Captain Kernow's layouts

[Captain Kernow]

Do you happen to know what the length is?

Hi Adam, sorry for the delay, finally got round to measuring it - the van is 112mm in length and is 123.5mm over the buffers.

 

[AJC]

Hi Adam, sorry for the delay, finally got round to measuring it - the van is 112mm in length and is 123.5mm over the buffers.

Thanks Tim.

Adam

 

[Captain Kernow]

Not appearing at Larkrail this time is Dean Goods 2538. This is due to the fact that the Oxford mechanism just isn't quite good enough, so it will be replaced by a Comet chassis and High Level gearbox etc. in due course:

 

[Captain Kernow]

Vale of Radnor Lt Rly J72 'Jennifer' shunting the yard:

 

[Joe's Garage]

Very nice

 

[Captain Kernow]

 

[Captain Kernow]

7418 shunting, prior to returning to Leominster:

 

[Simon]

Hi Tim

Really lovely to have seen you and this stunning layout at Larkrail, it really is very good indeed.

Very well done, and can we see a picture of your absolutely epic Kemilway/Airfix 76XXX on it too please?

Thank you very much!

Simon

 

[Captain Kernow]

can we see a picture of your absolutely epic Kemilway/Airfix 76XXX on it too please?

I will certainly oblige, when I put the layout up again shortly!

 

[Captain Kernow]

This Yorkshire Engine Co 0-4-0 is probably technically too heavy for the Light Railway, but has been hired in from the Association of Independent Light Railways to assist:

 

[Captain Kernow]

The 'Kington Branch' Toad gets shuffled around the yard at Capel Bethesda by regular Leominster engine, 1458:

 

[Captain Kernow]

7418 waits for the crew to return from the cabin:

 

[Captain Kernow]

Not a lot has been happening with 'Callow Lane' for the last few months, but it has served as a photographic backdrop for some work I'm doing on John Farmer's mineral wagons - fettling, converting to P4 and weathering.

A selection of unfitted minerals, part-way through the weathering process and waiting for removable coal loads:


'Quick and dirty' conversion of three Bachmann bauxite 16 tonners to P4. No fancy suspension or compensation here, simply fettling the brake gear and substituting new wheels plus tie bars and vacuum pipes:


The three bauxite 16 tonners pose with 'Lord Salisbury' (awaiting nameplates). I will be weathering these in due course:


Three Accurascale 21.5 tonners. These really are lovely wagons, the conversion of which is pretty straightforward, thanks to Accurascale providing wider brake gear assemblies for EM and P4. These three wagons will now be passed to Brinkly for weathering, as part of some DRAG bartering:

 

[Simon]

Those big mineral wagons look very tasty, a world away from the two Kirk(?) ones I did a lifetime ago….

 

[Captain Kernow]

'Bill' the Sentinel was always well looked-after by his crew at Cuthbertson's chocolate factory.

Here he has just run forward onto the main running line at Callow Lane, so that a BR loco can retrieve the loaded box vans that he has just brought out of the factory:

 

[NHY 581]

Lovely touch leaving the ventilators open on the cab roof, Tim........or are they air brakes ?

Rob.

 

[Captain Kernow]

Slightly elevated view of a short goods train about to depart Capel Bethesda yard for the Vale of Radnor Light Railway:

 

[Zzz123]

Lovely photos CK - colouring is spot on!

 

[Captain Kernow]

Well, the rumours in the engineman's mess room at Frog Lane Colliery, Coalpit Heath were proved correct, when a resplendent 'Mayshill', in immaculate condition from it's overhaul at Hunslets, was worked back to 'Callow Lane' this morning on a tripper from Westerleigh Yard, marshalled immediately behind the train engine, 47506.








Keen--eyed observers will note that the nameplates were removed prior to the loco going off to Leeds. They are believed to be stored in the Foreman's office at the colliery.

This is the new Kerr Stuart 'Victory' release from Planet Industrials and I am just so impressed by this model. It ran smoothly at very slow speed, straight out of the box and the finish on it is just excellent.

The plan for this one is to convert it to P4, probably using Sharman wheels on the usual 1/8" axles, the bearings and worm drive on the loco being reamed out to accept this.

 

[Captain Kernow]

I've just found this clip, taken a few years ago: