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Diesels at Crown Point and Sovereign St.

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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.
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The area of the old engine shed.
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Where is Crown Point? Answer -- Leeds.

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

More to follow.

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Staff still clearing the old engine shed site.
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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.
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Some track work is down, then the granddaughter arrived. I then lost control. :lol:

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

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

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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!
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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. :lol:

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A bit more done at Crown Point. All wired up and running.
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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.
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Still a lot to do. A new street to build and a school, plus ----. :)

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Not often that you find an A4 in a scrapyard - the preservationists will be after that one :P
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Dave wrote:I do like Charlies little yard, very nice 8)
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 :P
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. :D

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

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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.
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An overall view of the site.
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The streamlined 4.6.0 languishing in the yard.
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Charlie Marston's house has also been moved. Agnes Marston is a bit so-so at the move. She has lost her garden.
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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.
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Looking really great, the card building kits certainly are effective.
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glencairn wrote:Three views of Charlie Marston's yard.
And what a cracking little yard it is 8)
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