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http://www.hondawanderer.com/37800_Crowle_1999.htm

https://tomcurtisrailgallery.weebly.com/post-01-august-20172.html My bad. Turns out that Bridport - East Usk - Margam T.C. are top’n’tailed because of accessing the Bridport branch from East Usk Yard (as confirmed by the linked website. I did think a banker for the down (Bridgend - over Stormy Bank - Pyle) line was a little strange, but having not read the caption as well I assumed the loco was on to save a light engine move. Apologies.

Apologies if these have already been posted. I have also seen a few videos of 43s amongst other traffic. Anyway, the photos are finds rather than my own work.

Everything looks and sounds great.

Great find. I like railway locos up to the early 1990s, but steam locos are still the best. The GWR being aesthetically the best of the best. Still, glad to see rail haulage being done properly if less efficient. Class 37s, 47s, 56s, 60s are good pieces of kit and such, but I do not get as excited about them as a steam loco. I could not tell you what the exact rules are and sometimes I post hoping I have done something right. I generally go for something specific or unexpected/unpredictable rather than everyday anywhere - an unusual working, something to do with the local geography like my post above. I have posted a six steel wagon train through Barnetby (yes, everyday there) if only to show not every steel train has to be 20-30 BBAs/BDAs. I would not post light engines, though, as that is like a day ending with y. All of my finds are from just looking through photos and watching videos and thinking the photo/video might be of interest/relevance rather than. Some people's comments/posts can be quite witty. Most of my finds will not involve humour because I am just not intentionally funny, but I still like to read an amusing post. Thanks for sharing.

This brings back some happy memories...

As well as the other classic: 'Here is one I made earlier'. I remember that one from Anthea Turner making Tracey Island.

I was suggesting an alternative reason(s) as to why the person might have have withdrawn their bid. Obviously I do not know, but (as I have stated) possible reasons. As regards paying a plumber with $26, well, if a plumber anything more than $26 that might be his model railway budget for the period of time (opportunity cost: the foregoing of the next best alternative). I was trying to give people the benefit of the doubt rather than being cynical. I do not know why the people withdrew their bids. My point was more general, though: maybe not a bot artificially inflating the price or something similar. Never mind. Possibly. Another one of possibly infinite reasons I forgot about. Possibly some other family-related expense. I do not know why the people withdrew their bids. My point was more general, though: maybe not a bot artificially inflating the price or something similar. Never mind.

Maybe. Maybe the bidder got cold feet or found a cheaper alternative or a pipe burst (and so had to call a plumber and then had to pay for that - plumbers can be expensive and perhaps some 'model railway' money went on a more essential spend) or got fired/made redundant (so had to stop buying luxuries). Just saying that the reason might not have been malice.

Fair point about the skylights, but I was meaning the high roof and Tudor style walls. The common architecture during the Victorian era was Neo-Gothic (Palace of Westminster, Rochdale Town Hall) and was about bringing back the Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages (Westminster Abbey and York Minster as well as Canterbury, Ely Lincoln Cathedrals). Originally the term Gothic was used as an insult as Romanesque gave way to Gothic. I interpret Gothic architecture as pointing to something higher.

Impressive!

I do a little double take on this... Could also pass for the interior of a c.15-17th Century Manor House (sorry to get all GW on your LM too).

I can tell you from experience fitting 21 BYAs into that space will be difficult. N-gauge might be better than oo for that. Also, your alcove will be big enough for one locomotive (60s in oo are about 280mm, 56s are about 260mm) on each road or a 153, but not both on the same road. A Class 156/158 are about 600mm. Not every steel train was/is the length of the Corby-Lackenby Tubeliner. Sometimes less is more. From your design I can see that you want Freight operation Passenger operation I know Redland Aggregates seem to have been around there. Given that most steel wagons around Boston are bogies, that wagon would suit more gentle curves and longer straights. Perhaps change location to the Hope Valley. PCA tanks, passenger traffic. 142s/150s between Manchester and Sheffield via Marple and 158s, sometimes with a 156 coming off at Nottingham, between Liverpool and Norwich via Stockport and Sheffield as well as beautiful scenery. If you go with 2003 you can get those Manchester Piccadilly-St Pancras HSTs Midland Mainline ran for a while. Still, good to see someone modelling something different. Anyway, my suggestions might just be waffle, but are meant and can be followed or not. Sometimes I like to contend with two ideas and pick the one I like the most/that works best in the constraints given.

This might also be good for the 'when the real thing looks like a model' thread!

I had a look at the original file and seems like the lens was the 35mm f1.8 (https://www.jessops.com/p/nikon/af-s-35mm-f-1-8g-dx-lens-76070?gclid=CjwKCAiAjs2bBhACEiwALTBWZUNlAauRsSe_Y7l0TDPl1nff2O6RTkXQaAb1Bh9X5D-yLUflyWuhCBoC6WAQAvD_BwE). No post-processing either. Nigel probably used a tripod. I have known for a while now about the exif tab on Flickr. My first thought was tilt-shift as on many of these, but this turned out not to be so. Edit: Other lenses and/or from other retailers are available.

That would be the equivalent of a London to Glasgow train being about thirty-nine miles long! Would that be about London Euston to Bletchley?!

