OliverRowley

These last 2 show the layouts size with trains on it. I've had a play and with a smaller loco (i.e a W4, Ruston and probably an Andrew Barclay) I can fit 4 6/7 plank wagons. Although this is subject to change dependent on what Kadee's I end up adopting as a standard. As per any comments would be gratefully : good, bad or indeed ugly Ta OR

From the biggest member of the fleet (in the form of the Class 14) to the smallest the lovely 48DS, which eases into the siding with an equally tiny engineers train. Hopefully, these none coal trains will brake up the trains of 3-4 mineral wagons which will very much be the staple of the layout!

The biggest member of the Heapton Colliery fleet was used to plan the layout. Here a Class 14 sits in the head shunt of the servicing area and shows how it fits. I doubt I'll ever use anything bigger so I'm pretty happy with how it looks! Here Peckett's W4 & B2 sit with again the common 3 internal users. Again I think this shows that even with the size there's a fair bit to play about with!

Here is the plan somewhat in action: I know tiny! Here the canal is being built up and the track work is in place. The servicing area is beginning to take place. Currently the intention is that coal will be kept in a old grounded wagon (maybe the one in the picture after some work), water being kept in a Dapol diary wagon's tanker and the diesel. Well I'm yet to find something I like to hold the diesel. Any suggestions? Whilst I'm here I'll show some of my other pictures from the mini photo shoot I did today- apologies for any strange focus, I've only got a landscape lends on the camera so not ideal. Anyways.... Ex-BR Hunslet 05 eases in a typical rake of 3 internal user wagons to the quayside. The wagons are waiting on the driver or secondman to open the side doors on the wagons so the coal can be loaded into the coal barge. *Also that pen mark is horrible any ideas on how to remove?*

Shaping up well (again). Incidentally a Peckett B2 would really suit the layout........

Hello all, Welcome to the first layout build on here. And if I'm being completely honest my first full layout build. The layout has been designed to fit inside a storage container (from B&M I believe) with another container for: controllers, stock and fiddle yard. This is so it can easily transported to (and dare I say hidden) whilst I am away at university. Due to the boxes size the layout is under some size constraints. As such the layouts rough size is 47cm x 27cm x 13cm. Strange size I know, but it is enough for me to have what I would like to within a layout. Speaking for which here is the plan: In summary a siding that sits on the canal, with another for storage and a tiny loco servicing area to replenish the colliery's loco fleet that have found themselves in this remote part of the network. The 'play-ability' is a little shunting (from the 2 'longer' sidings) and some light loco movements to the servicing area. All encased in a industrial canal area with warehouses etc. The track is down and the canal is being built up, but please feel free to leave a comment anything good, bad or ugly! Ta OR

Looks brilliant! Can't wait to see some of the other liveries people repaint the locos into! Personally I've just stripped the Army branding from the MOD one, just looks like generic industrial now!

Just found this thread & am taking note! They all look brilliant. Anything happened with the previous posts?

Hello All very interesting! I particularly like the way NCB has been mentioned (as a NCB modeler myself) and would certainly be fun to operate. I drew up plans for an NCB pier; a wooden structure being rail served by an NCB internal system and operating a dropper system into the boats below (like some North Eastern wagons I believe) and back to the colliery via rail and road system Intrested to see how this devolps Oliver

The weathering really helps finish her off! I have some; so hope to knock something out of it soon, maybe a longer water tank for a upcoming (hopefully) project

I am! If you can it is well worth it! If you do photography it is great too (and for inspiration for modelling too). Unfortunately I haven't although I would like too. They both seem to be spoken highly of! Oh yeah, I don't really see it happening either. Was it a King they had planned for 00 that doesn't seem to be beyond CAD- but yeah someone will surely; they are very popular in N & 00!

Welcome! There were and I myself wish to model (some) in the future! Oh very much out of its comfort zone! They are and I think its credit to those who take the plunge in producing them Me too, I've got the 2 on the blog (so far) and they are great Oh definitely, I admit that is very high on my wish list. I'm very fortunate that 2 are preserved at the Foxfeild Railway near me I don't know much about that market- but it seems to be growing & considering the amount of liveries they were in and where they ended up (pretty much everywhere, no?) I think it would make sense to produce one, maybe? Me too!

