tamperman36

I have a few photos of the wagon works taken from the road bridge you may find useful and one of the diesel depot

Will you be modelling the unit reversals on the mainline.

Are you going to include the wagon repair depot as well to be used as a wagon repair depot or part of the MPD. Also will the layout be end to end or a through layout.

Jonathan would have got the money he asks for the kit and once youve bought the kit its upto you what you wish to do with it and as has already been said the price reflects the time spent building and painting the kit. If you check out the April BRM they have built this kit and in the article it says it takes around 50 hours just to build then you need to paint it, which will take longer the more complicated the liveryyou choose. Unfortunatley all this dosnt make for a budget price so most of us will just have to keep saving and buy the kit, however once you have the kit you have hours of fun building it and if you do a good job a real sence of achievement.

I believe that the rest of the ex jarvis train shown earlier was sold off when under the fastline ownership, hence only the 2 vehicles

The problem with the LEV is that 5 were built and each one has some detail differences, at least they all still exsist so it is posible to research all those differences.

I aquired some cast white metal parts a few years ago at a bus rally in the shape of 2 castings for the front lower panel of a Leyland National mk2 and 2 castings for the front indicator panel for all Leyland Nationals, they are very nicely done and are from Pirate models. I got them with the plan to build an LEV which I will do eventually, See the photo included, these could be useful to help. We could posibily work together and create some castings to make some 141 fronts.

If the loco is indeed beyond the point of no return, parts could no doubt be recovered. If this is the case the bogies could be overhauled and other parts, these could still be used to aid in the training of young engineers. As I said in my earlier post it would be good if a college could run a course on restoration, their are many rusting locos sat around ehich could be used.

Why not donate it to a college for use in training a new generation of engineers in several aspects of rail engineering, or even better still start a new college to train people in restoration, they could learn old engineering which is now being lost as technology advances.

Many years ago I aquired an MTK kit for the class 140 which I decided to use as a basis for a model. I am using two Hornby 142 chassis slimmed down as it was a narrow bodied unit. This is the progress so far, one half just about finished other half requiring roof, interior and detailing and then finally motorising and chipping.

A stranger unit would be the prototype class 140 which spent many years dumped at Holbeck depot in Leeds. As to modelling s 141 a few points to remember are as follows.. 1 they were narrower than standard units. 2 when new at least 1 was Workington blue and cream, the rest were West yorkshire Metro green and cream 3 when new they had non standard couplings and high mounted pipework They were worked ECS to Kilmarnock to be refurbed via the Settle-Carlise and worked back after refurb via the same route, leaving Leeds in green and returning in red and cream having received standard couplings, new engine/gearboxes and overhauls.

I am planning to put a pilkingtons special K set together however getting numbers and photos isn't proving to be that easy, it appears that not many people bothered taking photos of this set. Once I've got the set together I will hopefully fill it with some people, and the odd flailer just to add to the effect..

I think I'll have to get myself a couple of these coaches. I remember they were some of the best available when they originally came out and they still look just as good. The worst part is the moulded vac tank which I will have to remove and replace with some Southern Pride etches and seperate tanks. A little time and paint on the interior may also be an idea.

Yes it was in Railway modeller in the early 90s. The layout was Leeds trams by Andrew Ross, it was photographed at the same time as my old layout Cranliegh Down by Steve Flint (now editor of R M)

59003 is now back in this country under the ownership of GBRF so we will soon see another livery on a 59. I remember watching all the 59/2s working around Ferrybridge and Gas.wood when they were new, I do think they looked good in National Power colours. On a slightly off track thread I was at the Model Rail Exhibition at Milton Keynes (1992 possibly) with GCS Quarries layout (later renamed R&M Quarries under new ownership). We were using Mainline/Dapol class 56s on the stone train models when we were approached to see if we would like to inspect the first Lima model of a class 59 (at that time it was the pre production prototype which was under revue by the importers who thought we would be interested as we had a quarry layout) after guite a while having a good look at it, it was handed back. Also at that show was another exhibitor with a demonstration stand with scratch built 59s on, at that time 59201 had just arrived in the country, we managed to borrow models of all 10 59s (at that existed at that time) to do an open day at the quarry a picture appeared in the magazine after the show.

I am thinking about getting a Hornby railroad class 31, I've heard quite a lot of reports saying that the ex Lima model is a better looking body. Also the super detailed Hornby locos suffered from major failures in the chassis. I will use the cab interiors and buffers available from spares stockists to detail the railroad chassis if I get one.

me thinks I might have to get myself a set of these, looking very nice so far well done.

any large logo beastie, they really looked good in large logo and the Scottish depot logos just finished it off perfectly for me.

This is my micro layout which started life as a diorama but I am now making it into a functining layout.

I ve been working on a 465 and 325 for a couple of years after I aquired a box of spare Hornby shells however they are not required for my present projects so get put to one side. I need to aquire lots of spares yet to finish them off. I'm using the cabs removed from the shells and 4 short Hornby mk3 bodies to make the 325, alot to do on this too.

I noticed on the later photos all the sharks have had a new marking added, that is the BRAKE FORCE 9ton marking on the right end verander. I have not seen any sets of transfers on the market with this marking

Maybe if this all goes to plan we will see model railways being treeted as a proper hobby in this country an not just a load of men who never grew up playing with there train sets, in America they are treeted as model engineers and not just someone to make a joke of I hope this project gets the respect it deserves and progress is good, I cant wait to be able to visit once it is open.

My first real taste of club modelling occured in this period and I got to see what it takes to put on an exhibition, I got to see so many great layouts and had real fun and gained some good friends and modelling tips, Inspirational layouts Carron road, Kyle of touge, Litton mill Ramsfield I also remember a large layout modelled in the LMS period and based around a very detailed model of a village which could be displayed as just the village without the railway, the first time I saw it, it was just the village and I spent a good while just looking at that, but I cant remember what it was called.

My inspiration came from building all sorts of different types, gauges, scales and gauges with the Normanton and Pontefract model railway society, I found them very friendly and open with everyone and very willing to help. my layout inspirations are G C S quarry which I started as guest operater on, after several hours operating I was given the job of loading the hopper wagons which was really good fun. This layout was later bought by a group of 3 former operaters and renamed R & M Quarries. Bolden junction, I also had the chance to operate this layout several times and have spent many hours studying and chatting with the Barrow in Furness members about the rolling stock used on this layout. Tunbridge West Yard, I find this layout very interesting as it covers my favourite aspects of modelling, these being 3rd rail and civil engineers rolling stock and track plant.

could be a PD Marsh kit possibly ?