North Avenue Line

[jim@NAL]

all the names on the line are based on real places .bartlow south .is a reference to bartlow a small village near castle camps where I grew up it had a railway running threw it but sadly not anymore. south deans is from the caravan park where my mum and dad used to holiday in great Yarmouth .the MXP part of the gas works is from one of the company's on the business park where I do a lot of work although they are nothing to do with gas I just liked the look of the MXP lettering

[FWLR]

Excellent industrial line Jim. Love the lights by the way, very cool.

[markoteal]

Great pics - very industrial! I can smell the rust

[jim@NAL]

Thanks for the comments with the nicer whether on the way I hope to make more progress this week

[jim@NAL]

made a small office to do on one of the platforms im going to build

[jim@NAL]

made from palsticard .the doors are wood burnt with a gas soldering iron .the render effect is from modellers filler I had left from another project. again this building is made too look old and worn out .my line had a lot of buildings like this im trying to get the line to look old and worn

[Dwayne]

What a cool little railway.

[FWLR]

Looks like your'e succeeding Jim.

[jim@NAL]

bit of track laying this weekend had a little helper too

[jim@NAL]

the line runs end to end and all works iv got to hide some of the wires and put some slate on the building roofs .had the train running tonight for a few hours with no problem il try and upload a video

[tom_tom_go]

Do trains run around at each end?

[jim@NAL]

the line runs from end to end all works fine I had the train running for a few hours tonight with no problems ,iv got to put some roofs on some of the buildings and then this small part of the line will be finished .

[jim@NAL]

the train stops at one and then switches to reverse and then does the same again and again.

[jim@NAL]

I will try and upload a video later

[jim@NAL]

as you can see its all very rusty and worn

[jim@NAL]

the north avenue railway .is a line that has fallen on hard times this is why iv made everything look old and worn out. most of the industry's that once flushed on the railway have gone. and maintenance hasn't been kept up with in recent years. one last tired loco runs at present taking on what ever loads it can .a lot of the lines scrap that litters the line is from the old coal mine and is now waiting to be taken to the scrap merchant .

[Peter Butler]

I do love your collection of 'stuff' Jim, it all works together so well..... very artistic!

[bazzer42]

Plenty of rust there Jim Can't have too much rust I say.

[FWLR]

Hope you can upload a video soon Jim, I think we are all waiting in anticipation to see a train running on it.

[ge_rik]

Gives a whole new perspective to 'landscaping' - really convincing. After all, the majority of narrow gauge railways in this country were originally industrial. Is the new section going to be rural or industrial?

Rik