kevsmiththai Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) Emerging from five years in store I have a couple of show dates for my Shasta layout. A z gauge layout noted for the use of modern image Z scale and the fact I can 3 metre long trains typical of U.S railroading with two or diesels on the front and with a mid train helper Last seen in 2019 at the Folkestone show where it performed faultlessly Motive power is a mix of AZL and MTL An AZL Amtrak California F59 PHI with a rake of double deck coaches passes three AZL SD70Ms On the famous Cantara Loop, scene of one of the U.S.As biggest environmental disasters back in Southern Pacific days an MTL Santa Fe GP35 on a long Military train passes a long train of empty Centre beams heading for the climb up the canyon In Dunsmuir yard the F59 threads its way past double stacks and spine cars A Union pacific GP 35 and SD40-2 pass the long abandoned Shasta Springs depot The layout will be at Carnforth show on the weekend of April 27/28th I've had it running and apart from one section that is dead it is all working. Just got a whole load of stock to test now! Kev Edited April 13 by kevsmiththai added pics 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I had no idea there was quite so much US outline available in Z..!! 👍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsmiththai Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Barely scratching the surface with what I have It has been a fast growing scale in the USA for quite a while particularly modern image AZL homepage wil give you some idea https://www.americanzline.com/ and MTL https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=75 The thing that impresses everybody is how amazingly good running the stuff is This is the video from 2016 (really need to do a new, up to date one) at Shoeburyness and Manchester shows that shows how smooth slow running we get https://youtu.be/UOo16_XWLmU?si=MBXrN6py-OLscSGp Kev 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted April 13 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13 First time I’ve seen an RDC in Z scale - particularly impressed with that one (I think it’s an AZL model?). Excellent, Keith. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 *Note to self* it's US Outline - must remember to pronounce it "Zee Scale", not "Zed Scale"... 😁😁😁😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsmiththai Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Two AZL SD70Ms with 21 freight cars and another SD70M in the middle as mid train helper on a test train this afternoon. The helper engine UP #4003 has always been a problem child. I bought it as a basket case after the previous owner tried to improve the pickups. It has had the motor and gear shafts taken out and just goes along for the ride in the middle, or on the rear, of either the timber train or the big intermodal Santa Fe SD 75M in the background 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsmiththai Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Video https://www.flickr.com/photos/152010806@N03/53658162023/in/dateposted-public/ Kev 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 need some straps on those timber loads!!!!!!🤔😄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsmiththai Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Funnily enough, I was thinking the same a couple of hours ago! I'll try and get some done before Carnforth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsmiththai Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Video in action at Carnforth https://youtu.be/HFUGzxh39iA?si=Y32WIxlNRbpwE9SG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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