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Very impressive work, well done. Looking forward to future developments.

Very impressive indeed and a prototype that's long overdue to be modelled. I've had a lot of time in Sheffield in the 'grey' years, so would be most interested in these - not in 4mm but in 3.5mm/foot, perhaps? Would seem wise to line up with the scale of the Halling RTR models for a purely modern diorama or layout that's tramway only.

Dwell time, St James's Park WB

West Drayton 13 April, 2013 [ [ Further images available on request, also some pictures of Slough [but not full coverage of site].

Barrow Haven 28 August, 2010 Other images available on request.

Occasional habit of mine to take pictures of stations in passing. Pevensey Bay last Saturday, 23rd March, 2013. Trains call at least twice a fortnight. Other detail images available on request.

From my days of working with Test Crews, around 1983. Wimbledon Park, battery loco hauling loco 12 to Wimbledon Park depot, prior to an outing on the Southern. John Curd driving, Test Train Driver Frank Heavens on the offside and in the centre, Frank's guard, Peter Boyes. John's guard, Stevie Adams is probably with the technical folk on loco 12.

Recently I've done a bit more Wembley and Met. Railway research and have found, in passing, a couple more images showing the Wembley Empire Exhibition site with the loop visible. I hope these aren't too far off the subject and aren't treading on anyone's toes. First, an April 1925 view showing the 'London' end of the Empire Exhibition site where there was a large amusement park. The loop runs around the amusement park with the station on the straight section, centre right between the two overbridges. The date is April 1925 and the site is being prepared in advance of the exhibition's 1925 season: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw012753?search=wembley&ref=54 A view from almost the opposite direction wth Wembley Park just out of view to the top right and the stadium off to the left. This view faces the station platform and buildings and, being October 1928, the amusement park and exhibition grounds are empty, with only the buildings, larger structures and ornamental lakes remaining: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025121?search=wembley&ref=64

Many thanks for this excellent topic. Today's pictures are most helpful, not least because they remind me that I haven't looked around the area in recent years despite living fairly close. In recent years, while researching another aspect of engineering within the Wembley Exhibition, I found one picture that's relevant to this topic. It shows the platform with a train unloading, on 24th April, 1948. Unfortunately I cant find a way to create a link to the picture which is in Brent Archives. The best way I can take you to it is a link to the search page: http://brent.adlibsoft.com/search.aspx Putting the item number 9288 in the search should get to the picture.

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These models, particularly the Middleton Bogies, are excellent. I'm sure these will awaken others to the potential of the process, as well as setting higher standards in small-scale tramway modelling, generally.

A remarkable achievement, congratulations. With these techniques, you have the potential to drive a radical improvement in the quality and credibility of UK tramway modelling - whether 'it' likes it or not! I hope you succeed and achieve much more, and will be willing you onwards [from the sidelines].

On the subject of images for Liverpool Street in the 1960s, the National Monument Record has some material - if you haven't referred to it already. The text below should give the first page result of a basic search for Liverpool Street Station: http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/results.aspx?index=0&mainQuery=&searchType=all&form=basic&theme=&county=&district=&placeName=liverpool%20street%20station

Impressive, lovely clean work, well done. Looks like an interesting approach to assembly. On the kits I started, I left out the floor completely so the mechanism would plug in. The fold-out platform always seems a bit vulnerable during construction, but none have yet parted company. I'm planning on attaching platform to chassis, too, provided I can build both chassis and body square enough to get an accurate fit. Not 100% sure how I get a good match to the main body where there are windscreens, though. Will solve that problem when I get to it, and before that, must build chassis I'm happy with, and solve the problems of lighting, head, tail and interior! Very intrigued by your plan to include the bulkhead in the chassis assembly. This has set me thinking. So far, I've made up the lower saloons as pen-bottom boxes with the bulkhead being a key ingredient for strength and squareness, but I can now see there are other ways for certain prototypes... Best wishes.

The GS I saw is in Grimsby. A rare trip for me into the real world, was taking a picture of of some tram heritage, crossed the road and there was the sign. Will see if I can pass on the picture sometime. '..only a toy...'. Agree, and only wish that many more would have such a relaxed and balanced perspective to the hobby. Chris has put '...not for under 14 years of age...' on some of his kits!

Nice crisp work on those vehicles, well done, much admiration. I've crumpled a Cornell kit, too - 2-3 years ago and not much happened since. It was a choice of saving the kit or catching someone as they fell... By the way, some months ago, saw a Grime Street road sign while out and about. A modern style, unfortunately.

Just discovered your work and blog. I'm inspired by your vision, approach and results, and I wish you success with all of it. Your layout view from 6m up has given me a new itch to be able to picture my embryo Vine Street N gauge layout the same way, one day. I've chosen to model a real site, almost without compression, and have a similar feeling about expanses of space [admittedly only in a suburban setting]!

Very interested to see this project. What I really like and commend is the planning approach, setting the design and use objectives for the layout at the beginning, and working from the OS and prototype to create the plan. Looking forward to following developments - will encourage my own project development [though I chose a GW branch that could be done with R-T-R - in N gauge!]. From a fellow new media Luddite, not even at the Templot stage!

I'm impressed, as ever with the range of vehicles you're producing and at a fair pace, too. Gives me inspiration and a distant hope of doing some actual modelling for myself, one day, rather than dealing with life and work [with the occasional sanity break for some planning, design and contemplation of achievements so far]. Glad I'm not the only person who stumbles across drawing inconsistencies in the course of tram [and other] modelling! Nice to see a close view of a Tramalan 601/602 - haven't seen the detail of one before. 2-3 years ago I started some work on a test Worsley etch of a shell for these - made quite good progress in construction before life intervened - and it's really just the end domes where there are still some problems to solve. They are such characteristic features, can't afford not to get these right. Good luck on your continuing work.

Good thinking - like what you've done. It's given me some ideas - I have a box full of Lone Star track and stock too...

Glad I was able to see the layout 'in person' at the Festival. Superb atmoshpere, character, attention to detail and quality work - a good example of the potential that tramway modelling offers. May it continue to stimulate wider interest and inspire more modelling in the future.

Good scheme and really impressed with how you've visualised and developed the concept. I gained similar inspiration from tramway modular layouts, joining dioramas to produce a running, flexible, layout. Now, I have in mind to adopt a similar principle with the modular plain line sections of my Uxbridge Vine Street scheme, partly as an encouragement to progress as well as giving me a test run. Many thanks.