Long time follower of this topic. Adobe Rush would probably be the best, but expensive for a one time thing. Fairly easy to learn and use. I managed to produce my first video without reading any instructions - took me longer to sort things out than produce the video! I cannot really comment on other software packages, but one can probably get some decent (easy to use) for free (I mean agreed to be free not using some hack) online. However, another option is to upload the file straight from a phone. just upload the job lot as single separate file and type 'excuse the 5 seconds of faff before I actually start spraying'. If you do decide to go ahead, film more than you have to. That way you have buffer footage for the cutting room floor and you can ready yourself for audio description or the actual work and can forget you are being filmed. Richard of Everard Junction does a good job, probably better than he needs to. Cut well. Good sound. Good visual quality. I am not saying it's too good or unnecessary, but I am suggesting the best does not have to be the enemy of the good enough for the intended purpose. Most people would be watching for information about a hobby they enjoy rather than to view an artistic panoramic of a mountain range with a lot of visual detail. I have used broadcast quality cameras for video, but with the intention of broadcasting the media on a TV not (just) a YouTube square. Use the best you already have and if you do need to buy, buy the best you can afford. Broadcast quality cameras are very heavy, built like tanks and need a free shoulder (if you have no tripod which takes up space around where you working) and often need two hands to work the controls which would be awkward for airbrushing! Your phone can be propped up on a workbench. These days you might be able to get away with mobile phone recording. Mid-range to high-end DSLRs from Jessops etc are used for people who regularly share lengthy podcast videos online. The BBC probably have their cameras custom-made. I can only tell on a TV too. Whether you describe your actions as you do them is your call. Some people make it visual only, but others add audio description to allow people to listen in the background or watch. If you are worried about file size do not shoot in 4k!! Huge files. Huge. A ten-minute video (from a 20mp full frame camera) could use the entire hard disk space of a laptop. Mpeg would be fine for the purpose. A bit like jpeg and raw photos I cannot tell the difference. Anyway, I like trains, model railways and like seeing the different work you do with the different locos. I hope you do not mind me giving the advice even if not needed for whatever reason (maybe, too, someone else might come across this post and find it useful). Let me know if you need/want anymore info. Thanks for sharing too.

During the early 1990s apparently 47s with three or four MK2s ran this service as Pacer/Sprinter replacements too.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. The sentence structure seemed odd to me. Never mind. I should have explained, further that railways normally have gaps in traffic for commercial and safety reasons. His shutter speed was what, 1/125. I am sure less than 100th of a second of totally empty track would happen on the busiest of days. The maximum optimal distance between trains is about five minutes at line speed (more for single line workings). I thought the point of this thread was to show something unusual and the photograph was not of something unusual to me. I have obviously misunderstood something again, so I will apologise for the misunderstanding.

I would have thought this is a common sight is what I meant to write. I saw there that three passenger trains would have passed through is a bit confusing unless you are citing Schrodinger's train.

I would have this would be a common sight...

Other such situations exist in South and South East Asia happen too. I remember during the film War Photographer (about photojournalist James Nachtwey) another railway ploughing through a slum with buildings not much further than the loading gauge.

That is a kind offer, manna, thank you. I have been looking at photos and videos to find out information (see below). Some more would be good to see - get a feel for the area as it was and see what goes where etc. I am planning on modelling the station area, but it's meant to be a 'based upon' rather than 'replica of' type layout. That said, the closer to the real thing the better in my opinion. 56 046, 055, 067, 074, 075, 079, 080, 082, 085, 086, 091, 092, 106, 112 58 040, 045, 047, 048 Are the locos I have found to be running: 7CXX Gascoigne Wood/Prince of Wales Colliery - Eggborough as well as the reciprocal empties. 7HXX Gascoigne Wood/Prince of Wales Colliery - Drax 2FXX Leeds - Goole was dominated by pacers (141/142/144) with the occasional 150. Information about the area (distances, gradients, junction names etc) would be appreciated too. All the photos are from other people’s Flickr sites. I probably should have said. As you can see from the post above I am having to solve a couple of conundrums at the moment.

Hey David, Depot layouts can be good and Knottingley is not just a loco depot. I have thought about adding the depot and wagon works on the opposite side to the station. I feel like I could design it separately to the main layout as, for now, I want to keep things simple. I am still debating between a crossing and a ladder junction. The crossing junction is winning at the moment… Anyway, I am struggling at the moment. I know I will probably need to buy a new garage door (so it does not fall down and lock me inside!) and I will have to tile the floor as well as board up the walls. What room do you use for your layout (if you have one)? I have noticed a lot of people use a spare room, an attic or an attached garage or garden shed. I will be using my garage, but its not attached to my block of flats. This would be the only reasonable space I could really use as I live in a one-bedroom flat. I can see my garage from my flat, but its still across the publicly accessible car park. That means I will have to use a generator. I can get a non-fuel rechargeable generator. However, my main worry issue is security. I am worried about someone coming along and smashing everything up whilst I am operating. A little privacy would be nice. Not to be anti-social, but nerves of not knowing any of my fellow flat block residents may or may not think (if I knew it would be fine, but sometimes I worry more because of the uncertainty of not knowing). While I will board up my roof and walls (dust limitation) and tile the floor (same reason) this is not a problem because its a case of doing so (a bit like the baseboards etc). I asked my Dad about it and he said the situation might be a bit impractical. It was disappointing to hear that, but I can see what he is saying. However, this is something I would still like to do. What do you think? I would rather the truth than what I want to hear. Sometimes I dive into things without fully thinking through. I think it will also be good for me. These last couple of years I have barely left my flat other than to go to the shops. Debates about DC/DCC I will look at when I have sorted this out. Regards, Jonny.

I think you mean the models seem to have incorrect colours compared to the photos. Well, possibly, due to: Different colours (BR Bauxite Brown/Experimental Railfreight Red/not Railfreight Red) Sun bleaching and other environmental conditions (perhaps even the washing of the wagons would have an impact on the colours too)