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Between the LMS/LNER and BR, I think there were between 3 and 5 of them. They remained in traffic use into the 1970s, 3 later were modified for departmental use and 1 survives on the ELR. The Triang model is short by 2 'bays', but 2 can be cut n shut together to make a correct length one. I've done 1 Trestrol EC with scratchbuilt plasticard/plastic section trestles and a suitable load. And I have 2 more to make a 2nd at some point. The bogies are also slightly short, being 5'+5' instead of the prototype's 5'6"+5'6", I have seen 1 so corrected, but I didn't on mine. I also fitted EM wheels and 3-links to mine. There are a couple of threads on them elsewhere on RMWeb, try a search for 'Trestol'

A very pleasant, chilled and convivial gathering. Tried my hand at a few new (to me) techniques, caught up with old friends and viewed some very nice layouts. Seemed pretty busy too. Well done to all involved.

Oh? Is that Mike volunteering to organise expoCostaDelSol?? Just make sure your expansion joints are sufficient.

No, I have double- and triple-checked with the venue, so hopefully no surprise phone calls the afternoon before the show this time around!

While I usually attend exhibitions in some 'working' capacity (be it operator on either one of my own layouts or someone else's, demonstrator, steward, or even exhibition manager) and only very occasionally as a punter, I'm in general agreement with the OP, along with the comments from Clive and that excellent post from The Johnster. I've seen great layouts (including some top-end 2mmfs/P4/S7) really let down by shockingly poor running and operation, while what would otherwise be fairly average (or even mediocre) layouts lifted by faultless and very well observed running. I think there is a balance between the pulls of 'entertainment' and realism and that balance will shift depending on the audience the show is aimed at. For the family-oriented show I'd dial down the realistic ops to increase frequency of movement while at the specialist shows I'd expect the more discerning and knowledgeable viewer to accept that a train every 2 minutes along a sleepy branch line is just plain silly. I would also strive (with my own modeling) to make the overall scene believable, interesting and realistic even without any trains 'on stage', so that , there's enough on my micros to keep the viewer interested for the 30-60-or-so seconds between trains while I'm fiddling. (All my micros are solo-operated, fiddlestick to scene, so there will always be a short gap while I remove the outbound and set up the next inbound) I operate my micros from the front and they are table-top height (plus about 8" on simple risers) so I do get good interaction with the viewers - I also have my reference folder containing the inspiration, build, sources, etc., on the table in front of the layout for perusal, another way of maintaining viewer interest between trains. Ideally, where space allows, I like to have a few chairs in front so the interested can sit and watch. It also means I can let viewers young or old have a drive, if they so wish (under a modicum of supervision) which I believe is a great way of encouraging people into the hobby. And, being micro layouts, my set-up/break-down time is usually 10-15 minutes

German Railway Society Globalrail 2020 Saturday 30th May 2020 Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JN OPENING TIMES: 10.30am to 4:30pm ENTRANCE: Adults £5.00 Children £3.00 Family £12.00 The German Railway Society is pleased to present Globalrail 2020, our annual model railway exhibition with a decidedly non-UK slant. In addition to the 11 layouts in the main exhibition, this year will include a special gathering of 6 continental TT scale (1:120) layouts. All content will feature railways from around the world plus full trade and society support. Light refreshments, ample free parking and step-Free access throughout. Venue is approx. 10 minutes walk from Didcot Parkway station. List of Layouts Attending : Dietrichsdorf (German H0) Stephen Davies Koln Draussen (German H0) Andrew Knights Sankei Valley (Japanese Z) Peter Mcconnell Titling (German N) Chris Peters El Cremallera (Spanish NM) Piers Milne Norge (Norwegian H0) Mike Carter Kidmore Fork (Us H0) David Mitchell Blue Heron (Us H0) Andy Gautrey St Pancraz (Austrian H0) Mike Upton Hopwood (UK OO) Chris Ford tbc (US H0) Myles Munsey Naples Road (Us TT) Rod Shaw Murmeltiertal (Austrian TT) Bevis King Ceske Prkno (Czech TT) David Paylor Nove Mesto Na Nedostatku (Czech TT) Alan Monk A Taste of Alber (Czech TTe) Blair Hobson TT MODELLING DISPLAY Richard Self List of Traders Attending : Alan & Dave(New & Pre-Owned, Display Cases, Etc) Mount Tabor Models (New Locos and Stock) Chris Roberts (New Locos and Stock) Unique Books (Specialist Publications) Jb's Modelworld (Stock Storage and Tools) David Smith (2nd Hand Books and Paperwork) Minitrains (RTR Narrow Gauge) Gerald Savine - Railway Paintings and Artwork Continental Modeller List of Demonstrations : List of Other Displays : 'Bonsai RHB' Jon Hall & Paul Steedman Australian H0 Iain Hunter Societies/Other German Railway Society - Society and Members Sales Austrian Railway Society Benelux Railway Society British 1:87 Scale Society British Overseas Railways Historic Trust Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society European Railway Association French Railways Society Scandinavian Railway Society Swiss Railways Society Globalrail 2020.pdf

