009 Narrow Gauge - Graham's Images http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/ 12 rows en-gb 60 Hawkins Tower http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1651504.html The pictures in this collection are of our automatically controlled mini-layout called "Hawkins Tower". It is the early 1960’s and in an old Victorian theme park a 2-foot narrow gauge railway was originally built around the grounds as an added attraction. The park still draws visitors, especially at weekends, and by the small lake there is a folly called “Hawkins Tower” after the name of the builder. Nearby a tea stall sells glorious cakes, fizzy drinks and tea. The layout can be operated manually with a normal controller, or automatically utilising a “station stop” module built into the rear of the layout. Trains are limited, as they would be in real life, to two or three four-wheeled coaches and a small selection of four-wheeled locomotives. It is presumed that there is an old wooden workshop further round the line, where a venerable old chap looks after the remaining stock week after week to keep them running. Monday 9 February 2009: The pictures in this collection are of our automatically controlled mini-layout called "Hawkins Tower". It is the early 1960_s and in an old Victorian theme park a 2-foot narrow gauge railway was originally built around the grounds as an added attraction. The park still draws visitors, especially at weekends, and by the small lake there is a folly called _Hawkins Tower_ after the name of the builder. Nearby a tea stall sells glorious cakes, fizzy drinks and tea. The layout can be operated manually with a normal controller, or automatically utilising a _station stop_ module built into the rear of the layout. Trains are limited, as they would be in real life, to two or three four-wheeled coaches and a small selection of four-wheeled locomotives. It is presumed that there is an old wooden workshop further round the line, where a venerable old chap looks after the remaining stock week after week to keep them running.

A closer view of the train and lake area, the Tea Stall has yet to be modelled. The train now leaves the halt to pass the lake. Several birds and animals are on the layout, though it is not yet finished. Bagnall loco Bagnall 0-4-0 A high level view over looking the lake and the tower. Decauville 0-4-0 loco A closer view of At the other end of the layout A full view of the Tower. An extremely cramped, steep staircase leads to the top if your'e brave enough. On a special evening, and seen in the tea stall siding, this old tram engine is used for the event.

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]]> Mon Feb 9 2009 Sampson Vale (2) - 009 Model Railway http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1634102.html This layout was built as a competition entry in a Chelmsford Model Railway Club 'Narrow Minded' micro layout competition. The layout had to have a French theme, so I chose to model it based on a Channel Island. There is a port complete with vessel, a Martello Tower, a bridge over a stream and a station modelled near the village of 'Sampson', all in 30" x 20" Tuesday 6 January 2009: This layout was built as a competition entry in a Chelmsford Model Railway Club 'Narrow Minded' micro layout competition. The layout had to have a French theme, so I chose to model it based on a Channel Island. There is a port complete with vessel, a Martello Tower, a bridge over a stream and a station modelled near the village of 'Sampson', all in 30" x 20"

A view of the complete Sampson Village side of the layout. Rail car A more distant view of the port with railcar Bagnall Railcar Railcar Modified Egger Decauville loco named Bagnall 0-4-0 Another picture of Barclay Wing Tank A picture of the quayside at Port Sampson showing part of the port side of the Modified Egger Decauville The layout is only 20

