TomJ

I suppose it depends on how you define Britain. Dingle station was reputed to be the most westerly in Europe. Did that once belong to the LN&ER?

Surely it was Valentia Harbour, although that and Dingle are in Europe but not Britain (British Isles maybe)

Westerly in a Great Britain! Arisaig 

Because life would be utterly pointless otherwise.

The same logic applies to many things, its called the Law of Murphy.

I was just wondering if I might have won the Nobel Prize if I had discovered this law. After all, it does seem like it is a natural constant, does it not?

Strangely enough I had ordered a resin kit for Upnor Castle and between placing the order and it arriving in the post the Fairlie was revealed. Complete revision of my plans ensued - new layout design in progress.

In days gone by, I might have tried to envision a reality where a Double Fairlie worked heavy coal trains over the Mendips, but those days have passed, now, so I'm more interested in those purchased by the Midland Railway for use in the Bristol area.

...but the quarry Hunslets used in the Somerset Cheddar mines were far more cute.

Not to be sniffed at (well someone had to say it)

A few years ago I was using a hot glue gun to stick something in place.  The glue began to ooze out of the joint and, without thinking, I used an unprotected fingertip to try and poke the molten glue back into place.

Not the kind of mistake you make twice.

I only bought one a few years back and soon wondered how I'd managed DIY bodging without one.

Way to go Tom!

Tried it with mine taking tem to watch steam in the real days of steam....They both turned to soccer and golf - damn!

But at least you tried Larry , some parents dont .

What have you dismantled?

A Farish class 31 (split frame chassis) to find out why it was jerky. A bit tricky to get the driveshafts back in and the bogies connected!

BEMO electric locos are a bit like that as well....

oops...was that my fault ;-)

On at least one count....!

And Dapol too!!!...

Excellent. If we can't have fun we might as well give up now.

A lesson for us all......?

Leeds?

Yes!

Take care though. If you loosen your sanity too much it’ll fall off!

Folding them is OK.  It's when you read them you lose your sanity.

I've ran double headed trains and banked trains with Dc for years with no problems. Same result just different method

Yep dead easy with DC control.... Just another DCC myth.

One advantage of preserved railways as a model - easy to apply Rule#1 - run what you like!

I was looking at Andrews Seat station on the Tanfield from the bridge and thought, "no would build a layout with such a simple trackplan, its not realistic..."

Ah but it's fun though

The alignment of the Esk Valley Line is proving tricky

That's just so true....

Absolutely agree. My current layout is merely a bare board pending a house move, but there's nothing like watching them go around!

I'll see if I can remember to check the ERS archive next time I'm up there, maybe Friday

Many thanks - am interested in the West Bay Station drawings

im going tommorrow for a look

May it be the first of many. Love having my 5 year old lad with me when visiting shows.

Piccies?

On my layout topics thread - St Petrocs!

Are you still in Scotland or back in Cornwall Tom?...!

Both, disels and kettles! Will try to focus on completing what I've started and then let the mind wander...

Shunting plank!

Agreed, would be much easier if they were tall. Good luck.

Take it to the next level. Go T scale!

Buy a replacement and then find the original one.

I've used it before to do invasion stripes on an aircraft kit

Dangerous etc. ANYTIME!

There's always a need to have more than one layout!....