Reading Signal Works will be at the Wealden Railway Group's exhibition in Lancing this coming Saturday (7th March 2020).

It is just the one roof section, which will span 3 tracks/platforms across. We anglicised one on Ripper Street some years back, I don't recall our builder having any problems with the basic build. If you need something larger (a LOT larger) then Joswood have a laser-cut H0 scale model of Leipzig Hbf's overall roof: https://lasercut-shop.de/epages/22270.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/22270/Products/19020 Dimensions are 640mm long, 480mm wide and 260mm high! I think they also do the sections individually, to allow a variety of options. It is similar in price for a given area then the Faller kit. Joswood had the full thing displayed at Intermodellbau Dortmund a few years back - absolutely stunning. The Joswood stuff is very well designed and produced, I have a sizable brick industrial unit of theirs to build, and a few lengths of Wuppertal Schwebebahn to dangle my Herpa Schwebebahn cars from.

I know the pics was posted to show the greenness of the scene, but I'm curious about the 3 coaches behind the pair of 742s...what type are they and, perhaps equally important, are they available in any form in TT? They aren't 010 cars, but equally they don't look like Typ Ys.

Following JBr's advice, I added a whole lot more green, a combination of ready-to-stick tufts and Noch static grass from their little puffer bottle. And he was absolutely right, more green does properly give it that end of sleepy branch feel. One I've decided what is doing in the back corners, I'll add some green in those as well. The right back corner where the loading pad is will get either a coal hopper style structure, or perhaps a logging grab, with suitable articulated trailers. Vehicles are my next need... Plenty of vintage vehicles (Trabbies, IFAs, etc) out there, but very little in the way of modern (post-2000) ordinary 'porridge' motors, vans and lorries seem available in TT

I've just paused my US H0 modeling for a bit (while I get the more urgent need to model other countries/scales/prototypes out of my system), plus the Maidenhead club's US H0 project is also paused due to space constraints while other layouts take priority. But at some point in the not-too-distant future I will dust off the crates of resin 1950's freight car kits and builds, the assorted switchers, structure kits and detailing bits and crack on with making myself a micro to at least run some of it at home until other club projects are out of the way and the H0 can progress to an exhibitable state.

Many thanks JBr, I was trying not to go overboard with the green, but I can see this is definitely a case of 'more is more'! I have plenty more tufts I can lay around the tracks. And I am definitely looking forward to seeing your article, many thanks for going to the trouble of translating it and making it available.

And a couple more.

A few pics from the Kenavon show last weekend, showing the show set-up and a couple more closeups of the weathered Grumpy and stock. I sadly ran out of time to build and install the signal, but will do so before the next outing (likely to be Globalrail at the end of May)

Hi Richard, Quite likely a senior moment for me, probably confusing with 03s. Yes, most had 13" round, though I've found a couple with 16" fully round, and plenty with squared off 16" rounds. Ah... One of the drawings in the MRJ #8 article by Monty Wells shows ovals and I have just found a pic of D2294 in Sept 68 in blue with ovals, (Fleet Survey #7, page 41) so there was at least 1 so fitted.

