7mm Aneurin Bridge ( St Stephen’s General station )
- Thread starter Compton castle
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adrian
Flying Squad
- although I think you need some security - some toe-rag has been in nicking some rail. 
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
The Buffer stops are both a Ragstone kits, they are lovely castings! I'll get another pair at Telford.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Ive started the sanding around the turn table roads, this one is the blow down siding! All Stafford Road kings had continues blow down valves fitted as standard as the midlands was a hard water area. The kings would be put on this road after turning for a blow down to clean any build up out of the boiler. This inevitably caught the attention of the red head who would hurl bottles and insults at the crew!! Luckily the valve was on the drivers side so the fireman would be shielded from the missiles but the choice language had to be put up with!!
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Excuse the poor picture, taken into the sun! Ive built a Duncan's Models GWR swan neck water crane today. It's only temporarily in place on blue tac as the pits need to be finalised and the concrete hard stand painted up. Oh plus a couple of fire devils!!
Yorkshire Dave
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If the locos were 'blown down' on the ballasted section would not the ballast be cleaner than the surroundings as it would effectively be steam cleaned?
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
There is a pit on the blow down siding and the locos always backed on tender first.
Compton castle
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A day trip to Tyseley to see three castles together. Plus the first time I've seen a Grange!!
Dave Bowden
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Compton castle
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Around the turn table! I did a little more ballasting last night.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Summer 1961, The last year of Britannia allocations on the western. By now a high mileage loco 70019 has lost her shine as was common of Top link Canton engines. 5099 has just backed on to the reception Road having arrived at the terminus with the Capitols United Express. On the left A Wolverhampton Stafford Road King is ready to back to Paddington, Im not sure if she is going to Take the Intercity north or if she arrived on it earlier in the day. One of Old Oaks castles stands waiting on her Road by the signal box to cover for any failures that might occur. This practice of providing a cover locomotive was done away with only a year or two later. On the far right Old Oaks Condensing Pannier 9710 brings a combined passenger and parcels train in. She still had the GWR's famous Shirt-button logo on the tank sides, Not for much longer though as she will soon be heading to Caerphilly works for a heavy General overhaul.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
5043 basks in the evening sun
Compton castle
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BrushType4
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Very atmospheric
oldravendale
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I remember the train headboards lying around in yards just like that. Unfortunately they were rather too large (and heavy) to fit in the kit bag alongside the Tizer and sandwiches.......
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Compton castle
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Latest building now completed 
FiftyFourA
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Have you 'wired up' the turntable/deck yet and if so how did you do it, or how are you going to do it?
I have a turntable that I am going to do this winter (but its only just summer!) and am looking for inspiration (read - good ideas I can nick!).
BTW, this layout is looking REALLY good, even for a GW one
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Peter
I have a turntable that I am going to do this winter (but its only just summer!) and am looking for inspiration (read - good ideas I can nick!).
BTW, this layout is looking REALLY good, even for a GW one
.Peter