danstercivicman

Well I don’t know why I’ve missed this but it’s a lovely layout! Very good!

Brilliant

45738 Samson May become 45729 Furious.. my Jubilees will all need red backed ‘Kingmoor’ name plates... 45588 Kashmir would also be a good loco to do

Nope did not know that... that’s of use as then it opens up more variety of Jubilees for renumbering

The layout (I think it goes beyond layout) is amazing

I’ve also figured out some of the Locos that will eventually be depicted: 6MT Clan 72005 C Head Code Parcel/Fitted 6MT Clan 72008 XP Jubilee 45715 Invincible XP 45718 Dreadnought (TO GET) 45691 Orion XP 45638 Samson C Head Code Parcel/Fitted - this will be Bahamas with the chimney cut off and a new one fitted... Stanier 5MT I’m still working on these.. If anyone has a single Chimney 6 bolt boiler Jubilee body shell lying around or a combined/early 5MT shell please let me know

The only thing I’ve managed in the layout is some weathering of my freight traffic and a rake of coaches...

Some scenic improvements to my sons layout- a cat shaped hill!!!

Looks great

Some of my earliest memories are going on the intercity 125’s from Leicester to London to visit the science museum One day I’ll have to have a 125 at Stranraer... They were blue and grey at first then the swallow thing livery... I also remember the drone of 25’s and 47’s late at night on the midland mainline..

Haha yes I do need to get one. Resting the iPhone onto of a scamell is ok until the scamell moves! Its just an iphone Very much a test

My daughter and wife have helped me make a proper video! It is a lot easier than I thought! Enjoy the basic proper video MK.1

You were right.. I have found the answer: http://hhvferry.com/blog/?p=2348 Passengers from the late or early morning sailings could stay overnight on the ship before/after their sailing

Great stuff

I’ve also realised for my Port Patrick Branch service to work and run to the Harbour I may need to have a push pull working An Ivatt 2MT and an auto-coach (pull push) or a Heljan Rail Bus... Does anyone have any of these Ferry timetables lying around? http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/br.htm I could really do with knowing the exact ferry sailing times...

Here is my attempt at portraying the 23:48 arrival more accurately! I definitely need to invest in lighting! I used the light switch and a small lamp- no DCC here!!! I also need to invest in coach passengers...invest in yard lights for the pier and lights for the goods yard, coach lighting, building lighting and head code lamps... The back scene needs raising. Then I need a coastal noise sound player and seagull noises!!

The Hunslet is then busy at work moving ECS and placing the ex-LMS BG at the pier end. It is 23:30 so it should really be dark...

The first video... The Hunslet has moved the vans at the pier end to allow the Stanier 5MT to release...

Hi Clive, A good reminder cheers Yes learning from every step!! I’m also considering building a Class 126 from coaches like your DMU’s! Best dan

Hello, Yes-according to the reading I’ve done they had to wait around until the Ferry was ready... apparently it was very noisy! I think it was diesel....no sign of stationary engines or heating coils from what I can see...

I’d love too. I tried a short video before but it went above the 10mb limit.. Do you add yours to YouTube then add a link to get past the above?

I forgot to mention the 23:05 Port Road Stopper. This is more of a local get home train and doesn’t run the full length of the line... That leaves the stock of the Glasgow to be pulled back. The last Train due in (which I had also forgotten until I checked the timetable) is the 23:48 Boat Train from Glasgow which is a DMU multiple set (should be a Class 126)... that can wait for tomorrow. If only Bachmann made a Class 126 (PLEASE!!!!) The passengers from that train had just over seven hours until the Ferry sailed. It must have been quite an awful wait if the weather was bad as there is only a small station building and then just the canopies for shelter. The DOWN N.Irishman arrived at 5:40hrs so its passengers had a shorter wait. Of course then Goods Trains started to arrive so it would have been noisy until the Ferry sailed. If if I had planned the layout better I would have incorporated dual lighting and dawn lighting... Stranraer Harbour did come alive in these wee hours. One day post Covid I will visit the real thing!

The 22:40 Parcels is tonight followed by a fitted freight with 42789 in charge.

So...the UP N.Irishman has cleared and 6MT Clan 72005 gets the signal to pull away with the 22:40 UP Parcels..

Speaking of freight... (Please see Page 39 for the UP ‘N.Irishman’) The 22:40 XP Parcel will leave behind 6MT Clan 72005. It will have wagons added and removed at Dumfries and Carlisle. Some stock will then run southward towards the Midlands and London. As freight is in full flow the train will run ahead of the Conflat and fitted van train hauled by Crab 42789.