Iskra
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Very nice. Reminds me of my layout when I get over-exuberant and put so much stock on it that the ends get too full for me to actually move anything between them 
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Sounds about rightVery nice. Reminds me of my layout when I get over-exuberant and put so much stock on it that the ends get too full for me to actually move anything between them
I present a Class 800 sandwich.....37405 laying over in Platform 2 having arrived from Bristol on the LSL Charter which will layover in the sidings tonight before departing in the morning. 800004 prepares to depart for London on platform 3 while 800010 has just arrived on platform 1.
More cool photos and another interesting scenario from your layout @43055. I like the charter set: it really shows off the length of that station! It's set-ups like yours which are giving me ideas for my own layout.
-Peter
reddragon
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2 class 800s! I haven't got my 1st yet!
We're in the same boat then @reddragon - the only way I'll be able to afford them is by selling all the models I have now at ludicrous (or as eBay calls them, "normal") prices and even then I'd only be able to afford the two end cars...
-Peter
reddragon
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PeterWe're in the same boat then @reddragon - the only way I'll be able to afford them is by selling all the models I have now at ludicrous (or as eBay calls them, "normal") prices and even then I'd only be able to afford the two end cars...
-Peter
What I did at your age was collect things that were rare / not collected and saved them for 30 years and sold them at hugely inflated prices
I got £35 for some free Green Line leaflets and £200 for some old bus tickets. You just need to get something modern that will be collectable in 30 years!
OK, buying a Class 800 today is a bit of an issue . . . Class 395s are cheap but would exit you track layout as they tend to travel in one direction very fast
Haha! Either that or I could sell prints of my railway photos...Peter
What I did at your age was collect things that were rare / not collected and saved them for 30 years and sold them at hugely inflated prices
I got £35 for some free Green Line leaflets and £200 for some old bus tickets. You just need to get something modern that will be collectable in 30 years!
They seem to go for lots of money on eBay now. I had thought of getting a 395 at some stage - they look to be decent models - but if they're essentially extended pocket-rockets then I'll pass for now!OK, buying a Class 800 today is a bit of an issue . . . Class 395s are cheap but would exit you track layout as they tend to travel in one direction very fast
-Peter
reddragon
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You do need long straights for them and easy bends! So far my fastest timed is the new Hornby HST at 246 mphHaha! Either that or I could sell prints of my railway photos...
I had thought of getting a 395 at some stage - they look to be decent models - but if they're essentially extended pocket-rockets then I'll pass for now!
-Peter
I remember you mentioning that on another thread. Surely that HST has good potential for HS2...
-Peter
reddragon
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I haven't speed tested the 395 yet!I remember you mentioning that on another thread. Surely that HST has good potential for HS2...
-Peter
Those two shots look the business @43055, especially the second one under the canopy.
Reminds me of the GWS set in the 1980s.
Thanks! I always wanted a long layout to run HST's etc. and platforms 1 & 2 is planned around holding a 2+7 HST (or an 8 car unit) which is around 200m in model form. Platform 3 is designed to be long enough for a 5 car 800 or a 2+4 HST which is 130m in model form while platform 4 is just 85m but you can fit all the passenger doors of a 220 in.
I did exactly that Peter. The first one (800004) was part exchange and the second (800010) was a charismas present which I put some money towards. At the time I had lots of random stock so most of it went on part exchanging for the GWR stock that I now have.We're in the same boat then @reddragon - the only way I'll be able to afford them is by selling all the models I have now at ludicrous (or as eBay calls them, "normal") prices and even then I'd only be able to afford the two end cars...
-Peter
Thanks! What's a GWS set?
I was trying to find a link for it last night but couldn’t.
Basically there was a rake of GWR coaches (mainly wooden bodied ones) that were mainline registered in the 1970s and early 1980s which they used for railtours, all in chocolate and cream and very lovely they were too.
The reason I couldn’t find a link was because it was actually the Severn Valley Railways stock and not the GWS (Great Western Society).
Anyway can you imagine having something like this out on the network today..?
