Could the shunt at Glen More be recorded on video? I think this is the best way of showing the intricacies of shunting, what railwaymen did to make their life as simple as possible and also the length of time it took. Nowhere as long as the real thing but but more than just a few minutes if you build in the time for coupling/uncoupling, etc.
Stephen
Uniload containers were meant to be the modern way of dealing with sundries traffic, ie less than wagonload, in the final days before this traffic was lost for good to road transport.
Stephen
You’ll have to take account of the fact that turnouts in 21mm will be longer than their 16.5mm equivalents. Other than that, it is the way to go if you’re unable to go 21mm from the start.
Stephen
Patrick
A very enjoyable 27 seconds. Because you’ve been able to model a reasonable length of railway with two stations, plus a siding, there’s the potential with your layout to demonstrate how railways used to operate.
Stephen
The October issue of HORNBY magazine has a review of the new 00 Works 0-6-0ST in its Southern format. It will be out in its Great Southern format later this year. It looks all very nice.
Stephen
I’ve never directly answered the question ‘is the glass half full or half empty?’, preferring the engineering answer ‘it’s twice as big as it needs to be’.
Stephen
Patrick
You’ve captured the feel of a country railway in South Waterford, but change a few details and it could be anywhere in these islands. Have you got room to run dolomite trains from Lombardstown and oil and magnesite Trains to/from Cork?
Stephen
I find a good representation of the latter day tank wagons is the Dapol tank body from their class B kit mounted on the Dapol 12’ 0” underframe.
Stephen
The spray coach was converted from one of the BGSV’s which was originally a BR BSK, whereas the RPSI BGSV started life as a BR BCK.
Any chance of a second version of the spray tanks in their original form on 20’ 0” flats?
Stephen
I think what you are referring to is the original alignment of the Cork and Youghal Railway, which terminate adjacent to, but at a higher level than, Glanmire Road station, now Kent station.
Stephen