4mm P4 Jubilee challenge layout Menyon goods

[Marc Dobson]

I would need 3 of them for the reversal and run round.

 

[2996 Victor]

You could compromise and use a "normal" crossing with stub "blades".

Having said that, I did see someone had made working kick points - there was a short video on the faceache Extra Narrow Gauge page.

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Marc Dobson]

I'm currently working on producing some GWR vans built before the iconic Iron Minks. I have two drawings (Railway Equipment Drawing: Tavinder) one has a wooden underframe and one with an iron underframe. This is backed up by the big white book of GWR wagons. I have photos of some of the iron underframe vans but I have nothing for the wooded underframe wagon. Does anyone know of a photo of the wooden underframe vans?

 

[Marc Dobson]

Does anyone have any suggestions for kits for GWR 4 wheel coaches that might have been seen on a branch circ 1900?

 

[daifly]

More than you’ll ever need to know about GWR 4 & 6-wheel coaches can be found here: Great Western Railway Coaches

Dave

 

[Marc Dobson]

Why am I drawn to adding some GWR coaches to the range

 

[simond]

Go for it Marc,

7mm please.

though I remain tempted by Slaters pre-painted options. Pricy, but very nice.

 

[Marc Dobson]

If I did them they would be available in both 4mm and 7mm. I have already got the etched parts for 4 and 6 Wheel coaches in both scales.
Marc

 

[Penrhos1920]

Does anyone have any suggestions for kits for GWR 4 wheel coaches that might have been seen on a branch circ 1900?

Your train was probably just 4 coaches, an all third, composite and a pair brake thirds. There wouldn’t have been an all first as the branch line train probably only needed two first-class compartments. On market day in the local town there might of been up to 3 or even four additional third class coaches.

6 wheel third diagram S3 was the most common GWR coach design and there isn’t a kit for it. T38 and U16 were the most common brake third and composite diagrams, again no kits available and they’re the same body style as the S3. Some of the T38 coaches were modified to increase the size of the brake van, becoming diagrams T25 to T28. The GWR did not start removing guards duckets until about 1914, so avoid those diagrams for your layout. So your train could comprise diagrams T38, U16, S3 and T25.

Ratio make some nice little kits of diagrams S9, U4 and T47, they are a bit dated but can be used as the basis for a good model. They are a different body style to the coaches above, but don’t let that you both you as it didn’t bother the GWR. T47 was not a common design, but the others were.

Avoid all of the designs built for the London suburban services, they have distinctive semi circular top doors, as they did not get spread around the country until much later.

If you need to know anything else about them, such as dimensions of the panels, give me shout.

 

[Marc Dobson]

A little bit of progress I have got a few bits off eBay signals, 2 toads, and 2 brake 3rds.
Also I have managed to get down to Redruth to measure the R&CR track. Hopefully going up to minions shortly.
I think the rail is a bit light

 

[Rob R]

Marc,
It doesn't look too far off.
Have you seen here?
Railway Photographs from the Barry Simpson Collection

 

[Rob R]

Another one to look at is Treffry's tramway at Pont Mill, stone blocks in situ, a fair bit with chairs and rail as well (start from viaduct and head towards the incline at Pont Mill).

 

[Rob R]

Found piccies.

 

[Simon H]

The rail section ("bulb") looks similar to some I saw in use as fence posts along the course of the Gorseddau Tramway.

 

[jc2001]

Another one to look at is Treffry's tramway at Pont Mill, stone blocks in situ, a fair bit with chairs and rail as well (start from viaduct and head towards the incline at Pont Mill).

I also found some baulk road SG track some years back up the valley near the quarry (turn left at the southern end of the viaduct)

John