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Marvellous, thanks for the photos and information Mike .....and I can't think of a better name to adorn it with ! Regards, Ian.

WOW !!

I wouldn't mind seeing a photo of this loco when you've finished it please, Mike, is it from your own etchings ? A kit for this loco has been mentioned recently by another 3mm Society member but I don't know what the origins of it will be, it may well be of his own design. Regards, Ian.

One of the attractions with these units is that as I'm 'hopefully' fitting these to an exhibitable layout should there be any issues or failures they can be easily and quickly replaced without having to fire up the soldering iron and maybe even be bought at the exhibition itself if necessary. The layout only requires 6 but I know that it might be awkward to get them in initially as I also need to fit overcenter spring units as well as the points are handbuilt. I'll let you know if I've been successful or not. Regards, Ian.

I take it that the J11 had to retrieve it's brake van from the up line (1st photo) before any further progress by the WD. Is the WD returning the empties to this colliery or just passing through ? All looks very entertaining, anyway.

Hello Garry, I've also bought one try out. I bought Mark Haynes Hemyock Road layout a few years ago which has manually operated points but a couple of the vulnerably mounted slide switches got damaged the last time that I moved it. I'm hoping that I can just get the twist locks into the tight narrow space, although the track base may not be thick enough to take the mounting peg screws but at least it offers another possible solution that may allow the layout to be operated from either side in future. Enjoying your layout thread. Cheers, Ian.

Don't think that photo c13902 is 31 411 as the loco in the photo has the later plated type of headcode box that was on the locos converted to 31/4 sub class in the 80's. The headcode box on 31 411 was black, glass with dominoes behind. Afraid one that we may never know the true identity of. Nice photo, though, thanks for sharing.

Algae growth and damp will always be an issue on the side of a fixed object where the Sun doesn't reach.

As Mark says, 12099 in Orange livery is one of the livery options being proposed....but not expected until 2022 ! The cab front windows are also rectangular on the Class 11. I bought a tin of orange spray paint from Halfords last year to spray up my 7mm Bachmann Brassworks 08 (with the dodgy cab profile, etc) in this livery as I don't know what else to do with it (lovely runner) ....but haven't had the bottle to do it yet.

Ducketts Crossing between New Pudsey and Laisterdyke, adjacent to what was Pheonix Park Golf Course. (Leeds to Bradford Interchange line.) I spent many an afternoon as a kid sliding down the embankment there ....but probably shouldn't say that on here ! Regards, Ian.

Hello Nigel, I'm thoroughly enjoying following the build. Are you still intending making the etches available at some point, please ? I am the custodian of Mark Haynes old Hemyock Road layout so I could genuinely find a home for one of these little tanks. Regards, Ian.

AUGUST ?? .....take your best Midgy cream !

Good Colour 3/4 photo of an Austerity in what I would say must be in Pepper's colours at Redhaugh. Forgotten how to do links but found it by googling 'British Oak Disposal Point' and looking at the Facebook page, not too far down in the posts. Hope this is what you were looking for. Photo from flickr by Dereck Phillips 1.

If you have Gordon Edgar's British Austerity Saddle Tanks book at your disposal then there are colour photos showing the roof hatches as described above ....open p.45 and 106, closed p.124 and 125 (or 4 and 5 pages from the back ...as there's a complete lack of page numbers in the last section !) Looking forward to seeing the finished loco.

Thanks, this is what I am seeing from the evidence in all of the pictures. Have also just found a thread on here by Ruston concerning different types of wagon tipplers (for coal depots and power stations) which shows a model of this type of tippler in action. It gives an added dimension to the shunting operations at the very least. Thanks for all of the replies. Regards, Ian.

The wagon arrangements in the first few pictures taken at Coralls Wharf suggest that they did as alternate pairs of wagons are white stripe to white stripe. I take your point, time is money (and I'm a Yorkshireman ) I'd always assumed that wagon lift tables were single wagon only. Cheers, Ian.

Thanks montyburns56 , Another great picture, it does answer the question in that the positions of the buffer stop blocks are both at the tailgate end of the wagons which 'suggests' the tipping direction of each mechanism, ie into a central point. I wonder if the wagons were arranged end to end and shunted on in pairs to suit this type of tipper ? I'll check back through some of the other photos both in this thread and the 16ton Mineral thread. Much appreciated, Ian.

Obviously you've worked on this because it's a Friday. Back in the 80's, whilst working on the presses at the Yorkshire Evening Post, I remember the job being stopped because the SOGAT '82 FOC (Father of the Chapel) couldn't get a fish for his dinner on a Friday in the canteen....teddy out of pram....but he got his fish ! Your counter is making my mouth water just looking at it....great modelling. Regards, Ian.

Another general question ....the wagon behind the one being tipped is the other way around and the ones in the rake entering the yard are all mixed up, so, was there a wagon turntable somewhere or did the tipper work in different directions ? Have wondered this before having seen earlier photos on the thread. Regards, Ian.

A few more of particular interest : p.36 of Colin Maggs's Last Years of the S&D has another good photo of the turntable area this time without any locos in the way and so shows the shunters huts and lamp room. Also by Mr. Maggs, S&D Life on the Bath to Bournemouth Line, p.46 & 47, including a shot from the North Junction signal box showing the loco serving pit and another from within the 'North' sidings (those between the Junction and station.) p.56 to 65 in Splendour of the S&D Railway (Alan & Christine Hammond) all taken around Evercreech Jcn with one view (p.59) looking towards the entrance into the North sidings. 2 useful views in Ivo Peters collections taken in 1953 (depends which versions you have.) Regards, Ian.

Hello Jerry, Book Law's Somerset &Dorset Remembered Part 2 has a great colour photo of the turntable in use with a St. Cl.4 2-6-0 being turned on p.20. Pages 18 to 24 cover the Northern end of Evercreech Jcn which may be of some use. Also some nice clean colour shots in Michael Welch's S&D Sunset p.53-60, with a good view looking Northwards down the junction minus any trains but showing the track and signal layout to good effect on p.59....good luck with all of the telegraph wires ! Will look steadily through other publications and report anything worthwhile. Regards, Ian.

Hauling wrongline or at the rear of a Northbound train ?

A b&w photo of these 3 wagons taken from the other direction appears in Tom Noble's book The West Highland Mallaig Extension p.109, dated 31st May 1985. I'm ecstatic to have found this thread as I have just bought kits from the NGS to help recreate them, so a colour photo and the thread's information is invaluable. Many thanks for posting. Regards, Ian.

For a good example of a large rectangular purpose built garden shed housing a large 00 layout look up Mike Edge's Wentworth Junction thread on here, this might help you to visualise both the type of shed and realistically what you may be able to fit in it. As you have a blank canvas at the moment it might help you decide whether this is going to be right for you. Mike is very amiable chap (and a very experienced professional modeller) whom I'm sure would offer some practical advice if you PM'd him. Good luck with the venture. Regards, Ian.

Simply....Superb Ed, thanks for posting. Regards, Ian.