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With the demolishing of Glenburnie Station and Diesel Engine Shed a new layout is planned.

The new plan is not to have a station.
A new engine shed where the old station was, so more diesels can be run in a session.
More scenery added at the old engine shed area.
The area of the old engine shed.
Where is Crown Point? Answer -- Leeds.

Now both Diesels and Steam engines are in the same area.

More to follow.

Glencairn

Staff still clearing the old engine shed site.
Track laying at Crown Point is taking place (slowly). The pointwork works okay, but ordinary track needs replacing. I also need some track joiners. A trip to my local model shop shall have to be done.
Glencairn

Some track work is down, then the granddaughter arrived. I then lost control.

(See Model Railway Photography.)
Glencairn

I have managed to 'get five minutes' before the grandchildren arrive for the weekend.

Track laid and tested. Diesels arriving and leaving okay.
Now to wire up everything etc etc etc.

Glencairn

A trip to my local model shop shall have to be done.

Lucky man! I have to put the Smart on charge before I consider a trip to one!

Bufferstop wrote:

A trip to my local model shop shall have to be done.

Lucky man! I have to put the Smart on charge before I consider a trip to one!

My local model shop, Pooley's Puffers (no affiliation apart from being a happy customer) is about four miles away. So quite handy.

Glencairn

A bit more done at Crown Point. All wired up and running.

Charlie Marston has 'moved to slightly larger premises. (At the entrance to the old engine shed.) He now has a railway line access to the network.
Still a lot to do. A new street to build and a school, plus ----.

Glencairn

Not often that you find an A4 in a scrapyard - the preservationists will be after that one

Dave wrote:I do like Charlies little yard, very nice

Thanks for your comments, Dave. Much appreciated.

BrightonMan wrote:Not often that you find an A4 in a scrapyard - the preservationists will be after that one

It's not an A4, BrightonMan. It is a 4.6.0; one of only two to be streamlined. Number 2859 is preserved at Llangollen Railway. I guess this one must be number 2870. I shall have a couple of prospective buyers looking it over soon.

Glencairn

What a load of old scrap, in the best sense of the word.
It looks brilliant and definatly more than a head nod to our railway heritage. Something not often seen on a model layout.
Can I ask glencairn, is that one of the new Horby Rocket train pack releases in the first picture?
Thanks
End2end

End2end wrote:What a load of old scrap, in the best sense of the word.
It looks brilliant and definatly more than a head nod to our railway heritage. Something not often seen on a model layout.
End2end

Thanks for your comments End2end. A scrap yard is something I always wanted on my layouts.

End2end wrote: Can I ask glencairn, is that one of the new Horby Rocket train pack releases in the first picture?
Thanks
End2end

The Rocket train pack was from Santa in 2018. Actually from a rather distant member of my family. It is a Hornby model, but a 'static model' from 'Locomotion', in County Durham. It came in a rather 'naff' plastic box. Therefore it is on display at the shed.

Glencairn

What I thought would take a couple of days changing things round has become a major (to me) rebuild of the layout.
Here are a few pictures.

Three views of Charlie Marston's yard.

The new entrance by rail. An overall view of the site. The streamlined 4.6.0 languishing in the yard. Glencairn

Charlie Marston's house has also been moved. Agnes Marston is a bit so-so at the move. She has lost her garden.

Where the scrap yard and actual engine shed was is now going to be a street. The buildings are temporarily placed down. As can be seen a lot of work still to be done.
Glencairn

Looking really great, the card building kits certainly are effective.

glencairn wrote:Three views of Charlie Marston's yard.

And what a cracking little yard it is