Monday, November 10, 2008
Stabling The Fleet
More work tonight has seen yet more holes drilled for track feeds - Oh, and additional operating potential...
Revised trackplan; Apologies for the small size, had to resize it. It does, however, show what I'm trying to do scenically better than anything else.
The new track is the curved point off the branch - this runs into a siding along the front of the bay platform. This will be for unit stabling primarily - might even slot in a cleaning platform. It could allow for freight - I've got a vision of either battered 16T minerals or heavily weathered standard vans rattling over the High Street bridge. I blame the likes of The Hull Mob, Neil Rushby & co for this - I'm an absolute sucker for heavily 'used', 'ordinary' stock - and they amongst others frequently produce stunning examples of both these types!
And here is that new junction - albeit with the track just laid in place at the moment.
And finally, just to show that I can tidy up sometimes - a view towards the station - again, that new track isn't laid properly.
That white box at the end of the platforms by the way? That'll be the Station Building. Work in progress, but coming along nicely...
The Station Master's Office, complete with furniture from the very talented Jim Smith-Wright
And finally - a start on the station interior. You won't be able to see a lot of it, but at least I will know it's there...
Till next time.
Revised trackplan; Apologies for the small size, had to resize it. It does, however, show what I'm trying to do scenically better than anything else.
The new track is the curved point off the branch - this runs into a siding along the front of the bay platform. This will be for unit stabling primarily - might even slot in a cleaning platform. It could allow for freight - I've got a vision of either battered 16T minerals or heavily weathered standard vans rattling over the High Street bridge. I blame the likes of The Hull Mob, Neil Rushby & co for this - I'm an absolute sucker for heavily 'used', 'ordinary' stock - and they amongst others frequently produce stunning examples of both these types!
And here is that new junction - albeit with the track just laid in place at the moment.
And finally, just to show that I can tidy up sometimes - a view towards the station - again, that new track isn't laid properly.
That white box at the end of the platforms by the way? That'll be the Station Building. Work in progress, but coming along nicely...
The Station Master's Office, complete with furniture from the very talented Jim Smith-Wright
And finally - a start on the station interior. You won't be able to see a lot of it, but at least I will know it's there...
Till next time.
