Recent content by DavRed

Some more pics I found.

As far as we know it was built by british army apprentices during or shortly after WW2. David

I will get some more shots next time I am down there, though I dont know about action shots from the cab. There is little more boring than driving a train, once you are going that is it, nothing to do until you have to stop. David

Another view of the thumper and some of our members.

Our Kitson 060 in steam.

Our Planet shunter 015.

The lavender line is a preserved railway in east Sussex where I am a diesel driver. Heres some of the stock including the last of the thumpers (DEMU) that we have just got.

Another view.

To stop me getting bored I started some of the scenery along the rear of the layout. David

Its a British Rail Mk1 guards carriage made by Lima. I got mine from Ebay. David

And another.

A little more progress.

Another view of the plaster work.

this pics shews the "modroc" plaster bandage being layed

It is at about 7% on one and the other grade is about 9%. on the steepest grade my type 37 ED will pull a rake of 6 coaches, and the 060 will pull 4. I finished the tracklaying this week and have been building some of the buildings and have started on some of the scenery. The pics show what...