The Heybridge Railway, 1889 to 1913 - Threadmarks

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Drop-side wagon (mid-1870s style)
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220

7 August 2022
Chas Roberts tar wagon (1895)
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48

8 August 2022
NBR box van (1893)
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94

8 August 2022
Break van (c.1870, ex Mid-Wales Railway)
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120

7 August 2022
Chaldron wagon (1860s design, 1880s build)
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120

7 August 2022
GER Lomac (1913 - used during dismantling the railway)
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620

7 August 2022
Tender truck (assumed new in 1889)
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79

7 August 2022
NBR 'Jubilee' coal wagon (1887 style)
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130

7 August 2022
GWR Hydra (1908) . . part 1 build
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280

7 August 2022
GWR 4-plank wagon (1880s) . . part 1 build
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200

7 August 2022
Notes on railway loco and wagon technology
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560

7 August 2022
Loco no.1 'Blackwater' - a Manning Wardle 'K' class (1888)
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370

7 August 2022
'Nellie' - an 0-4-2 crane tank (assumed new in 1905)
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200

7 August 2022
. . useful photos of Mike's crane jib
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42

7 August 2022
. . construction
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160

7 August 2022
( Diversion : LNER Y7, post-dates the railway )
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490

7 August 2022
. . construction
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160

7 August 2022
. . first outing (to a garden railway)
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22

7 August 2022
. . boiler fittings and crane detailing
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220

7 August 2022
. . major sub-assemblies of the completed model
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140

7 August 2022
Station platform shelter (assumed new in 1889)
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350

7 August 2022
Rework of 'Nellie' : upgraded buffers
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300

7 August 2022
Trying out my new micro flame torch
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220

8 August 2022
Nellie's second outing (to the Ilford and West Essex club)
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250

7 August 2022
Compact tank wagon (c.1885)
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230

11 August 2022
GWR 4-plank wagon (1880s) . . part 2 painting
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480

22 August 2022
Ex-MR 8-ton box van
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310

28 August 2022
GWR 4-plank wagon (1880s) . . part 3 axleboxes and brakes
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170

5 September 2022
>> First annual report
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430

27 October 2024
A plan for the layout and building its two turnouts
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410

10 September 2022
GWR Hydra (1908) . . part 2 paint and couplings
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310

2 October 2022
GER Y14 (1891)
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310

4 October 2022
. . S23 tender and radio control
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520

12 October 2022
. . loco chassis construction
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190

9 November 2022
. . trial runs on different tracks
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120

6 December 2022
. . superstructure and detail parts
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370

18 December 2022
( Diversion : thoughts on budget sound effects )
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64

18 February 2023
. . dressed rehearsals and details before painting
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120

27 February 2023
. . details before painting
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95

7 March 2023
. . completed loco and tender and takeaways
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69

20 March 2023
Stationary boiler revisited . . making the model more prototypical
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69

22 March 2023
Four-wheel saloon - body, solebars, floor and roof
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550

29 March 2023
( Diversion : Nellie visits the Middy at Debenham )
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68

11 April 2023
. . part 2 - wheels, brakes and minor details
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210

13 April 2023
“Heybridge, an Essex Idyll” (the back story)
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170

14 April 2023
Break van (c.1870, ex Mid-Wales Railway) part 2 - refurbishment
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400

28 April 2023
Charlie (a sort of 0-B-B-0)
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67

5 May 2023
Stationary boiler . . completion (or controlled abandonement)
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320

8 May 2023
Bentall-style IC engine
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500

8 May 2023
Mixed trains and a possible fiddle yard
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170

14 May 2023
Painting highlights and shadows
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170

14 May 2023
GER Y14 - assembly after painting
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490

26 May 2023
Baseboards for a modular fiddle yard and 'Heybridge Basin'
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250

10 June 2023
Gloucester 4-plank wagon (1870s)
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590

20 June 2023
Wagons for the railway - internal, private owner and foreign
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160

28 June 2023
Charlie - painted
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130

2 July 2023
( Diversion : GER Y14 returns to Ambergate as a complete loco )
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280

