. At some point a US outline 'roundy' will appear. However at this moment in time it's somewhat down the long queue..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Pressure of work and an O gauge diversion meant little progress on my OO roundy. A desire to have a 16.5 test track has kick started the project. One outstanding task was the painting of the undersides of the boards. The paint is to seal the boards against any damp (It's kept in a concrete garage). I made a little space and set to.... Here's the result of one coat. The colour doesn't matter, just happened to have some spare red gloss in a tin... The tops and sides will be done next in grey undercoat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMUsLEE Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 How much did the curved baseboards cost Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bigbee Line Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 How much did the curved baseboards cos These boards are the prototypes, to evaluate any potential pitfalls in creating curved boards. Best contact Tim Horn direct as this size is not currently in production as it's being re-drawn in light of the experience with these prototypes. There are other sizes available. These ones however match Tims display boards. I hope he gets them re-drawn soon, as I want to purchase another set myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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