Beavercreek in the snow....again!

[beavercreek]

Woke up this morning thinking that we would miss the brunt of the stuff coming in from the North Sea. They said it would only hit south Essex, well they got that wrong didn't they?

A few shots from the confines of the house at a layout that sort of resembles the Rio Grande in the grip of winter. Shame my snow plow is not man enough to take on the snow.

Quarry grinds to a halt...no work today

A strange crater has appeared in quarry area

The Lighthouses don new head gear

Water tower also has a cap

Telegraph poles just make it out of the snow

 

[spike]

Nice layout Mike......where is it

Had upto a foot of snow here in West Sussex.
Roads blocked so stayed at home.

Here is my railroad.......somewhere in there

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Mike (Spike)
I reckon you make that bridge a covered one!

I think that we need this on our layouts:-

 

[spike]

That would be nice.
Thats twice in one year the line has been snowed out, amazing for the Sunny South Coast

 

[Tony]

ive said it before mike i love your modeling...even your snow looks real...... though maybe a tad over the top

Tony

 

[beavercreek]

Thanks Tony and after I took so much trouble with it too.

I took your statement to heart and cleared a little snow out of the way and gave me ski train an outing:

ONLY kidding!

 

[steven large]

we got whooping heavysnow today all day covered all my layout!!! 15 inches high!!!......but been ran my nw-2 around the tracks nxt to wall bank of snow,,15 inches high some 10 inches high..scary....

here is a picture tht i took in this early afternoon for u mate.....hw high is yr snow mate??

my nw-2 is exhausted coz keepin running around the tracks til more snow filled up and halt it.coz it covered with ice on the wheels..lol......awesome....the best snowfall i ever see it from the 73s when i was little...
AMAZED!!!!!!

 

[beavercreek]

Left the warm cosiness and braved the snow (30 cms deep in parts -1foot in old money) and got a little closer to the layout.

First I looked for the main station but it was hard to find:

I was impressed by the dedication to duty that the maintenance guy expressed..or was he just frozen stiff?

One person was not so calm he is obviously a little distressed that the snow will soon be up over the windows of his lookout post!

There will be snow coal today....

Wandered over to 'Point Rock' and it all seemed a little dead but on looking closer the blacksmith was still operating...that's what a warm forge will do for you.

Elsewhere track working was not going to happen

Even under the cover of bushes the line was getting covered

 

[steven large]

WHAT A lovely pictures to tell a story mate..i like tht way!!!..awesome....loves all yr idea....mind blowing mike!!!!
so u give me a idea and admire about this photos and story like a book...or films........

 

[Richie]

WOW you have alot more snow than us Mike i don't think my OY would even clear that .