Dava

Talyllyn Jct was one of the last hunting grounds of the Dean Goods 0-6-0s, possibly just before your period (1957). Dava

If you can get to one of the G0G or ALSRM events there is plenty of second hand, I have never bought new track and since starting in this scale about 5 years ago found you could do a lot on a budget (in UK not Canada). Best money saving tip is don't buy kits you won't build! There used to be a Bristol show in winter? Dava

I understand its the A1 pre rebuild with wood brake blocks Mine's on order Dava

Would be interesting to see any photos, Simons, though may predate digital era? Did you cast the crossings? Sounds similar to the Brian Clarke kits Dava

Originally Dapol announced a A1x Terrier in IoW mode with large bunker & sandbox splashers but this disappeared. Its an obvious choice for a future batch. Dava

Update from Cape Breton: the campaign to save the railway continues with formation of the Scot Rail Development Society Web: Scotiarail.ca Public meeting in Sydney NS on 1 May to rouse support, its coming together. Dava

Peck supply individulay milled point blades & crossing fees which simplify point building with either plastic or PCB sleepers Dava

Thanks for kind wishes. Plaster cast on my wrist came off today, feels vulnerable & work needed to regain full use. Shunted layout with Ixion Fowler diesel which runs so well. Dava

Graham, You may well be right, before posting I tried to check and found a photo of the Glenlossie loco but not one of the Balmenach one. I don't recall having seen a photo I know to be the Balmenach loco but if it is the icon here I'm delighted. I am also interested in the Cromdale branch, walked it from the station a few years ago and it will influence a 7mm scale model in the future. Your plan to do this in 2mmFS with an Aveling Porter fills me with respect. I'd also be interested in a drawing and may be visiting Lincoln in the near future if that may help. Now off for a wee whisky! Dava

Graham Its the Glenlossie Distillery no 3766 of 1896 shunting Aberdeen Docks in 1915 from their collection I'd like a drawing of it too! Dava

Modelling suspended on 14/4 as its my birthday....wont say how old but apparently its got 2 x 5s in it.... Am really hopeful that either the Dapol Terrier or Heljan AC Cars railbus I ordered for previous birthdays 'x' years ago may be a lovely surprise from Canada Post...? Dava

Today I sorted out the wiring errors and completed under the layout. Then various bits of attention to the trackwork and at last some test running with the Y3 Sentinel and some wagons. This is the sector table end. Clearances between the tracks are minimal but a shunter and wagons will pass. Each track holds a loco and 2 wagons. We'll be sticking to 0-4-0 locos and short wagons, in the main. 8 will be enough at any one time. The sidings can each hold 2-3 wagons depending on their length. This end shows where the loading dock will be. I'm not going to pretend any of this is particularly good modelling, even by my standards. What I have found is that in a brutally long cold Canadian winter I've been able to do something creative, and using modelling tools has helped rehabilitate my wrist injury. I/m hopeful the cast will come off this week. There's a lot to be said for modelling as therapy, not just the quality of the end result. I've gained practice using foamboard and as well as a test track I can use this to work up some simple building construction and scenic ideas. Some simple buffer stops are obviously required next! More to follow. Dava

An old Canadian warship has recently been sunk as a divers exploration wreck. A solution for 45015 involving a flooded quarry comes to mind, Stewartby brick pits being beside the MML? Dava

For anyone interested, here is a photo of the Millwall Extension Rwy Manning Wardle locos, more info can be found from the source of the photo at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/north_greenwich/ They were said to be the smallest standard gauge passenger locos at the time (1880s) and certainly the smallest 2-4-0T. Attractive subject for a future light railway model I plan to build (2016?). They lasted in PLA service into the 1920s. Dava

Update: I spent a couple of evenings track laying, then this evening wiring. A bit too fast as each board has a crossed polarity which will need sorting tomorrow. Dava

Ray, Thanks that's really helpful, ideal. I've sent you a PM. Dava

Pin heated in candle is another ruse, hold pin in pliers or pin chuck! Dava

Can anyone find me a drawing for a Manning Wardle 2-4-0T for the Millwall Extension Railway (MW 749,750,756\1880)? Apparently there were drawings in MRJ 53\55\56 (just one of these?) & GERS Jo. 124-125. I don't have access to either of these so a scanned drawing would be really helpful. They did resemble the Ravenglass & Eskdale original 0-6-0T but I don't know the wheel dia or wheelbase. Intended for 7mm modeling project. Thanks Dava

The Slaters kit is a MW F class, the H was slightly bigger. I bought the kit with chassis part-built. Diplomatically I would say this kit is a challenge with many tiny parts to solder and an assembly problem with the gear mesh and motion assembly sequence (see Rustons version a few years back). This one has several cabs! The Ixion brass one is a far better (bigger, costlier & rtr) loco. Dava

Oakwood Press books - Wilkinson's Wantage Tramway book has a good side elevation ofof MW H class North Sunderland Railway has sketch plans of this & more Also see Locomotives of Quality for many MW photosphotos I have a part built Slaters kit I bought...to finish Dava

Yes- that was the one- happy days!

Hi Neil I used PVA wood glue & card glue, it seems fine Track is stuck down with No more nails as pins don't work in f-board I like the coaches on your thread, think we met at Mickleover when I had my last layout there? Dava

Update from Nova Scotia on modelling....no Easter shows to go to here, sunny but lots of slowly thawing snow. Weekend means progress on the micro-layout with track being laid. Here is the base material for the sector table, a corrugated plastic card sign from Dollarama! Back to the layout, quite a lot of track preparation work done since, wire drops soldered to the track sections, alignments and test running done. Everything takes longer with the wrist still in plaster, but I'm learning to re-use hand tools like files, hacksaw, even soldering iron, so I guess its good exercise. Here is the layout from the sector table end, the table has glued reinforcements at each edge and pivots from a bolt in an aluminium tube. The tracks will be laid next on the table with the siding coming off being last. All similar to the design on 'Coney Hill; but in board not plywood. From the siding end, the tracks are down and minor fettling & adjustments needed together with point control. Finally, the layout now has a name....'Coxheath Sidings' named after the district we live in. Lets assume the sidings serve a loading dock off an industrial railway. What the traffic is remains to be seen. After the track is down the wiring will be next, nice and simple.... Dava

Fantastic model. The full engineering details between the frames are modeled more accurately than most working models. I'm in awe. Dava

Good to see real 60s-70s loco, train, ship, docks, cars, bike.... Dava