Andrew's garage layout - Hookstoke Junction

[briantwigley]

I think that a borough is an area (such as in london there are different boroughs and a different council controls each area)

I always wanted to be a town planner.

[Black-Marlin]

I think that a borough is an area (such as in london there are different boroughs and a different council controls each area)

I always wanted to be a town planner.

I think that boroughs were originally fortified townships - areas where commerce could be protected by a militia. This is why they had their own councils - it was primarily for organising the town's defence. Etymologically, there are all kinds of offshoots - we get 'borough' from the same source as 'burglar', 'bourgoise' and even 'iceberg'.

As for 'brough' meaning 'a stream' (in my part of the world, a 'sheugh') - is there some connection then between 'brough' and 'brook'?

Gavin

[ste234]

So does towns like Middlesbrough mean middle-town?

[Black-Marlin]

A quick shufti round t'interweb suggests that 'Middlesbrough' was once 'Mydilsburgh', and the theory is that it got the name for being the only religiously-important settlement between the Christian centres of Whitby and Durham. It was the 'middle borough' between them. But, reading further, it would appear that this is only a theory, and no one is really too sure!

Isn't etymology* fun?
Gavin

*Etymology - the study of the origins of words. Not to be confused with entomology, the study of insects. Sometimes you can combine the two, though, as for example when a word really bugs you...

[TerryB]

As for 'brough' meaning 'a stream' (in my part of the world, a 'sheugh') - is there some connection then between 'brough' and 'brook'?

Hmmm ....possibly ..
I was'nt aware myself of the difference twixt Brough & Borough until I realised my error of the missing "O" with my station nameboard ...which came about as a result of me living in the village of Greasbrough [on the outskirts of Rotherham] and ...errrr just being used to writing my address as ending in "brough" ....
So I googled my village.
http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/district/gbrough.htm
It seems the name [in this instance] was derived from "Grassy Brook".

best regards
T.

[hobby boy]

i've now installed a new point motor and it's wired up. Pictures will come in an hour or too

Hobby Boy

[B@rney]

i've now installed a new point motor and it's wired up. Pictures will come in an hour or too

Hobby Boy

Why??

[bigbob]

i've now installed a new point motor and it's wired up. Pictures will come in an hour or too

Hobby Boy

Why??

PMSL!!

[hobby boy]

here are the pictures (sorry they are late) of my newly installed point motor. It is a seep pm2.
enjoy!

Motor Wired up:


Motor Intalled:




Point with the motor on:


I can't beleive it works
I held it by screws as it was easier at the time.

by the way, progress will be slow these couple of weeks due to a pocket money problem.

Hobby Boy

[briantwigley]

Can't believe you managed to get 5 pictures out of a point motor installation!

I have a good way to solve these problems you have with money, get a job!

Thats how I got money, No easy cash for me. Well depends how you see Tesco!

[mattmay05]

maybe you should quit your job and try and find another?

Im fed up with people saying that its not that easy! Ive been out of work for a year an a half, its tough, you guys who have jobs dont relize how lucky you are.

Anyway back to trains
Good progress there! Im yet to wire up all my layout motors.. ive got all the parts but i just need to get round to wiring it up!

Keep up the good progress, ive done things on a budget so dont listen you will be fine! hard times for all.

[hobby boy]

Anyway back to trains
Good progress there! Im yet to wire up all my layout motors.. ive got all the parts but i just need to get round to wiring it up!

Keep up the good progress, ive done things on a budget so dont listen you will be fine! hard times for all.

I even have 4 extra motors which means i have 7 and i have 5 switches. (3 of each are in use)
i need to get 2 more switches.
I have got a budget - my pocket money (i have to do jobs round the house and i get paid in normally £5 if i earn't enough, but if i do loads of jobs, i sometimes get £10)

Hobby Boy

[bigbob]

Start something else then, ballast is £1 a bag or do some scenery work!


Bob

[hobby boy]

i'm going to start my scenery work after all the point motors are installed, that shouldn't take too long if i do loads of extra work or getting peco switches (plus extra work)
Well i have got some scenery on my layout: 3 point motors, 1 signal box, 1 water tower and crane, (soon) a station. I have already made my own building (but need to paint it) to hide my peco point motor.

Hobby Boy

[itsmee13]

thats comming on well m8