NorthBritOur town had a rare torrent of rain. More than a months rain in a couple of hours.
We normally have heavy rains almost every day in the Summer, but this year has seemed more severe than normal. The rains seem heavier, and last longer.
I hope the layout will be easy to get back into shape.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Our town had a rare torrent of rain. More than a months rain in a couple of hours.
The train room was partly damaged. Clarence Dock area took the brunt of the water.
The bridge making the circuit was also damaged.
Today I did a temporary repair using some of the parts that are damaged.
Hopefully when fully dry it will all join together. If not I do have some card to make a new bridge.
David
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Some new residents have arrived.
Sylvester and Cassius
Cherub the cat and Ringo the dog.
A running session with some 'big steam locomotives'.
LMS 6220 'Coronation' at the Junction.
LMS 6149 'Lady of the Lake' passing Crown Point Yard
LMS 5699 'Galatea' passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station.
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Thank you Mark.
Searching information to add 'life' to the layout.
The soldiers on the platform are part of the 2/7 (Leeds Rifles) battallion Formed at Leeds, 15 September 1914.. 1 March 1915 : came under orders of 185th Brigade, 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division. They have been on the platform quite awhile.
Looks good, David!
Mark P.
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On the same running session as previous here is a heavy troop train with members of The Northumberland Fusiliers on board. They are passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station heading south.
The Railway Executive Committee took overall control of railway carriages and trucks etc to ensure supplies were reaching the Military in France/Belgium.
The troop train consists of various carriages from different Companies.
The front two are from the North British Railway Company. Others from The Stockton & Darlington Railway.
When I am on my own and run the steam engines I have them running in a 1914/1919 timeframe. A timeframe that interests me. Not the horrors of the trenches. More the political side. Britain was preparing for war in 1909 and the build up to 1914.
A local business near me, Northumbrian Painting Services make models of figures for different theaters of war and different timeframes (as far back as 1513 and the Anglo-Scots War.) They also make various other items. I purchased some ammunition boxes and recently some 'pit props', all in HO/00 scale.
Here is a train of wagons with some pit props for usein France. Locomotive 'East Keswick' in charge about to pass Roseville Station.
The same train passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station
The train has been marshalled at Leeds LNWR Goods Yard and is now heading south with locomotive 'Leefy' in charge
The journey south continues.
Three views around Clarence Dock.
Clarence Dock Goods Yard. The building on the right was originally from my old diorama/layout of Lybster Station. Lybster is near Wick, Caithness, Scotland. The building was made of wood (typical to the line.) Here, brick papers are added to give a feeling of Leeds, Yorkshire.
The platform at the rear is also from 'Lybster'. The real platform at Clarence Dock was a temporary affair and lasted less than a year. Modelers license means it is still in use.
Clarence Dock. The Glencairn wagon is far from home. Glencairn is aso near Lybster.
The Signal Box controls the entrance to Clarence Dock.
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Just before I went on vacation I ordered some 'Victorian' figures from a local company, Northumbrian Painting Services, Hexham, Northumberland. They have arrived and are in a little scene outside Roseville Station. They fit in with the car my younger granddaughter bought me.
Where are they going?
Or have they just returned?
The gandchildren have gone home. One last turn of the controls. One speed = full speed.
Almost a blur at the rear.
Speeding over the level crossing.
Meanwhile I took the relaxed approach at Clarence Dock. Two rare boxvans make an appearance.
The steam crane is called to do some work
SeeYou190 That looks like fun! I'll bet the risk is worth the reward. Happy kids are the best. -Kevin
That looks like fun! I'll bet the risk is worth the reward.
Happy kids are the best.
I gave up worrying about broken things when they visit.
One way for passengers to travel!
NorthBritThe grandchildren take control.
The grandchildren take control.
I shall entertain myself with the new garden railway.
More pictures taken on a running session.
A Leeds Central to Dewsbury Market Place Station DMU waits at the jJunction Signals.