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]]> Tue Jan 6 2009 Fotherham http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1601982.html This layout was inspired by the “Starter Layout” called “Hylton (Town)” shown in the Micro Layout Design Gallery on Carl’s Arendt’s website. It was mainly because I had been given a couple of baseboards by a dear (now deceased) friend, each was 640mm x 195mm (just 71/2” x 25” approx) and they had back and end scene boards attached. The starter layout plan seemed to fit these boards (with a little bit of adaption!). I liked the “complete” nature of the plan depicting the whole station area, the curved platform and goods siding especially appealed to me. On the Starter Layout plan it had a parade of shops on the over-bridge and was quite wide, hiding some of the scenic area, and the fiddle yard was just a single track. I wanted a bit more versatility in the fiddle-yard and more of the scenic part of the layout visible, this I did by slimming down the over-bridge. I also added a short coal siding at the head shunt end of the layout where I modelled a small coal yard. The back scene on the left-hand board was moved forward 70mm to allow for the fiddle-yard tracks, and after several checks with various train lengths both in the fiddle-yard and at the platform road, also allowing for the turnouts, a small piece of board was made for the fiddle-yard “scenic break” at about 470mm away from the end. All this planning with train lengths is vital on a small layout like this, otherwise the trains will simply not fit the sidings, and embarrassing problems will appear later when it is operated. The fiddle yard contains two sidings and a kick back siding to store the trains. All the internal corners of the back scenes boards were then rounded off with plastic card and filler so no corner joints are visible in the back scene. My wife painted the sky and I added various pictures of buildings cut out of old calendars to give the impression of the village lying close by. Where the fiddle yard joined the scenic section, part of an N gauge Kibri Viaduct was used across the layout to disguise the entrance to the fiddle-yard. Adjoining this is a small rock face modelled to give the viaduct a "geological" reason for being where it is - a high bridge spanning a valley. All the buildings, the viaduct and most of the track and even the walls have been re-used from previous layouts so this little layout hardly cost me anything. The scenic part of the layout in the coal yard is only 120mm deep (about 5”) due to the fiddle yard behind this area. I had to slim down several things in this area to fit things in, ie: the coal office is only half of a Ratio Weighbridge hut. The coal scales were scratch built out of plastic rod and sections from the bits box. There are four electrical sections on the scenic section and the turnouts are operated by wire-in-tube beneath the baseboard. I used “Brush-it-On” for the ballasting on this layout. It dries a bit thin and it requires quite a lot of work cleaning up the rails afterwards. Perhaps with a little more skill the second time around I could get it to perform and look better. Langley and Dapol figures, Skaledale Lamps and a couple of “Classix” vehicles finish off the layout. Fotherham station lies at the end of a four mile branch line from the town of “Whitemoor” and is used for general goods, coal and passengers. Its future is constantly under review, but it has survived with public support right into the 1950’s, with a little help from a local dignitary called Lord Lennor. The timetable for trains is a bit hit-and-miss, mainly due to its operator not having the time to sit down and run the layout for any length of time! Basically, this little layout will be used at home to run anything on it, and as I now have many old loco kits and even Egger items that never get a run these days I’ll have a bit of fun with these when the mood suits me. As I had most of the buildings and scenery to hand I have enjoyed devising and building it very much. Monday 27 October 2008: This layout was inspired by the _Starter Layout_ called _Hylton (Town)_ shown in the Micro Layout Design Gallery on Carl_s Arendt_s website. It was mainly because I had been given a couple of baseboards by a dear (now deceased) friend, each was 640mm x 195mm (just 71/2_ x 25_ approx) and they had back and end scene boards attached. The starter layout plan seemed to fit these boards (with a little bit of adaption!). I liked the _complete_ nature of the plan depicting the whole station area, the curved platform and goods siding especially appealed to me. On the Starter Layout plan it had a parade of shops on the over-bridge and was quite wide, hiding some of the scenic area, and the fiddle yard was just a single track. I wanted a bit more versatility in the fiddle-yard and more of the scenic part of the layout visible, this I did by slimming down the over-bridge. I also added a short coal siding at the head shunt end of the layout where I modelled a small coal yard. The back scene on the left-hand board was moved forward 70mm to allow for the fiddle-yard tracks, and after several checks with various train lengths both in the fiddle-yard and at the platform road, also allowing for the turnouts, a small piece of board was made for the fiddle-yard _scenic break_ at about 470mm away from the end. All this planning with train lengths is vital on a small layout like this, otherwise the trains will simply not fit the sidings, and embarrassing problems will appear later when it is operated. The fiddle yard contains two sidings and a kick back siding to store the trains. All the internal corners of the back scenes boards were then rounded off with plastic card and filler so no corner joints are visible in the back scene. My wife painted the sky and I added various pictures of buildings cut out of old calendars to give the impression of the village lying close by. Where the fiddle yard joined the scenic section, part of an N gauge Kibri Viaduct was used across the layout to disguise the entrance to the fiddle-yard. Adjoining this is a small rock face modelled to give the viaduct a "geological" reason for being where it is - a high bridge spanning a valley. All the buildings, the viaduct and most of the track and even the walls have been re-used from previous layouts so this little layout hardly cost me anything. The scenic part of the layout in the coal yard is only 120mm deep (about 5_) due to the fiddle yard behind this area. I had to slim down several things in this area to fit things in, ie: the coal office is only half of a Ratio Weighbridge hut. The coal scales were scratch built out of plastic rod and sections from the bits box. There are four electrical sections on the scenic section and the turnouts are operated by wire-in-tube beneath the baseboard. I used _Brush-it-On_ for the ballasting on this layout. It dries a bit thin and it requires quite a lot of work cleaning up the rails afterwards. Perhaps with a little more skill the second time around I could get it to perform and look better. Langley and Dapol figures, Skaledale Lamps and a couple of _Classix_ vehicles finish off the layout. Fotherham station lies at the end of a four mile branch line from the town of _Whitemoor_ and is used for general goods, coal and passengers. Its future is constantly under review, but it has survived with public support right into the 1950_s, with a little help from a local dignitary called Lord Lennor. The timetable for trains is a bit hit-and-miss, mainly due to its operator not having the time to sit down and run the layout for any length of time! Basically, this little layout will be used at home to run anything on it, and as I now have many old loco kits and even Egger items that never get a run these days I_ll have a bit of fun with these when the mood suits me. As I had most of the buildings and scenery to hand I have enjoyed devising and building it very much.

