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Ah that makes sense thanks 😊

Does anyone know why the radiator appears to be half obscured at the bottom? I am guessing to stop timber dust settling in there but would like to know for sure, if anyone can shed any light? Thanks Tim

Incredible stuff, the bogie/frame weathering is superb

Looks great! The sugar beat load came out really well, I am following with interest. I’m still planning my layout in a similar concept to this so lots of food for thought 👍

Depending on how Bearman does there will be even more worried drivers than when Lawson landed! Lawson’s Landing sounds like an On30 micro layout 🤣

Thanks all, I think I am back to largely box vans. My layout is era 4 with a 48DS (lined green) for motive power, so I could maybe get away with a coal wagon for a boiler house? I am planning to do some shunting (inglenook style) so would like some variety if possible. But of course rule 1 does apply :) @sirbud thanks for the video, I am planning a covered unloading platform which I believe they had Thanks Tim

Hi all hopefully this is the right place for this, I am planning a layout depicting a biscuit factory in the early BR period. I don’t have much rolling stock and I am making deliberate appropriate purchases. With this in mind, would a factory get their milk in a 6 wheel tanker or in churns in an open wagon etc? I am not sure a biscuit factory would have a method of extracting the milk from the 6 wheeled tanker but I am happy to be enlightened Thanks in advance Tim

Thanks all, I think I have enough to make a start now I have a Fleischmann 7000 0-4-0 chassis and an optional pony truck if I go for 0-4-2 which I likely will Thanks again Tim

Hi all, hopefully this is the right place to ask this, I have looked everywhere online for scale drawings of a little 0-4-0 / 0-4-2 Porter for me to scratch build in 009/hon30 this style unfortunately I have drawn a blank, can anyone shed any light on dimensions or a source for a scale drawing anywhere please? Thanks in advance! Tim

That is very interesting thank you, I did manage to get another lined green 48DS but that is a very interesting photo thanks, I think I recognise the clock tower in the background!

Thanks again everyone these responses are really useful. I think I will proceed as planned with the brickworks, but be mindful of what to include. The beauty of it is, as @Nearholmer has said, there was a huge range of works, and so I can create a backstory to suit my layout. I am trying to keep my costs low at the moment too and seeing Cherry Orchard Lane as a real example, its not un-prototypical to have the loco pulling 3 or 4 wagons only. Thanks again Tim

This is what drew me to that site, a nice short, but interesting journey from field to workshop. I need to learn more about what happened at the site too. The brick earth is transported from the field to the tipping shed and then what? I have seen some people model trains if bricks leaving but at Cherry Orchard Lane it seemed as though the brick earth arrived by train but bricks would have left by road? Thanks again Tim

Thanks all some really good informative responses. I think I will proceed with a small brickworks. I am planning a small layout in 0-16.5 as my first foray so it will likely depict the loco bringing the clay/brick earth to the sheds (though I need to figure out what that will look like) and the brick field and excavator will be off scene. I had considered a Fluorspar mine but I have no idea how to model it.

Thats a brilliant prototype I had never known existed! I’m off to investigate Thanks very much 👍 Tim

Thanks both very useful to know, I am planning on it being modern enough to have a steam/electric/diesel powered shovel so should be good for all year round production? @Nearholmer yes please any other information would be greatly appreciated regarding the common practices in brickworks and the use of steam shovels etc. My layout will be ‘inspired by’ rather than a specific prototype, possibly based in North Yorkshire! Thanks Tim