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    BR Construction sector working block movements of ballast

    in UK Prototype Questions

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    Matt

     

    Hope this helps but in the Trainload sector era BR owned some ballast quarries and had loading points for other BR approved ballast suppliers.

    They owned the quarry at Meldon in Devon and Larbert in Scotland was used as a loading point for local ballast am sure each region at this time had at least one loading point for ballast.

     

    As at this time these were non revenue earning trains it would be mainly class 20 26 33 37 even the odd 47 the 56 and 60s would have mainly been employed on revenue earning trains heavy stone steel oil and coal trains . It's not impossible that a type 5 was used for some of the BR ballast trains hope somebody else may have more details maybe even pictures

     

    Dave

    Scottish N Gauge area group

    in Railways of Scotland

    Posted · Edited by scottishlocos

    Guys

     

    Not sure if this is the place i am trying to establish a Scottish area N Gauge group in Central Scotland plan is to meet bi-monthly with the long term aim of having a show

     

    Comment or PM me if interested

     

    Dave

    DCR Class 31

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted

    Bryn

     

    I think the DCR 31 has been used for line proving after flooding moving wagons or other locos for storage and repair also think it may have been used on Network Rail test trains oh and also route learning turns!

    One even made it to Aberdeen via Boness diesel gala! I think that particular run was a route learner!

    Maybe one of the guys on here from the SW can confirm exact trains for you.

     

    Dave

    Why did 60078 have a First logo on one end?

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted · Edited by scottishlocos

    Guys

     

    I also remember a class 56 with a first F on it I think that it is possible these locos were fueled or had a light service at a first depot and the staff have stuck a first logo on them was there anywhere a long from from an EWS depot where locos were serviced regularly I want to say the South West can anybody confirm this

     

    Dave

    Teignfield Sidings (Was: Need Boxfile Inspiration)

    in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas

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    BDC66684-3CBD-468A-A1F0-4FFB11D73E86_zps

    Progress.

    The idea is that the 37 will draw it's train into the right hand side of the loop, uncouple and head to the stabling point (where the points are bottom left). The 08 will then sort the wagons into the correct order and deposit them as required, mainly into the long siding top right. This will have a loading dock along side it.

    Chatting with a few colleagues who would have worked trains around the time I'm looking at I was reminded of the old Teign Valley line, the truncated remains of which diverge from the main line just west of Exeter St Thomas at City Basin. This is now only used for a scrap train to load but back in the day there were tar/bitumen deliveries to Colas and a few other bits. I can use a few elements from that, and from the Heathfield branch at Newton Abbot.

    I think I'm going to set it as part of a larger railway site, with the station theoretically existing the other side of the loading dock. The whole setup is in an area of town that still has a fair industrial presence, and a dwindling number of goods are still sent by rail. The dock is also used as a local staging point for PWay or S&T to load additional materials if necessary.

    What could be loaded/unloaded, or marshalled in the yard?

    * The local distribution point for newspapers

    * Coal wagons for onward tripping by the jocko to the coal merchant's siding, or returning empty

    * Tar wagons, see above

    * Scrap wagons, again see above

    * Palletised goods - Railfreight VDAs?

    Any other ideas?

    Teignfields is a possible name, giving a bit of a nod to the area it may be set in. It sounds about right though!

    Hi

     

    Really good start you have there as somebody that also models freight trains in a smallish space I would say all your ideas above are good. There was also a tar/oil depot and scrap yard at Plymouth Friary that still had trains until recently the only thing I would say is that newspapers would have been handled in the station platform but that wouldn't stop a stray newspaper van or coach appearing in the yard.

    Also the VDA's or VGA's were used for fertiliser traffic in the South West at one point.

     

    Kind Regards

     

    Dave

    Loch Tay (or the like) microlayout in N gauge

    in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas

    Posted

    Kosta

     

    This a wonderful layout less is more I love all of the Scottish railways my current layout is based on a papermill in Fife and is freight only are you planning to run any freight trains on your layout?

    Also will this be a through layout or have a fiddle yard at each end?

    Finally I am looking at building a new layout that will feature loco hauled passenger trains and your layout will provide inspiration.

     

    Kind Regards

     

    Dave

    Frothing for 2017

    in Graham Farish

    Posted

    Guys

     

    I agree with comments regarding 37's and 47's would like to see a Motherwell 37/3 and also the 117 DMU would be great used to travel on them from Fife to Edinburgh in the mid to late 90's also the class 08 in Scotrail regional livery

     

    Wagons I would like to see the OTA timber wagon and the PTA/JUA wagon

     

    Pie in the sky would be the class 06

    Think it will be a consolidation year would also like to see better sets from them most of diesel ones have been green or blue era or not suitable for my region.

     

    Dave

    RevolutioN announce Class B tanks for N gauge

    in Revolution Trains

    Posted

    Guys

     

    Good luck class 26 and 27 would look great on the United Molasses tanks think they ran from Greenock James Watt docks to Menstrie molasses being a by product of sugar refining! I think these trains came to an end with the end of Speedlink also think there was is a UM plant in Merseyside. Hopefully I will be singing up for the UM triple pack when it goes live

     

    Dave

    Reliability

    in Class 37 Group

    Posted

    Guys

     

    The Class 37's have well proven reliability on both passenger and freight trains they have worked from Thurso in the snow to Penzance in the rain and all points in between and on heavy freight trains they are also the only locos from that era still booked daily to haul passenger and freight trains in 2016.

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