The bare baseboards for the as yet un-named A view of the baseboards after the track had been laid with the viaduct in place. A blob of hillside has been added to give a purpose to the viaduct and aligning it with higher land. A view of the What would become the A picture of the coal yard with scenic work still to be done. The layout is only 4.75inches (120mm) wide at this point. This is the station end of the layout under construction, and the goods shed has still to be made. The use of old calendar pictures give the layout a deeper feel, being actually 7.5 inches wide. A wider view of the station end of the layout, much scenic work still to be done. A train emerges from the fiddle-yard from under the viaduct, (scenics still to be completed). 0-6-0 tank A set of coal scales made for the Fotherham coal yard. Small 0-4-0 Hunslet Decauville loco Up the other end of the Fotherham station, there is a bit of action in the coal-yard. A picture from the extreme left of the layout with the coal yard gates and office. It is only 120mm deep here. No.4 shunting the coal wagon into its small stub siding. No.4 shunting coal wagon under the viaduct. Converted Egger Western coaches make nice little railcars. This is railcar and trailer twin Sharp Stewart Sharp Stewart tram engine Loco No.4 and goods train ready to leave the goods siding. The old buildings of Fotherham can be seen in the background. Modified Decauville No. 14 This is a view of the fiddle-yard situated behind the coal yard. Another picture of

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]]> Mon Oct 27 2008 New Projects http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1485491.html A few photographs of new models I have made for layouts and projects under construction. Tuesday 1 April 2008: A few photographs of new models I have made for layouts and projects under construction.

I have been bitten by the Model of an 1880 Primitive Methodist Chapel for a new tramway layout. Model of a typical Suffolk Barn and Cart Shed for a new tramway layout. A model of the Wisbech & Upwell Goods Office at Elm Bridge for the tramway layout. Waiting Room and Goods Office for a new tramway layout. A suffolk cottage for a new tramway layout. Rear of Suffolk cottage. A photo showing a little progress on the micro or A view of the left-hand end of the micro layout. A stub siding has been added for coal wagons, and the fiddle-yard can be seen. A photo of the latest building I have made for the tramway layout. This is a counrty Post Office based on that at Metfield in Suffolk. The Post Office counter may be seen through the shop windows in this photograph.

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]]> Tue Apr 1 2008 Locomotives - Museum Collection http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1448312.html The album shows a few old locomotives kept as a "museum collection". Sunday 27 January 2008: The album shows a few old locomotives kept as a "museum collection".

