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    I'm really into the LMS scene, especially ex LNWR, LYR and MR lines in the 1930s-40s. It's an era too I am drawn to for the LNER and SR, and perhaps ought to settle one way or another on one of the three! I also have D&E interests, having grown up with BR blue traction. I do a lot of reading on narrow gauge, industrial and light railways, and have long visited lost lines as part of the hobby. All round railway nut really.

    My modelling is mainly OO, but I dabble with 009, 5.5mm, and Gn15, and have just begun a small 0 gauge project too. A few years ago, after a long lull in railway modelling, I started experimenting by creating a small 'plank' layout called Spencer Park, which began life as a 1970s BR stabling point, and has since morphed into something NCB based set 'somewhere in the Midlands' (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/49742-spencer-park-from-1970s-br-to-1970s-ncb-somewhere-in-the-midlands/). At the same time, I was occupied, on and off, with a long-term loft layout project called Westburnham (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/50227-westburnham-1970s-80s-1930s-40s-combo-loft-layout/), but a house move has given me the opportunity to rethink things.

    I have a much better loft space now than before, 21 feet by 8, floored and walled with a velux window and proper stairs access, so planning is under way for a roundy-roundy but split into two separate eras... The current plan for the layout is to have along one (long) side something that is 1930s-1940s, set somewhere in the Midlands for my LMS-period rolling stock especially. For this I am thinking of using Four Oaks as a model for a suburban terminus station located alongside a through station. On the opposite (long) side will be 1960s-80s D&E, with a time-span flexible enough to accommodate transition liveries of the late '60s, right through to c.1986, and the end of the dominance of BR Blue, so spanning the era of my early years. This 'Modern image' (for me!) part of the layout will have a stabling point and a station and parcels facility, some structures for which I already have built as kits.

    That's the plan, a work in progress. We'll see!

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  1. tractionman
    I've pondered 9mm track in 3mm! Even bought some track and building kits, one day perhaps it might become a reality!
  2. tractionman
    inf here https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/exclusive-Heljan-oo-class-28
  3. tractionman
    quite an interesting piece on Fryston in 1982 here https://coalmine.proboards.com/thread/1026/last-steam-loco-yorkshire-pit
  4. tractionman
    if not a shed then how about a coaling stage like this: https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/mrred1379.htm just spotted there is even one available for 4mm! https://www.mmrmodels.co.uk/product-page/copy-of-oo-gauge-big-4-basic-coaling-stage
  5. tractionman
    for more prototype inspiration / operations, I recommend a look at the two vols of 'An Historical Survey of Selected London, Midland and Scottish ( LMS ) Stations: Layouts and Illustrations': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Historical-Selected-Midland-Scottish-Stations/dp/0860931684 plus the 'LMS lineside' vols https://wildswanbooks.co.uk/Books/LMS-Lineside1.htm
  6. tractionman
    looking good :-) I quite liked the kick back siding from the goods platform, fills that corner nicely? plus I wonder too if there is scope for a double track entry, often branchline termini had a siding that paralelled the main running-in line?
  7. tractionman
    that's a great prototype, ruralish LMS branchlines have a real charm, to me anyway! some more detailed maps plus photos here-- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newport_pagnell/
  8. tractionman

    LMS 10000

    tractionman replied to 50025's topic in Bachmann

    worth keeping a regular eye here: https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/new-arrivals as they do pop up reasonably regularly for sale s/h.
  9. tractionman
    ok it's not blue but there's one listed here for those interested: https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/kmrc-exclusive-oo-k2602-d600-warship-d602-bulldog-br-green-ltd-ed-282-750
  10. tractionman
    this inf came from Rails this morning https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/Dapol-oo-gauge-april-may-new-releases April or May arrival expected.
  11. tractionman
    and CIE? https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2024/03/irish-vans.html?m=1 Could be handy 👍
  12. tractionman
    March here seems more like January but still, gotta get out there
  13. tractionman
    is this the stuff: https://traintrax.co.uk/52-220-narrow-gauge-unitrack-183mm-7-radius-45-curve-track-4-pcs
  14. tractionman
    a short walk from Topsham Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yRCUdxwTrZyYLQzx9 https://thebridgeinntopsham.co.uk/beers The Bridge Inn, it's been a while since I was last there, anyone been lately? It used to be a great spot for ale and atmos.
  15. tractionman started following Oxenholme(ish) Engine Shed - c1939. A P4 Layout for the Scalefour Jubilee Challenge
  16. tractionman
    anyone like me so inclined to do something about the worsening glare of modern headlights, here's a relevant petition: "Review the brightness of car headlights for safety The Government should launch a review into the problem of some headlights causing oncoming traffic drivers to be unable to see clearly and safely. The review should be conducted with car manufacturers to find solutions." https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/653793#
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