9 July 2023
GER 10 ton van (1910)
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370

19 July 2023
Four-wheel saloon part 3
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150

8 August 2023
Four-wheel brake coach (1870s on)
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610

11 August 2023
. . discussion of coach lighting
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94

14 August 2023
. . return to model making
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140

16 August 2023
PO 5-plank wagon 'Brymbo Steel Company'
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420

29 August 2023
( Diversion : GER Y14 visits 'Taw Magna', Ilford and West Essex club )
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220

3 September 2023
>> Second annual report
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470

27 October 2024
Manning, Wardle class 'F' (built 1888)
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550

9 September 2023
* model of 'Sankey' built by Allen (unpowered) *
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130

2 November 2023
* model built by Rob (uses Slater's own motor/gearbox) *
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31

2 November 2023
. . design features for superstructure
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320

7 October 2023
( Diversion: 925 and Charlie visit the Middy )
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220

9 November 2023
* model built by Dave (much polished brasswork) *
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130

30 November 2023
. . 'Lady Marion', completed model
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170

24 December 2023
'River Pant' (freelance 0-4-0)
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330

31 December 2023
A Sample of FB Track
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410

26 January 2024
Reference Track including Project Datum
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310

31 January 2024
"A first Loco with Radio Control" (GOG Gazette Feb 24)
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180

6 February 2024
MR fitted van Diagram 360 (1899)
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130

11 February 2024
GER 10 ton van (1910) - buffers and completion
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74

4 March 2024
Rebalancing the wagon fleet
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310

12 April 2024
Standards for building plain track
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430

16 April 2024
Sleeper-built buffer stop . . part 1: construction
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200

20 April 2024
Yard crane . . part 1 build
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240

23 April 2024
Water column . . part 1 build
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170

24 April 2024
Sleeper-built buffer stop . . part 2: finishing
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36

29 April 2024
Ballast - geology and sources
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58

29 April 2024
LTSR cattle wagon
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76

2 June 2024
Water column . . part 2 painting
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110

21 June 2024
Compact waiting shelter . . part 1 painting
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170

25 June 2024
Mixed crates and parcels
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94

29 June 2024
( Diversion : thoughts and reference sources for white paint )
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130

2 July 2024
Yard crane . . part 2 new jib and finishing off
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470

3 July 2024
( Diversion : easy concrete using talc on paint )
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180

8 July 2024
Compact waiting shelter . . part 2 plinth
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95

10 July 2024
Telegraph office
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150

21 July 2024
( Diversion : GER Y14 on SM32 narrow gauge )
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120

30 July 2024
Manning, Wardle "Lady Marion" painted and completed
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120

31 August 2024
. . test running
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85

4 September 2024
Loco no.4, ex-LB&SCR (1902)
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260

7 September 2024
GER Y14 coaling
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170

16 September 2024
Manning, Wardle "Lady Marion" front charging socket
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130

29 September 2024
>> Three years on
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450

30 September 2024
Finalising track on Modules A and B
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190

3 October 2024
( Diversion : 0 gauge gauges )
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200

4 October 2024
GER single bolster wagon (1889) . . part 1 build
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150

10 October 2024
Cassette-based fiddle yard . . part 1 baseboard and cassettes
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290

29 October 2024
Root pulper model RPO by E H Bentall
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42

2 November 2024
Cassette-based fiddle yard . . part 2 bracing and electrics
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230

3 November 2024
Cassette-based fiddle yard . . part 3 low-side cassette
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160

15 November 2024
New

Loco no.4, ex-LB&SCR (1902) . . naming as 'Heybridge'
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140

1 December 2024
New

Renault model AX (1908)
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180

4 December 2024
New

5-plank open, internal use (1890s style)
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440

8 December 2024
New

Further interiors for open wagons
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130

11 December 2024
New

GER single bolster wagon (1889) . . part 2 paint and stanchions
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240

13 December 2024
New

Water column, second attempt
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250

Monday at 16:16
New

NSR low-sided open wagon
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180

Yesterday at 22:06

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