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 First locomotive to run in Scotland via Newtyle and Perth area: D J Robinson.

        "Earl Of Airlie" Right hand driving side : 1833 : Both locomotives withdrawn due to breakage. DJR.

  "Earl of Airlie" The first locomotive to run in Scotland dated 1833 : 2nd Locomotive was "Lord Wharncliffe"

                   (Both locomotives withdrawn due to persistent failures and breakages)    David J Robinson.

                                                                 Alloa Railway Bridge Part One  : DJR.

           Map of where Alloa Bridge was, on the River Forth. the scale of the map is 1/2500. :  DJ Robinson.

    There was a reason for different span lengths? The strata lay at 45 degrees and was found  to be unstable? D J R.

      The strata  being unstable, they had to build around the problem, till stable strata was found!  D J Robinson

    "Plan"  shows rails, red chip ballast contained in the special channels, to be shown in "end elevation." :  DJR.

     Please note End Elevation of girders and bevelled sloped sides containing sleepers and red chip ballast?  DJR.

                                                                Lamp hut "D" shown left facing Throsk : D J Robinson.

   Steps and Ladders that were used to "place" and "Collect" lamps, plus making your way to the boiler room? D J R.

                                               "PLAN" View shows "riveted" beams surrounded by "wooden" floor : D J Robinson.

     Fife Elevation of "turret" construction with piers and plinth. Plus "lamp hut" Looking to Alloa.  D J Robinson.

Please note : high pressure steam release valve just under the roof, responsible for the light grey smoke. D J R.

   Ben's early CAD construction of the Throsk Cabin, and glad to say it "Lit" up in night scenes : D J Robinson.

    RJD 116 : Alloa and Stirling, east to Dunfermline - Clackmannan - Blairhall - Oakley - Dunfermline Upper. D J R.

8F on the curve headed for Throsk - larbert - Buchanan street Glasgow, through Cumbernauld.  D J Robinson

        One of the wagons painted  yellow and black. seen regularly passing through Alloa.  D J Robinson.

                                                                  "Class 27, heading For Barnhill curved viaduct."     D J Robinson.

                 Class 27 reaching Barnhill Viaduct, heading for Dundee : David J Robinson

                             "Black Watch" Heading for Dalmeny and Edinburgh.   David J Robinson.

                                 Rolling stock picked up from Edinburgh heading for Fife with the rail tour. David J Robinson

            "BR A4, coming out of the mist after leaving "horseshoe curve for Tyndrum Upper. "     D J Robinson.

                       Alloa Rail Bridge, Starting the "colour" process. Seabed colour to follow. David J Robinson.

        More landscape painting with stone strewn river bed. Shadow to draw on this one yet! David J Robinson. 

     Killin Junction with track sweeping away to the left into the forest onto Crianlarich and Oban.  David J Robinson.

       Looking at the gradient to Killin Junction, from Killin Village via right hand curve to Goods yard.  D J Robinson.

                              Killin Junction incline to Killin Viaduct crossing River Dochart, onto Killin Junction : D J Robinson

            Killin Viaduct to Killin Junction over the River Dochart, Killin Village to the left. D J Robinson

                Adding more trees to the forest curve from Killin Junction, to Oban.  David J Robinson.

             Class 26 crossing the "Landslip" viaduct onto the curve for Killin Junction and Glen Ogle. D J Robinson.

   Loco from Killin travelling along the shores of Loch Lubnaig, this journey ends in severe gradient to Callander. 

  "Glasgow Highlander" on its way to Oban, climbing Glen Ogle descending down into Killin Junction. D J Robinson.

          Curve into Callander and station, gradient from loch lubnaig eased here.  David J Robinson.

                Black five reversing into dreadnought pass for Callander - Killin or Oban.  David J Robinson.   

 Constructing Callander :  Stirling bay Left, passing loop right. Track as in book by J Thomas : D J Robinson.

    Making a start to the hills, Ben Ledi still to be built, view looking to Loch Lubnaig and Strathyre. D J Robinson.

View towards Stirling. Camping coaches on the right, Passing loops to the left as industry traffic increased. D J R.

                                                  Callander looking to Ben Ledi - Loch Lubnaig and Glen Ogle. David J Robinson. 

   First test run into Callander pointwork from Strathyre via Loch Lubnaig and forest. D J Robinson.

Built and coloured Ben Ledi in the distance, building is now coming together, got trees to build. D J Robinson.

                           Point test with platform curves, art and construction coming together: David J Robinson.

Getting Callander together as described in the book by  J Thomas. Left is the bay for camping coaches. D J R.

                                    Don't know why there should be a bay here? Unless it is trains from KIllin : David J Robinson

             Callander bays in place, buildings placed.  Passing loop right for industry traffic  : . D J Robinson.

Callander East looking to Doune and Bridge of Allan, building the hills and main track to Stirling : D J Robinson.

                                              Callander looking to Doune and Stirling in the morning sun. David J Robinson.

CAD Drawing of the Callander Station main, lost it when the computer failed. never got the chance to place it : D R.

 Ben's CAD of Callander lamps, these had to be "estimated" Not allowed sizes? Enquiry refused? DjR.

     Class 26 on Carmuirs Junction for Stirling. ready to cross Larbert Viaduct and station. David J Robinson.

                  "Curve from Larbert South  viaduct to Glasgow Buchanan Street "   David J Robinson.

