Popular Post KNP Posted April 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) What a tiring day at this show. Luckily I was able to find a seat to have a rest... Squadron Leader has flown around the area to show to size of this layout, warts and all.. Edited April 26, 2020 by KNP 40 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted April 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Few more before heading off. And for those of you that have not seen a plan here is the one from the Oct '17 BRM article 35 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 2ManySpams Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Treneglos An exhibition layout built by Chris Tooth, Damian Ross and John Wardle. Almost 15 years from the start of the project, in 2018 we sold Treneglos to a new owner. This text is the full unabridged version prepared for the April 2018 BRM and serves to record how the layout came to be created, how it changed over time and our journey to deciding to sell the layout. Looking back to 2003 it’s hard to believe that three friends living in the Stafford area, and whose individual interests included the Somerset & Dorset, LNWR and big blue diesels, would end up building an exhibition layout based on a station on the North Cornwall Railway. It did happen though and we suspect that it was the result of three separate factors: The three of us being at a loose end at the Stafford exhibition in February 2003 and enjoying watching the trains go by on a layout called Cadiford Water. The introduction of new, higher standard 00 RTR stock including Bachmann’s N Class and Standard 4MT tank and Hornby’s Bulleid Light Pacific. John going to the pub one night and getting a ‘crazy idea’ that we should build a layout together. He put forward this idea, with a plan, in a letter to us and we both signed up. The rest is history. So less than a year later we were back at Stafford exhibition in February 2004, but this time as exhibitors with our Withered Arm Project layout. The ‘Withered Arm’ isn’t a medical condition but the not very complementary name given to the Southern’s lines west of Exeter which ran to the coastal termini at Plymouth, Bude, Illfracombe and Padstow. Of these routes the North Cornwall Railway (NCR), which ran from Halwill Junction through to Padstow, formed the inspiration for our model. The original idea was that we’d build a relatively compact rural through station on just three 1100mm x 370mm scenic boards with a 1100mm cassette fiddleyard at each end. Something manageable, something we could easily build in a year. Having agreed the concept, the plan was amended to increase the board width to 500mm (1’8”), to give a bit more room for the goods yard sidings, and the length to 1200mm (4’), to give a bit more room for a Bulleid and three coaches in the fiddleyard. Plan 1: the original 3-board scenic section Plan 1 shows the original 3-board plan. Trains entered the layout from the left-hand (Padstow) fiddleyard, travelled over a three-arch concrete viaduct, past the goods yard and into the station. The station used the typical NCR trackplan and buildings from intermediate stations such as Tresmere and Egloskerry which, with platforms scaling out at around a board length, suited our purposes very well. On this plan the two tracks that made up the loop both ran, under a bridge, into the right-hand (Okehampton) fiddleyard. Armed with John’s sketch, Damian set off and in no time at all delivered three baseboards for the scenic section to me. Plan 1 shows that Treneglos was very much not a ‘flat earth’ layout as the majority of the landforms were below the trackbed. To address this Damian cunningly built the boards almost step-like with the bases progressively rising from left to right (see Photo 1). Photo 1: Woodwork completed The next step was for Chris to add the basic landforms to the layout prior to laying the track and wiring up (see Photo 2). Photo 2: Landforms in place This fitted in better with the time we each had free but also meant that there was no risk of the trackwork getting damaged or receiving big dollops of plaster. It was around this stage that we became uncomfortable with the scenic exit at the Padstow end of the layout – coming straight off the viaduct gave little scope for hiding trains entering the fiddleyard. Our solution was to add a fourth board. Plan 2: the intermediate 4-board scenic section Plan 2 shows how this extra 1200mm long section enabled us to take the line off in a cutting and under a bridge. This bridge was based on the one carrying a lane to the real hamlet of Treneglos over the NCR. This extra board (see Photo 3) changed the whole look of the layout, created a great scenic break and the undulating scenery and rock race helped plant the layout firmly in North Cornwall. Photo 3: The first extension Photo 4: Track laying underway With the layout in its 4-board format we progressed the build with individual boards clocking up quite a few miles as they travelled between our houses. Boards built at Damian’s, to Chris’s for base scenics, to John’s for trackwork (C&L code 75, see Photo 4) and ballasting, to Damian’s for electrics and back to Chris’s for adding the green stuff. In the background we’d also each taken on the construction of various buildings and scenic items, the control panel, lighting rigs, displays and fiddleyard cassettes. So February 2004 duly arrived and the three of us turned up at the Stafford Showground with various bits of layout and stock in tow. It all went together with a few last-minute subtle adjustments and the trains ran. We were very happy! Thinking back to that first show though, there