Dog Star
Western Thunderer
OOoohh, nice. Up and down boat trains passing in the station, double headed 37s on each service, plenty of scope for thunder as the drivers open up.
Love Lane, B.R. (E) c.1956-59
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Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Allen,
These can be seen in posts #1 onwards, 10 years ago
, hadn't realised it had been that long 
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Youngsters have no concern for such ideals, their world is current and that means big, colourful and noisy.
regards, Graham
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
For those interested in the operational aspects of Love Lane, and as I alluded to in post #1,082, it is considered to be one of the terminus of the suburban services out of Liverpool St. ( The Jazz ) with loco's being exchanged for the return service. In the opposite direction, i.e. further North, there is a Pull-Push service which heads out to a branch line, the junction considered to be a mile further down the line.
Thus for these two services we justify having the loco servicing spur now located behind the Up platform.
Other services which may stop or pass through the station are express freight and passenger, pick-up goods, parcels etc. A couple of interesting aspects to operation is the fact that the branch goods can exchange traffic at Love Lane with goods collected and bought in to and from London or Cambridge directions, we also have a grain store at Love Lane which adds to traffic.
Goods would include coal, local merchandise supplies and building materials as there are new houses being built near to the station as outer suburbia creeps further out from the outskirts of the 'Big Smoke', but don't expect to see any bogie brick wagons as during this period most if not all were delivered by road.
And as we are in B.R. period you may see diverted traffic off the London-Cambridge main line during permanent way occupation which at a stretch could see LMS power being nicked by Cambridge shed to take traffic down to London
....and then the loco returned via Willesden.Col.
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7mmMick
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What a lovely video John. I’ve just sat and watched it start to finish whilst eating lunch, very inspirational.
Out of curiosity what automatic couplers do you use please ? I was leaning towards Alex Jackson couplings as they seem to work really well on Arun Quay but yours are a different make
Cheers
Mick
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
They're Dingham's Mick, available from the O Gauge Guild for both members and non-members.
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Tim
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AJC
Western Thunderer
The steel ones? Jim Harris, I think - he shot them down to 4mm: I've not built one but have heard that they exhibit that designer's usual characteristics.
Adam
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
David is correct, First Class Models. pretty good kits although they do reflect their age. If anyone is building one I'd be pleased to pass on any info needed about the construction.
Tim
Tim
Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen
Western Thunderer
There will be now
Tim
Tim
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
New track laying, carried out by Dave and Bob, continues on Love Lane, this is at one end of the storage roads.
....and John's test run of the goods shed hot off the laser.
...and while the camera was about a couple of views of the signal box not normally available. Excuse the signalman's blue tack boots, security so he don't wander off while we re-site the box.
Col.
....and John's test run of the goods shed hot off the laser.
...and while the camera was about a couple of views of the signal box not normally available. Excuse the signalman's blue tack boots, security so he don't wander off while we re-site the box.
Col.
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S-Club-7
Western Thunderer
Just a quick update on the latest trackwork from last Tuesday:
The Up (outer) road is 2462.66mm radius to the centreline (so says Templot). The far turnout is an E14 right with a minimum radius of 2009mm (approx 79"). The near turnout is a D14 right but is currently missing its slide chairs (tomorrow's job). Both still need stretcher bars, wiring, servos etc. Timbers lasercut in one piece from 2.6mm MDF using the DXF export from Templot.
The carpenters/joiners/chippies were busy last week too. The new and modified scenic boards now have proper legs rather than bits of timber wedged beneath to hold it all up.
The Up (outer) road is 2462.66mm radius to the centreline (so says Templot). The far turnout is an E14 right with a minimum radius of 2009mm (approx 79"). The near turnout is a D14 right but is currently missing its slide chairs (tomorrow's job). Both still need stretcher bars, wiring, servos etc. Timbers lasercut in one piece from 2.6mm MDF using the DXF export from Templot.
The carpenters/joiners/chippies were busy last week too. The new and modified scenic boards now have proper legs rather than bits of timber wedged beneath to hold it all up.
