Henley-on-Thames - GWR in the 1930's

[Neal Ball]

1 hour ago, sjrixon said:

SRM looks good at Henley... I know what you mean about weathering, I think mine is going to have a clean roof for a while yet..

I reckon I will do the roof when I add the passengers and crew.

[Penrhos1920]

On 29/02/2024 at 20:55, chuffinghell said:

just had a look on @railtec-models’s website. Is it these?

 

https://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=3397

 

these?

 

 

 

Yes the first one.

[Neal Ball]

I was waiting for paint to dry! More on that later…..

 

So decided to take the SRM apart….

 

In doing so, I wonder if I could add a resister into the feed circuit - it turns out - Yes, thanks to @Andy Keane and @Harlequin to confirm.

 

Anyway, it’s here - cut into the blue wire

 

 

A few passengers and one member of crew have been fitted.

 

 

Tbc….

 

[Neal Ball]

My carriages and loco were also given a coat of Matt varnish. Here is the 70ft e112 carriage after the transfers have dried and varnish is drying. It will probably need a further coat. Then it’s onto door furniture and glazing.
 

 

I haven’t added carriage numbers to any of the carriages yet. I need to place an order with Steve at Railtec.

[Andy Keane]

Neal they are looking very fine - you have done a lovely job of painting your little people up.

[Star-rider]

The roof tanks look smart on the E112 - what are you using?

 

They look like the ones I used to fit, which were whitemetal and purchased from 247 Developments. It's another thing that I have exhausted my supply of and they're no longer listed.

 

Pete.

[Neal Ball]

1 hour ago, Andy Keane said:

Neal they are looking very fine - you have done a lovely job of painting your little people up.

 

Thanks Andy. I left the SD card downstairs yesterday as I had taken some "night-time" photos with the DSLR - I will focus merge them later and post. Bear in mind that these are Modelu figures are HO scale. 

 

1 hour ago, Star-rider said:

The roof tanks look smart on the E112 - what are you using?

 

They look like the ones I used to fit, which were whitemetal and purchased from 247 Developments. It's another thing that I have exhausted my supply of and they're no longer listed.

 

Pete.

 

Thanks very much for that Pete. The filler lid is from the Comet range of roof ventilators.....

 

The tank itself.... is simply a section of plasticard. Nothing fancy.... glued down with superglue!

 

I would have liked to say it was something fancy, but it isn't.

[Nick Gough]

12 hours ago, Neal Ball said:

A few passengers and one member of crew have been fitted.

 

 

Tbc….

 

 

Watch out!

You'll get a prohibition notice from 'The Office of Road and Rail' for carrying passengers like that!

No central door locking - no doors!

Edited March 7 by Nick Gough

[Neal Ball]

4 minutes ago, Nick Gough said:

 

Watch out!

You'll get a prohibition notice from 'The Office of Road and Rail' for carrying passengers like that!

No central door locking - no doors!

 

Thankfully by not having any toilets, we don't need to fit retention tanks :-)

 

Shall I apply for an extension to the central door locking issue? After all West Coast got away with it for ages 🤣

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, Neal Ball said:

 

Thankfully by not having any toilets, we don't need to fit retention tanks :-)

 

Shall I apply for an extension to the central door locking issue? After all West Coast got away with it for ages 🤣

I don't think you need to worry about central door locking. There aren't any doors.

[Nick Gough]

1 hour ago, Neal Ball said:

 

Thankfully by not having any toilets, we don't need to fit retention tanks :-)

 

Shall I apply for an extension to the central door locking issue? After all West Coast got away with it for ages 🤣

 

Best not to mention it or you will have to put a diesel on the back of every train too!

[Neal Ball]

56 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

I don't think you need to worry about central door locking. There aren't any doors.

 

34 minutes ago, Nick Gough said:

 

Best not to mention it or you will have to put a diesel on the back of every train too!

