7mm Cardiff Canton
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Compton castle
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An earlier Model Rail shot of Canton Mk1
Canton received its first hymeks in the summer of 1961. They were looked after in the carriage sheds and serviced in the DMU shed, I’ve never seen any pictures of them on the main running shed.
Compton castle
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Canton Mk1
Canton mk2 ground cover 
The placement of strewn tools are copies from actual pictures
Another recent Caerphilly out shopped engine
4037 a loco in my collection.
Dan Randall
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I could be wrong, but they look like GWR Concrete Pot Sleepers (minus the chairs), to me?
Regards
Dan
Regards
Dan
Dan Randall
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They do seem to be laid out in that fashion, but for anyone wishing to replicate actual Pot-Sleepered track, Modelu do them in 4mm & 7mm scale….
www.modelu3d.co.uk
Regards
Dan
GWR Concrete Pot Sleepers
www.modelu3d.co.uk
Regards
Dan
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
They do look like pot sleepers.
I’ve used the Modelu printed ones on the last customer project
I’ve used the Modelu printed ones on the last customer project
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Plenty of pannier activity at Canton with ex works locos in abundance.
Final shot is a castle on the coal road. Canton had 1508 as shed pilot for a few years as well. Another class more associated with the London division.
timbowales
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Drool, panniers!
This thread is getting as good as @oldravendale's Tim Mills Photos thread
I wonder if there's a photo of the WD behind 4075?
This thread is getting as good as @oldravendale's Tim Mills Photos thread
I wonder if there's a photo of the WD behind 4075?
simond
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Drool, panniers!
This thread is getting as good as @oldravendale's Tim Mills Photos thread
I wonder if there's a photo of the WD behind 4075?
yes, great, isn't it? I'm surprised we haven't seen @Pencarrow ...
Compton castle
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timbowales
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That first photo shows a remarkable survivor, one of the TVR 0-6-2 tanks
Compton castle
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Canton did seem to accumulate a few rarities as shed pilots over the years.
I’ve just been in the garage with the hope of getting Canton on its feet but there’s far to much to sort out from the house renovations so that will have to wait a little longer, on the plus side I paid Chris Basten of Minerva a visit this morning to collect mine and my dads 56 tanks. I’ll get some pics of mine tomorrow as I’ll be heading to the Bristol workshop and I can give it a run.
The Jumbos are synonyms with South Wales mine will become 6677 a loco that carried the Caerphilly style GWR on the tank sides right to the end. A Pontypool Road loco they often worked the Hereford to Cardiff parcels train taking over at Ponty.
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