were a few things that operation over the two days highlighted: The stock was a bit of a mishmash, not all of it suitable for, or prototypical of, NCR trains but we ran what we were able to pull together on the day. The layout needed a backscene as the view got lost in whatever was behind us. The right hand fiddleyard was not easy to use as a result of two parallel tracks going off scene. The storage cassettes in the fiddleyard were too wide to fit side by side and therefore it unacceptably delayed the flow of trains entering / train leaving. Regarding stock, if we were starting out building the layout now in 2018 we’d have available just about every item of locomotive and rolling stock that ran on the NCR in the BR period. Back in 2004 though all we had were Bachmann’s Std 4 tank, N Class mogul and Hornby’s Spamcans. Coaching stock with restricted to some generic Southern coaches from Hornby (which looked a tiny bit like Maunsell coaches) and Bachmann’s Bulleids and MK1s. There was therefore a need to build some stock! Whilst happy to build plastic coach and wagon kits, we decided that we needed help with brass kits. Here we enlisted the skills of Geoff Cook, another member of the Stafford club and he built us a Finney Drummond T9, DJH BR Std 3 tank and a three coach rake of Bulleid / BRCW comet coaches. Hornby later came to our rescue on two key items of stock for a NCR based layout: a RTR T9 (2 cab and 2 tender variations) and Maunsell coaches (which formed the mainstay of local services). Since then, the picture for RTR stock improved every year, with the only omissions now being the Maunsell U and U1 2-6-0s that were occasional visitors. Plan 3: the final 5-board scenic section A plain white MDF backscene was added in time for our second show at Macclesfield in April 2004 (see Photo 5). Visually this was a big improvement and, along with the lighting pelmet, fiddleyard screens and information panels gave the professional presentation we wanted. All the artwork was produced by John, John’s brother was drafted in to weld up the steelwork that supported the pelmet and the rest of the woodwork was hewn by Damian. The Okehampton fiddleyard issue was more of a problem but we persisted using the layout in 4-board format for at least one more exhibition. Finally though we admitted defeat and decided that the best solution was to add a fifth scenic board at the Okehampton end of the layout to complete the station loop on-scene and take a single track into the fiddleyard (see Plan 3). This board (see Photo 6) completed the second half of the station road bridge, included a pair of LSWR workers cottages, a stream and a mill building (based on a prototype between Launceston and Egloskerry). Photo 5: A rare early photograph of Treneglos at our second show, Macclesfield April 2004 Photo 6: The second extension The second extension was more involved than the first as it required us to lengthen the backscene, lighting pelmet and the display boards. Operationally though it was a massive improvement, running was a lot more balanced between the two fiddleyards and using the Okehampton cassettes was easier. In a break between shows John took the plain white MDF backscene sheets away and hand painted a superb 7m (24’) long North Cornwall scene including distant moors and a sighting of the Atlantic coast near the viaduct. At this point we also had offers of help from other Stafford club members which we gratefully accepted. Fred Shilton offered to build us two outer home signals, the one at the Padstow end being an excellent double-acting tall lattice post example to give sighting over the bridge. Andy Banks made the mill building on the second extension which shielded the entry to the fiddleyard. Up to now, with all the turnouts being on one board, operation was mechanical and linked to a GEM lever frame. The fifth board made this difficult and so Damian installed Tortoise slow acting point motors instead. The Macclesfield show generated our one and only track failure, a point blade came loose from a tiebar. We never had other track issues and the electrics have always worked faultlessly – both testament to John and Damian’s work. After this we steadily added detail to the layout and more appropriate stock to the roster, with Chris getting carried away buying Bulleids, as we attended 4-6 shows a year. The only major change after this was to change from a cassette fiddleyard system to train turntables. We did this because: We wanted to run longer trains than the existing 1200mm fiddles would allow. Fuel, van and accommodation price increases meant exhibition organisers didn’t want to pay for 5 operators and two vehicles, so we needed fewer operators. Handling the cassettes over a long 2-3 day show was becoming quite tedious. The new 1800mm (6’) long train turntables enabled us to run five coach trains with ease and almost completely did way with stock handling. In combination to relocating the control panel to the Okehampton end, they meant we only needed three operators (two on, one off) all of whom fitted in the van. Costs and operator workload were reduced. It’s something in hindsight we should have done much sooner. Sadly though all good things come to an end. Exhibition invites dried up, we’d done just about all those we wanted to do, and some twice. Increasing work pressures made it difficult to commit to shows and booking Fridays off. We also started working on our own layout ideas: Diesels in the Duchy for Damian, a Wild West layout for John. We were also part of the team that built the Black Country Blues project layout in 2013 for BRM. Treneglos sat gathering dust in Chris’s attic and, whilst we didn’t want to scrap the layout, it was clear we’d all moved on. Salvation came from a reply to a post made on the RMweb Treneglos thread and in January 2018 the layout was sold and moved down to the South East with its new owner. We hope that the layout brings him as much joy and as many happy memories as it has given us. Finally, a big thank you to everyone that has contributed or helped operate the layout over the years and, of course, to our respected significant others for putting up with our little NCR obsession. 