Two freight locomotives wait at Crown Point Yard ready for their next turn of duty.
A Wetherby bound Class 142 waits for right of way as a late, diverted London to Leeds Central Pullman service clears the Junction. There must have been a locomotive failure as a Class 37 37417 'Highland Region' is in charge of the train.
A couple of pictures from the last running session.
Class 47 47402 Gateshead with a Castleford to Leeds Central two carriage local train passing Wyndham Farm and Canal Corner.
The same train passing Marston's Scrap Yard.
They look really good, Kevin. Dark olive green seems a good color. Reminds me of the old Post Office Telephones vehicles here in the UK.
NorthBritThat would be nice to see. Railroad modeling never ends.
All I can share are the models I have collected to represent my mail train.
It will be pulled by either this USRA Light Pacific or an Alco RS-3.
It will have an express reefer and two mail storage cars.
This Railway Post Office will be include for letter sorting.
Finally, this passenger car will be included in case of any fare paying passengers.
All of these are shorter model, the longest being 65 feet, so they should look OK on my tighter curves.
I have not decided what colour to paint the mail train equipment. I am thinking very dark olive green with white lettering would look appropriate for this equipment.
Mt intention is to add lighting to the RPO and Obsevration car. This will be the first time I have lighted a passenger train, and just having two cars to work on seems like a good place to start.
I have five pairs of excellent Tenshodo passenger car trucks for this train. My plan is to use the two mail storage cars and maybe the express reefer for electrical pickup, and run wires to the two lighted passenger cars. I will probably put a constant lighting circuit in one of the mail cars to prevent flickering.
SeeYou190 NorthBrit Empty parcel vans passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station on their way to York. That picture makes me want to work on my own mail train. -Kevin
NorthBrit
That picture makes me want to work on my own mail train.
That would be nice to see. Railroad modeling never ends.
Here in the UK we had parcel vans carrying only parcels. Letters were carried in letter sorting carriages. I have a rake of blue carriages and a rake of red ones. The red ones were the more modern ones.
These days letters are no longer sorted on trains, so they are carried in the parcel vans.
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Class 26 26015 on a York to Leeds Central two carriage local train. The curves of the track are on the small size for the now longer carriages. One reason why the real rail line closed. Modelers license means the line is open.
As an aside. Now the real area the line ran through is more populated, there is (serious) talk of relaying track from Leeds to Wetherby.
NorthBritEmpty parcel vans passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station on their way to York.
Empty parcel vans passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station on their way to York.
Passing Roseville Station. 37026 Glencairn in charge. The vans were weathered in January 21 with some old make-up powders Dawn was 'throwing away'.
Behind the trees and bushes.
The 45t crane has been 'dirtied' up a little to knock the plastic look.
Compare to above
A little running of trains. Class 121 on its way to Seacroft passing the signal to the Junction.
When researching a route for the route the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway took to Leeds Sovereign Street part of the way was using the East & West Yorkshire Union Railway line.
The real line is now abandoned. Here is an introduction to the E&WYUR. Note the little four wheeled carriages (at 8.00) typical at the time.
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Thank you once again, Douglas for your kind words. They are much appreciated.
As I have mentioned previously, I wrote a list of what must be included on the layout. Surprisingly the layout was then easy to build. Now the grandchildren and daughter bring things and 'have to be included'. They search around to find the items. Sometimes they ask me where items are and I forget where they are. We do find them eventually.
I let the grandchildren operate the running of trains when they visit. I just operate the turnouts.
As for the size of the layout, I assure you it is 11ft by 8ft (give an inch either way).
David:
Im with Kevin, that other crane has ALOT of charactor to it. Much like your layout. So much clutter - I love it. Every pic has so much detail to pick out and look at. It really belies that fact your only 11'x8' and to me, gives the impression of a much bigger railroad than your letting on.
Douglas
'Newish items'.