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And it might be worth saying the Great Western Society are the group which owns Didcot Railway Centre. That coach set looks brilliant - it would be lovely to see that on the mainline today but Mr Health and Mr Safety don't like wooden-bodied coaches sadly - as you describe
-Peter
reddragon
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My platforms are designed for 8 coaches minimum, but some can do 10-11. My HST is a 2+7 and fits some platforms. The up main & down relief platform loops can do 20-25 coaches, just 10 in platform. I was going to measure them!
I'm just imagining 2x5 car 800's
Thanks for the info. Can't imagine anything like that out today.
All you need now is a full 16 coach sleeper train or like you say 2×5 car 800s.My platforms are designed for 8 coaches minimum, but some can do 10-11. My HST is a 2+7 and fits some platforms. The up main & down relief platform loops can do 20-25 coaches, just 10 in platform. I was going to measure them!
I'm just imagining 2x5 car 800's
Still not much progress (not run anything much as well!) but I have done some more of the park area with most of the grass now in place and some more trees and bushes around the edges.
Like the 180's before them.... you'll be going nowhere.
Like the 180's before them.... you'll be going nowhere.
When will you finish your inspections of the 800's and get them back into passenger service? Haven't seen any messages on your website
.Looking good. That really adds to the scene.
Haha! I love it. I might head down to Oldmoor Junction later today to see what GWR have sorted out down there...
-Peter
Website will be updated soonWhen will you finish your inspections of the 800's and get them back into passenger service? Haven't seen any messages on your website
A man in a van will on the way to check them soon....Looking good. That really adds to the scene.
Haha! I love it. I might head down to Oldmoor Junction later today to see what GWR have sorted out down there...
-Peter
Thanks! Might need to borrow some of the heritage stock for a bit @Peter C!Looking good. The comment about the 800s made me chuckle somewhat.
Don't worry some help is at hand. DRS have offered 68008 and 68019 to run a replacement service with 6 mk3's in a right mix of liveries from FGW, EMT and MML. Now I know the reason Hornby put buffers on the TGS's.
HahaThanks! Might need to borrow some of the heritage stock for a bit @Peter C!
Don't worry some help is at hand. DRS have offered 68008 and 68019 to run a replacement service with 6 mk3's in a right mix of liveries from FGW, EMT and MML. Now I know the reason Hornby put buffers on the TGS's.
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- love it!I've just had Oldmoor Railway Centre on the phone, and they say they can sort six Pullmans for tomorrow - assuming paths and traction can be found to move them. I've suggested the GWR 0-4-0: it's not gone down well...
-Peter
I'll take the Pullmans. Got a spare 37 at the moment or the 57 in the day which could pick them up.Haha
I've just had Oldmoor Railway Centre on the phone, and they say they can sort six Pullmans for tomorrow - assuming paths and traction can be found to move them. I've suggested the GWR 0-4-0: it's not gone down well...
-Peter
Another lash up coming up (could be predicting the future!)
Went down to see some interesting moves at Dale End Lane earlier. First up 0Z77 arrived from Laira formed of 43041 and 43005. These stopped in the center road before heading into the carriage sidings.
43005 was then dropped off and 43041 made it's way to platform 4
A little later 37405 arrived from Crewe (5Z37) with 5 former EMR mk3's.
The local 08 removed the rear barrier wagon to allow the 37 to push the coaches onto 43005.
With the 37 removed 43041 made it's way to the other end and now a full 2+5 HST is formed and ready to work alongside the 68's towards London.
Haha
Oldmoor's got 4 37s, but none of them are working at the moment - we might need Dale End Lane Control to send a 57!Wow - impressed you captured all that. There really is a lot of work going on with all this, isn't there? Reminds me - I must pop over to Oldmoor Junction at some point and see what's happening.
-Peter
Love it!
reddragon
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Reading the 800s page, nothing is off the table from EMUs to Cardiff, LSL hire ins, old HSTs returning, its crazy!
reddragon
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Tomorrow is Class 387s Paddington to Swindon, a handful of 800s, XCs Plymouth to Swindon and Castle HSTs.I still want a 'Castle' from Didcot on Paddington - Hereford runs...
-Peter
Coming in are 387s from elsewhere, TP 802s and LSL HSTs . . . time to spot trains!!
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