42 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted April 26, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted April 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: Treneglos Traffic bad on the M5 today or did OG take a detour? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted April 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Well I'm heading off now with the layout so I don't get caught in any traffic on the way home. I'm out the back door now and riding my bike home with the layout strapped to my back..... Thanks to Andy York for organising this wonderful exhibition and for all the fun it is giving. Please stay safe and well in these troubled times. 44 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2020 1 minute ago, AY Mod said: Traffic bad on the M5 today or did OG take a detour? OG saw red again... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted April 26, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted April 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: OG saw red again... Seeing them is one thing, stopping is a different matter altogether. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Taz said: I was half expecting a bloomin great space station to slowly spin into view... It’s the driver, Hal, I’m worried about. The cleaner says his eyes glow red . . . Edited April 26, 2020 by PaulRhB 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Well I’m all not spent up and full of cake. See ya next year Edited April 26, 2020 by PaulRhB 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Mr.S.corn78 Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Well after having a look round the show, some great layouts on show and before we close and pack up. I thought I would post up a couple more photos that Mr York took but didn't use in the article in BRM. May 2019 issue if you want to have a read and watch some bumbling idiot being interviewed if you get a copy of the DVD And the final photo is one we have taken of the Southern portal of Catesby tunnel Edited April 26, 2020 by Mr.S.corn78 46 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Metr0Land Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 That embankment's now 'planted', work continues apace. Trouble is the runner beans are growing fast and may need some attention before the rain comes this week. Just hope I can get there in time. Was hoping to thumb a lift but not much traffic around today. 30 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 10800 Posted April 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 My wife just brought me a coffee. I think she said something else but I'm not sure. 8 1 1 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2020 What time is break down? Can I (not) get my van in first please? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Indomitable026 Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Just one more before we start the strip routine... 35 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianmaccormac Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2020 Well thankyou very much to the organisers. I will try to make it again sometime but hopefully not in the same circumstances. I need not be going now as its not a long way to get back to Blackpool and it is Sunday service on the trains. Should make it back by midnight if I don't miss the last connection! Cheers, and the pasties were everything I expected them not to be! Ian Mac en route! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Indomitable026 said: Just one more before we start the strip routine... I thought this was a family show. 1 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CottesmoreRail Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 It’s been exhausting virtually walking through the fantastic layouts, Time for a brew and bacon! Thanks to everyone who’s made this thread (and day) great. Here’s to you! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Metr0Land Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Well somehow against the odds I've finshed the longer side of the L shaped layout, but horror of horrors it's all fixed to the wall so won't be going anywhere in a hurry. Adios amigos. Edited April 26, 2020 by Metr0Land 33 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 2ManySpams Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Treneglos Photos Part 1 All taken by Andy York Pulling away from Treneglos up the 1in73 gradient 34066 ‘Spitfire’, with carriages from the Atlantic Coast Express (ACE) in tow, passes over the viaduct and is due to arrive at Padstow a little after 5pm. Loco: renumbered Hornby. Coaches: Bachmann Bulleids fitted with flush glazing and roof-mounted destination boards. It must be 1964 as both types of BR Standard 4s (4-6-0 and 2-6-4T) have been rostered for duties on the NCR, in the platform 80041 waiting for 75027 to draw in. Only the ex-GWR, 1366 Class, 0-6-0PTs on the Wenford Branch held out for steam until 1965 against the onslaught of dieselisation. Locos: both renumbered Bachmann. Bulleid Light Pacific 34075 ‘264 Squadron’ with the 8.30am departure from Padstow leaves the cutting and passes the tall LSWR co-acting, lattice post signal protecting the entry to Treneglos. Loco: renumbered Hornby with replaced ashpan and rear bogie. Coaches: Hornby Maunsells renumbered as 3-set M 329 (Brake third, composite, brake third). Easing down the 1in 73 bank, Bulleid Light Pacific 34075 ‘264 Squadron’ passes over the viaduct and prepares to stop at Treneglos. The train will be lengthened by the addition of coaches at both Halwill and Okehampton, all eventually bound for London’s Waterloo. 