landscapes Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) Hi Another passing photograph today with Thompson A2/3 No 60511 Airborne passing the MPD going south on a Fish Train about to pass a Class D11/2 on a local train. Regards David Edited July 16, 2022 by landscapes Additional text 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prtrainman Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, landscapes said: Hi Another passing photograph today with Thompson A2/3 No 60511 Airborne passing the MPD going south on a Fish Train about to pass a Class D11/2 on a local train. Regards David Excellent photo but the local does seem a bit close to the train it is following! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 minute ago, prtrainman said: Excellent photo but the local does seem a bit close to the train it is following! Hi Thank you for your comment, yes I completely missed that one. The coach in the background was placed there for photographic purposes only as There is no break at the end of the layout. Well spotted. Regards David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 A few photos today showing locomotives passing Haymarket MPD and an A3 about to run down to Waverley Station coupled to an A2. I have it on good authority that the photo of the A2/2 working a Fish train would not have happened as most fish freights were hauled by A1's A3's and V2's but I had already produced the photo so this is a bit of artistic license. Regards David 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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landscapes Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) Keeping with passing locomotive photos at Haymarket, we see two photos of Class A2/1 No 60510 Robert The Bruce passing Clan Class No 72005 Clan Macgregor waiting to leave the MPD. Regards DaVID Edited July 25, 2022 by landscapes Locomotive Class mistake 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, landscapes said: Keeping with passing locomotive photos at Haymarket, we see two photos of Class A2/3 No 60510 Robert The Bruce passing Clan Class No 72005 Clan Macgregor waiting to leave the MPD. Regards DaVID Isn't Robert the Bruce an A2/1…? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, davidw said: Isn't Robert the Bruce an A2/1…? Hi David Yes of course it is, thanks for pointing it out. Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) Every MPD has Steel Wheelbarrows so I purchased some of Ebay from a company called 3Dprintingcorner. 4 barrows in packs of two total cost £7.40 with free postage. I know nothing about 3D Printing but these are made of resin and with some weathering spray paints and powders they look quite impressive to me. Photo enclosed. Regards David Edited July 27, 2022 by landscapes Spelling 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) Hi Just in case there are members who did not see the sad news yesterday in Tony's Wright Writes thread. Fellow member Robbie "RobMcG sadly passed away yesterday. He regularly posted the amazing photos he use to produce using model locomotives and photoshopped backgrounds on this and other thread on RMWeb. Unfortunately due to the technical issues the whole of RMWeb suffered some time ago many of Robbies photos he posted are now unavailable. Andy and his team did a remarkable job in recovering so much of the information that was lost and maybe one day some of Robbies images may also be recovered. RIP Robbie. David Edited July 27, 2022 by landscapes Additional Text 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post landscapes Posted July 27, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2022 Hi I thought I would post this photo to give an idea what Haymarket looks like from an overall perspective. Having said that what is shown in this image is approx one quarter of the actual length of the overall layout. When the late Norman Saunders plotted out Haymarket for me using Templot the overall length was 19'-0" or 5.700 meters which was divided into 9 baseboards each being 2'-0" or 610mm wide. As at present I only have the space for four 2'-0" wide baseboards, so I decided to concentrate on the four with the majority of buildings and track-work. I constructed baseboard No's 4 to 7 what you see in the enclosed photo is only showing baseboards 5 & 6. I hope that make sense and gives an idea of how big the overall layout will be. Being a MPD it run as end to end, but should in the future space be available to accommodate the whole layout it will be adapted to install a two or three road loop which will allow trains to run around and actually pass the MPD. Regards David 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) A couple more photos of A2/1 60510 Robert The Bruce and Clan Class 72005 Clan Macgregor. With some additional yard lights now installed together with some of the turntable signage. Regards David Edited August 3, 2022 by landscapes Additional info 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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landscapes Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) With so many photos lost at the present time I am not sure if I ever posted this photo showing some close up detailing of the main shed building interior with inspection pits and and its LED lighting system, before the track-work was laid Regards David Edited August 3, 2022 by landscapes 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 (edited) We see B1 Class No 61025 Pallah waiting to leave Haymarket MPD and return South to it's home depot of 52D Tweedmouth. According to a BR Database I have this locomotive was actually based at Haymarket for one week only in 1948 29/08/1948 until 04/09/1948. This is one of Hornby's B1 locomotives I have renamed and numbered plus weathering and additional detailing. Just a note looking at prototype photos it appears the brass etched nameplate I have fitted is to small in length, unfortunately I cannot remember where I purchased it from. Regards David Edited August 4, 2022 by landscapes spelling 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 Hi Today we see V1 Class No 67610 a Haymarket based locomotive since 1948 until withdrawal in 1961. Regards David 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Today's photo we see Gateshead based A2/3 60521 Watling Street along with resident A4 60031 Golden Plover. The A2/3 is a G King/Bachmann conversion and the A4 is a Hornby RTR model. Whats not to like about Thompson's Pacific's Regards David 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted August 8, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, landscapes said: Whats not to like about Thompson's Pacific's Yes I agree powerful looking brutes, Kind regards, Richard B PS We must be careful not to start the Gresley V Thomson debate again..... Edited August 8, 2022 by 30368 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, 30368 said: Yes I agree powerful looking brutes, Kind regards, Richard B PS We must be careful not to start the Gresley V Thomson debate again..... Hi Richard Totally agree with you, I only managed to see three Thompson Pacific’s in my trainspotting days. 60500, 60513 & 60523 wish I had seen more of them but lucky I suppose to have seen the three I did. Gresley, Thompson and Peppercorn all brilliant locomotives. Regards David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 A birds eye view looking across the East Yard at Haymarket. In the foreground on the turntable is A2/3 60519 Honeyway one of Hornby's new models, comparing it's livery with other older models I quite pleased with the final finish. Also on show just visible is one of the turntables signs and a few of the new LED fitted yard lamps. I have for the time being fitted a back scene made from foam boards spray painted to give a grey cloud effect until I finally decide what to have permanently. Model locomotives on show all Hornby RTR plus a GKing/Bachmann conversion. Regards David 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted August 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 08/08/2022 at 17:10, landscapes said: Gresley, Thompson and Peppercorn all brilliant locomotives. Yes David, agree. I think Gresley's designs were powerful but graceful looking locomotives and his two successors followed his example (what we might now call a design language) to a great extent but each subsequent pacific design had its own character witihin Gresley's framework. I think it is interesting that Thompson's design development of the A1/1 class included Gresley A4 style streamlining recognising the contribution that this made to efficiency. "Thompson the Iconoclast" as he often seems to be portrayed, is a bit unfair. Haymarket looks as wonderful as ever. Kind regards, Richard B 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscapes Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Hi Todays photo see A1 60161 North British one of Haymarket's own A1 class. This was the very first model locomotive I purchased some fourteen years ago long before I got involved with model railways, it just stood on a shelf for many years in its original identity of Bachmann Class A1 No 60158 Aberdonian. This is the only member of the A1 class locomotives I have so I decided to renumber and rename it when I started to build my Haymarket layout. Regards David 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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