long island jack

It usually the case, when you see any new railway equipment being installed (signal,trackwork etc) it's always a signed die for that branch line,so just as the MOW gangs have finished putting the new (secondhand ones) crossbucks up,it won't be long before it's all gone and made into a parking lot for the new proposed shopping mall!!!!!. Though i have heard rumours there's a petition going around against the closure,this may give it a stay of execution,see it while you can!! Ray

It called progress and as i'm always trying to be as authentic as possible!! watch.htm Ray

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So it was you with the camera!!!! 223 670-671 668 Ray

Workington was the stabling point for the afternoon Whitehaven-Huddersfeild TPO 652 passing workington yard 468 having just run round the morning return 603 leaving workington 513 leaving workington Ray

A few blue duffs at workington 049 after just arriving with the carlisle trip working 302 with the morning return trip to carlisle 143 with the afternoon speedlink 325 with the workington-maryport empties Ray

A few from welsh wales 412 newport 430 cardiff 701 newport 712-713 cardiff Ray

During the miners strike in the mid 80's,Thornaby allocated pairs of 56 (instead of the usual pairs of 37's) to the Lacken-Workington steel trains,some of these 56 where still being run in and some had just come out of works(you could still smell the wet paint!!) 119-134 at Siddick juc 131-028 leaving the exchange sidings 133-097 leaving Workington 131-128 standing in the steelworks exchange sidings Ray

Load haul engine!!!! Ray

Oo,er, mother......... I’d jolly well like to see this layout, in person. You had better hurry up Pete, before it goes under the demolition hammer!!! Ray

Here a few more 191 cardiff 245 norwich 895 margam 378 newcastle 401 carlisle Ray

Thanks guys, for the kind comments,hope you all won't be disapointed when you see it at TVNAM. The wife gave my trophy pride of place,on the back of the little boys room door,seeing i spend a lot of time in there!!!!!!!!!!!!! See you at Tvnam, hope to have the crossbucks done by then! now i can say"just another award winning American layout" Ray

Well i've done it,i've final won something,the only other thing i've ever won was a wet teashirt competition and that was by default, someone knocked my pint over and i couldn't stop crying all night!! Thank to all the L&Y DCC members and committee who voted my layout best in show,i'm really chuffed,all that hard work has payed off. Also thanks to the paying public for all the kind comments(it looks better than the photo's). For a change it was nice to talk to people who were interested in American railroads and the techniques i'd used to create my slice of America and not once did i hear "it's only another American layout" Time to celebrate with a cup of tea(had enough beer for the weekend,with the Barrow gang and the Oldham lads and the rest of us jameaters!!!) Ray P.S sorry about the cheesey smile

You could start a thread about American breweries next to railroads,which would be interesting to some,don't know how you'd get around all of us having a sample though!!

That still gives you a good reason to sample different beers and research the brewery,in the chance you find a rail cornected one. I was drinking the Gosse island IPA last night in my local spoons,( all in the name of research you know), i found the last bottle tasted as good as the first,will have to do more researched over the weekend Ray

Thanks guys for the imput. Ian them's the photo's i found,which were no help,until Nicks explaination. Daniel all ready done that with the other cross buck,will have to make a new one Jack take a look at the photo on the previous page, done that Well got to go soon and pack the layout in the car,so we can get a early start, for a early setup and of to the pub hotel!! Ray

And a bit of black/orange 713 workington 516-713 carlisle 698 workington 884 milford 513 thornaby Ray

arrrr!!! see what you mean now(i'll make sure there's no cars parked there until it's done!!!),on my to do list,cheers Nick Ray

How about a bit of red today 051 leicester 411 carlisle 419 landudno jct 512 exeter 886 lincoln Ray

Andy i've searched high and low for info on cross buck at both side of road (obviously looking in the wrong places),i can find loads about stop, yeild, extra sign approaching the crossing, but now't about 2 cross buck either side of road. Can you point me in the right direction,won't have time to do alteration now,but if i think it will benifit the layout,will have it done for TVNAM Ray

now the other blue! 798 carlisle 013 leicester 023 workington 383 workington 798 workington Ray

how about a bit of BR blue 042 york 066 thornaby 054 thornaby 147 gateshead 102 doncaster Ray

Ian You should have had it finished by now,maybe it's something to do with those beer breaks,i too know how long they can be!!!!!!! repeat after me,I must try harder,i must try harder,i must t.........well maybe one more beer Ray

Interesting,even on a lightly used street like Rust st!!! to be honest i thought they had to be on the right hand side,didn't know they had to be on both sides,is this law in all states or does it vary from state to state?? Don't want the rossers after me!!i have enough trouble with the rivet counters Ray

After buying a badge off the shed foreman at Allerton (no permit),he always let us walk around unattended,(those were the days,a smile and a pound each for a badge,which i still have some where) not that there ever was much there! 626 902 917 Next,St Pancras station, after traveling down over night on the sleeper from Carlisle,this was always our first port of call when spotting in London . 890 926 Ray