34075 ‘264 Squadron’ passes the watchful eye of signalman Fred Francis, who should really be collecting the single line tablet for the Otterham to Treneglos section off the driver. Trains on the Southern Region carried circular white route indicator discs. The two discs on the smokebox at 3 and 9 o’clock signified trains between Padstow/Bude and Exeter. Slowing to stop at Treneglos, 34075 ‘264 Squadron’ was one of only a handful of Bulleid Light Pacifics to end its days running with a tender that retained its original airsmoothed side-sheets, or ‘raves’, rather than being ‘cut-down’ to improve access to the water filler. Drummond T9 30709 glides gracefully over a culverted stream on its final approach to Treneglos. The T9 class dated from 1899 were known by crews as ‘Greyhounds’ due to their spritely performance. 51 were built with narrow cabs, as 30709, and 15 with wide cabs. They generally ran on the NCR with eight-wheel, 4,000 gallon ‘watercart’ tenders but a handful had the shorter 3,500 gallon variety. Hornby have produced all these variants. Loco: A Martin Finney brass kit built and finished by Geoff Cook – our first T9. Coaches: Hornby Maunsells renumbered as 2-set P 25 (Brake third, brake composite). Long van: Parkside kit. On the Up (London bound) platform, the porter is engrossed in his newspaper as Drummond T9 30709 arrives with the late morning service from Exeter Central to Padstow. Drummond T9 30709 with a late morning service from Exeter to Padstow. Coaches would have been detached at Halwill for their onward journey to Bude. The combination of a T9 and Maunsell 2-set P coaches will forever be associated with the North Cornwall line. 46 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Brinkly Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Just walked into the small hall to witness @Andy Y off to do a spot of social distancing up stairs. About time for a @Captain Kernow announcement soon isn't it? 1 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post AY Mod Posted April 26, 2020 Author Administrators Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 I think it's safe to say that today has definitely been the best show we never went to and that's down to everyone who has taken part in the topics today and in the run up to the day. It's been very obvious that a lot of people have spent a lot of time reading these topics and participating. About this time of the day I get up on a chair and thank everyone involved. Particularly Stu for organising the layouts, Brinkly, Taz, Simon and John for setting up and everyone who's gone out of their way, at their own time and expense, to come along and make it one of the most enjoyable days in the modelling calendar. The catering team always does us proud and thank you for everyone for the cakes you brought along. Thanks for the bring and buy too (sadly we ran out of time to include that this year), the modular layout team and more besides. I look a bit daft standing on this chair today in the kitchen doing this but it's just as relevant. I thank each and every one of you for entering into the spirit of the occasion, it's been fun and a worthy replacement of an event we couldn't do. very worthy, in fact as your support for the whole event and its lead up has played a part in the fundraising. Readers have raised over £6,600 so far in the prize draw fundraiser and then there's the catering purchases to be totted up by Stu; your readerrs really do seem to love what's been done. We clap on a Thursday night but you all deserve a huge round of applause for what you've collectively achieved with a great event today and some fun in the run up to it all. Now it would time to pack up, head home and empty the hall by 5 and take the keys back. Thanks to the distorted reality of our virtual world everyone can stay as long as they're happy to. Thank you for not coming today, we hope to see you for real next year! 10 1 6 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Brinkly Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Andy has beaten CK to it! Can I just say thank you to everyone for making today as fun as it has been. Bloody good show everyone! Well done! 5 12 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, AY Mod said: I think it's safe to say that today has definitely been the best show we never went to I'll second that. It's been a blast, so very many thanks to all the folks involved in the organising, not just the participating. If it's nearly not going home time, I'd better sort out my last post. Cue the bugler . . . . . . . . . Edited April 26, 2020 by Mick Bonwick 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 2ManySpams Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2020 Treneglos Photos Part 2 All photos by Andy York Maunsell N Class 31844 on the through goods from Wadebridge to Halwill Junction, Okehampton and Exeter. The Ns were the mainstay of freight services in the area but were also equally at home on local passenger workings. The class originated in 1917 incorporated many advanced features for their time. 31844 is typical of