Pennine MC
Western Thunderer
Just a few rough snaps of this for now, these were done to assist Pete Rigby with publicity for the Rochdale show this last February. Dan mentioned 'New Quay' and as Ken says, Lllangerran is effectively a 'grown up' version of it, being a sort of composite inspired by the lines west of Carmarthen. Despite its simple trackplan, it's surprisingly absorbing to operate.
Starting at the east end of the layout, a 47 stands on arrival from Paddington. Since the extension of the 'west' end fiddleyard, this terminating working has been replaced by a Mk1 rake running through to St Davids, often 33-hauled as was the norm in the area from around 1983.
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A 37 engages in some desultory shunting of the MoD siding:
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and the classic 'bubblecar' arrives from St Davids past 'Dol Gran Cottage':
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These are from the current 1980s sequence, but we are of course keen to get some hydraulics on it 8)
Starting at the east end of the layout, a 47 stands on arrival from Paddington. Since the extension of the 'west' end fiddleyard, this terminating working has been replaced by a Mk1 rake running through to St Davids, often 33-hauled as was the norm in the area from around 1983.
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A 37 engages in some desultory shunting of the MoD siding:
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and the classic 'bubblecar' arrives from St Davids past 'Dol Gran Cottage':
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These are from the current 1980s sequence, but we are of course keen to get some hydraulics on it 8)