7mm The Derby Line: Basford North

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New double slip laid in this morning. Just need to wire it up and install the point motors...



The long view...

 

[Dave Holt]

Looks to flow very nicely. Are both roads through it slightly curved or is that a photographic illusion? If they do, that's obviously only possible with hand made track. Marvellous.
Dave.

 

[dibateg]

Looks to flow very nicely. Are both roads through it slightly curved or is that a photographic illusion? If they do, that's obviously only possible with hand made track. Marvellous.
Dave.

Thanks Dave -

yes - both routes are curved... that made it an interesting challenge in Templot. Fortunately the program is powerful enough to do most of the work these days, I would have struggled otherwise! I did cheat slightly by leaving the last few chairs at the far end loose, so that everything could be lined up with the two approach roads.

Regards
Tony

 

[James]

I did cheat slightly by leaving the last few chairs at the far end loose, so that everything could be lined up with the two approach roads.

That's not cheating!

I've done exactly the same thing with full size track!

 

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Headshunt is now wired, tested and ballasted. Next job to blend in the surrounding area...

 

[lankytank]

Tony, stop posting prototype photos, you know it's against the rules......

 

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69808 shunts a milk tank at Basford North. The tank kit came from the estate of the late DLOS - he preffered the grouping era and pristine rolling stock and I'm sure he would have built it fully lettered 30s style. By the '60s they were rather grubby and had plates instead. David would not have approved at all, but I'm sure he would have been faintly amused.... So it will always remind me of his friendship.

 

[Mike Sheardown]

69808 shunts a milk tank at Basford North. The tank kit came from the estate of the late DLOS - he preffered the grouping era and pristine rolling stock and I'm sure he would have built it fully lettered 30s style. By the '60s they were rather grubby and had plates instead. David would not have approved at all, but I'm sure he would have been faintly amused.... So it will always remind me of his friendship.

What are lovely way to remember David - he was a great guy !!

 

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New siding all blended in now.... with some help from Geoff Taylor.

 

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We had an unusual visitor on Basford North during the recent running session. Talking of dirty pacifics - Paul Scott's subtly weathered 6232 - which is probably overweight for the Derby line. This grab shot with my iPhone turned out remarkably well - hopefully in to the category of 'does it look real?'. Signal 75 for the Bulwell Common line is a pain. No matter what the adjustment, it either droops or won't return to horizontal!


Meanwhile, everyday operations continue, 63775 is in the bay platform during a lengthy shunting session to collect empty minerals from the goods yard.

 

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June running session with Ben, Trev, Paul, Alisdair, Graham and Geoff on a rather warm day. We ran the timetable from midnight to 9:30. Train pictures taken by Ben aka @GingerAngles


63854 on the 07:10 Colwick to Pinxton empties.


64747 on the 07:28 Pinxton to Nottingham Victoria stopper.


68927 station pilot pauses between shunting moves.


Ex works 67741 on the 07:42 Grantham to Derby stopper.