phil_sutters

Why is this 'no access' sign needed. There are more on other platforms at both ends of Reading station. I can't remember what the ones at the up end say.. Surely the drivers don't choose their routes? That's the signallers job. Are these just in case the signaller doesn't know what motive power is in use? Are there clearance issues if bi-modes run on the lines indicated?

Inset track is very appealing, I agree. Chris Handley's book is my main source and inspiration. Unfortunately a lot of family issues and other projects have kept me away from model making, but I hope to get going again when Autumn comes and the garden is less demanding. Best wishes Phil

Of course you could have saved yourself all this aggro by basing the trackwork on that used at Highbridge Wharf - a proper rail served wharf, with very little concession made for road traffic. Despite the large timber imports needing to cross the sidings to Bland's saw mill and timber yard, I cannot even see evidence of timber walkways, for use by deal porters, who, as in the Surrey Docks in London, used to carry long lengths of timber on their backs. The cattle dock had road access. Indeed it appears that cattle destined for the adjacent market may have been driven from the cattle dock out onto the main road and round into the market, although the railway had a bridge over the River Brue's original course carrying the COOP coal yard siding, which could have allowed a less circuitous route. Having said that I haven't got any further than the ships and the immediate quayside crane track with my highly condensed version, Old Brue Quay. Even when I do I shall not achieve your excellent standards. This is the only one of Dad's photos I have showing the Highbridge Wharf trackwork.

A few more of the good people of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Taken on our first trip to Wooton that day. The second time was to catch a bus back to Ryde as there was a fire at Ashey.

Dad's photos of 50s are among the last he took - more at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/4281-western-region-in-the-1980s-90s/

Bogof

I suppose you could go any which way from here - but the 31 XXXs seem to be going alright.

Wildcard time ???! follow that anyway you like

I don't know the shed - I probably could find it if I trawled for hours through Dad's loco-spotting log books - Southern region with a GW intruder - somewhere like Salisbury perhaps. I am sure someone knows!

It does look like its south of Alnmouth. On the left photo - looking south - there is a long man-made breakwater or similar construction in the far distance and the only one I can see on the map is at Amble, to the south and east of Warkworth.

Stop being so frivolous on a serious thread like this. There's far too much at stake. However, I'll forgive you this time, as you do make some useful points from time to time.

Thank you for the Seaford poster. The town has spread a lot since then! There certainly seems to have been some major rearrangement of the South Downs in the poster and Newhaven has been wiped from the landscape altogether, despite having three railway stations.

Looks like 80078 is inside the shed at Swanage.

It amazes me how many modern cars are built with indicators that don't work. Some look quite decorative and would probably look quite stylish if they lit up - you know those looking like eye-brows. I suppose if they worked that would push up their energy rating and therefore their emissions. Perhaps it's just the drivers, they have so many other distractions, phones to answer, sat-navs to check, 'baby on board' screaming its head off, coffee to place in the ergonomically designed holder, &c. &c.......

More in loco sheds/works please

I know that not all the locos are in the shed, but some are! If oil-box fans want I have a similar shot a few years later - in the meant time more shed-life please.

More engine houses please

Might I draw your attention to my Reverend Father, John Sutters, who laid the track for Coleford (Somt), using ready made points (the make eludes me as it was it was well over 50 years ago) and hand built spiked plain track. He also converted a Hornby Dublo R1 into a GWR half-cab (again I can't remember the number or the class, although 638 has just popped into my head.) These can be seen in my album of early Sutters' layouts and in particular this shot http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/82037-coleford-station-early-1960s/. Having said that - that was about the limit of his modelling skills, although took many railway photos. Other notable clerical railway enthusiasts included the Reverend Alan Newman, who doesn't seem to have done any modelling, but took some excellent photographs including this one http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/77658-a-newman-lswr-02s-ryde-shed-1964/ An earlier photographer, who was also a clergyman, I believe, was A.H.Malan, who took this photo http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/121161-and-the-next-photo-will-havereal-railway-version/page-7&do=findComment&comment=2670583

Two of the least inspiring railway photos I have taken, but noteworthy as they were taken from the back cab of a Thames Turbo.

Not my photo - so just a link http://www.ipernity.com/doc/tiabunna/46889092

Not much of anything more similar