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    D869

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    It looks really good so far Andy. How did you make the vertical braces?

     

    Julia :)

     

    Thanks Julia. If you mean the vertical bits of the chassis members... the four main ones are etched to the full length to fit between the solebars/headstocks and have an etched cutout to make a half joint where they cross. The diagonal ones are done as separate bits and slotted in one by one after the other bits are soldered together. These also have a little tab to space their inner ends away from the main longitudinals. All of them also have a half etched slot on the underside of the chassis 'deck' to help with positioning.

    D869

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    Hopefully there are some great ideas there which I can steal.

     

    Certainly... although it will only be a good idea if it actually works :) . The jury's out on that question just now. I'm currently trying to get an unrelated project finished before attacking these etches - they turned up in the post a bit sooner than I expected.

     

    Andy.

    Will J

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    Wot, no Octel works?

     

    Your shed is roughly where the power station and its associated coal wharf were... although I don't think they would squeeze onto the width you have available.

     

    Good luck with this. I think you have scope for plenty of the interesting items towards the 'main line' end - the harbour office, swing bridge, level crossing, maybe the old inn. The list goes on...

     

    Regards, Andy

    -missy-

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    Bells and token instruments on the DN&S were originally all in the station buildings rather than in the boxes.

    This made me think of the 1921 Abermule disaster on the Cambrian where the location of the token instrument in the station building was a contributory factor, along with several different members of staff handling the token. The recommendations included ensuring that the token instruments were in the signal box and interlocking between the token release and the signals. I don't have any info on how soon (or even if) this was actually done but conceivably it may have triggered changes at Highclere before the WW2 improvements.

     

    Regards, Andy

    -missy-

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    Julia,

     

    As others have said, the usual position would be near to the signal box because the tokens need to get to and from the machine. Real life can surprise us though, so I wouldn't say 'always'. I don't have much of use regarding the DN&S but Robert Hendry's 'BR Infrastructure in Colour' has a set of photos of Newtown on the Cambrian which show the token exchange gear near to the box. They also show that the diagram in the box includes symbols to show the location of the gear.

     

    I had a shufty at the low res signal diagram for 1943 at http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwa/T3010.htm. I can't see any squiggles on there that might relate to the token exchange gear but I'm not sure whether the SRS include these symbols in their plans or not.

     

    On a slightly different tack I do note that your box is well clear of both platforms on the down side. Up trains forced to wait in the passing loop for a token would probably have had an even longer wait because the loco would be standing a very long way from the box. At some locations this was dealt with by having an extra token instrument near to where the loco would be waiting so that a token could be obtained more quickly (by the train crew I think). This usually consists of a little shed with the instrument inside.

     

    Regards, Andy

    D869

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    I always know when there is a postcard or photo fair as there are little posters on the lamp posts, same for Swiss rail group. If it was in Railway Modeller I have to shamefully say that I missed it but best thing is probably to talk about it here!

    I even went down the platform to check out the 5mt that has just come back into operation. There was nothing to say that this was going on. I would suggest maybe a date on the RMWeb events and exhibition calender. I would have thought though that the SVR would have put some form of notice up though.

    Thanks both for your comments. I'll pass these on to the Association's events officer. FYI there was a big yellow '2mm' sign with an arrow on the platform although it didn't convey any details about the event. The Supermeet is mainly aimed at members although non members are very welcome. As such I don't think that it is advertised in the modelling press but in addition to members-only channels, it was trailed on the 2mm forum here and the 'see St Ruth at' sidebar on this blog. The RMWeb calendar seems like a good idea to me, as do local notices in advance of those occasions when we are at a railway related venue (last year it was a rugby club).

     

    Regards, Andy

    D869

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    Didn't know that was going on - only live 200 yards away!

     

    I didn't know that it was there, and I live across the road! Would have popped in.
    Sorry you missed it. Any idea what we could have done differently that would have let you know this was planned?

     

    A great weekend of sheer indulgence which I thoroughly enjoyed. Nice to catch up with you and Chris once again. Julia :)
    Likewise Julia. Good to see you too.
    D869

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    Andy,

    Very nice.  All that hard work has really paid off.

    Ian

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    Thanks Ian. Looking forward to the 3 coach set of GWR 4 wheelers too. The branch services will certainly be stretching the timeline now.

     

    Superb stuff Andy, look forward to seeing them on Saturday.

     

    Cheers Jerry. Looking forward to it too. Could be another warm one I think.

     

    Regards, Andy

     

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