RobAllen

For reference, this is the list of locos allocated to the ex-SDJR sheds 22C (Bath), 22D (Templecombe) and 22E (Highbridge) in 1945 as documented by Hawkins & Reeve in LMS Engine Sheds vol 4: Sentinel 0-4-0T: 7191 L&YR 0-4-0T: 11202 MR 1P 0-4-4T: 1251, 1298, 1307, 1322, 1324, 1334, 1346, 1348, 1371, 1406 SDJR 2P 4-4-0: 634 MR 2P 4-4-0: 497, 518 LMS 2P 4-4-0: 696, 697, 698, 700 LMS 3P 2-6-2T: 115, 181 LMS 5P5F 4-6-0: 4844, 5056, 5440 SDJR 3F 0-6-0T: 7316 LMS 3F 0-6-0T: 7275, 7465, 7496, 7542, 7557 SDJR 3F 0-6-0: 3194, 3198, 3216, 3218, 3248, 3260 MR 3F 0-6-0: 3356, 3734, 3792 SDJR 4F 0-6-0: 4557, 4558, 4559, 4560, 4561 MR 4F 0-6-0: 3875 LMS 4F 0-6-0: 4096, 4102, 4146, 4402, 4417, 4523 SDJR 7F 2-8-0: 13800, 13801, 13802, 13803, 13804, 13805, 13806, 13807, 13808, 13809, 13810 Assuming, that I've counted correctly, that's 62 engines. For comparison, there were 80 on the books when the LMS took over in January 1930 and 65 in 1955 when H. Swift of the Southern Region drew up a list.

I do! A Google result indicated that it might have something useful, so I hunted through the pile of books that I have from my dad and found that he had bought it. I really must catalogue the books I have! This book seems useful! I think I need to read the prose in details for the SDJR part though as there is information about loco allocations just mentioned in passing within the prose.

I've also discovered that LMS Engine Sheds vol 4 by Hawkins & Reeve has a list of Joint Line locomotives that was drawn up immediately prior to the official LMS takeover on 1st January 1930. They also have a list of engines working the "Somerset and Dorset Section" as drawn up by H. Swift of BR's Southern Region Locomotive Drawing Office dates 1st January 1955 which is also useful. Ideally, I'd like to know what was allocated for the summer of 1938 and then into 1939 after the bridges to on the Mangotsfield line were strengthened.

Thanks. Vast majority is BR-era, but there is info for Bath Green Park in 1934 and 1946, though it wasn't Green Park then :) As far as I can tell Shed Bash UK is a list of what was seen on shed that day, rather than what was allocated, but does provide useful info.

Does anyone know where I can find a list of which locos were allocated to the various SDJR sheds for the LMS era? (1923-1948)?

My current plan is electromagnets. All my dad's old stock is Spratt & Winkle, but I've been considering Dinghams after an enlightening conversation with the exhibitor of Lochty at the Thornbury MRC exhibition last year. A little tempted to use Kadee because the NEM pocket version would be easy for newer stock. However, it doesn't look much better than tension lock to my eyes. It's a well made point though as initially I won't have all stock converted. However, this is a quite a narrow layout at just 18" wide, so maybe not too much a problem if I do end up using hand-of-god? I would far rather have questions now when it's all just paper plans than later! One benefit of being a (very) slow modeller. Reading @Graham T's thread has been fantastic learning (for all good reasons). I've learned much about the quality of scenery and weathering to aspire to & how to do it, but also saw the hassle of replanning a track layout after it had been laid! Graham uses 3-link, but I'm not sure I'm up to that!

Question for the hive mind: Is the Bachmann Collectors Club worth the money? Presumably other manufacturers have similar schemes? Any views on these things?

