Chris Dark

Thanks for your responses, The lie-by/lay-by sidings is probable as the sidings appear on maps pre 1932. Would the loco just stop and reverse back and wait? in the aerial shots it does show a few wagons in the down sidings which would suggest shunting of some sort. There was an airfield near by and later a large works but no obvious sign of facilities for those uses. maybe some loading/unloading but as no crane or other equipment is shown I presume small items if any would be moved. EDIT Thanks for the information Mike, very useful as always.

Hi All, I have been having a look on the NLS website and came across sidings on main lines (such as Waltham on the GWR mainline) I have done a bit of research but am not sure, simply, of what there use was? These imparticualr do not seem to have any goods or loading facilities. Are they just up/down storage sidings? Thanks

Hi All, I recently recieved my King in GWR livery, looks fantastic. Gave it a run on the rolling road then packed it away for Christmas. A question i did have which lead to me this thread is wondering what these are....? http://s7.postimg.org/ykn9twxjv/King.jpg The smaller one i understand is part of the superheating? but having looked into a smokebox of a hall on Saturday I am struggling to find an answer. Thanks

Looks fantastic! Watching the progress of this layout and recently comming accross St. Merryn has certainly convinced me that a terminus is the way forward for me. Keep up the great work.

Looking forward to this, I am a volunteer based at Minehead

Really looking forward to seeing this develop, Bitton is only 20 minutes from me so have a local interest

Hi all, I have been searching the net to try and understand which type of wheels the GWR used. I came accross this thread: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69658-pre-nationalisation-coach-wheels-with-holes-in/ which in post 2 gives me some information for coaches but i am struggling for wagons. I remember seeing that most the wagons up to 10tonne used 8 spoke and over used 10 spoke but if somebody could give me a bit more information i would be gratefull. was there a cross over time for all stock over to 2 hole or 3 hole? Last thing is, is there any difference in the metal wheels Bachmann and Hornby produce? I have bought Hornby in the past which seem fine but as I have build my own track this timeI was wondering if either are better for the narrower flangways? Thanks.

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing.