MarkC

Not sure if that would stand up in court, tbh

Does anyone else remember the layout in Watson Prickards, Liverpool?

"The Tudors" - check out the central heating radiators...

It is indeed

That MPD 3F dates back to the mid-70s, of course. Not too many small motors back then. Lovely kit though

Hi Tim. Yes, an opportunity lost, for sure. Ravenscar Tunnel, if opened out into a cutting (as, of course, is was intended to be...) would have taken away a big operating problem. OK, you'd still have reversals at both ends, but with DMU stock that's not a major issue. I'm not sure that the Whitby-Boulby section, including that bridge at Staithes, could have a business case though. Too many problems with coastal erosion & infrastructure. You've still got the Esk Valley, of course, and route duplication undermines the case for that section further. Mark

And it's now been pulled.

This could be a cat-astrophe... Coat...gone...

Panels of track? Why am I now thinking of Wallace & Gromit?

Agreed. There's been cases of folk bidding stupid money for, inter alia, a photograph of the latest must-have gaming consoles

OK, question time. There are photographs of EE Type 4 D352 hauling working 1Z26 southbound over the line on 19th May 1964. It's thought that this was the only time that a main line diesel locomotive travelled the whole length of the line, unless anyone knows different? For anyone interested, there's a photo of the train coming off Scalby viaduct in Robin Lidster's "The Scarborough & Whitby Railway - a Centenary Volume", and I understand that the late Ken Hoole took a photo of it whilst it was climbing the 1 in 39 to Ravenscar. Further details of this working would be appreciated; sadly the wonderful 6 Bells website hasn't got this one at present.

It also shows the value of photographs of the locomotive you wish to model, preferably in the period you want. As Arthur says, it's a minefield, and not just tenders, of course... Looking forward to seeing the finished article now, David - it's really coming on well. Mark

Well, it was subsequently dropped to £285, and I see it's now 'only' £245... ...still too much?

I see that the price has now dropped... Slashed from £28,500.00 ... to.... ....wait for it... Only £2850.00 - and still with free postage

Hi David As far as we know, the materials used are original, & the layout dates back to the late 70s/early 80s. At that time there was very little choice of suppliers, so it will almost certainly have been Slaters. Materials have come a long way since those days, so it may well be a combination of age, material, heat, sunlight etc etc. I guess the lesson here is to try & reduce as many variables as possible; OK, age we can't avoid, but how our precious models are cared for, we can. This is a very interesting thread, for all sorts of reasons Mark

Thanks for that, Clive. It's been the bigger structures, which were painted, that are now fragile. It does occur to me that how stuff is stored might come into it too? Extremes of temperature, exposure to direct sunlight, that sort of thing?

And looking the other way, again at Cloughton. There are some interesting items to admire, whilst enjoying refreshments in the tearoom

Cloughton Station

A quick look from the southern station throat area at Cloughton, looking towards Scalby

Cloughton Station is now a tea rooms, as well as having some holiday accommodation in the old Goods Shed, so here's the Goods Shed first!

This shot shows Scalby viaduct's western side, from the southern bank

And from the south end of the viaduct, looking back towards Scalby. Lovely curve on it; that curve continued through Scalby station

OK, Scalby viaduct, viewed from the site of the old station throat, looking towards Scarborough