Bedders

I've really enjoyed following your work, it just gets better and better

I think it's 26 additional on top of the ones already listed. Wrawby Junction isn't on that list for example - http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=431308

I hope you don't mind jrg1, but I've reformatted your post to make it more readable 30/07/1960 AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY TRAFFIC Saturday 30/7/60 (Steam Railway 113, Steam World 134) Skegness Arrivals (* Additional Arrivals) 61144/43157 Leicester (Belgrave Road) 0840hrs M959* 61894/61889 Skegness 0932hrs 61826 Shirebrook 0938hrs 61870 Basford North 0948hrs 61142 Leicester (Belgrave Road) 1000hrs M961* 61767 Nottingham Victoria 1003hrs 61339 Leeds 1010hrs 61852 Derby Friargate 1033hrs 61107/61348 Chesterfield Central 1051hrs DMU Lincoln 1100hrs 61391 Kings Cross 1109hrs Butlin's Special-Second Class only 61967 Sheffield 1119hrs 61285 Leicester (Belgrave Road) 1125hrs 61177 Nottingham Victoria 1148hrs 61310 Sheffield 1200hrs DMU Grantham 1206hrs 61899 Bradford 1217hrs 61214 Manchester Central 1228hrs 61384 Enfield Chase 1234hrs 61393 Leeds 1240hrs 61837 Sheffield Midland 1246hrs 61313 Leicester (Belgrave Road) 1300hrs M963* 61947 Kidsgrove 1310hrs W582* 61888 Manchester London Road 1313hrs 61042 Kings Norton 1322hrs DMU Lincoln 1339hrs 61247 Derby Friargate 1355hrs Also recorded: 61374 0845hrs Grimsby-Kings Cross 61379 Mayflower 0920hrs Cleethorpes-Kings Cross 61190 At c0930hrs Little Steeping northbound light engine 63819 At c1020hrs Little Steeping on northbound freight 61235 1058hrs Peterborough-Grimsby Mablethorpe Arrivals (* Additional Arrivals) 61088 Leicester (Belgrave Road) 0910hrs M960* 61163 Basford North 1018hrs 61251 Oliver Bury Nottingham Victoria 1032hrs 61036 Doncaster 1100hrs 61141 Nottingham Victoria 1147hrs 61092 Leicester (Belgrave Road) 1231hrs 61000 Springbok Derby Friargate 1244hrs 612** Manchester Central 1313hrs Locomotive substituted for 61728 (Hot box) at Lincoln Skegness Departures (* Additional Departures) 43080 Kings Cross 0905hrs 43157 Coventry 0912hrs M980* 61926 Manchester Central 0927hrs 61144 Kings Cross 0934hrs Butlin's Special-Second Class only DMU Grantham 1012hrs 61894 York 1055hrs 61826 Shirebrook 1102hrs 61339 Leeds 1114hrs 61870 Nottingham Victoria 1124hrs 61889 Sheffield Victoria 1133hrs 61348 Manchester Central 1147hrs 61142 Derby Friargate 1155hrs M981* 61058 Sheffield Victoria 1203hrs 61391 Kings Cross 1215hrs Butlin's Special-Second Class only 61767 Derby Friargate 1228hrs 43091 Peterborough 1235hrs DMU Grantham 1252hrs 61285 Nottingham Victoria 1320hrs 61852# Leicester Belgrave Road 1332hrs 61107# Chesterfield Central 1347hrs 61899# Bradford 1359hrs 61177# Basford North 1412hrs 61042# Kings Norton 1420hrs 61393# Leeds 1430hrs 61967# Sheffield Victoria 1452hrs 61247 Lord Burghley# Derby Friargate 1504hrs 61837# Sheffield Midland 1520hrs Mablethorpe Departures (* Additional Departures) 61209 Nottingham 0950hrs M982* 61258 Sheffield Victoria 1010hrs 561* 61088 Derby Friargate 1115hrs M983* 61163 Basford North 1150hrs 61036 Ralph Assheton Doncaster 1220hrs 61251 Oliver Bury Nottingham Victoria 1233hrs 61141# Nottingham Victoria 1335hrs 61092# Leicester Belgrave Road 1352hrs 61000 Springbok# Derby Friargate 1425hrs 61202# Manchester Central 1510hrs # Assumed to have worked their booked trains All times are scheduled arrivals/departures

Didn't fancy going for P4 instead then?

I've been a fairly steathy blog reader as well. I've as much interest in this for the fairly close real life location as the high quality of the modelling The only gripe I have is that I'm unlikely to see the finished work in the flesh, bloody Atlantic ocean

Looks good here too, would love some more pictures

Futher progress on the Tri-composite body, need to get up to the KWVR to take some photos of the details and underframe before I can be completely happy with it.

I got the drawing from Model Railways, March 1975, via the very kind Mick Nicholson on the LNER email list. If you don't have access to the magazine either, PM me your email address and I'll send you the scan. Thanks for yet another book reference, I might have to start getting these out the library and creating an index for GCR resources.

Thanks for the advice, it's always interesting to hear how other people approach similar problems. Part of the fun for me is putting the thought into getting the details right, my day job just doesn't give me that sort of problem to get my teeth into and I can take as long as I want with it. Basically it's me making it difficult for myself

Thanks for the steer Alan, the historic carriage drawing book has been on my radar for a while in general terms, I need to sort out my domestic arrangements and rejoin a library. I didn't know the Dow series had drawings in it, I'll have to see if I can borrow that as well Current progress on the MSLR Tri-Composite, getting the beading to match the curve of the tumblehome was an interesting mental challenge in openSCAD

Barnum coach so far

I've got to the stage where I'm either gong to have to share my dabbling with the world or forever be a reader rather than a doer I hope you can see the progresson towards a higher quality of work. I've found I can make good progress with openSCAD as I have a computer programming background. I started off with pillboxes, the geometic shapes and straight lines appealed as a starting point. I then moved on to the curvy delights of the Nissen Hut, followed by the standard LNER concrete platelayers hut I'm moving on now to a GCR Barnum coach, I don't have accurate drawings as of yet, but the parametric nature of openSCAD should allow me to tweak my measurements when I can lay my hands on some. I'll be following this up with an MSLR tri-composite

Very inspiring for those of us who think they can't afford to build something, another kick to hopefully get me out of my armchair

Looks good, what software have you used for the design?

Excellent atmospheric writing

Really please to see you won the cups at Hull, I was there and voted for you. Outstanding model

I've really enjoyed reading this thread and love the overall feel the layout has Can't wait to see how the automatic pick up goods works!