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The detailed build of the Goods Yard building at Omagh using 6mm birch ply for the walls and 3mm for the roof. The building, overall measures 900mm x 400mm and is built using original GNR(i) engineers drawings from Dundalk and measurements taken before demolition many years ago.

NoelG, looks great.

A scene from Omagh Goods Yard......

Far from wanting to confuse readers, the past two years has seen my attempts at building a layout fail. With renewed enthusiasm and lots of technique observed at the recent Model Railway Show at Cultra, I have built new baseboards for my new layout, built this time with a view to actually exhibiting, sometime in the future. The baseboards are almost complete, they are mobile and will be an end to end shunting layout featuring a hidden fiddle yard working to Omagh Goods Yard. The next job in hand is to cut the plywood alongside the track work and that will ultimately form my embankment. I was adamant this time to raise the entire track bed to allow a more realistic look. Here are the start of my construction pictures. The layout measures 2800 x 350 including a 700mm hidden fiddle yard. The last shot shows the loosely laid Code 75 streamline track.

Colm, your pictures capture the day very well. I travelled to Cultra in the morning by train, spent all morning looking at an excellent display of both models and the 'real' thing and went back on the train full of enthusiasm and ideas. Thanks for sharing these.

The coal looks very convincing, I'm more intrigued by your 'single lever brake' - maybe you can let us know how you fashioned that.

Yes, I think there are a few of his videos there, and very good they are too.

Fantastic job Kieran, enjoyed the Workbench thread and came across to see this gem on duty at Kirley. Looks great!

Thanks for your response, I've tried but nothing as yet. I'd be interested to know if a track plan exists for the model 'Highly' that he built, it looks superb.

Only finding this thread now, does anyone know if David Andrews still visits the site?

I'm seriously thinking about hinging the section at the opening of my shed door. Although all is wired and operational, a bit of thought and work could give me a hinged flap for easier access. Up until now I never considered doing it but having seen it in use on another layout, I thought it worth considering.

A modelling masterclass, full of knowledge and experience. Thanks for posting.

Thanks Kieran. I've just a small droplet of oil to each loco and both show a massive improvement. The UG runs flawlessly around now, the U runs so much better but shows minor signs of imbalance. On the whole, its a big improvement.

Thanks for that Kieran. Did you screw the lead weight in place or stick it? The UG may just need a little oil and running tests to free itself up.

With GNR(i) U Class 4-4-0 and UG Class 0-6-0 both withdrawn due to running problems the CIE Class 141 takes over to shift goods on the 'Derry Road' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv0wMzX4NeU Any tips on the easiest way to balance these locos?