 

Thankfully, the doors are now back on - although we have obviously gone to DOO 100+ years early! - There is no guard 🤣

[Neal Ball]

As promised the "night time" photo of SRM no 97 ready to depart for Reading.

 

 

You can just see the passengers inside!

[sjrixon]

Very smart.. I'll sit here at Reading waiting for it to arrive.. 

 

Which end is the driver? Or did you go for it and put someone in both ends?

[Andy Keane]

Or you could try and build your own from a kit!

 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145652659094?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=44071d86bf2b469c89d15c1a633a3e54&bu=43054345708&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20240307063934&segname=11021

 

[Darwinian]

Ah yes but that's a different diagram to the Kernow ones which are Diag. R and O.

Typical of Blacksmith/Mallard kits not easy but basically sound.

This is mine built at least 30 years ago. It came with the vac-formed styrene roof and I built replacement cylinders because I thought the casting was a bit puny.

 

 

 

[Neal Ball]

7 hours ago, sjrixon said:

Very smart.. I'll sit here at Reading waiting for it to arrive.. 

 

Which end is the driver? Or did you go for it and put someone in both ends?

 

There are only crew and passengers at one end at the moment. The driving end (unlit - I wonder why), will also have a driver.

 

5 hours ago, Andy Keane said:

Or you could try and build your own from a kit!

 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145652659094?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=44071d86bf2b469c89d15c1a633a3e54&bu=43054345708&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20240307063934&segname=11021

 

 

That looks good - but I only need one SRM 😎

 

1 hour ago, Darwinian said:

Ah yes but that's a different diagram to the Kernow ones which are Diag. R and O.

Typical of Blacksmith/Mallard kits not easy but basically sound.

This is mine built at least 30 years ago. It came with the vac-formed styrene roof and I built replacement cylinders because I thought the casting was a bit puny.

 

 

 

 

Very nice

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, Neal Ball said:

The driving end (unlit - I wonder why), will also have a driver.

As a general rule lamps in driving compartments, when in use, were turned off.

[Neal Ball]

10 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

As a general rule lamps in driving compartments, when in use, were turned off.

Of course yes. But at the engine end there is no lamp in the cringing, engine end of the SRM, switchable or otherwise.

Edited March 8 by Neal Ball
no idea what I have written - lol

[Harlequin]

2 hours ago, Neal Ball said:

Of course yes. But at the engine end there is no lamp in the cringing, switchable or otherwise.

"No lamp in the cringing" - the ripping new detective novel by Euphemia Volestrangler.

 

😆

[Neal Ball]

A variation on the theme of the SRM - at least you can see the passengers insode.

 

[Neal Ball]

New stock month:

The County tank 4-4-2T is coming along nicely. Its now had two coats of matt varnish.

 

I need to squeeze more weight in, without it it's very light.

 

 

Or maybe in black and white:

 

 

Here then is the other 70ft composite carriage - this is the e111 - both carriages have had one coat of matt varnish, they will get another coat hopefully tomorrow.

 

 

In the final train a 70ft H24 restaurant carriage will sit between the two carriages.

 

The scene in platform 2 shows a train having arrived at Henley-on-Thames with a H25 restaurant carriage included.

 

 

The carriage at the end of the formation is a C23 all third strengthening carriage:

 

 

This carriage will have the pre-moulded droplights and window bolections painted. Then it will be glazed and door fittings added etc.

[Neal Ball]

The same train seen from the other direction:

 

 

4073 4-6-0 Caerphilly Castle has just brought the train into Platform 2 at Henley-on-Thames.

 

Btw: It was quite a heavy train for the light Castle, it might need to be hauled by one of the older Castles, or perhaps the Grange.

Edited March 8 by Neal Ball
weight

[Neal Ball]

A short video of progress on the railway: 

 

Hope you enjoy it.

[Danemouth]

Some lovely rolling stock there Neal,

 

Well done 😀

 

Dave