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Brilliant stuff, thanks for the video! I agree with Rik, it must be great to watch sit back and watch the trains roll by. I particularly like the shot about 5 minutes in, where two trains arrive in the yard from different routes and run parallel for a while. I'm quite taken with that three car EMU a...

Very nice! I particularly like the armchairs...

And don't the GVT carriages look good in maroon livery?

Was there on the Saturday launch, 590/794 looks very smart in the red/brown colour! Space was unfortunately at a premium for the runs, so we ended up in van 10's guards compartment for the trip. I'm jealous, just watched the "Moving Pictures" footage of the inaugural runs. 590 really does look sple...

it's getting bigger And it WILL be big! Love how it's sitting on what appears to be a book about Quarry Hunslets! I really enjoy the stage of a project where you start putting the bits together and it begins to occupy what was previously empty space, giving a real sense that you're creating somethi...

Very nice - a great variety of trains, and very different to the average British line. I really like the brake van with the wasp striped duckets - a former passenger brake, I guess? Bad luck re the lack of steam over the North York Moors - I hope we have a rainier summer than last year, for the sake...

ge_rik wrote: ↑

Wed May 24, 2023 8:45 pm

That junction looks tasty!

That's exactly what I thought!

Can't wait to see some trains making their way through that!

Hi all, This weekend I took advantage of the good weather and went for another stroll in the direction of the Carriage and Wagon Works, with the intention of seeing if I could catch a glimpse of the latest progress on the Mystery Carriage. The shed doors were closed, and the carriage was nowhere in ...

Hello! You might want to consider a Regner loco - easy to operate, relatively cheap, reliable, and capable of VERY slow running, on account of being geared. I've had my "Konrad" for over 15 years, and use it more often than any other loco. I don't think they make the "Konrad" at the moment, but the ...

Any 'Little John' owners will be aware of one problem, the charge socket inside the cab is a real pain in the @rs3 to access and I missed an opportunity to re-site it during the build. Has your charger got an "L" shaped plug? That does the trick for mine, reducing the issue to merely awkward! I als...

That looks great! It really looks the part with that industrial backdrop, putting me in mind of childhood glimpses of grotty diesels shunting on the Silvertown Tramway in East London, glimpsed from the top of a 101 bus. I rather like my RH "Little John", which remains largely unmodified, but it has ...

Morning all! You may recall that, for the last couple of years there have been mysterious goings on in the (WH)WHR carriage shed - but also that every time I visit either the doors are tightly closed or I get chased away, so I've only got occasional glimpses of what's happening, which so far suggest...

Brilliant! That really transforms the whole thing, which seems to be coming together very nicely indeed - you must be very pleased with it!

That's looking very impressive! Lots of potential for adding buildings etc, and a decent amount of siding space too...

Looking forward to future installments!

All the best,

Andrew

Thanks for the kind words everyone, I really appreciate it.

Judging by the noises coming from inside the carriage and wagon workshop, the next one shouldn't be too far behind...

Flying Scotsman eh?? You're really raising the bar! Nice to see the inspector out and about again - and that signalling railway looks most intriguing. I do love the look of your line - if we ever have a Forum "most attractive goods shed" competition, I know where my money's going... Cheers, Andrew.

Looking good! Your line has a proper "real railway" feel to it, I reckon...

Talking of real railways, if you get the time to ride the Llangollen Railway while you're there, do! They've had some tough times recently, but it's a wonderful ride through glorious scenery...

So much inspiration!

I fear if Peter B looks he'll start building at page one and not stop until he's made everything in the catalogue...

I particularly like the "Type 34B barrel wagon", and some of the other specialist wagons, plus the inspection cars...

Good morning! Finally! Three years after I started building it, back in the first lockdown, I've finished my model of Ffestiniog Railway Van 4! Looking back over this thread, it appears that the reason it's taken quite so long is that my propensity to be distracted has reached new levels - since I s...

A deputy (or DePuty) eh?? Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the garden...

Well, just like his boss, he writes an excellent report - and it looks to me like he had a very nice time.

I do like to see one Forum-ite's stock at work on another's line!

Thanks for the report,

Andrew.

It's lovely, isn't it?!

The Ffestiniog had one (not that it was ever used), so I could just about justify one for my line, although I think I'll be after the 4 and 6 wheel coal wagons first...