This loco was given to me by Ray Fothergills wife after he sadly died. It is a typical Glyn Valley Tramway Beyer Peacock tram loco. A very old Egger 4-wheeled diesel still in original condition. An 1980's Egger-bahn A re-painted Egger-bahn 0-4-0 that has been used on many layouts. This is a 1980's version and runs quite well. Another loco from Ray Fothergills collection, a Kerr Stuart Egger-bahn A Minitrains Baldwin 0-4-0 saddle-tank still in original condition.

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]]> Sun Jan 27 2008 Locomotives - 009 Model Railway http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1174241.html Photographs of some of my 009/H0e locomotives used both for exhibitions and in my collection at home. Tuesday 2 January 2007: Photographs of some of my 009/H0e locomotives used both for exhibitions and in my collection at home.

No 15 No.16 No.17 No 11 A model of a Glyn Valley Tramway locomotive by PECO. This was given to me by a good friend Ray Fothergill. No.2 Another Great Eastern style tram locomotive, numbered 8 and named A narrow gauge version of a Great Eastern Railway Tram Engine by Paul Windle and named No.7 This is a second-hand ready made kit that I bought of the lovely Bagnall 0-4-0 saddle tank on an Ibertren chassis. One of my favourite locos, Tram engine number 10: a re-painted 1980's version of an Egger-Bahn Fiery Elias tram engine of the Upper Rhine Railway This engine, number 14 is a modified Eggerbahn Decauville 0-4-0. This engine has been a reliable runner at many exhibitions. This is the

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]]> Tue Jan 2 2007 Other Narrow Gauge layouts http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1167617.html Photographs of other narrow gauge layouts taken at exhibitions and shows. Monday 25 December 2006: Photographs of other narrow gauge layouts taken at exhibitions and shows.

A look down Tony Mortlock's The engine shed on Tony Mortlock's Tony Morlock's The Inn by the quayside on A quiet corner on A wonderful quayside scene on John Varley's In the ExpoNG Cubic Challenge competition was the excellent The wonderful rock face on the Chelmsford Clubs 009 layout named One of Roy Hickmans demonstration dioramas mad with everyday materials very cheaply, but superb models Part of Roy Hickman's demonstration diorama showing a wonderfully atmospheric scene. This is a picture of Negarth Station, taken at Spalding in 2005. Another picture of A continental HOe layout pictured at the Spalding show in 2005, photographed for the interesting layout concept. On this Swiss layout at Spalding, the train comes down one side of the valley, turns over the lifting bridge in the foreground and passes through the station on the other side of the valley. Another view of the Swiss HOe layout. A cottage and garden on John & Jane Jacob's Loco's receiving attention on the headshunt's at Part of the market scene on A Drewry railcar waits at Quarry Hill Halt on John & Jane Jacobs The Nettle Tea Rooms at A view above the market and Bell Inn on John & Jane Jacobs superb layout This micro layout by Robin Winter is pictured at the ExpoNG exhibition in Oct. 2006. A scene on Willie Smiths delightful A Roco -0-6-0T is seen going up the line on the tiny shunting layout The sidings and sheds on Abbotts Yard. Another viwe of Abbotts Yard The 009 Society supported a 009 event at Dereham when The Whitsend Tramway is seen on its first public showing. Also at Dereham was Brian Loves superb A Backwoods Bagnall is seen in the siding at Castleby Mills. The paintwork has yet to be completed. Some of the Norfolk Group crew operating

