60maniac

Hi everyone, here's my shot of 70006 working the 6F02 EPORTMTYW-FIDLRSFRY loaded coal, I wasnt really the biggest fan but they don't half sound good at full power as 006 impressed me as it revved to enter the single track beneath warrington bank quay I have to say they are growing on me.... Thanks Richard

Haha looks great a diesel version of the class 89

Very good Jack the numbers look alot better now

Sounds good Jack can't wait for the pics

Looks good Jack you might have to watch the space with the diamond crossing keep up the good work mate

Looks good Jack is this based around Crewe or scotland as I can get you some local roadsigns if you want ??

70006 will be working the 6M55 today well its booked to at least

Sounds great Jack will follow with interest

Its alright Dave another 66 fell out of traffic yesterday so Im told 66426? oil in engine room it was on the sellafield flasks 37 had to push to carnforth eventully ended up being dumped at sellafield?

Looks great Danny well worth the wait for an update keep up the good work

Looks great Jack I've been adding weeds as well ad wiring keep up the good work

Very nice Jack i like m' loadhaul one think ill buy some more they very good wagons

I only say that as a 'train enthusiast' and have no experience of how to run a railway,ok, i understand something but not everything, maybe under new leadership the corporate images as said would be more wide spread over 'long term' locos maybe as they're trying to get rid of 60s then maybe they'll look towards newer traction designed for heavy haul like the class 70s although what i've heard they're not favoured by many....

If he is the 'bloke' in charge then anyone could do a better job as I see, I no it's the economic downturn causing all these locos to be "dumped" around the country while there is no use for them then surely repairing them for when work appears they can be put straight into service take Crewe IEMD for chance loads of class 90s just over 20s years old and there dumped probably pending scrapping and even DBS 66 aren't in the best of nic yet Virgin have just started a huge overhaul plan for there 57s so could we see this happening with the 66? as they're 10 years old now as are the 57s

Great update Jack the ballast look great if you want any pics of boarded up signal boxes I can get you some you no how too contact me

I don't no if this has already been posted but it is rumered that the last of the 60s in serivce and will be turned of at toton for the last time on sunday

This is an amazing layout can't wait to see it finished I love the lighting its outstanding 5* keep up the good work love all the pics so far

wow looks great 5* keep up the good work

Looks very nice the Heljan one looks better as the JLTRT one has hardly a slop on the nose were as on the Heljan one you can see a nice slope looks a cracking model to big for me though.

another platform or a second line next to platform 4 so you have 2 stabling points?sounds great can't wait to see it

This looks great can't wait to see I finished keep up the good work

From what I hear which could be wrong is that there not all that strong but I could be wrong

Thanks Jack, I am still deciding whether the terminal will be the focal point or not....it will be on the layout just were....

Hello Yep its me again the one who seems to have a differnt layout everytime u turn around lol well this time this is something with a bit of a twist....whilst i loved Newby End and had it for quite a while I thought that I could get alot more out of 8ft 7"x6ft so over the next couple of weekends all the 'rubbish' and what not locos etc that have been sitting on the board for a while clean it ll up then strip all of the track back and look at the space i have in front of me and think of something that will use all of the space availabe so maybe a main station and a country station or a large frieght yard and a small station any how i want this layout to make 'sense' if you get my drift more to come when i can think of something