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Find the piece of wood you jig sawed out?

[user=312]dooferdog[/user] wrote:

How about a water tank/reservoir feature, especially if you have some of the magic stuff left, on the road side a thick wall with white leaky streaks, some pipes cominig out and disappearing into the ground….


Fawtful Doof…

Thats a super idea :thumbs……..thank you……I am all enthused…..a Mill Pond perhaps with a run down mill at the bottom……..one more job to add to the list

[user=394]ddolfelin[/user] wrote:

Find the piece of wood you jig sawed out?

Long long gone I am afraid…………..this good bad idea was over 12 months ago!

 

Regards

Great progress……………….the last spike on the lower level :thumbs:thumbs:thumbs

The front half of bridge# 1 is now fully detailed and more importantly connected to the other (undeveloped  side) 

"The Last Spike" was a seminal moment in Canadian History. It was recorded for posterity in a an oil painting. A host of dignitaries watched as the last spike was hammered in by the Governor General (an English Peer…naturally) completing the rail link from the Atlantic to the Pacific uniting (in so far as any country is ever united) this vast country.

It would be presumptuous to make any comparisons………….nevertheless my connection was, for me, a momentous occasion……I can now run trains right round the railway room……..albeit at the lower level and over some dodgy track work and 24" radius curves………sadly it was only witnessed by the dog……….who goes by the name of Euro……probably not the most popular name for dogs or anyone else right now

So here is an unusual sight on this thread……a locomotive and coaches (Small Prairie and B Set) heading out from Cynwyd on the inaugural journey over the lower lock brick viaduct 




You can see that the the "duck under/lift off" is now trimmed.

Drain pipes have,more or less, concealed the gaps. The road has a pavement and lamp post on the left hand side

This next shot shows the area where the extended Warehouse will eventually be sited…….it also shows the gibbet crane which I had previously mislaid:roll:

More to the point it shows the Lock detailing (thanks to many photographs and tips from Richard (Wheeltapper))



From the left… trough for the horses……bollard…..nick where mooring lines wore coping stone away……the edge of the bridge have similarly worn iron protective bars…..sluice gate (hopefully facing the correct way)……raised bricks to give purchase when opening the gate……Life belt (I know Richard…..couldnt resist it )……the assumption is that the lock keepers cottage is off scene but the little bit before the embankment has allowed me to model the keepers allotment

To demonstrate traffic can move in both directions here is the pick up goods with a Collet 0-6-0 heading back for Cynwyd and eventually Granby (2011?)



This next shot demonstrates how much still has to be done before I can focus on developing the terminus at Granby



I quite like the line of the viaduct at the back……..but that has to be connected someplace…..that spike is a few months away

In front of the viaduct is the site for the creamery/dairy…….then the unconnected coal line and then the dreaded unfilled ravine

However……Bridge#1 ( well this side) is now complete…….so to finish on a positive note and set the scene here is how it may have looked in 1947  

 




Regards from Vancouver …..where it is extremely cold and snowing (not supposed to happen in November on the Pacific:twisted:)

WOW!
……………………Say No More!!!
:doublethumb

Cheers,John.B.:thumbs

Very nice.  Clearly a lot of effort has gone into that.

Cheers
Dave

Tick  VG  Koala stamp, John.  :thumbs

Didn't people have colour vison in 1947?  I was only one, so I don't remember. 

Superb! I see some Piccy of the Week material in there, now which one?

Doug

Yet another superb piece of work on this forum!

The canal scene looks great as does the girder bridge, I'm impressed by the viaduct too!

Now as punishment for not commenting earlier….
I must write out 100 times

I must look at this thread more often
I must look at this thread more often
I must look at this thread more often
I must look at this thread more often
I must look at this thread more often……..:oops:

John that is excellent really got it together, neat last piccy.:doublethumb

Max, colour tv?? we only had steam radio back then..thud

:lol::lol::cool:

"who goes by the name of Euro"
I expect he widdled a lot as a pup.

Great stuff, John.
Difficult for you to know where to take the pics. - so much to enjoy.

Hello John,
That is a very-well integrated Lay-out, mate, with loads of atmosphere and some very interesting nooks and crannies. Love the bridges and the viaduct, but especially the Canal,
Kind Regards,
Michael Thornberry.

The pictures look excellent. GWR certainly have character.

  

Thanks for all the comments Guys……much appreciated :thumbs

This next post is basically to put the track work that has resulted, now that the "last spike" has been struck, into the context of the overall layout

I include my usual health warning……if you feel faint at the sight of badly laid track………[Escape] now

By way of a reminder the railway room is about 22' x 10'………….the long right hand side consists of a 10 road storage area fronted by a single track branch line (Cynwyd)……..to my chagrin the storage yard has remained unused since it was completed in April 2009 :twisted: because the long left hand side, as you will see, remains essentialy untouched.

One short 10' section (the Brewery) was completed early last spring





 

Thie last shot shows the 4 road main line ending abruptly…..in front is the Brewery with the single track from Cynwyd curving round into a double slip which provides access to fiddle lines and a kick back to the brewery.



You can see the trim which now completely surrounds the layout……..and based on bitter experience a preventive lip on the other side of the narrow base board

The angles are not ideal but the plan is to set up a halt for the Auto Train Shuttle near the corrugated hut




The two fiddle sidings run on to another double slip…….its actually very similar to your shunting puzzle Max ! It was all laid and functioning lasr February but not of much use because there was no connection to the other side.

From March to October I got bogged down with the the short section at the other end of the room….the Canal

Now the section is completed (although not finished by any means)…….this next photo is not for the faint hearted!



I warned you about the tracklaying……..it was not my finest hour setting up the tortoises and determining the transitions…..which is why the curve on the right hand track is so dangerously close to the base of the left hand point:twisted:  

I have finished up with essentially a double loop enabling me to run a loco round the B Set and run a brake van and then loco round the pick up goods

It aint pretty but it works




This shows the Auto Train and B Set stabled in the top right loop and the pick up goods being backed into the top left siding

For my RR&Co friends the first two routines are all set up……the Goods is still work in progress

This next shot shows the view from the other side as the line runs back over the canal

 




The area to the left will be the site of a station for the B Set…….so right now I can (and do) run a shuttle from here to Cynwyd and then at each station do an  automatic loco run around with RR&Co. The curve is rather tight but I am going to experiment with Metcalfes platforms

To the right are two sidings heading back to the canal which I hope to link into the about to be extended warehouse

I hope this post wasnt too boring or too horrific……but, after all, this is a warts and all thread :lol:

Hopefully it will make it easier to follow my progress over the next few months    

 


   

Very informative and enjoyable John.

Just a little way to go then :lol:

John, some "warts" are good to show off - that way, we others  may  not make the same error

(note I have italicised  may  because sometimes how much we try not to make an error, Murphy shows up)

Looking good John.

Tickety - boo, John.  Fearless stuff.  A double slip in the middle no less.  :twisted:  Don't worry about the track laying.  Go look at some proto stuff - you'll soon feel better.   

Love the mid loop crossover John, just like having a Scalextric set again!  Do you race trains around to see which will get there first!

good to see the overall view John, helps to keep things in perspective, certainly like the set up.

looking forward to more
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Super photos John, keep 'em coming.  I love the amount of detail in some of the shots  :doublethumb