34006

Nothing wrong with facing points on a main line,that's what facing point locks are for.

Phil

I have 0,5" and have access to 12" to the foot(steam and diesel).Guess that's the best of all worlds,But 0 is cheaper than the rest.Don't mess around,go for it.

Phil

Wow! Loads of goodies there Ade.

Phil

If not a Roundy,then maybe an "L" or a "U".If you used the diagonal you could get 10.8ft.Do what I did,draw out your desired boards on the floor,then put your track out on them,see how it goes.I used chalk on the patio............

Phil

All done.

Phil

Apologies for multiplicity of images,why this has happened,I know not.

Phil

On 12/02/2024 at 07:03, 34006 said:

Netherseal Colliery - closed 1947.Acces line used for wagon storage until mid 60's.Was home to "Trojan",now at Didcot.Site is now completely cleared,nothing left except the brick built reservoir(for fire fighting?),and parts of the trackbed.

For those who may be interested(and the last bit of info I have) I present "The Netherseal Colliery Branch,in all it's glory"

Phil

14 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Sorry, coming a bit late to this but I'm going to nail my colours firmly to the mast and say it's a coal wagon. As a coal wagon, it wouldn't be (fit to be) used for anything else, except perhaps bricks from a colliery with brickworks attached, or pit props back from the port if it was used for shipping. This is the whole basis of the private owner wagon system.

 

Merchandise - grain, flour, &c. - would have been conveyed in railway company wagons.

 

The Gloucester RC&W Co. photo of Healing's wagon No. 5 of January 1900 shows that it was clearly marked: Empty to Netherseal Colliery near Burton-on-Trent. That's a coal mine, not a treacle mine.

Netherseal Colliery - closed 1947.Acces line used for wagon storage until mid 60's.Was home to "Trojan",now at Didcot.Site is now completely cleared,nothing left except the brick built reservoir(for fire fighting?),and parts of the trackbed.

22 hours ago, sir douglas said:

I thought it was done but forgot the lamp brackets, i'll get to it soon

 

Going back through the other brake vans, the North Eastern has got a full repaint and will get appropriate NE lettering. I have no idea of the livery so i'm copying the one on Blakey Rigg, i'm sure they know whats right

 

And finally doing the lettering on the Rother Valley, though i dont know why a brake van should have to state its weight. There are other things that also got missed like door handles and brake pipes

Would it be,because it is a Road Van,and carries frieght as well?

Phil

4 hours ago, Gedward said:

Love the texture of the rust.

Phil

B for me,looks a little more balanced.

Phil

That's a Proper Job,that is.

Phil

Perhaps you could add a couple of crowbars and a jackor two to the mix?That's what we take out when we do some PW work at Chasewater.

Phil

Don't worry about it,Sir Douglas,it all sort of follows on,and is keeping me interested,I'm sure others here will agree.

Phil

On 16/12/2023 at 15:43, 37114 said:

The weathering looks pretty good to me Nick, I think the wheels were standard lorry wheels so must have been an interesting job for the local ATS tyre fitter when the tyres needed replacing..

I used to go to gravel pits as part of my job as a hiab driver,and some of those rotating screens used to run on tyres,and those never seemed to wear out.In fact,I suspect that they used to deteriorate ,the sidewalls used to crack due to uv light,faster than they wore out.The tread would still be perfect.

Phil

12 hours ago, Annie said:

Gosh I had one of those, - I wonder what became of it.  I can certainly remember it being an excellent runner.

Likewise.Sold,with a load of other 4mm stuff(including a lot of Palitoy locos that had little or no running),to fund a Winson 5"1400...........

Still sitting under the kitchen table,80% finished - but oh,the problems....

Phil

Cheeky little thing!

Looks ok to me.Go for it.

Phil

That's a proper job,mate.

Phil

43 minutes ago, HSB said:

Nothing was done on the layout last week as I was away on holiday but this week I have fitted some barge and fascia boards to the brewery roof and today attached some guttering made from Modelu parts. I forgot to pick up my phone when I went round this afternoon so was unable to take a picture but instead here are some pics I took last week on the Swanage Railway.

 

 

Well,Snap!from earlier in the year!

Phil

(haven't got a clue why there are 2 images)

23 minutes ago, D6775 said:

Well, I suppose I can call myself a published journalist! My first article has appeared in the latest Guild Gazzette. Nothing huge but a nice little four page article. Hope anyone who reads it enjoys it.
 

 

Afraid you'll have to join the Guild to get a copy of the Gazette if you want to read the full article. 

An interesting read - thanks for the info.

Phil

Fair enough.I suppose the ventilator on the roof should have given it away.However as a postscript,I did deliver drainage there a couple of times during the building of the car park and station.

Phil

8 hours ago, Nearholmer said:

Further thought:

 

This is how things stood on the Derwent Valley LR in 1967:

 

“The shortened line served a store for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food at Wheldrake, a liquid fertiliser plant at Elvington, a grain drying plant and sugar beet loading bay at Dunnington, a pre‑mixed concrete plant at Osbaldwick and a mechanised coal depot and fuel centre at Layerthorpe.”

 

Maybe yours also serves one of those MAFF storage depots (weren't all the huts at Quainton Road one of those) and/or a big grain silo like that one that used to be beside the railway and main road just north of Oxford (Water Eaton Silo, Kidlington), that was a government store too.  They would make plausible excuses for it lingering on into the BR period.

 

Here we are: https://inlanding.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/latest-post-a-little-bit-of-secret-britain/

 

 

I rather thought that large building was a cold store,similar to the one at Kennington,which was shunted daily(not Sat or Sun) by the train that went from Moreton Yard(Didcot) to Hinksey Yard (Oxford) via Abingdon(MG cars and Morells (or Morlands - it was a looong time ago!)Brewery)

Phil

" 'Twas a dark and stormy day............."

Phil

Wish my shed was this tidy..................

Phil