Caledonian Railway Association Forum

Are these still supplied without castings? If so can you suggest sources?

The supply of CR bits is somewhat vulnerable at present.

John

There is the potential for Diag 46 wagons to be available by the middle of February. If anyone wishes to join me in ordering some can they PM me please.

John

Indeed Jim, the current costs are around £50 each which is pretty much in line with other similar kits. It does though mean that they are available. Personally I am not in the least bit interested in how the kit is produced, I am simply looking for a shortcut as an alternative to scratch building th...

The "Patterns" for 7mm are probably beyond my expertise, but for a person with no knowledge of this technique, how do you make a Pattern? Maybe others are asking themselves the same question, but if not, I would like to know what is required and the process in Pattern Making. From a 7mm Modeller Da...

Don't believe everything you read in modern books. The HMRS LNWR Livery Register implies that LNWR Gunpowder vans were grey. In reality they might have been grey at one time but there is no evidence of that, and lots of evidence that they were red! Mike The LNWR books quote them as red until 1912 w...

The current availability of rolling stock kits for modellers working in 7mm is somewhat limited. The Association, through TLM, has done well to address the equivalent issue in 4mm, but there remains a real lack of provision for those of us who are working in 7mm. The following comment from a post ma...

No help whatsoever with the Dundee East question but the west end bomb damage was 17 and 19 Rosefield Street. Obvious even today;
The raid was 5 November 1940, killing two people.

John

There is a photograph in Niall Ferguson's book on the Dundee & Newtyle Railway. If you don't have access to that I can send a scan of it across.

John

This is Forfar Goods shed -https://flic.kr/p/QEnizT

Well worth modelling.

John

The suggestion on Western Thunder that it may be north of Newcastle led me to contact a friend with some knowledge of the area. I got this reply; It’s an interesting wooden footbridge design, but it’s certainly not the classic North Eastern Railway profile. The brick building in the background doesn...

There is a photograph of the plaque at Tayport stations at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fodeeroy/14632098984

The drawing would certainly be welcome.

John

Thats nearly a month and no reply to business e-mails, personal e-mail or PM via the forum. Does anyone know if everything is ok with Alba models?

John

Thanks Jim

Has anyone heard from Alba Models recently. I am trying to place an order, but am getting no response.

John

Tony I have not built his Caledonian range, but have used the GNSR coaches in the range. I found them to be very well etched and of a high standard. They are a scratch building aid and only provide the basic shell, but are a very useful resource.

John

Thanks Mike. The thing that got my interest was reading Peter Tatlow on the wagons of the Edinburgh based railway. With regards to their 8 to 10 ton Jubilee wagons, he states, "At the end of 1934 there were 9,545 8 ton and 3,496 10 ton end door wagons of NB origin. By nationalisation however, number...

I have been searching the forum looking for information on the life-span of the various Caledonian wagons. There are a few photographs in the wagon books of vehicles in LMS livery but can anyone point me in the direction of information about wagons lasting into the late LMS/early BR period. Many tha...

Tony, has there been any canvass of modellers working in 7mm to try and gauge if there is any interest in developing some of these items in that scale?

John

My first instinct was Gleneagles. The earlier layout at Crieff Jcn had the cross over directly under the bridge, where the later arrangement was nearer the platform. An early date would account for there being no pointwork under the engine. The only thing that does not match the early mapping from N...

Today is the anniversary of the Balmuckety accident. I thought these might be of interest;
John

In addition to the points that Jim makes, it would also depend on where you are modelling. I am sure that on some lines on the west the proportion of minerals would be even higher, whilst on the east coast considerably lower.

John

Much appreciated Mike - Thanks

Regarding the working of Balmuckety Crossing, the signalling diagram that I have (LMS) shows distant signals both sides of the crossing controlled from a three lever ground frame at the crossing. There does not though appear to be any home signals by which to actually stop a train. Would the expecta...

I would be happy with the file and then get them printed myself for 7mm.

John