danstercivicman

Interesting picture! It shows the volume of freight that was carried on the line Definitely one to relocate although with the open wagons it’s probably a Stranraer Town freight but I could be wrong A very busy young family/work balance means there can be a delay in running/playing trains.... Thankfully the time table helps keep things on track! 22:00 Sees 6MT Clan 72008 pull away with the UP ‘N.Irishman’. Sleepers to the fire as they will arrive that end in Euston... Now I could be wrong but I think a Buffet was added to the rear at Carlisle when the 7MT Britannia took over? (I have no idea why RMWEB messes the order of images up)

The last down train of note arrives at 21:45. Stanier 5MT 44789 is in charge and it bolstered by a non corridor coach and an Ex-LMS BG.

21:30 Hrs Friday Somethingth of July 1964... First to depart is the Glasgow ‘Irishman’ Ably headed by STD 5MT 73079 The bus driver has stopped to have a look. He may have actually just dumped the bus there...

Wow! Super scenery!

Looks good to me

That trailer drawbar looks abit toy like!!

A busy late summer evening in 1963 or 1964 or even early summer 1965... 6MT Clan 72008 gently warms its stock. The passengers are just settling into their carriages. The ‘UP’ N.Irishman will arrive at Euston tomorrow morning. The Clan will come off at Carlisle and a 7MT will complete the journey southward. The Boat Train to Glasgow has a STD 5MT in charge. This is quite a long train tonight. It’s all BR Mk.1 stock as the Class 126’s are having some fettling... A Stanier 5MT rests at the head of the local stopper. This is a much shorter service of ex LMS stock. The Crab and 6MT 72005 will take their respective parcels and fitted freights as soon as the passenger turns have cleared. Pressure from the railway supporting MP’s has grown and the Port Road May be saved...

I went there on holiday years back. It’s such a shame the once huge siding complex has gone... we had a nice holiday though

I’d certainly have to remortgage Yes a Ferry would be awesome! I’m planning more yard lamps in the run up to Christmas then sorting the loco fleet into relevant loco numbers... Thank you for the comments. I look at many of the layouts on RMWEB and realise how mediocre my efforts are!

A Crab has backed into the Harbour to take the C Head Code All Fitted Conflat and XP Van Stock to Carlisle.

I’ve redone 72005 with smaller numbers but I’m not impressed. It will do for now but getting the individual numbers close enough is nigh impossible for my decal skills!

A Highland gathering! 6MT Clan 72005 says hello to fellow 12A Kingmoor stable mate 72008. 72005 is wearing C Headcodes for a parcel train to Dumfries.. 72008 is still wearing the headboard from this mornings ‘down’ Boat Train and XP head codes

Then some random wagons... Which caused the aforementioned fish to turn abit fruity. Which led to the resin clan being 3/4 finished... Finally a shot of the bunkering oil tanker wagon! I’ve ordered a Parklife Vanwide.. Anyone got any suggestions for wagons/things I need to add? Loco wise I need another Jubilee body to make 45596 into 45691... or 45687...

That’s followed by my unfitted stock and brake van... After that it gets abit fishy!

These are odds and ends which get bolted onto the parcel train or coach formations... The parcel stock is also featured... Then there is the cattle consist and the special cattle wagons

They have a choice of brake vans Followed by the Conflat consist. The MIlk consist is next.

Here are my current freight wagons... Consisting of: XP vans (not yet weathered)

Ssshh don’t spoil the illusion Unfortunately the plan is on hold

From the reading I have done... milk tankers travelled over in the fifties to bring milk due to post war shortages cattle to the lairage tractors and cars being taken across to N.Ireland- there are lots of pictures with tractors lined up for delivery parcels containers and perishables. I’ve added fruit stock? (I do not know of this is prototypical) Thats good news on the tanker as mine is a black B 14ton wagon I keep meaning to contact the Stranraer historical association and visit Stranraer (I’ve promised my wife a romantic trip to Stranraer) but lockdown landed...

Yeah the 16t would have been at the Stranraer Town Goods Yard. There was normally a ferry oil tank wagon left in platform 1 (the Bay) and later I think a more elaborate set up over the other side of the pier. It’s really hard to determine which oil tankers are suitable. I guess the 5 planks would be unfitted grey in my period? I guess everything would also be filthy!

Yes definitely. The Harbour seemed full of vans and such like I’ll look out for those containers

Today after a nice cycle and some noisy guitar... I managed to add some detail to the signals and add some more static grass! Then 45715 backed the Glasgow stock back into Platform 2 whilst 80002 simmered at the head of a local.

There is a thread on rmweb of Glasgow queen street being built using Peco in a very clever manner. Low level is way more complex due to the diverging junctions. I like what you have done on west park it gets the same effect without the point work

Yes very very very lucky not to be dead 2mm more and I’d have been gone... Yeah I’ve been tempted by Low Level many times. It needs a lot of space and the pointwork is very complex at the southern end. There are are some great old former factory branches, good sheds and routes dotted around Wolves

Thats even better for model railway working Your layout is great!