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    Dave Holt

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    Hi Dave,

    All looking very good. As Morgan says I have been looking at the locking/treadle bar on Barrow Road and have some photos of the same which I will send to you - away from the house at present. From the photo the bar looks to be 45ft+ long , although the full length is not shown in the photo I have. Keith tells me that the usual length for a Mk1 coach is 40ft although lines which conveyed 70ft ex GWR coaches would be longer. I have contacted Martin Wynne for information but have not yet had a reply. I have fabricated a bar using brass 'T' section bar soldered onto some Exactoscale brass Bridge Chairs to represent the supports - not strictly correct but they do enable the 'T' bar to stand upright and when painted will hardly notice. The bottom edge of the bar seems to rest at the level of the top of the chair bolts. The operating levers are pivoted and have been described to me as similar to bicycle pedal cranks. In my photo there are 13 in view on the 45ft length shown in the photo. Some are positioned between adjacent sleepers whilst others are at one or two sleeper intervals. Photos to follow in PM. Hope this helps,

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Hi Mark,

     

    The triangular board next to the one with the signal box is now permanently fixed due to the decision to increase the trackwork. The tracks shown in photo 9 are those mentioned above leading to the carriage sidings.

     

    All the baseboard ends and sides are been made from 2 layers of laminated 6.5mm top quality birch ply.The boards were constructed by my good friend Chris Yates who now takes commissions for building baseboards - interested? For those who attended S4 South West at the weekend and saw Gerry Beale's embryonic  Maiden Newton the boards were constructed by Chris. 

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Mark,

     

    One further thought - the track along the front edge of the layout 'represents' that leading to the carriage sidings which were alongside the shed and will not join to any other board - even though certain people have mischievously suggested I model the carriage sidings they will not be modeled.

    I use 12BA 16mm long cheesehead brass screws as track rivets to fix the rail at all baseboard joints. On the normal joints these are used on at least two sleepers but on the oblique ones usually five.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Hi Mark,

     

    The boards have pairs of C&L alignment dowels and have caused no problems with the track alignment over the past three years including visits to Scalefour shows at Wells and Wakefield. Of more concern is the protection of the track ends when moving the boards - this is why I have board end protectors which I fix on each and every time the boards are dismantled and moved. 

     

    Ullypug - I build on Templot print outs and then transfer to the boards. In previous photos you will see the Templot plans attached to the boards - this is because I have two copies of each print out - one for the main track plan on the boards and one to cut up for the templates. When a piece of track is assembled I remove the section from the board and replace it with the built track - it is easier to align all the track this way.

     

    Robin

    Fen End Pit

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    Hi David,

     

    I could do with a 20ft version for the two turntables at the rear of Barrow Road. These gave access to the Workshop which was at right angles to the shed through road and was used for ex MR 4F, 3F and other locos with a wheel base less than 20ft. Locos were turned and moved into the Workshop using a pinch bar, whilst they were removed using a cable attached to a loco on the shed road which went via a capstan alongside the turntable.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Hi Robin, yes, the bufferstop kits will save me a lot of work too although I still have to make the masters so everyone can enjoy them.

    I've got two WDs fitted with the tender chassis and they run beautifully. The locos can reverse a train of 40 minerals through a curved point, then a slip and a three way all at great speed or walking pace and never show a bump or wobble, unlike the real thing I suppose...

     

    All the best,

    Dave Franks

    www.lanarkshiremodels.com

    Hi Dave,

    Are you going to S4N by any chance - Barrow Road will be there.

     

    All the best,

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Hi Robin, nice to see the Barrowroad project making good progress, unfortunately I'm a bit late in producing buffer stops which you could have used, never mind. In my research on buffer stops this project seems to come up regularly in internet searches so I thought I would say Hi and carry on with the good work. 

    The Midland way is the best way...

     

    All the best,

    Dave Franks

    www.lanarkshiremodels.com

    Hi Dave,

     

    Your new buffers look really good and would have saved me a bit of work. I made up two Midland buffers using the old Puffers units as the starter - two others are from Pete Harvey Design. Shame I only need five buffers on the scenic side of the layout but I know where to come if I need any more.

    I must build one of your chassis kits that are sitting on the workbench - the WD looks favourite.

    All the best,

     

    Robin

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    barrowroad

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    That's an awful lot of track which ends in a big drop off the side of the baseboard Robin. Whats the plan?

     

    David

    Hi David,

     

    The tracks going to the right are to Lawrence Hill carriage sidings which were alongside and to the right of the shed. They will terminate at the edge of the baseboard and the pointwork will be permanently fixed to follow the left curve into the shed. If I ever win the lottery a get a huge railway room I have made provision to extend the layout. The baseboards even have alignent dowels fitted :) . Certain friends have suggested I model these sidings and also the two huge gasometers at the rear of the shed as additional projects - they have received rude comments!

     

    Good to hear from you

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

    Posted

    Robin, shot 6 is fabulous. It captures the whole 'essence' of the main line running past and the restricted area that was BRd. I'm just itching to see the shed completed. Truly inspirational work mate.

    P@36E

    I intend to add another board at this end to givean extra 2ft to enable Days Road Bridge to act as the scenic break. You can the sit on the wall and watch the trains or climb over it to 'bunk' the shed.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

    Posted

    Have you thought about doing a thread in the modelling real locations area. More people need to see the quality of your modelling. I love to see models of engine sheds and this has to be about the best I've seen so far. When at shows do you have trains running on the main lines?

    Steve,

    Phase 2 of the project is to make the layout into a 30ft x 15ft circuit complete with large fiddleyard to enable operating a sequence of trains on the mainline.

    I have a number of working timetables from the late 50's early 60's and have a spreadsheet of trains passing Lawrence Hill Junction - around 100 movements in each direction on a weekday. Operational interest includes top and tailed ecs workings to and from the Carriage sidings alongside the shed and the attaching of a banker - usually a 4F - to assist trains up the 1 in 60  Fishponds Bank.

    The initial project plan was to just model the shed yard between the front of the roundhouse and the Barrow Road viaduct but I was persuaded to change my plan. Certain people - they know who they are - have even suggested including the carriage sidings and even the two gasometers behind the shed.............................

     

     

    Jeff, I have a stock of kits and RTR to convert to P4 which include 8 Jubilees - Barfleur will be one of them.

     

    Robin

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    barrowroad

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    Amazing.

     

    How is the turntable going on?

     

    And how did they get locos into the little workshop at the rear?

    What will you do about that?

    The turntable bridge is still pending.

    The workshop at the rear was accessed by four 20ft loco turntables - one for each bay -  but had just two of the original four remaining during the 1950/60s period I am modelling - bays 2 and 4. The bay - bay 4 -  furthest away from the shed had the wheel lathe and driving wheels from locos on the wheel drop road were rolled into the bay via the turntable on road 4 and a smaller turntable at the end of the wheel drop road. All this will be modelled.

     

    Robin

    barrowroad

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    Robin,

     

    Good to see an update after quite a while. I agree wholeheartedly with the previous comments - you look to hqave achieved a wonderful structure. Have you tried it in situ on the shed building, yet?

    I saw Liverpool Lime Street at the Warley Show, and your roof assembly reminds me of their rather magnificent station roof.

    Good luck with the other two assemblies. This sort of stuff makes my efforts look rather mundane!

     

    Cheers,

     

    Dave.

     

    Hi Dave,

     

    Not tried it on the shed building yet as the layout is dismantled. I will need to cut 22 new slots in the top of the side wall and fill the 13 laser etched ones when I get around to it.........

     

    You're a bit further on with Delph - congratulations on running some locos on your layout.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Robin

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