the majority that ran on the NCR: right hand drive and with a 3,500 gallon straight-sided tender. Loco: renumbered Bachmann. Wagons: weathered Bachmann. Between them Maunsell N Class 31844 and a farmer in his ‘Landy’ do their best to disturb the peace in the otherwise quiet, sheltered valley. Drummond T9 30709 waits patiently in the station loop for Maunsell N Class 31844 to arrive. The Up goods will be allowed to pass through the station at a crawl allowing the exchange of tablets. It is not scheduled to stop or shunt at Treneglos and the Down service was the ‘pick-up’ goods. The fireman of Maunsell N Class 31844 has been able to relax since cresting the summit near Otterham and he’s got another 10 miles of downhill before 13 miles of climbing up to Halwill Junction. Starting its attack on the 5 mile climb to the summit just beyond Otterham station, Drummond T9 30709 pulls away from Treneglos with a two-coach local set and van. Signalman Fred Francis has pulled off the outer home in plenty of time to allow the next Up train to run unhindered straight into the station. He will want our photographer to get out of the six foot well before the train reaches the viaduct! It’s early afternoon at Treneglos and the 3:13pm departure from Padstow approaches the viaduct with Drummond T9 30717 in charge. This service was known by enginemen as ‘The Perisher’ and attached to the rear of the two-coach local set were vans and container traffic. These contained meat and other perishable items that needed a quicker passage up-country than could be provided by the twice-daily ‘pick-up’ goods. Loco: Hornby T9 renumbered. Coaches: Hornby Maunsells renumbered as 2-set P 180 (Brake third, brake composite). Long vans: Parkside kits. Wagons: Bachmann. The farmer in his trusty Landy makes yet another crossing of the steam. Overhead on the viaduct, Drummond T9 30717 passes with ‘The Perisher’. Making a distinctive clanking sound, Drummond T9 30717 is slowing to stop at Treneglos. Passenger traffic waiting to join the train looks sparse. All the lineside fencing on the layout was made from stripwood by John, with posts and rails fixed to follow the landscape. Drummond T9 30717 drifts past the signal box. Troods store has recently received a delivery of fertiliser or seed for the local farmers. The 'cast iron' sign is etched-brass and the signal is an MSE etched-brass arm on a plastic Ratio (GWR) wooden post. 34 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted April 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2020 1 minute ago, 2ManySpams said: Treneglos Photos Part 2 All photos by Andy York Maunsell N Class 31844 on the through goods from Wadebridge to Halwill Junction, Okehampton and Exeter. The Ns were the mainstay of freight services in the area but were also equally at home on local passenger workings. The class originated in 1917 incorporated many advanced features for their time. 31844 is typical of the majority that ran on the NCR: right hand drive and with a 3,500 gallon straight-sided tender. Loco: renumbered Bachmann. Wagons: weathered Bachmann. Between them Maunsell N Class 31844 and a farmer in his ‘Landy’ do their best to disturb the peace in the otherwise quiet, sheltered valley. Drummond T9 30709 waits patiently in the station loop for Maunsell N Class 31844 to arrive. The Up goods will be allowed to pass through the station at a crawl allowing the exchange of tablets. It is not scheduled to stop or shunt at Treneglos and the Down service was the ‘pick-up’ goods. The fireman of Maunsell N Class 31844 has been able to relax since cresting the summit near Otterham and he’s got another 10 miles of downhill before 13 miles of climbing up to Halwill Junction. Starting its attack on the 5 mile climb to the summit just beyond Otterham station, Drummond T9 30709 pulls away from Treneglos with a two-coach local set and van. Signalman Fred Francis has pulled off the outer home in plenty of time to allow the next Up train to run unhindered straight into the station. He will want our photographer to get out of the six foot well before the train reaches the viaduct! It’s early afternoon at Treneglos and the 3:13pm departure from Padstow approaches the viaduct with Drummond T9 30717 in charge. This service was known by enginemen as ‘The Perisher’ and attached to the rear of the two-coach local set were vans and container traffic. These contained meat and other perishable items that needed a quicker passage up-country than could be provided by the twice-daily ‘pick-up’ goods. Loco: Hornby T9 renumbered. Coaches: Hornby Maunsells renumbered as 2-set P 180 (Brake third, brake composite). Long vans: Parkside kits. Wagons: Bachmann. The farmer in his trusty Landy makes yet another crossing of the steam. Overhead on the viaduct, Drummond T9 30717 passes with ‘The Perisher’. Making a distinctive clanking sound, Drummond T9 30717 is slowing to stop at Treneglos. Passenger traffic waiting to join the train looks sparse. All the lineside fencing on the layout was made from stripwood by John, with posts and rails fixed to follow the landscape. Drummond T9 30717 drifts past the signal box. Troods store has recently received a delivery of fertiliser or seed for the local farmers. The 'cast iron' sign is etched-brass and the signal is an MSE etched-brass arm on a plastic Ratio (GWR) wooden post. This is still one of my all-time favorite layouts. It captures the rough countryside of North Cornwall so well. The T9 and P-Sets really will forever be associated with this line. Brilliant modelling. 7 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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