                                   "Loch Lubnaig forest to Callander curve and Station."  D J Robinson.

                                                                           "Curve into Larbert North"   D J Robinson

                        "Curve to Larbert south Viaduct"  Right, closed route of Camelon Goods.  D J Robinson .

                                                  "Curve into Callander under main road bridge"     D J Robinson

   Dark smoke from boiler fire, light gray smoke from boiler high pressure valve, every few hours or so. D J R.

 Original photograph, as drawn by computer. Houses boarded up and demolished a little time later : D J R

  View from Alloa Bridge, left track to "harbour" right to Cambus - Causewayhead - main track Stirling. D J R.

     Drew all of the Alloa station, but lost it all, and, some of the screenshots. Enjoyed building it though D R.

                Railbus to Alloa, one of the final journeys, over Alloa bridge from Grangemouth. D J Robinson.

   Computer drawing of an actual photograph, A ship had just passed through from Bandeath. D J Robinson.

 Last day for the railbus from Alloa To Grangemouth. Rail bridge demolished 1971. Only the piers remain. D J R.

Loco from Buchanan street and St Rollox, Cumbernauld, Larbert, heading for Alloa left bay. (Seabed done) D J R.

        Stanier locomotive crossing the Alloa Rail Bridge to Throsk. Water height being adjusted. D J Robinson.

                                     Water height looking a little better, to come up a little more. David J Robinson.

                                                                       A4 On the curve to Callander. DJ Robinson

         BR A4 arriving at Crianlarich, passing Ben Oss. "Golden Fleece" for Oban : David J Robinson

      Crianlarich Viaduct crossing the line to Oban. Viaduct track to Tyndrum and horseshoe curve : David J Robinson.

               "Golden Fleece" descending from Crianlarich left curve for Oban   : David J Robinson.

                               Class 37 at Crianlarich waiting on its train for Oban down left curve.  David J Robinson.

                           Doune from Callander looking to Bridge of Allan and Stirling:  D J Robinson.

   Found a bit more about Doune, including "mine winding gear" (More to this station and area.) : D J Robinson.

Locomotive to Alloa Rail Bridge, larbert, Dalmeny, Forth Rail Bridge, Inverkeithing, down to Rosyth Dockyard. D J R.

            Learning to draw shadows, using different coloured seabed shading : D J Robinson.

                   Locomotives shunting in Dundee Yard : Background loco en route for Tay Bridge. DJ Robinson.

  "Buchanan street railway station" looking to exit tunnel for St Rollox. Viewed  from Dobbies loan bridge.  D J R.

       Waiting on passengers at Younger's Brewery" station for Cambus - Larbert- Edinburgh or Glasgow. D J R.

                                                        Loco from rail bridge, Younger's Brewery in background : D J Robinson.

          "Loco leaving for Edinburgh over Alloa Rail Bridge"  looking to "Younger's" Brewery Station.  D J R.

                Construction of the Barnhill Curved Viaduct,  from Perth to Dundee, over the River Tay.  D J Robinson.

      Construction of the 10 arch viaduct on King James island between Perth and  Dundee over the River Tay : D J R

2-6-2 locomotive crossing the finished Barnhill Viaduct. Difficult to keep alignment. Perth shore to build. D J R.

   Placing the buildings on the shore at Perth, distant track to curved platform at Perth Central Station. D J R.

   

         "Ben Cruachan" Heading for Blairgowrie, then passing the  Tay rail bridge into Dundee Station. DJR.

        "Building Dundee station" to track diagram,  track "left" from Perth,  track "right" from Fife.  David J Robinson.

  RJD 26, Track from Edinburgh and Perth to Dundee Yard and station.Please note route to St Andrews? : DJR

                 New Tay Bridge To Wormit.  Old piers still in the waters of the Tay. (Bridge red in the morning sun) D J R.

Early test of the incline to Tay Railway Bridge, heading to Wormit and Fife, left to rail yard : David J Robinson

 Dundee West being track and point tested by 2-8-2 P2 class LNER. Took awhile to get things put right for running.

             Start of the "incline" to the Tay Railway Bridge main curve to Wormit and Fife. David J Robinson.

   

    The "High Girders" were seen to "Sway" in the winds, but the complaints were ignored. David J Robinson.

        Tay Bridge looking to Wormit and  Fife. Bridge seen "swaying" in the wind ?   D J Robinson.  

    9F 2-10-0 "Evening Star" tests the new bridge incline viaduct, heading for Wormit and Fife. D J Robinson.

                                                              80000 4Mt tank crossing the Tay to Dundee Yard : David J Robinson.

              Black Five on the Tay Bridge heading for Dundee Yard and Empties. David J Robinson.

     

            9F 2-10-0 rounding the curve of the Tay Bridge heading back to Grangemouth for oil tankers : D J R.

       Had to redraw this sketch, drawing in error! have redrawn it with road : David J Robinson

                "Side Elevation" of Basin Bridge, at  Montrose. This bridge had to be estimated? DJ Robinson.

      Have redrawn error with road. found measurements of the class 66, that did help! :  David J Robinson

                          

               Used this diagram to "estimate" the length of Montrose Basin Bridge? The spans look 100 feet. DJR.

                                                "Estimated bridge" using the class 66 measurements : David J Robinson.

    Arbroath railway to Montrose basin bridge, plus track from Dundee. and track from Perth.  : D J Robinson.