Even simpler is the arrangement EWS used at Acton Mainline, just some hard standing and the occasional 2 axle road tanker fuelling the locos directly.

The one on my EM layout Barber's Bridge is broadly similar to the Knightwing offering with the angled roof, but is a whitemetal kit of unknown origin. Wouldn't be that difficult to scratchbuild in plastic if you fancied a modeling challenge?

The through route was converted at the last major reworking of Liverpool St Underground station in the 1980s - it was part used for comms and signal cabling, plus some staff accommodation. I do need to take up the LU's station manager's offer to have a look down there at some point (I work for LU, so it would be a 'legit'(ish) visit!)

The Model Railway Club's own Minories EM layout has been converted to a through station - it was at GETS last October sporting a new (and large) round-roundy fiddle yard feeding the scenic bit from both ends. https://www.themodelrailwayclub.org/layouts/minories/ Must confess I wasn't convinced, as it's moving away from the whole point of Cyril's Minories, that of an intensively-worked urban terminus and the challenges that gives the operator. That said... what you're proposing is more a model of a station throat, rather than a terminus (arguably). I'm planning something similar, albeit set in East Germany, circa 1980 - ends of platforms, the start of an overall roof, station throat fed from a fiddle at each end (which could equally be a roundy-roundy fiddle)

Spent much of the weekend frantically painting, decalling and weathering stock ready for next Saturday (Kenavon show, East Reading) and doing a bit more scenic titivation.

As the recipient of Richard's spare 04 body, I agree wholeheartedly with him on the quality and fine detail of the 3d print. Basic dimensions are all spot-on (using the 7mm drawing in the May 1981 Railway Modeller) As supplied, the body is closest to the 'middle' Version of the 04, D2215 to around D2280 with the large window cab and the lack of cut-outs over the shunter's steps at the front end. All the handrails are very well done, with small supports to just nip away (a set of sprue nippers are the ideal tool for this). Be careful around the cab footsteps, they are very delicate. 4 Sandboxes and 2 air tanks are present and correct and there is a short section of mainframe behind each buffer beam, which might be useful to align a chassis. The rest of the supporting structure in the cab and bonnet and under the footplate are straightforward to remove and clean up. The cab roof is separate to allow access to fit detail, a driver and glazing (the windows all have a recess inside to give a decent flush glazed look) For a true BR Drewry 204hp/Class 04 there are a couple of very minor mods required: 1. The L-shaped handrails on the top front corners of the footplate should come off and be replaced with a pair of blind handrail knobs set above the shunter's steps 2. The conical chimney should be reduced by a scale 6" (1.75mm) to match the 2'6" height of the prototype. 3. No marker lamps are present, so 4 (6 on SR 04s) lamps and associated conduits need adding at each end. These were small (c5" wide x 6" tall and 5" deep) with a clear lens centred on the front face and a lamp iron mounted on the top. Sections of suitable microstrip would do the job. 4. Replace the round buffer heads with ovals (or squared rounds) as appropriate. Our prints came from iMaterialise, it would be interesting to see how Shapeways (where the 04 and 58 are also avaliable, albeit at a higher price) compare.

Apols if this has already been posted about (couldn't see it from a quick scan), the CLAG website has a page detailing the prototype info for all BR mainline diesel and electric classes, which might make finding a match easier. http://www.clag.org.uk/wheelbase.html The Athearn F7 chassis (9' wb bogies at 29'6" centres) is in the right ballpark for the Brum Bo-Bos and the NBL Diesel-Electric type 2 - close enough for me to use anyway!

I do have a 3-aspect signal kit to build and plant, may see how that goes next weekend.

Just about there with Nové Město na Nedostatku. Some minor scenic work to do (vehicles, people, detritus), but it's basically ready for its first outing at the Kenavon exhibition in East Reading, Saturday 22 Feb. I might revisit the backscene at some point in the future, I used a panoramic photo I took from the train at the real station (Nové Město pod Smrkem) on the railtour a few years back, but it'll suffice for now. I'll need to spend a couple of evenings fettling the stock