Along The Three Foot (occasional views from the Foxdale & St. Marks Railway)

GHWood

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Ex Donegal Railcars about to take a turn of duty, wait by the St. Marks carriage shed
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Love the whiskers.
 
Cracking good models - just love those Donegal railcars

Rik
 
Lovely - thought I was looking at the full size line to begin with:thumbup:
 
trammayo said:
Lovely - thought I was looking at the full size line to begin with:thumbup:
My response, too! I checked the heading to make sure it was "G Scale pictures" I was in.

Outstanding work.
 
In between trains, Kionslieu is a haven of tranquility. The coal fire blazes away in the waiting room even though it is early August, the Stationmaster passes the time completing his Daily Sketch crossword and the only sounds are those of passing birds and the ticking of the station clock.
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I did a double take too, really impressive.
Just out of interest, why are the two driving sections different?
 
Ah pugwash, that would be because they are two different railcars (Donegal numbers 19 and 20). The Irish used to run them separately, using turn tables, (clever the Irish). However when they got over here, although a turntable was purchased with them, they would run back to back, with the van in between to cater for any goods traffic. Ultimately this resulted in part of their downfall, as the gearboxes became knackered as result of being dragged backwards for the thirty or so years we had them. The real things are currently awaiting restoration, but don't hold your breath.
 
The Sunday "off peak" timetable gives F&St.M PW Chargehand Ffinlo Qualtrough a chance to trundle the gangers "Lorry" through the entire length of his empire. "Kippers" Kerruish had been fast asleep on double time in the lamp room at Archallagan, but heard the rumble of the wheels just in time to grab a broom and look busy.
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I'm most impressed with the station building, looks so real.
 
Vintage Transport Weekend, and a chance to run the old four wheelers on a special working for the Victorian Society. The goods wagon next to the loco contains the tea urn and picnic tables, as a stop has been scheduled at the long closed Ballahowin Bridge station. After cakes and sandwiches the party will have a few minutes to view the waterfall before the journey continues on to the Cronk Dhoo Mines
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GHWood said:
The Sunday "off peak" timetable gives F&St.M PW Chargehand Ffinlo Qualtrough a chance to trundle the gangers "Lorry" through the entire length of his empire. "Kippers" Kerruish had been fast asleep on double time in the lamp room at Archallagan, but heard the rumble of the wheels just in time to grab a broom and look busy.
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I have seen these figures many times on layouts. Where are the from?
 
Madman said:
GHWood said:
The Sunday "off peak" timetable gives F&St.M PW Chargehand Ffinlo Qualtrough a chance to trundle the gangers "Lorry" through the entire length of his empire. "Kippers" Kerruish had been fast asleep on double time in the lamp room at Archallagan, but heard the rumble of the wheels just in time to grab a broom and look busy.

I have seen these figures many times on layouts. Where are the from?
Actually I make them myself, so its unlikely that they have been seen on other layouts, similar maybe?
Having said that, I do think that at least three have escaped my miniature fantasy land, one can be seen quite frequently as an avatar on this very forum for a much esteemed member, another resides about half a mile from me on an indoor layout and one managed to get to Barnsley somehow.
 
After fridays cattle mart, saturday afternoon sees the empty stock being worked back along the line
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I fancied having a double decker bus, but didn't fancy paying for one of those Sunstar 1/24ths scale models, nice as they are.
So the scrap box was emptied out to reveal a set of resin wheels that looked about right, the rest is card and scrap wood, with some miliput for the roof ends and clear plastic for the windows
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:thumbup: outstanding!! well done that man:thumbup:
 
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