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  1. Narrow Gauge Jordan
    Hi all,
     
    Welcome to my new blog, I thought this would make more sense than having a separate topic for everything. I think that having all of this time at home over the next few months will give me plenty of time to get some kits built, first of which is the Parkside 12t Goods van. 
     
    As with all Parkside kits, a dream to put together. I managed to build this one over the afternoon even having time to leave bits to set while I did other jobs. The kit isn’t complete yet, just needs buffers and couplings to finish the build. Then it’ll join the queue for paint with the rest of the kits.
     
    I chose this kit as I’m currently working on a 12” to the foot one that was rescued from the sidings at Peterborough station last year.
     

  2. Narrow Gauge Jordan
    Hi all,
     
    Welcome to the Beckton Light Railway's blog page.
     
    Beckton is a large seaside resort on the east coast based on Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, it has a standard gauge terminus near the town center and its own narrow gauge railway.
     
    The BLR runs from the sandy beaches on the north side of Beckton, to the small fishing village of Addington to the south with a junction to another narrow gauge line through the Rifle valley to the town of Newton-on-Rifle.
     
    Freight traffic on the line is very strong as the daily fish train runs from Addington docks to Beckton, and from the Rifle valley railway, there is a large amount of gravel and sand traffic from quarries around Newton to the cement concrete works at Middleton-on-Sea as well as the concrete trains to the dam under construction just beyond Newton, this is to become a hydroelectric power station to supply the valley.
     
    The passenger trains are just as busy. Most of them leave Beckton Midland (The interchange with the main line) and travel to either Addington or Newton, their is also a tramway styled line from Beckton Midland to the beach, which is run using locomotives with side skirts because of street running, this is very popular with the younger visitors who like the trains, beaches and fish and chips!
     
    That's the outline of the BLR and the RVR, more information coming later (hopefully a map!)
     
    Thanks
     
    Jordan
  3. Narrow Gauge Jordan
    Hi all,
     
    As promised some more information regarding the locos of the Beckton Light Railway.
     
    The BLR is run with a fleet of mostly small tender engines or large tank engines but also uses garratt's for the larger peak season trains. Most of the locomotives where built in the BLR's own workshops.
     
    The proposed fleet consists of;
     
    Steam
    Garratt 0-4-0+0-4-0's
    2-6-2 side tanks
    0-4-2 tender locomotives
    0-4-0 shunters
     
    Diesel
    0-4-0 shunters
    Bo-Bo diesel electric
    3 car multiple unit prototype.
     
    If you have any questions about the locomotives, feel free to comment,
    Thanks for reading,
     
    Jordan
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