Gordon A

Can you get a cheep flight out to Italy and back?

When they come up at Aldi or Liddle the Parkside rechargeable drills are a good buy.

You would discuss your needs with the Station master who would pass on the details of what, how heavy and to where to a higher authority. He would tell you when the appropriate wagon was dropped off at your local station for loading.

Decide what minimum radius curves you wish your loco to negotiate, then work back from that to calculate how much side play you will need.

Are you aware of the book on Standard Gauge Manning Wardles?

From memory remove the screws in the keeper plate on the underside of the chassis.

10 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

Here's another link to NLS, but on the zoomable and rotatable version of the map.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.8&lat=51.37738&lon=-2.38441&layers=168&b=1

 

Twerton Siding not shown on this map.  There are also some adjacent roads missing.

A picture would be helpful.

Yes, but cannot see the Flikr pictures.

To answer the original question look at High Level kits website: 

https://www.highlevelkits.co.uk/bogies

A set of Peco point templates would be a step in the right direction.

What scale?

What choice of setting would you prefer?

You will need to take into account the length of your and wagons over buffers.

Pannier tank, not saddle tank.

Using servos on your points dose not need expensive electronic interfaces.

Look at the article in MRJ 296.

All you need are sprung centre off switches and 1.5 volt (Battery?) supply.

Gordon

On 21/08/2023 at 22:12, Davexoc said:

Stumbled on this on the Railway Herald photo site

 

https://www.railwayherald.com/imagingcentre/view/654813/TW

 

17/08 ready to depart....

The ballast is adjacent the railway, but how do they get the ballast from the ships to that location?

Look at High Level kits for motors, gearboxes and chassises.

Yes please Kevin, if still available?

Gordon A

Bristol

What is attending?

Glue an additional piece of plywood to the underside of your base board in the area where you want to mount your point motor.

For etching look up PPD etchers in Scotland.

On 20/06/2023 at 10:39, roundhouse said:

Early this morning I completed the point rodding. One lever on the ground frame does two turnouts whilst the other is for the only signal on the layout.

 

 

The MG now has number plates. This will be it's only visit on this layout (its an Exeter plate, hence suitable for North Devon).

 

 

Facing point lock if you are running passenger stock?

Recommend a High Level gear box and a can motor.

I like your plans, but cannot see any weigh bridges that you mentioned?

Gordon A

A picture of what you are talking about would be appreciated.

Gordon

The signals could be lower quadrant?