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    The changing face of Bristol

    in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)

    Posted

    Who remembers the metal flyover?

     

    Certainly do. I spent a year of my life on site taking it down in 1997-8.

    I could regale you with stories of what we saw going on in the Grosvenor Hotel, or the fiasco of a closure ceremony which some bright PR spark decided to do live on HTV but was sabotaged by an open top bus and a group of male strippers...

    Ironically, the roundabout we built in its place is now itself being removed in favour of a cross roads and set of traffic lights. That's progress I suppose, though I'm still a little upset they cut all the London Plane trees down that we planted too!

    Still, at least they are now finding all the things we left buried, har har.

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    Hattons announce 14xx / 48xx / 58xx

    in Hattons

    Posted

    That's true. I have a Bachmann pannier which I converted to P4 with a drop in Ultrascale wheel set. The axles are all parallel, the coupling rods match the axle centres and the RTR chassis incorporated a simple spring to the central axle. All very simple but it works effectively. I use it for all my track testing and it has been a regular runner on my layouts for almost 10 years now.

    In respect of the Hattons 14xx, it sounds to me that the manufacturing wasn't able to deliver the designed concept (or the design didn't work to the required reliability) in this case. However I have no experience, good or bad in that regard sine I don't have one of the models in question. I used a high level chassis kit to sit underneath a reworked Airfix model instead.

     

    Incidentally, I would note that I have never relied on 'tweaking' the existing pick ups and have always replaced or supplemented the RTR offerings with my own. For me it's always attention to the pick ups that improves running.

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    Hattons announce 14xx / 48xx / 58xx

    in Hattons

    Posted

    I'd go for a High Level chassis every time. They have so much more finesse, incorporates compensation as part of the design. The steam engines also allow for the underside of loco boilers and have an integrally designed gearbox. The horn blocks are the best available IMHO and everything just works. My 14xx was no exception.

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    Inspired by Brent June 1947

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    I like that logic, I will add that onto the list.  Does anyone have the approximate size? I assume its just a standard square of concrete or sleeper? 

    Getting this into place would also mean that I can install the platforms...

     

    One thing that has worked well on Wheal Imogen is putting together a rough project plan listing all of the tasks currently outstanding, along with their inter-dependencies and an approximation as to when I aim to complete them.   At times (especially with Brent) when you look at the layout there are so many tasks that need working on, it is difficult to know where to start!

     

    Alan at Modelu does 3d printed stool and ground signal bases.

    https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/detailing-components/infrastructure-detailing/point-rodding/

    I've just ordered a load of rodding stools for Cheddar but decided I'd use plastic card or Evergreen I section for the bases if needed. I think a simple plasticard base will suffice in most cases. 

    Siphon J withdrawal

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted

    Dear All,

     

    Dose anyone know where I can find photos of GWR  Siphon J's (or even BR(W) versions. The only one I have seen so far has the board in the middle above what I presume is a gauge in the middle of the body. However one website has two sketches one in GWR livery while the other is in BR(W) and I would like to find out which vehicles had these boards and when.

     

    The modification to my 3d virtual model is an easy one to remove the board but I just want to make sure  that it would be authentic to produce one without. BTW anyone know what the board is called?

     

    The book on siphons is:

    GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SIPHONS

    SLINN JACK N & CLARKE BERNARD K

    ISBN 10: 0902835106 / ISBN 13: 9780902835108

    Published by H.M.R.S., 1983

     

    Currently out of print, you can usually pick up copies at shows. Abebooks have one listed on line at £33 if you're really desperate, but you should usually be able to pick them up for around a tenner.

    More 3D - adding something new every week

    in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC

    Posted

    Thought I would move staight onto the ex Met coaches sold to the Mid Suffolk Light Railway. Not many photos of them, but enough to work out mods. They were ex Circle line so had shorter wheelbase. Doors in ends were main change, and I have assumed end coaches of sets had standard buffers and inside ones were short buffers for close coupling. Noticed a couple of other changes on the brake coach, which were actually ex brake seconds not thirds.

    Done a mock up on my virtual test track.

    MSLR-3-coach-set.jpg

    There were two 3 car sets, each pointing in different directions so if combined would have a brake at each end. There was also a seventh coach, said to be an ex all third, converted into a composite(1st/3rd). It could be run in other trains and would also fit between the two 3 car sets. I reason thatit would have the standard buffers not the short ones, so have done a separate design for it. I also reason that it would have had the end doors, buthave not seen any photos to confirm.

    I will work through these, then start(hopefully) on te WCPR ones as I am now pretty hppy on which ones they had and the step design(based on Dewry railcars).The MSLR then need the ex GER full brake which was conveted from a brake third and I have found a drawing of that and I think I have worked out how it was converted. Might then have to do the GER version of the horsebox I have already done for LTSR, and the the ex GER brakevan, as one of these also ended up on the Shropshire and Montgomery line.

     

    Hi Simon

    I've been away for a couple of weeks or else I would have replied sooner.

    the coaches look very good. Having commissioned and built 3 of the Bill Bedford ones I think you've got the look of them just right. Coach No 7 was a 4 compartment ex first and was indeed used as a supplementary vehicle. I've quite a few photos of the line and coaches and I don't think Ive got any of it sandwiched between the close coupled pairs. I believe the close coupled pairs were permanently coupled and were all ex 5 compartment thirds. They weren't originally brake thirds but had the end compartment converted whilst on the line. Some of them had a shorter wheelbase than the standard. Coach No 7 is preserved and is presently on the KESR, having been converted back to the Met configuration and end doors removed. The top steps were indeed removed, though there were a couple of longer ones covering the guards compartment from what I can see.

    A couple of links to the WCPR website which has some information below and I've attached extracts of photos from my collection.

    https://www.wcpr.org.uk/Carriages.html

    https://www.wcpr.org.uk/metropolitan.html

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    expoEM Spring

    in Exhibitions

    Posted

    Very much looking forward to this tomorrow. I'll be doing a demo on wagon springing so please pop by and say hello.

    Unfortunately a colleague's retirement do tonight means I won't make it to Bracknell for the usual Friday night fight in the Wetherspoons car park though...

    Common features of Colonel Stephens light railways

    in UK Prototype Questions

    Posted

    With reference to the original post; Terriers (Dapol) and Manning Wardles (Miverva) would be a good place to start. Ex LSWR or Metropolitan 4 wheel coaches and ex Midland 5 plank wagons seem to be prevalent on more than one line. Antics do commissions of WCPR Private Owners

    Low wooden platforms, wooden and corrugated iron buildings and mainly flat bottom rail spiked not chaired track. There were always exceptions!

    My particular affliction is the WC&PR but I'm starting to build a PDSWJR themed layout.

    As others have said the Col Stephens Society and Museum are excellent sources of information and inspiration.

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