Antony

I have the track plans drawn by Des Coakham, list attached, and I will upload any that you would like. There may be a few missing, it looks as if there are about 5 more listed than on file! dgc track plans list.pdf

Yes, Here's the diagram Thomas McGauran did for this

Here's some useful info for modellers of the Great Northern. For Harry Mulholland's layout Thomas McGauran measured the signals, lamps and wrote a treatise on the signalling of many stations on the main line. First, here are details of signals - Next are two track layouts, pre- and post- 1958 followed by alterations in 1961. Then Thomas' sketches of GN lamps. I'll include a photo from Harry's layout where the signals and lamp can be seen.

Here's one! I don't know when or how it happened. Does anyone in the forum know? Could be the subject for a model diorama!

Charles Friel has Des Coakham's photographs.

Now here's the horsebox - from an old delicate drawing! I photographed it in 3 parts and merged them in Photoshop. I'd welcome any advice on doing this process and subsequent editing.

Looks like Alan O'Rourke used the same set of drawings that I have. Mine are on linen tracing paper and I suspect they may be tracings by Des Coakham as one has his pencil signature to one side of the vehicle's drawing.

I've made a list of this set of tracings and I can scan any that you may ask for.SLNCR Rolling Stock Diagrams.pdf

Yes - Rob you're correct. It is for coach 4. Here's the sketch for it and the drawing, for completeness.

Here are a couple of pages from Des Coakham's sketch book relating to SLNCR cattle wagons. The GBV is a bonus! (I've assumed the second page does actually relate to the first). His sketchbooks are a real treat and display his dedication and enthusiasm.

Yes, of course.

Her are three drawings - and there's more! When the SLNCR closed, Des Coakham bought all the drawings! Myself, Andy Crockart and Derek Young sorted them out in Des's loft. After he died, I thought most of them went to Headhunter's Museum. However, Andy had quite a collection which is from where I've got these. Some are still in his house and some are at Whitehead Railway museum (RPSI)

I can't find any 4-wheel grain wagons, but here are some cement ones.

I have a collection of GNRI wagon drawings on my PC, the basic outlines, as is usual. I could post a list, or upload any that are asked for, if that's what anyone would like. Probably about 60-ish of wagons, also locos and coaches.

A lively mode! I'll look forward to seeing it.

Now that's interesting! A very similar design, I presume most railways in that era would have embraced concrete as a building material.

The NCC made good use of concrete structures from fence posts to buildings and had a concrete casting yard at York Road. One of their products was the goods shed at Doagh, built from cast concrete sections in 1916. I have a small goods area so I thought that a reduced size shed like the one at Doagh would be ideal. I have some photographs taken during construction - If I remember correctly, I photographed them from a page in a book at the IRRS premises. I presume they were official photographs by the NCC. The basic structure is bass wood, balsa and 2mm mdf cutwith a knife or on my small bandsaw. A machine that has proved invaluable for many projects on the layout! The shell is then overlaid with strips of Evergreen plastic to build up the features. There's also a picture of it in Ian Sinclair's book 'Along UTA Lines' during its lifetime. I made the base separately And now approaching completion. I'm not modelling any detail inside and the rear is just mdf. Time is of the essence! Some weathering will improve its appearance.