Okey dokey kiddo, I decided my last coupla posts (including the above) were too negative and grumpy (upload blues) so feeling guilty and wanting to support your thread I spent a very pleasant coupla hours on Sunday arvo in Surveyor playing around and this is what I came up with:
The thrice weekly Ab hauled goods crosses the Malvern River.
On the main the daily morning passenger, while the goods takes the loop to shunt Malvern.
Bruce McGuigan waits at the crossing to get back to work at the coal yard after having lunch...
The Aussie passenger cars I mentioned. They do have a passing resemblance to the good ol' wooden turtlebacks of NZR but don't really bear close inspection. Note the lovely 4 post Url wagons in the loading bank road.
The Malvern goods shed with an empty Xp used by a traffic member on transfer. Beyond the shed is the backshunt with the coal siding.
Pushing back through the shed to get to the coal siding. The set up is a little cramped and awkward - typical NZR in its heyday. Dontcha jus' love the weighted points lever? I wish I had 10 cents for every one of those dratted things I changed!
Lifting the empty highsiders. I love the samson post.
Lifting the empty Urls at the loading bank. Twenty years ago a "Url" meant an NZR wagon - nowadays "url" has an altogether different meaning!
Thanks for the post Callum, you got me off my arse and looking at NZR prototype again - good one. Just don't take any notice of my grouchiness!
Cheers
Nix