Yet to be named railway - (Now named as the Combs Valley & Blackbrook Light Railway)

Re:Yet to be named railway (delivery of oblivion)

Wed, 11 May 2011 15:34:03 GMT

Never ceases to amaze me,the difference in progress,from the start of a long thread,to the latest pics.Having not been on here in ages,your thread is very interesting,and the railway looks great.

Cheers

Ade.

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Sun, 01 May 2011 22:28:31 GMT

More progress.

The roofs on the 'shed'. All I need now is some thin roofing felt to cover it with.
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Damn - I could have sworn that lamp was vertical when I planted it.
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Looking from t'other way. The neighbours wall on the left [they let me paint it the same colour as mine as they never see it ] will eventually have a low relief warehouse stuck to it with a loading dock - the raisin d'etre for the goods siding.
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So in this view the blank wall behind the station will have a (hopefully) imposing building stuck to it.
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Dusk descends.
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Re:Yet to be named railway (Gizzy)

Sun, 01 May 2011 10:40:55 GMT

Great stuff Ade....

Re:Yet to be named railway (Deutsche Reichsbahn)

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:23:24 GMT

Nice!!

Re:Yet to be named railway (jameshilton)

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:04:56 GMT

Looking wonderful, very effective...

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:54:59 GMT

Been busy ~~playing~~ testing. I finally got all three points electrified today. Makes shunting even more fun

A few pics

First I needed a waiting room and small ticket office so started to build this
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Tried it in situ (unpainted)
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Got more rockery/alpine plants so here's a couple of pics in the spring sunshine
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Made some white picket fencing (coffee stirrers)
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Waiting Room/Ticket Office painted in the 'Company' colours - primrose yellow and brown
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Just got to add the roof and lighting. More pics tomorrow .

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:57:51 GMT

Started the platform today. I've made it out of all weather (gypsum) board, 6mm thick. Two layers brings it to just below (0.5mm) rail level. The sheets have a different finish on each side. One side is smooth and the other textured. I've used the textured side uppermost. A coat of mucky green acrylic paint gives it a base colour . Then it's down on bended knee to scratch the lines for the flagstones.
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Scratching completed and a little light distressing to the surface. You can see the textured nature of the surface in the first picture.
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Humbrol matt black was thinned using white spirit and then liberally applied over the surface and the colour soaks into the scratches.
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A couple of coats of matt varnish add a bit of protection from the weather. A white wooden fence along the back edge to segregate the goods road and a small waiting shelter should help set the scene.

Re:Yet to be named railway (Dtsteam)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:01:22 GMT

adeshers

Neil Robinson

Entertaining video, thanks.
The finale and your location made me remember John Axon GC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Axon

By coincidence I'm in the middle of reading the Foxline publication featuring the line between Whaley Bridge and Buxton which features several pages on the accident at Chapel-en-le-Frith South resulting in the deaths of John Axon (the driver of the runaway train) .....

By further coincidence I saw the class 150 Driver John Axon GC at Wigan last night, and wondered who he was. Clearly, a railwayman of the first order.

Re:Yet to be named railway (Shawn)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:42:37 GMT

Thats looking real nice. To bad about the pond leaking. I had a small water feature in my layout and always had problems. I got rid of it. Wish I had another one but hate the maint etc... Looking forward for more updates.

Re:Yet to be named railway (mbiff)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:34:46 GMT

superb

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:20:52 GMT

royale

If you need more ballast there's a good quarry between Parsley Hay (on the A515) and Youlgrave (past the Arbor Low Henge). They sell a variety of different stones in different sizes from 3mm up. Think I paid between £1.75 to £2.40 a bag, but that was last year.

Oooh, ta for that.

Re:Yet to be named railway (royale)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:56:59 GMT

If you need more ballast there's a good quarry between Parsley Hay (on the A515) and Youlgrave (past the Arbor Low Henge). They sell a variety of different stones in different sizes from 3mm up. Think I paid between £1.75 to £2.40 a bag, but that was last year.

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:12:43 GMT

Neil Robinson

Entertaining video, thanks.
The finale and your location made me remember John Axon GC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Axon

By coincidence I'm in the middle of reading the Foxline publication featuring the line between Whaley Bridge and Buxton which features several pages on the accident at Chapel-en-le-Frith South resulting in the deaths of John Axon (the driver of the runaway train) and John Creamer (the guard of the train the runaway slammed into). During my youth me and my friends would scour the undergrowth around the station and embankment for parts of wagons from the crash. I've got a copy of the official report and diagrams somewhere (I think) gleaned form the old Divisional Offices at Manchester.

Re:Yet to be named railway (Neil Robinson)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:56:51 GMT

Entertaining video, thanks.
The finale and your location made me remember John Axon GC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Axon

Re:Yet to be named railway (Steve)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:38:09 GMT

Made i laugh keep up the good work

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:30:03 GMT

I've started laying ballast today (alpine grit - 3 bags for a tenner. I've used a bag and a half so far; I think I'll need some more).
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And here's a video of a cab ride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CaJ3H_rENQ

A bit bouncy in places

Re:Yet to be named railway (nicebutdim)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:54:29 GMT

I really like the name, and the railway is looking great! You certainly have a bit of work on your hands this year, but by the looks of things it'll be well worth it.

Re:Yet to be named railway (Gizzy)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:43:53 GMT

Nice name, nice video....

Re:Yet to be named railway (adeshers)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:29:31 GMT

Tony

Glad to see your back on track i had been wondering what had become of your bridging exploits, sad about the pond what on earth are you going to use to fill it in

Tony

I'm hoping to provide a small landfill site for some local builders I know - but it's a huge undertaking and not one I'm looking forward to

Re:Yet to be named railway (Tony)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:23:52 GMT

Glad to see your back on track i had been wondering what had become of your bridging exploits, sad about the pond what on earth are you going to use to fill it in

Tony