BobM

I Who Have Nothing - Shirley Bassey

Love Me Do - The Beatles

Let's Dance - David Bowie

Born Too Late - The Poni Tails

The proposed lines merging.... Comments appreciated as always.... Regards as always Bob

With much appreciated thanks to Peter, The terminus plan could be tweaked and amended into thus......I will post the sketch soon of how I hope the three lines here all link up.... Regards Bob

Evening Guys.... Here is a very rough sketch of the 'station' section of the layout..... There are three roads into the throat of the station....two mains and a relief that is intended as a feed into the goods yard but also to take local traffic into platforms 3 and 4. I will add the associated goods yard sketch later comments appreciated as always.... the station is actually on a slight curve rather than straight as the sketch suggests, the two main platforms are able to accommodate 5 coaches with loco runarounds ..... Just noticed that I have incorrectly drawn the slip into platform three, should be the other way around, sorry.

Hello...yes it is quite amusing...I believe that this picture dates from this weekend 50 years ago when steam 'departed' the Cambrian in 1965, an event that this coming weekend too will be commemorated by the Severn Valley Railway, by uniting three manor's used on the route, looking forward to seeing 7812, 7802 and 7820 together! This sign may have been temporarily removed from its usual position and placed at the end of the platform to give only a back view, its face 'out of view' from folks on the platform....the photo being taken by someone, hopefully with permission standing in the 6 foot ! Regards to all Bob

Hello Guys..... Here goes with the new topic, which encompasses the previous topic relating to the advice that I have been seeking on a BR Western Region Engine shed...the advice for which I am immensely appreciative..... The Basic thoughts are that the layout will be set on the BR Western Region.....will be a terminus station, with four passenger platforms, a parcels bay platform, an associated but separate goods yard with coal merchant / cattle dock..... two main station access roads and a third relief/ local / goods line.......linked through a central three line section to a carriage siding and access to the aforementioned engine shed.....the two lines merging into a single line into an off-scene fiddle yard.... Hopefully all this 'waffle' will become clear as I add the sketches and 'fag packet' drawings as 'we' (and yes 'we' are all in this together) progress! Whilst this photograph is not intended to carry any intention or inflection of a setting for this layout, it just makes me want to 'cry' at what we have perhaps lost in terms of atmosphere and character, however if I can capture one single ounce of what this image portrays within even just a small section of my layout I will be so happy..... I will need help here guys, so if you do follow this topic, please as I post, comment and advise, I do not mind how critical the comments may be, I am always open minded and appreciative for everything said....( I may be crying over my computer as I read it....but I will take it all on board in the good faith that it is given) Cheers, regards as always, Bob (I cannot credit whomever is responsible for these pictures, I hope that I may post them with permissions, so wonderfully atmospheric of a time at Aberystwyth. A station that I now know well, but sadly didn't within the time period I am intending to model, I would dearly loved to have known its environs at that time as for me it does everything a terminus station should).

Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - LOBO ---- woof

Does Your Mother Know (You're Out) - ABBA

Better The Devil You Know - Kylie Minogue

Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie A Man After Midnight - ABBA

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi - Pet Shop Boys

The World Is Not Enough - Garbage

Tornado on a private charter today......a taster for this weekend, when 'she'll' be joined by Royal Scot...should be interesting !

Both Tornado and Royal Scot should be operating on the service trains this coming weekend....saw both of them today....the former operating on a private charter whilst the latter was undertaking trials.....both looked and sounded superb.... Regards Bob

Go West...PSB

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King of Rome - Pet Shop Boys

Hello.... It was great to see you, Tom and the delightful models once more back at Arley......it was such a successful four days all round....See you soon hopefully...... Regards Bob (Arley Station)

Dead of Night - Erasure

How wonderful it is to see old 'Bradley' being reassembled once more and nearing a potential steam test of the boiler I would imagine in the not too distant future? There will no doubt be one or two tears in the eye, (obviously from a cinder, nothing else of course), seeing 'him' or 'her' steaming along The Valley, hopefully in time to be paired up with 7812 and visiting Manor during the celebration Cambrian event later in the autumn!

Green Is The Colour - Pink Floyd

Working member myself here...so would be interested in this topic....based at Arley..assist on the gardens and station maintenance....Regards Bob