A new garden shed from my elder granddaughter.
Royal Mail has a new Commer van
Not so new 45t crane still in German markings
Clarence Dock.
The entrance to Clarence Dock. The buildings on the backscene are actually of the area and are still standing (just). Hyde Park Picture House (Cinema) is far right. There is a plan in situ to save the Picture House.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park_Picture_House
Early morning.
The small goods yard
The puddles are still there. A thick layer of varnish with a thin piece of plastic over. If and when it gets dusty, a wipe with a corner of a damp cloth. The damp patches are simply coatings of varnish, more 'coats' in places giving the impression some areas drying quicker than others.
There we have it. A simple, easy to operate layout by one person, or two, or three, four maximum.
Next - The rolling stock.
Arriving at Roseville Station we find it is actually a one platform 'halt'. Only local trains stop here. A busy station nontheless.
Roseville Station is the nearest station to St James' Hospital. Sister Sandra Brown is on her way to Hospital.
The stormy weather has caused some damage. A fence is being repaired.
Actually one of those 'happy accidents' where the fence would not 'stand properly'. I gave up and put two workmen fixing it. They are slow workers. They have been there neary two years.
The local train continues its journey to Seacroft. A bird can be seen on Charlie Marston's roof.
The trees and large bushes are dried twigs with flock glued on.
Looking towards the junction where trains then pass Canal Corner and Wyndham Farm again. A scene I like where I just look at the scenery and relax. Often I change things. Trees grow bigger. New plants 'grow' as others 'die'.
Next I shall show Clarence Dock after rainfall.
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The journey continues North East.
As we depart Leeds Sovereign Street we take the left fork at The Calls Junction. On our right we see a red Heavy Woollen District bus number 1A to Leeds.
As a young lad traveling to Earlsheaton the bus to travel on was Number 1 to Dewsbury. Then travel on another bus to Earlsheaton. I could save a little money if I traveled on the 1A because it went to Earlsheaton first.
A member on a UK Forum offered me the model of the bus at a good price.
As can be seen the bus is passing Amelia's Fashions. Amelia is my elder granddaughter. (Getting the grandchildren involved. )
Also at The Calls is some small businesses. I see the trash is being taken away. Done by hand in 1970. No mechanical aids then.
As the train passes behind Roseville Road we see typical businesses of the time.
Different color on the road due to roadwork repairs.
The pathway is breaking up with vehicles on them.
I have three W A Glendinning lorries.
The train is now behind Roseville School. The model is of one seen in Earlsheaton in brickwork and not stone as the real one. The railing is sandwiched between two pieces of card brickwork. As a young lad in Earlsheaton I would stand on the stomework holding the railing. The Royal Mail Commer Van is typical of the time.
More to follow.
Lastspikemike. Sorry I missed your last comment. Yes the coaching inns were the forerunners to the postal service. There is a book 'Masters of the Post, History of the Royal Mail' by Duncan Campbell-Smith. A very interesting book (imo).
Dave & Kevin. Thank you for such kind words.
Over the years I have seen layouts either in magazines or at shows most seem the same. The same backscene pictures, same buildings etc. With Leeds Sovereign Street & Clarence Dock I wanted a railway running thru scenery. After all the scenery was there first.
Showing this layout 'over the pond' is not about 'how I did it'. Far from it. My modeling skills are poor, (but improving ). What I want to show is things that are not normally modeled. Add things to the layout that have nothing to do with railroads. Little scenes we see every day yet give little thought.
Father loading a automobile, son helping. "Are they going on holiday?" "Where to?" Mother at the front door, handbag, another bag on the floor. "Is the door locked?" No they are not going on holiday, they have just returned.
Just one scene with two scenarios.
Then there are dogs and cats. The different scenes we see them in. The wildlife all around us.
The weather. It is not always sunshine. Try modeling rainfall, puddles of water.
See what you see and not what you thought you saw. Dare to be different. It is easier than being in the crowd.