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]]> Mon Dec 25 2006 Rye & Camber http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1167600.html Photographs taken in October 2006 of the site and remains of the Rye and Camber Tramway. Between the years 1895 and 1939 the beautiful town of Rye in East Sussex had its own 3 foot gauge railway. Known as the Rye and Camber Tramway and from the far side if the River Rother it ran mostly parallel to the river to a station known as Golf Links then turned on to an extension (opened 1908) to the sand dunes and ran on to Camber Sands Station, a wooden halt. Built originally to take fish from Rye Harbour to the town which did not really work because they took the fish direct to the fish quays instead, the Golf Club members used the line and also day trippers. Originally it was run by two lovely 2-4-0 Bagnall locomotives named “Camber” and “Victoria” until 1925 when a 4 wheeled petrol locomotive was introduced, and continued services until the line was closed to passengers in 1939 when it was used for the war effort and was never re-opened. Some of the rails still remain and also surprisingly, a corrugated iron station building at Golf Links. Monday 25 December 2006: Photographs taken in October 2006 of the site and remains of the Rye and Camber Tramway. Between the years 1895 and 1939 the beautiful town of Rye in East Sussex had its own 3 foot gauge railway. Known as the Rye and Camber Tramway and from the far side if the River Rother it ran mostly parallel to the river to a station known as Golf Links then turned on to an extension (opened 1908) to the sand dunes and ran on to Camber Sands Station, a wooden halt. Built originally to take fish from Rye Harbour to the town which did not really work because they took the fish direct to the fish quays instead, the Golf Club members used the line and also day trippers. Originally it was run by two lovely 2-4-0 Bagnall locomotives named _Camber_ and _Victoria_ until 1925 when a 4 wheeled petrol locomotive was introduced, and continued services until the line was closed to passengers in 1939 when it was used for the war effort and was never re-opened. Some of the rails still remain and also surprisingly, a corrugated iron station building at Golf Links.

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]]> Mon Dec 25 2006 Grumblewick Coombe - 009 Model Railway http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1156241.html Some pictures of a micro layout built for a competition in Chelmsford in 2001 Saturday 9 December 2006: Some pictures of a micro layout built for a competition in Chelmsford in 2001

Another picture of A picture of Crows watch above the station halt as Peeping closer through the arch we see the Inn complete with hanging baskets. A nice place to stay! A view up the valley through the centre viaduct arch. Decauvile Another view of A view down into the Coombe to the Inn below. This was built from a couple of cheap ornaments from Great Yarmouth seafront. A picture of the Halt with waiting passengers.