You are clearly more creative with Plasticard than I am. I can build walls.... That Austerity looks great! Like the striping.... I think some may be finding there way to my address....

Model: Hornby Peckett W4 Modifications: DCC fitted, RailTech NCB and number transfers & Kadee's Brought from: Lilleshall Stone Co.- 1925 Survived until: 1971 Worked on the Colliery doing: shunting, banking, exchange sidings, internal user traffic and its mainstay; working the Wagon Works yard Things to do: Weathering and Driver & Fireman *timeline may not match with real life*

Model: Hornby Peckett W4 Modifications: DCC fitted, RailTech NCB and number transfers, Kadee's, driver & fireman Brought from: Huntley and Palmer's Biscuits- 1935 Survived until: 1969 Worked on the Colliery doing: shunting, banking, exchange sidings, internal user traffic and its mainstay; working the Wagon Works yard Things to do: Weathering *timeline may not match with real life*

Thoughts on these locos and files of information?

Model: Oxford Rail Janus Modifications: DCC fitted, RailTech NCB and number transfers Brought from: Scunthorpe Steelworks- 1979 Survived until: 1988 (when the mine closed down) Worked on the Colliery doing: shunting, banking, exchange sidings & internal user traffic Things to do: Driver & a weathering *timeline may not match with real life*

A little update on the 1F with its little info file. I've just added red rods that is all, but it does give it more of an industrial appearance. Model: Bachmann Midland 1F Modifications: Driver, fireman (not fitted in the picture), RailTech transfers (NCB and 722), DCC chip & red rods Brought from: BR Midland Region- 1965 Survived until: 1979 Worked on the Colliery doing: shunting, banking, exchange sidings & internal user traffic Things to do: Kadee couplings, fireman & weathering *timeline may not match with real life*

They both look great! Thanks for the suggestion and I will check them out- as I will our channel! What is the industrial shunter made from? Thanks for posting Oliver

Ahh okay I see what you mean now. Would make an interesting project

From the pictures it looks like the plug is also at the front

Ladies and Gentlemen (and whoever else may be reading) We have been blessed much like many others I will be getting the NCB edition I hope to run with my W4 that recently received NCB transfers from Railtech. Anyone else hoping for some larger sentinels maybe for the future? All in all lovely to see some more industrial loco's (with detail differences too) Oliver

Thank you very much! I believe that's why they lasted as long as they did, because of a deal the Midland Railway did? It is a very interesting prototype to follow-hence this tread! Light Railways can be included too! All very interesting and want to see how people model it too! Thank you for commenting Oliver

BR to NCB Hello everyone, this thread hopefully will evolve into a thread for sharing pictures of mainline (or BR locomotives) being transferred into industrial use. No NCB limitation, I just needed a catchy title. So as a debut post here’s my Bachmann Midland 1F convert from BR late crest, using Railtech transfers. With the crests removed and numbers too. These were replaced with NCB equivalents. And the driver and fireman are painted into Heapton Green overalls from ‘RTR’ figures. The lamp is hung for extra detail; as is the real coal and tools in the bunker. Too clean for a colliery locomotive of course! She will be weathered in due course. BR shed plates and number plates on the smoke box were kept as a nod to the loco’s previous life. This is not prototypical in anyway, although in the world of Heapton (my layout) the chairman of the BR Midland Region was closely friends with the chief motive collector- the bloke in charge of the motive power at the Heapton Colliery mine Railway system- (presumably someone like this did exists for one or a few mines together?) so when the ageing Heapton Colliery fleet went wrong favours were asked and one of these was the acquisition of this 1F (which happened to be the preserved example in real life) amongst others. After providing a good service a full purchase was made and number “722” became a prominent member of the fleet working across the network. From the inner city Wagon Works to the steep climb from the mine itself. Here working as banker as well as being banked with heavily weighted trains. Looking good with some Stoke-on-Trent based wagons and one of her shed-mates Here’s a link to my YouTube video on the topic So go for it- I look forward to seeing what you guys have done Oliver Apparently the pictures I've attached aren't here- Sorry

Hi everyone Love the work and really am a fan of the skills on display. I've set up a Facebook group dedicated to this sort of thing so would love it if some of you joined it https://www.facebook.com/groups/222162351973090/ Thanks Oliver Oliver Rowley Hi everyone just search in https://www.facebook.com/groups/222162351973090/