Arrachogaidh

On 04/02/2024 at 17:22, Chris M said:

I don’t whether this helps but here is my 12ft by 3ft 6in N gauge layout. If you look carefully you will see a castle with a 10 coach train and 5+5 IET. This gives an idea of what fairly long trains look like in that sort of space.

 

And a view of the IET

 

 

Superb layout,

Brian Seamens

On 04/02/2024 at 14:18, LMSfan72 said:

I have been asked if my UTU prints might work in N gauge. I have no N gauge stock or track so fitting it to a chassis/modding the chassis isn’t something I can do but I would expect a similar approach to others that I e done where I used the ends of a donor chassis with coupling and bogie mounts might work. The design itself seems to work, but having a lot of trial and error on supports and orientation. First attempt of UTU1 62384:

 

 

Great to see you trying to re-scale to N Gauge. Once I saw your output it was the first question that entered my head.

Hope they work out ok.

Brian

I have seen a photograph of Caledonian Railway Station Furniture in an etch by John Boyle.

I wonder if the drawings would be available anywhere?

I know it was in 4mm but I would like to reproduce the furniture in 2mm scale.

Any assistance welcome.

Brian

1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said:

 

In truth, kids only form a very limited part of the model railway market these days, trains just aren't cool any more, and relatively few nowadays take an interest.

 

John

Hmm, not many kids could afford £140 for a locomotive and £35 for a coach. They have been priced out of N Gauge.

Some photos of progress.

Interesting stuff Ollie, any further updates to share?

He He! Just completed the task but with a Zimo 616F. My 86 didn't have the capacitor!

Anyway, done in ten minutes and it fairly scoots round the track. Not bad for something just about fifteen years younger than myself.

Amazing!

I have 2 of these locos and never thought of DCC for them. Now I am converted!

Many thanks.

On 05/06/2021 at 15:03, Crepello said:

Great to see the Scottish Brits with the new tender for variety.

It would be even nicer if Dapol were to shrink the boiler and produce the Scottish "Clans" 6P

Apparently they are already in distribution early! Excellent stuff from all concerned at C&M, a great big THANK YOU

On 15/11/2020 at 19:55, Clagmeister said:

Couple of questions for any learned fellows out there might who might know the answers.  From all the pics and video clips i have seen of the Glasgow-Dundee services during the early 60's more often than not they are worked by Standard Class 5's.  Did St Rollox provide them for all the diagrams?  Dundee didn't have an allocation and it appears they kicked out there V2's and occasionally A2's for some jobs.  But were they actually booked for a St Rollox loco.  I wondered also whether the B1's allocated at Tay Bridge were ever involved?  The Dundee trains never got the interest that the Aberdeen trains managed and details are a bit sketchy.

 

Thanks

 

Claggy

It should be worth noting that the evening freight from Bell's Yard, Glasgow, "The Heilan' Flyer" was often run to Perth behind a Metrovick on layover from Condor traffic. It has been mentioned elsewhere by a Perth stalwart from personal observation.

Progress takes some time but the layout is now emerging. I intend to upload pics as progress develops.

Not really sure about this term "Blowing cocks on the LMS"  or anywhere else for that matter! Sounds a bit deviant!

Here is another one for you, Glasgow to Dundee passenger service with a B1

https://railphotoprints.uk/p23171013/h3EF184D3#h3ef184d3

It has been a wee while since the last post on this and suffice to say that progress is being made. The general Gleneagles Station and Comrie Station track and buildings plans will be on the final layout.

Professional assistance has been acquired to build the layout with a complex hidden track layout which should accommodate a good deal of rolling stock.

The layout will be DCC and can be fully automated with the option of selective manual control.

More to follow,

As have may have been alluded before, the view depicted is in fact Gleneagles within which Gleneagles estate is located owned by the Haldane family. They did object to the hotel using the name under the LMS. Glen Devon appears on the other side of the summit of the pass.

There were many different freight trains also. Here is a B1  https://railphotoprints.uk/p23171013/h2E381F5E#h2e381f5e

16 hours ago, Clagmeister said:

Thank you, thats great.  I'm sure there will be plenty we can share.  The operation of the Comrie branch would make a good subject. I would have liked to have got Gleneagles in but there wasn't the room.  The UP section and DN home board will be on my layout though.

A very good source book for the Strathearn Railways is available :

Branch Lines of Strathearn: Tourists, Tatties and Trains Hardcover – 23 Jun. 2014

by John Young (Author)

Also one I have not seen :

The Railways of Upper Strathearn: Crieff - Balquhidder Paperback – 21 Jun. 2004

by Bernard Byrom

Hi, I only just came across this topic. I lived local to Gleneagles in the seventies. I have researched the station for the last 15 or more years and have actually got an N Gauge layout being built which covers the station and the branch line with Comrie station included. A bit of poetic license introduces a loco facility and turntable and allows a mix of modern and pre-grouping rolling stock. I am familiar with the golf curses, the one nearest the station was "The Prince's Course" a 9 hole course later extended to 18 holes. This was just across the A9 from the station.

Fish trains from the north east passed through the station as well as a local "pick-up" goods hauled by a Drummond Caledonian Jumbo. Various experimental Railcars were used at Gleneagles also for the run to Comrie.

I have lots of other detail I can share.

Regards

Glen Eglise

Any chance of a shrink to N Gauge?

JUST NEED TO GET THEM OUT IN 1:148 SCALE NOW,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

So much for your OO troubles. Happily awaiting the 68 in N Gauge and assured that the 21/29 will eventually one day be produced in N also. Irrespective of the doomsayers.

Let's hope they take the plunge and release this in N Gauge also in the near future.

40 mph max over the bridge if I recall correctly. I reckon that's about 40 mm/s in T-gauge!

The bridge has a speed limit of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) for high-speed trains and DMU's 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) for loco hauled passenger trains and 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) for freight trains.

Nice map but the Birmingham to Glasgow Condor was never worked by the Metrovicks, they were confined to the Hendon to Glasgow Gushetfaulds Condor.

 

 

Has there been any documentary evidence of the D6100s working the Glasgow to Birmingham service - I have to admit I am sceptical.

from BR Database, the following was recorded as workings for D6123:

13/08/1963      Sightings   Worked the Aston - Gushetfaulds "Condor" throughout from Birmingham to Glasgow   

3/08/1963              Sightings   Worked the Gushetfaulds - Aston "Condor" throughout to Birmingham   

21/08/1963      Sightings   Worked the Aston - Gushetfaulds "Condor" throughout from Birmingham to Glasgow   

21/08/1963      Sightings   Worked the Gushetfaulds - Aston "Condor" throughout to Birmingham   

And so there appears to be evidence of these "Scottish" machines working the WCML.