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]]> Sat Dec 9 2006 Carne - 009 Model Railway http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1156167.html A tour around our last exhibition layout. The plan for the layout would be a west country village with a sheep market - one of the main sources of traffic for the original railway company – with a road leading to the small hamlet of “Chapel End” and a large tract of scenery modelled between the two villages. The railway runs out of a tunnel from “Whitemoor Junction” and runs along the base of a cliff face behind some cottages, crosses the road leading from Carne village on an un-gated level crossing and arrives at Chapel End halt. The track then leads round a right-hand curve around a small lake and over a bridge crossing a stream, carrying on beside the road, passing the old engine shed at Carne, and into the terminus station. There are only two sheep trains run each week by the railway company serving farms along the line and meanwhile a group of enthusiasts have formed to try to save the railway from closure. They have been allowed to rent the old engine shed at Carne for basic workshop facilities and have been loaned locomotives to attempt to run passenger trains again to encourage visitors to the area. At the terminus, a turntable would be used rather than end of loop turnout and head-shunt, this alone gave about five inches extra run. The fiddle yard cassettes were made in different lengths, two to hold locomotives and three for rolling stock. They are constructed from 12mm mild steel angles screwed to 6mm soft wood strips. They simply connected to the power supply by touching two wire braids hung from brass hooks. The track was heavily weathered to look unkempt. Weeds were added between the sleepers both inside and outside the rails by dripping drops of dilute PVA into three to four inch sections of track at a time and applying scraps of Woodland Scenics foliage and fine flocks. This took several evenings to do, but the effect is worthwhile. Three different controllers have been used with the layout: an old H&M Clipper bought for me by my late mother when I was a teenager! a Gaugemaster handheld model WS and best of all, a KPC handheld model KFS/E/FC, which allows fine control of locomotives at slower speeds. I purchased and fitted a Trax Controls “Chuffer” unit as I wanted steam sound. To enhance this even more, a separate switch was fitted across the terminals so that a continuous “hiss” could be heard when the locomotive was coasting. As the Carne village scene is only half as deep as the rest of the layout, the buildings are widely spaced at the rear of the station yard so that you can see across the road to the buildings along the back-scene, then extra views (cut up calendar pictures) are carefully placed on the back board between the buildings to give an impression of extra depth. Perhaps the only way to appreciate this is to look at the photographs. The back scene is nine inches high and painted light blue with emulsion from match-pots. Over the years I have collected many of the Langley animals and birds, and these may been seen all over the layout. Figures are Langley, Dapol and Preiser. The period road signs are by Tiny Signs. I used about a dozen reliable locomotives for exhibitions, and below are the main locos to be seen on Carne: No.4 a Chivers 0-4-2 Edward Thomas kit on a Bachmann chassis - modified to Corris appearance. No.11 “Leviathan” 0-6-0 tram engine, an old Varikit on a Farish 08 chassis. This seems to run superbly for an hour or so and then gets very jerky. I have not found a reason for this yet after many years of running it! No.12 “Leader” a Chivers quarry Bagnall 0-4-0 tank kit, running on its second Ibertren chassis. No14 “Llew” a Jouef-Egger 0-4-0 Decauville loco modified with open backed cab. No.15 “Luther” a Paul Windle 0-6-0 Sharp Stewart tram engine. The most reliable and best running loco in the stud. No.16 “Ludo” a Windle 2-4-0 Jessie type Bagnall running on a Bachmann chassis. This was the first Paul Windle loco I bought. When it arrived I sat looking at it for about half-an-hour spell bound, a beautiful little loco made by a craftsman. No.17 “Lynton” another bargain from a toy fair bought for £15. It had an almost new Minitrix 0-6-0 chassis but the body was in a bad state. It was repaired, re-painted and had handrails and small details added. These chassis are not renown for smooth running, but as long as they are kept clean and serviced regularly they can be reliable runners. My own preference with railway modelling is to achieve the narrow gauge atmosphere in a realistic setting. My layouts and trains are not one hundred percent prototypical but do seem to please most onlookers. Saturday 9 December 2006: A tour around our last exhibition layout. The plan for the layout would be a west country village with a sheep market - one of the main sources of traffic for the original railway company _ with a road leading to the small hamlet of _Chapel End_ and a large tract of scenery modelled between the two villages. The railway runs out of a tunnel from _Whitemoor Junction_ and runs along the base of a cliff face behind some cottages, crosses the road leading from Carne village on an un-gated level crossing and arrives at Chapel End halt. The track then leads round a right-hand curve around a small lake and over a bridge crossing a stream, carrying on beside the road, passing the old engine shed at Carne, and into the terminus station. There are only two sheep trains run each week by the railway company serving farms along the line and meanwhile a group of enthusiasts have formed to try to save the railway from closure. They have been allowed to rent the old engine shed at Carne for basic workshop facilities and have been loaned locomotives to attempt to run passenger trains again to encourage visitors to the area. At the terminus, a turntable would be used rather than end of loop turnout and head-shunt, this alone gave about five inches extra run. The fiddle yard cassettes were made in different lengths, two to hold locomotives and three for rolling stock. They are constructed from 12mm mild steel angles screwed to 6mm soft wood strips. They simply connected to the power supply by touching two wire braids hung from brass hooks. The track was heavily weathered to look unkempt. Weeds were added between the sleepers both inside and outside the rails by dripping drops of dilute PVA into three to four inch sections of track at a time and applying scraps of Woodland Scenics foliage and fine flocks. This took several evenings to do, but the effect is worthwhile. Three different controllers have been used with the layout: an old H&M Clipper bought for me by my late mother when I was a teenager! a Gaugemaster handheld model WS and best of all, a KPC handheld model KFS/E/FC, which allows fine control of locomotives at slower speeds. I purchased and fitted a Trax Controls _Chuffer_ unit as I wanted steam sound. To enhance this even more, a separate switch was fitted across the terminals so that a continuous _hiss_ could be heard when the locomotive was coasting. As the Carne village scene is only half as deep as the rest of the layout, the buildings are widely spaced at the rear of the station yard so that you can see across the road to the buildings along the back-scene, then extra views (cut up calendar pictures) are carefully placed on the back board between the buildings to give an impression of extra depth. Perhaps the only way to appreciate this is to look at the photographs. The back scene is nine inches high and painted light blue with emulsion from match-pots. Over the years I have collected many of the Langley animals and birds, and these may been seen all over the layout. Figures are Langley, Dapol and Preiser. The period road signs are by Tiny Signs. I used about a dozen reliable locomotives for exhibitions, and below are the main locos to be seen on Carne: No.4 a Chivers 0-4-2 Edward Thomas kit on a Bachmann chassis - modified to Corris appearance. No.11 _Leviathan_ 0-6-0 tram engine, an old Varikit on a Farish 08 chassis. This seems to run superbly for an hour or so and then gets very jerky. I have not found a reason for this yet after many years of running it! No.12 _Leader_ a Chivers quarry Bagnall 0-4-0 tank kit, running on its second Ibertren chassis. No14 _Llew_ a Jouef-Egger 0-4-0 Decauville loco modified with open backed cab. No.15 _Luther_ a Paul Windle 0-6-0 Sharp Stewart tram engine. The most reliable and best running loco in the stud. No.16 _Ludo_ a Windle 2-4-0 Jessie type Bagnall running on a Bachmann chassis. This was the first Paul Windle loco I bought. When it arrived I sat looking at it for about half-an-hour spell bound, a beautiful little loco made by a craftsman. No.17 _Lynton_ another bargain from a toy fair bought for _15. It had an almost new Minitrix 0-6-0 chassis but the body was in a bad state. It was repaired, re-painted and had handrails and small details added. These chassis are not renown for smooth running, but as long as they are kept clean and serviced regularly they can be reliable runners. My own preference with railway modelling is to achieve the narrow gauge atmosphere in a realistic setting. My layouts and trains are not one hundred percent prototypical but do seem to please most onlookers.

