The Maidenfield Railway - OO - Modern, Diesel, UK

[Metrocamel]

Good to hear that RMG, what Livery is the Class 60?

[rmg1919]

Good to hear that RMG, what Livery is the Class 60?

Mainline (but not the all-blue one). Canisp.

[rmg1919]

Just thought I'd give people an update. So a few months ago I moved to London, to start a new job. Sadly, the flat in London isn't really big enough for a model railway, and I don't really have all that much time for one. Things are made worse by the fact that burglaries are quite common and I'd hate to have stuff stolen/smashed, so for the moment I have (rather sadly) turned into one of those people who buys locos etc. and doesn't actually run them

The layout still lives on, however, with my parents, and in the fullness of time I hope to get something sorted, but for the moment, I'm time-poor and space-poor.

Finally, since this will probably be my last post for quite a while on this thread, I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who has provided assistance and encouragement over the last year and a bit, as it really did help me build the layout and make the right decisions on purchasing things -- and kept me focussed on getting trains running. I'd also like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas, and best wishes for the new year. In fact, let's hope for a prosperous new year, in which we can all afford all the locos and wagons we like

[PTmodeller]

It's sad to hear, but best of luck, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[Metrocamel]

Sorry to hear that RMG Merry Christmas and a Happy new year all the same!

[rmg1919]

I am back at last. A lot has happened in the last year (not all of it good) - but I have decided to try and get the layout running again. Anyway, to get the ball rolling have taken some photos and had a play with some of the more recent additions on some test track I had lying about... namely a Class 166 in NSE colours, some Sealions, some Yeoman wagons, and a Class 108 in NSE colours!























And finally.... a flashback to the last proper video I made!!

[rmg1919]

So, there has been some progress on the layout recently. I've dusted it off and started to re-lay some of the track that I had to take up to sort out some baseboard issues. I also got enough wired up again that I could send a loco round on the outer loop, with the following photos showing one of my EWS 66s having its first outing on the layout:

[PTmodeller]

Welcome back, one of the great modern image layouts returns!

[rmg1919]

Two gronks arrived today - as did a new Shed. I felt it was time for a new video. Not the most exciting, but felt the arrival of 2 x Class 08s merited some fanfare - especially given how impressive the detail is on them... Well done Hornby!



Hoping to get them on the layout proper at the weekend.

[lairadepot]

hi ya
well done on the work so far on maidenfield and i am well jealous as you have virgin and fgw coaches my rolling stock needs a big irprovement.
and i love the shunters at work cant wait to see them in full working order on the layout
laira depot

[zabdiel]

I've not noticed this thread before but the pictures on the last couple of pages look promising. I like the look of that junction

[rmg1919]

hi ya
well done on the work so far on maidenfield and i am well jealous as you have virgin and fgw coaches my rolling stock needs a big irprovement.
and i love the shunters at work cant wait to see them in full working order on the layout
laira depot

Yeah, my rolling stock was pretty much non-existent until relatively recently as I sold all my old shortie Mk3s, and had not really got round to replacing them. I do however now have enough Virgin mk3s to make a decent HST ( power cars + 4 coaches, i think), 3 or 4 FGW fag packet mk2s, but only 1 FGW Mk3 (buffet). My wagon population has exploded recently, and I have plenty of my favourites Bachy HEAs, MFAs and some Railtrack PNAs. I've always wanted to get some Bachy JGAs, but the more I think about it, the more I realise that they would probably be too big to have a decent length train on my layout...

I've not noticed this thread before but the pictures on the last couple of pages look promising. I like the look of that junction

Zabdiel, yeah, I had a bit of a break in modelling... almost 12 months I think... but have finally got back into it. I shall try and do a track layout so you can see what the whole thing looks like... ...watch this space!

[zabdiel]

I've always wanted to get some Bachy JGAs, but the more I think about it, the more I realise that they would probably be too big to have a decent length train on my layout...

I'd though about that too. Those and the HAAs both start worknig out being quite expensive for even a half decent train of say 10 wagons. I'm not sure that they would run trains anywhere near that short or the real railway.

[rmg1919]

Exciting developments... look what arrived recently.... I have to say Hornby's new HST is _G_R_E_A_T_! My amazing girlfriend bought it for me (how awesome) -- for Christmas... and I know it's not yet Christmas yet, but she wanted to give me them before she had to head home, so here they are:

[rmg1919]

Sadly progress on the main layout remains slow/nil. I continue to build up my rolling stock and loco fleet though, with recent Class 37 and Class 60 additions - plus a couple more mk3 trailers. Hopefully, as the summer arrives, I'll get stuck into the layout again.