Drogheda MacBride Station And Platin Cement Factory

[dropshort105]

They can be frustrating alright, mine is scratch built, but the same general idea of threaded rods and lots and lots of bolts. It's my second helix so nowhere near as frustrating as the first one was. Older locos with traction tyres don't do so well on them, I replaced the tyres with an American stuff called Bullfrog Snot, it makes for a serious reduction in wheel slippage. Will post a pic later when I clear all the tools and whatnot off it.

Edited February 22 by dropshort105

[dropshort105]

Worth a mention ,is the radius reduces with the curve, I get away with radius 2 and 3, but 1 causes problems.

Edited February 22 by dropshort105

[derek]

21 hours ago, Anders112 said:

 

 

 second hand horny R609 and r607 curves as I’m short a few.
 

 

HORNBY?

[Anders112]

3 hours ago, derek said:

HORNBY?

They also came with pink fuzzy dices too dam autocorrect…have never edited anything as quick in my life

[raymurph]

Very excited to see how this excellently researched layout progresses. Fair play for making a helix, a real challenge I'm sure!

[Anders112]

A lot of progress has made on the layout in recent weeks. Both helix’s are up and running,successfully connected underneath by a very sparse fiddle yard (extra points ordered and need some figuring out). Here’s a quick video of 183 with some bubbles on a successful run “up and over” both helix’s. 

 
   

 

ive roughly done out the track plan for both the station including the middle road,the sidings of drogheda engine shed and crossovers for the navan branch.

The points starting the middle road on the north end of station 

 

 

 

engine shed yard looking from platform 1

 

 

 

 

Buckie’s bridge,112 comes form the navan branch to go with a cabra cement.

112 and 21 bulk cements wait green signal to go to north wall. While a pallet cement train waits on the navan branch.

It’s a big step in the right direction.still some work to be done to the track in terms of getting the correct shape and making sure the platforms will be evenly spaced out. 

while I’m delighted that the helix’s are working,the transition from the helix to the baseboard is putting a bit of strain on the motor of the locos due to the slope. Going to start brainstorming ideas of the next couple of days.

but it’s good to have the trains running again. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Dave 

[Anders112]

Quick update on the layout.

Fiddle yard is 99 percent complete. 

LED lights have been fitted to bottom level of layout (Fiddle yard).

Platforms have been roughly cut and primed using a spare can of Halfords grey primer. Ramp ends still need to be added, have to decide if I’m going to go for platiscard surface or get one of those paper platform transfers online.

Bridge for that goes over Buckie’s sidings on the Railway terrace road has arrived. 
 

Here is a quick video of the updates so far of the whole layout 

 

 

 

[Anders112]

a wide picture of the layout- Main station on top level,fiddle yard underneath. Connected to two helixes both sides 

Lima 207 in the centre of the action in the fiddle yard. Made up of Two yards full of sidings. 

Peco Model scene double tunnel Bridge acting as the Bridge at the south of the station. 

Cue the reenactment of actions shots form the 90s 078 pulling out some MIR Tara mines kits. 
080 with Connolly to Belfast Enterprise 

 
 

 183 has ran around its cement bubbles from platin and will drop them off in Dundalk to form a liner train for Belfast. 

Action on the Navan branch

078 sitting with the morning Laden Tara mines and 127 and 143 with the Platin to North wall bulk cement. Bubbles are a 3D kit I got from Owen O Neil a few years ago 

183 Brings the Weed sprayer train over the boyne viaduct to be stabled in the yard overnight. Sprayer train made of Irish freight models van,3 IRM oil tanks (which will soon be painted yellow). Enda Byrne flats and sliverfox tool van. 

[JasonB]

Brilliant stuff. This is really starting to take shape now. 

I'm looking forward to watching this progress.