The The buildings in Carne. The pub was scratch built, while the two shops were modified Dapol kits. The goods shed was a secondhand and heavily modified kit. A general view of the staion yard with 0-4-0 Bagnall Bagnall Corris Kerr Stuart Bagnall Bagnall Bagnall No 12 A 1960's rural scene further round the layout in An unusual view of the pool with A sunny day while Bagnall Another picture of A view of the extreme L/H end showing the turntable and the Tea Room. The tea room is a modified Wills Taxi Mens Hut and in the tea garden, tables, chairs, tea cups and cakes are all modelled.

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]]> Sat Dec 9 2006 Norfolk 009 Group Modules - 009 Model Railway http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1153730.html Pictures of our 009 scale narrow gauge modules. Tuesday 5 December 2006: Pictures of our 009 scale narrow gauge modules.

The effective scenery modelled by P & D Westall on the A 6-wheeled Roco diesel passing the farm on the My wife and I built the A nice view of A lovely Paul Windle Bagnall 0-4-2 calls at the halt at A view of the The

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]]> Tue Dec 5 2006 Sampson Vale - 009 Model Railway http://009modelrailway.fotopic.net/c1144361.html This layout was built as a competition entry in a Chelmsford Model Railway Club 'Narrow Minded' micro layout competition. The layout had to have a French theme, so I chose to model it based on a Channel Island. There is a port complete with vessel, a Martello Tower, a bridge over a stream and a station modelled near the village of 'Sampson', all in 30" x 20" Thursday 23 November 2006: This layout was built as a competition entry in a Chelmsford Model Railway Club 'Narrow Minded' micro layout competition. The layout had to have a French theme, so I chose to model it based on a Channel Island. There is a port complete with vessel, a Martello Tower, a bridge over a stream and a station modelled near the village of 'Sampson', all in 30" x 20"

Bagnall wing tank A view of the engine shed at Port Sampson with In this view the whole Martello Tower can be seen. The were old fortifications on the Channel Islands. The greenery is made by my wife. The railcar wailting to depart from the Port. The ship in the background (slightly under-scale) is an ornament from a souvenir shop in Wells-next-the-Sea and fitted perfectly by the quayside. The Egger railcar This is A view of the buildings at the village. Bagnall A view of the quayside without any trains, the customs building is on the left. This is an modified Egger loco passing the martello Tower. The tower was made using a crisp tube, covered in stone paper, and is based on a real tower in Guernsey. A sunny view of A view of the railcar This is an aerial view of

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