KotangaGirl
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Very nice. NER coal train at dusk, - what's not to like
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KotangaGirl
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NER C1's waiting for signals.
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KotangaGirl
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J70 on the river bridge on my larger UK layout which is a much modified, 'A Moment In Time' by madtrainz14.
borderreiver
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North Eastern Railway T Class 0-8-0 with Diagram V3 six-wheel 20 Ton brake van at Stanley, County Durham circa 1922.
IanOHoseason
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ex NER Q6 with 20 ton coal hoppers at Baxter Wood, nr. Durham North East England on part of much modified built-in ECML route, which I use to trial things for my Stainmore project.
Best wishes
Ian
Best wishes
Ian
IanOHoseason
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Yes, the Q6 is by Camscot, and the hoppers are from Paulz Trainz
Ian
Ian
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
I agree, - those are really stunning screenshots IanOHoseason. I have a pair of camscott's Q6's and they are a lovely locomotive with very well done engine specs and AI physics. A total pleasure to drive on a long coal train.
borderreiver
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Excellent photographic quality shots.
In the upper shot of IanOHoseason's post Q6 63405 appears to be coming off the Lanchester Valley branch (Consett South Jcn - Lanchester - Witton Gilbert - Baxter Wood Jcn - Relly Mill Jcn), taking the chord for Baxter Wood No2 SB and joining the ECML Up line at Bridge House Jcn. I can't see the signal ahead of it, so alternatively it could be intending to take the connection up to Deerness Valley Jcn, a lesser used route which could take it to the Up ECML via Bishop Auckland, Shildon and Darlington North Road. Deerness valley Jcn would also give access to the Waterhouses branch. If it needs water, the Q6 could pause just short of Deerness Valley Jcn and use the water crane just to the north of the stone bridge which spanned the lines.
In the lower shot, we appear to be facing the opposite direction, looking south. The Q6 0-8-0 appears to be coming off the chord from Bridge House Jcn, so the train has come from the ECML Down line. The lines to the left are from Durham, leaving the ECML at via Relly Mill Jcn. The fireman will be shovelling coal to keep steam pressure up after the climb from Bridge House Junction. The gradients will ease for the run to Lanchester, but will increase sharply for the run between Lanchester and Consett South Jcn.
In both shots the hoppers could be either loaded or empty! The steel works at Consett had a voracious appetite for coal and coke, which could reach Consett Low yard from the South via the Lanchester Valley branch, from the east via South Pelaw Jcn or from the north via the Derwent Valley branch. However, the colliery at Bear Park was still operational in the 1950s and could be either sending coal or coke towards Tees-side via Ferryhill or receiving empties from Ferryhill.
In the upper shot of IanOHoseason's post Q6 63405 appears to be coming off the Lanchester Valley branch (Consett South Jcn - Lanchester - Witton Gilbert - Baxter Wood Jcn - Relly Mill Jcn), taking the chord for Baxter Wood No2 SB and joining the ECML Up line at Bridge House Jcn. I can't see the signal ahead of it, so alternatively it could be intending to take the connection up to Deerness Valley Jcn, a lesser used route which could take it to the Up ECML via Bishop Auckland, Shildon and Darlington North Road. Deerness valley Jcn would also give access to the Waterhouses branch. If it needs water, the Q6 could pause just short of Deerness Valley Jcn and use the water crane just to the north of the stone bridge which spanned the lines.
In the lower shot, we appear to be facing the opposite direction, looking south. The Q6 0-8-0 appears to be coming off the chord from Bridge House Jcn, so the train has come from the ECML Down line. The lines to the left are from Durham, leaving the ECML at via Relly Mill Jcn. The fireman will be shovelling coal to keep steam pressure up after the climb from Bridge House Junction. The gradients will ease for the run to Lanchester, but will increase sharply for the run between Lanchester and Consett South Jcn.
In both shots the hoppers could be either loaded or empty! The steel works at Consett had a voracious appetite for coal and coke, which could reach Consett Low yard from the South via the Lanchester Valley branch, from the east via South Pelaw Jcn or from the north via the Derwent Valley branch. However, the colliery at Bear Park was still operational in the 1950s and could be either sending coal or coke towards Tees-side via Ferryhill or receiving empties from Ferryhill.
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IanOHoseason
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Thank you for the kind remarks. Borderreiver’s description is spot on
At some point, I will do Bearpark Colliery, there is a stub of track round the corner ready for it. If only there was time for everything. Actually, it’s a country park now!
Ian
At some point, I will do Bearpark Colliery, there is a stub of track round the corner ready for it. If only there was time for everything. Actually, it’s a country park now!
Ian
borderreiver
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Not a screenshot, but a shot by Barry Davis (courtesy of Flickr) taken in the winter of 1963 from the stone bridge looking north towards Baxter Wood No.2 SB with the site of IanOHoseason's excellent screenshots slightly further north in the background. The Type 4 is on the original alignment of the ECML Up line heading south from Relly Mill Junction and the double track line climbing towards the left of the Type 4 is the Relly Mill Jcn to Deerness Valley Jcn section of the Bishop Auckland branch. meanwhile, the double track line emerging from beneath the bridge is the Bridge House Jcn to Baxter Wood Jcn chord enabling access from the south to the Lanchester Valley branch and the double track line furthest to the left is the Baxter Wood Jcn to Deerness Valley Jcn link. Everything apart from the ECML has been swept away, with the current ECML now on the alignment formerly occupid by the Bishop Auckland branch. Even the bridge the photograph was taken from has gone, replaced by a larger concrete bridge several metres to the south.
Below, my version of it on my NW Durham route in TS12 set on a summer's day, not the snowy winter. It is a Class 3 Fitted Freight/Parcels - probably headed for York Dringhouses.
Below, my version of it on my NW Durham route in TS12 set on a summer's day, not the snowy winter. It is a Class 3 Fitted Freight/Parcels - probably headed for York Dringhouses.
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borderreiver
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UK - LNER NE Area 1923
KotangaGirl
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Now I do like that picture. A nice bit of Summer countryside and a lovely 12 wheeled teak coach, - what could be better.
slenderman8888
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Who's your money on? Mines on the train...
KotangaGirl
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GreyAreaUK
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Still getting to grips with landscaping, assets, artistic shenanigans etc, but I'm not entirely unhappy with how this is starting to look:
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