UK Screenshots for Pre BR Blue. High resolution warning.

[georgem2010]

More WIP shots.

Comments, advice, critisism are more than welcome.

Regards,
George

 

[BOGIEMAN]

georgem2010,

excellent work there, keep those screenies coming.

 

[ewoutro]

30852 Sir Walter Raleigh passes through Beaulieu Road station with a mixed goods, sometime in the 50s.

I hope the pic comes out OK, but just in case, here's a URL:
http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/e...5-20at71508PM_zps5b0e266b.png.html?sort=3&o=0

 

[Paulsw2]

Schools Class on excursion up the Much Murkle branch:

Paul

 

[cmburgess]

A WIP Route - No name as yet

Ex-LNER Y8 on Shunting Duties around the Goods yard with just the top of a Fowler 3F (jinty behind)

Ex-LNER awaiting its duties to remove the empty stock to make way for the next good train, second Fowler 3F (Jinty) Sit in the shed

Chris

 

[neville_hill]

test of hostthenpost:

 

[Paulsw2]

Very nice neville_hill. Looks like there's a quarry on that route.

They've been testing (rebuilt) Merchant Navies on the Murkle branch, god knows why....

Paul

 

[alexl102]

test of hostthenpost:

What route is this please, neville_hill?

 

[hholdenaz]

What route is this please, neville_hill?

I think it's one he made himself.

 

[Paulsw2]

I'm interested in his quarry because I'm working on one myself at the moment.

Paul

 

[neville_hill]

The route is a WIP - a super-detailed version of the line from Mold to Denbigh in North Wales (15 miles), set in the late 1950's a few years before closure. The quarry is at Hendre, just outside Rhydymwyn in Flintshire and was home to an Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST called 'Gwen' which took Prestwin wagons to Hendre sidings visible in the picture. The quarry supplied limestone for the first motorways.

 

[neville_hill]

Mold and Denbigh line, North Wales

Some more progress pictures. All comments, suggestions welcome.
'Gwen' at the entrance to Hendre Quarry

An Austerity leaving the notorious 'Valley' government site at Rhydymwyn with an unidentified cargo.

Mold Synthite works - in-house Sentinel no.3 takes a delivery from a BR Class 24

An 8F passes Dolfechlas crossing near Rhydymwyn:

Between Caerwys and Nannerch:

Trainboi1's superb K3 is a bit off-course having sneaked onto the line near Nannerch but it had to have a spin:

 

[Dean_Forest]

Looking good so far, the only constructive criticism I would make is about the orange-clad workforce - looks too modern!

 

[amigacooke]

Just like being there.

 

[trainboi1]

Heh, that's nothing it's not used to, Neville. I tested it on the Ashburton-Windrush line - a fictional ex-GWR branch - and on the Ft. William-Mallaig line(far north of where most K3s lived and far west of where the northernmost K3s lived). Partially as I haven't got most of the stuff needed for the Great Central railway just yet...pity, that. I'd love to start running trains on it.

 

[Paulsw2]

Really great pics from neville_hill. That's a very nice hut in the picture with the K3, I wonder what it is?

Paul

 

[neville_hill]

Thanks for the feedback. The hi-viz jackets have been put back in the time machine and replaced by other Neoklais.
Paul: You probably don't recognise the hut because it is about the only trackside landscaping feature that wasn't lifted en masse from Ashburton and Windrush. It is:
Penzance Trackside Building 2 by marky7890 kuid:179051:100773. He has also done a larger one as Penzance Trackside Building 1.
I've since added smoking chimneys to them all using Terrace smoking chimney pot by johnwhelan kuid2:866271385:2 although there may well be a better matching chimney somewhere.

 

[Paulsw2]

Thanks for this info. They're both built into TS12 and both are excellent trackside buildings. This is why its worth keeping an eye on screenshots as there's so much stuff available now, it's impossible to remember most of it!

Paul

 

[Paulsw2]

An excursion on the Murkle branch:

Emerging from the Murkle tunnel, rebuilt West Country Class Braughton negotiates Murkle Quarry Junction.

Arrival at this east Sussex holiday destination, Much Murkle.

Departure, the village returns to sleep as the visitors return to Waterloo.

Paul

 

[cmburgess]

Britannia Class pass 9F on a Freight Train on the SnC

Tornado backing up to the passenger service, with LNER Y8, LNER Y3 & B1 on Shed

Chris