Liam

Roughly how far a walk is your shop from Peterborough station? I sometimes change trains at Peterborough.

SVRlad

Attitudes/prejudices certainly lingered. During my time at Haymarket in the late 1970s (long after St Margaret's had closed of course) there were traincrew who wouldn't acknowledge each other's existence because their grandfathers had worked either for the North British or the Caley. Add to that the sectarian mix of Hibs and Hearts supporters and rostering got quite complex - although I gather it was worse at Heaton where the roster clerks had to be aware of who was married to whom as well as other "interesting" personal relationships.

Somehow reminds me of the story of Concrete Bob's grandson William (or was it his son?) in the construction firm; Just because he was a relation he couldn't skip the ranks to get to the top - he had to make the tea and tidy the tools away after the day's work.

The problem is Alan that the line occupancy at PN was such that it was virtually impossible to find paths for any more a lot of the time.  I would not therefore be happy to add any more, much though I might like to do it. It would also open the floodgates to goodness knows how many more locos and stock, which would not be a good idea, or so my bank manager, if I had one, would say.

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If stock is a problem then perhaps some of us your followers could lend you some for such operations

Three Great Western/ Western Region men all building or about to start building layouts. The threads will be going a long time. . .

Roughly when are you going to set your layout? Pre or post nationalisation?

SVRlad

It might be just me, but I think the GWR and SR met as far north as Cheltenham, if you include where the M&SWJR met the GWR Banbury/Stratford to Cheltenham lines.

(And you needn't go far away from the centre of Cheltenham to enter rural landscape)

SVRlad

One place you can definitely get them is Peter's Spares, both in ready made and for self-assembly.

SVRlad

Hi Gilbert

What, if any, locos do you have to represent Norwich/Peterborough to Leicester/Birmingham traffic? I understand even B1s (although not perhaps on passenger) were regularly found at Birmingham New Street and Saltley Shed.

I read about this layout called 'Holcombe Brook and Tottingdon' (thread attached below) where the three main scenic sections were each separated by a covered bare baseboard where the running lines ran through. Perhaps you could do the same between this project and your future bigger plan, or even create it so that if you want to exhibit them they can both be exhibited either together or independently of each other

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/44952-holcombe-brook-tottington/

SVRlad

We shall start today with this 6.35 Down Hull.which puzzles me, not so much in its composition but in the order in which it is formed. Here goes.

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Behind the loco, BZ BG,

111 train 2.JPG

two MK1 TSOs, nothing out of the ordinary there either.

111 train 3.JPG

MK1 FK, OK still

111 train 4.JPG

Then a brake, should be a BSO, but I don't have a loose one yet, so the only cheat in the formation.

111train 5.JPG

now the odd bit, RF and FO.

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and bringing up the rear, another BG.

 

So, we have an RF and FO sandwiched between two brake vehicles, and with an FK the other side of one of the brakes. Would first class passengers really be expected to pass through brake cars to get to and from the dining accomodation? Any ideas?

The Gresley RF reminds me of the one at Sheringham on the North Norfolk Railway.

Is there a kit anywhere for a Gresley BG? £40+ for the Hornby model seems a bit excessive.

SVRlad

I take it you are going to put some cork tiles over the bare wood, for easier track laying?

Alright, I'll bite. Why the 1/2?

Perhaps the 1/2 one is a class 22

I must confess I'm not as much a ER man as some of those here, but do any of you chaps recommend an ER tank locomotive (apart from J94s) which with modellers licence could operate in a colliery?

I'm thinking of building a GWR/WR layout as well, set on some sidings where traffic between a colliery and BR are exchanged, but with scope to run a few extras such as pigeon specials (an excuse to run a Gresley BG).

I did think about adding some NG to the design, but couldn't work out how to get it on and off scene. The fiddle yard is already a little cramped.

 

With regards to adding NG, you could always presume there is a private narrow gauge railway nearby but off scene which requires a constant supply of coal and occasionally rolling stock sent away by SG for repairs

SVRlad

Hi Gilbert

I apologise if I have infiltrated your thread (I'm fairly new to RMweb), but I was wondering - are those A3s modified RTR or kits?

SVRlad