Good to know! Cattle dock is a bit of an unknown. I read somewhere that cattle dock usage was transient with vans not left there for any time as they were loaded last before the train left and first when the train arrived. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) As such, I wondered if it made more sense to be at the "start" end of a siding, allowing parcels vans to stay at the loading dock. No idea if that's how it worked though. Maybe parcels stock was similarly transient at the dock? Equally, there's a catch just there that needs to be hidden. Could be a larger dock that does that or a shed related to the coal heaps, I think. You make a good point about access for cattle at the back, though, which I hadn't considered, so moving it the carriage loading area would solve that. Fortunately, I don't need to make that decision for a bit. Please continue! Yours and everyone's thoughts are very much appreciated. The wealth of knowledge on RMweb and the willingness to share that it makes this community so valuable. I know very little and have learnt so much from reading this site.

It’s impossible to overstate how good hot custard on treacle pudding or apple crumble is.

Head over to this post and the post after this one.

I have a new client and project, so my general mood has been lifted. This weekend I printed out the full size track plan and put on baseboards. Now I'm starting to mockup the main buildings to get a feel for the "3Dness" of it all. Next week I'm speaking at a conference, so life's picking up again.

Next thing I want to do is mock up the buildings to get a feel for the "3D-ness". Started today with the goods shed: I have never done this sort of thing before, so started with a Cornflakes box, some Pythagoras theory and cut out a rectangle with relevant score lines: The dimensions are from the Bachmann Shillingstone goods shed as that seemed a logical place to start. I added the front and back, cut out an entryway for wagons & called it good enough: I'm pleasantly surprised that it's not as overbearing as I thought it was going to be. My ruler says that I have 30 scale feet to the next track. Is that enough to turn a horse and cart? I'm at a conference next week, so the station building mock-up will have to wait until I'm back.

I've finally have a new client and new project, which has helped my general mood! After far too much time messing around in RailModeller Pro, I simply removed the point that straddled the baseboard joint and eased the curve a little more to 63cm.

Page one of my notifications is working now, but page 2 is a white page. Maybe it’s a problem with the notification for a specific thread or classified?

One thing that I have noticed is that it knows that I have 22 unread notifications, so I guess the problem is related to the viewing of my notifications. Not sure if that additional information helps you find the issue, as I guess that this isn't happening for everyone.

Same problem with notifications here. Just a spinner on the popup and a completely blank page at https://www.rmweb.co.uk/notifications/

Are you using point motors and if so how you plan to install them?

As someone who lives in Worcester, from here through the Malverns over to Hereford is a pretty nice place to live and is also an area Outstanding Natural Beauty! :) I won't comment on other parts of the West Midlands, but my son is at uni in Coventry and that ring road is a quite a thing!

I'm as far as page 120-something now and this post has spoiled me on the question as to what's going to happen to the blank space where the turntable was originally planned to go 😁 The first third of this thread is a fantastic testament to how incredible CR is. I am in awe of your abilities and the fantastic, helpful information provided by everyone here.

I've just bought some 18 pin DCC decoders from Hattons as they are £8.50 today. Looking for a socket, I've found https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285033944327. They'll be used to convert some old locos, so I am thinking that I just solder wire to the pads as required. Does this look like the right socket for this or is there a better choice?

That's a fantastic scene. Very nicely done.

Another attempt at a stock box to take stuff to the club. I've discovered that being able to hold one-handed is useful for unlocking the doors when it's wet as I don't particularly want to put onto the floor.

Morning all. I have just completed the audio book version of Making It So, Patrick Stewart's autobiography. I usually prefer biographies rather than autobiographies, preferably written after the person has lived so that there's more perspective, but Stewart's book was very enjoyable.

I don't think that you're helping 😁 It's a very nice model though, isn't it? I also can't think of why I would want one on an 1930's SDJR railway, but…

This level of experience is what I'm hoping to gain as I learn more. I don't have room for a circle of track but I do have my dad's 35+ year old locos to service and sort out. They are in various states of "running order" and I'm intending that the rolling road will help me to get them working well. I could also do with a permanent workbench…