I have watched lots of footage of this layout on you tube it's fantastic, thank you for sharing it with us . I particularly like the line under Midford viaduct under what I assume Is demolition
Is there any chance of a rough track plan.
Well that makes me want to start Cossacks dancing shame the arthritic knees and fluid retention won't let me. I'm 43 and dropping apart mentally and physically. I suffer from major departures of mojo too Clive and you have my greatest sympathies. It will return im sure
How about the proposed name for D226 Media
Other names in the class including famous ocean liners and ships
Some modern names just dont seem to be evocative eg Finincial Times
This brings back memories for me an a level geology field trip in the mid 90s i loved it. It lead to my degree course in mineral estate management. There was talk when we visited that some of the spoil heaps would be remined/worked for barite which is a heavy white mineral used in drilling muds . We travelled by train too including 30 mins layover at crewe
For me i would stay local between the 3 Pontefract stations timewise probably the 1950s just gor the variety of services and race day specials. The chord between Baghill and Monkhill stations would still be open too. It would be a sight to see Garrets pulling heavy coal trains and ecpress passenger services coming through just like no 9 on her last run
Have just been watching Lost railways Somerset and DOrset railway on you tube
if you are not familiar with it it is 2 programmes filmed by htv in the late 1990s
features Ivo peters archive footage and others too