Basingstoke Scruff's Junction (S7) at Basingstoke Show 8th / 9th March 2025
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Jordan or Plymouth Mad
Mid-Western Thunderer
That must be setting some kind of record for the "Most Trestles Used to Hold Up A Layout" Category...!!!
Nice to see a full length view of the layout though.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
"when I grow up I want to be like Ribblehead".......
Trust you to find a new way to make us larf!
Rgds, Graham
timbowales
Western Thunderer
A picture with the trestles hidden 
timbowales
Western Thunderer
No noisy diesels today, at least not whilst I was watching, but lots of pannier moments including this
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Jordan or Plymouth Mad
Mid-Western Thunderer
No worries, the Operators haven't noticed either....No noisy diesels today, at least not whilst I was watching, but lots of pannier moments including this
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
By the time of that photo the morning shift had retired "deafened" from a 37/4 at full chat.No worries, the Operators haven't noticed either....
What you see at the platform is our interpretation of the "Severn Bore" (or Severn Boar) enthusiasts railtour. This far up the Severn & Wye had been without a passenger service since 1929....
Rgds, Graham
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Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
Chris Nick and Tim, thank you so much for the photos from the show, and thank you Spike for building it.
I would have loved to have seen the layout first-hand but circumstances are keeping me near home at the moment.
I would have loved to have seen the layout first-hand but circumstances are keeping me near home at the moment.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
And this wagon duly appeared and was photographed on a trip.working. Stephen, (@Compound2632), your D299 to S7 is with me. At the moment the wagon has been returned to the screens as being over-loaded. I shall return to you during the summer - not likely to see Mr.Hunt until September.
Rgds, Graham
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
The layout is 35 feet in length and that is too short by about 6 feet... the fiddle yard needs an extra 4' and the colliery needs a longer headshunt so that we can run mineral trains of 10 wagons.
Rgds, Graham
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
For a first time at a show Peter and I are pleased with the layout even though we have much to do to improve operation.
Thanks are due to the crew who set-up, ran the railway, broke down, loaded vehicles and returned the whole shebang to its quarters.
Twice!
This topic started six weeks back when we hired a village hall so that we could have a test day, the same crew for the show had turned up for that event. Peter and I are greatful to fellow S7 modellers (Ian Haynes (@ICH60), Chris Brown (@ChrisBr), Nick Hunt (@magmouse), Paul Rhodes (@PaulR) and Rob Thompson (@S7BcSR) ) plus two like minded friends Chris Cleveland and James Taviner.
Regards, Graham
Thanks are due to the crew who set-up, ran the railway, broke down, loaded vehicles and returned the whole shebang to its quarters.
Twice!
This topic started six weeks back when we hired a village hall so that we could have a test day, the same crew for the show had turned up for that event. Peter and I are greatful to fellow S7 modellers (Ian Haynes (@ICH60), Chris Brown (@ChrisBr), Nick Hunt (@magmouse), Paul Rhodes (@PaulR) and Rob Thompson (@S7BcSR) ) plus two like minded friends Chris Cleveland and James Taviner.
Regards, Graham
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
The layout looks fantastic guys, wish that I could have got there.
timbowales
Western Thunderer
Right then, as can be seen from my photos, I did make it there, no thanks to GWR! At Cardiff the rear class 800 tripped when changing to electric consequently the rest of the journey to Reading and beyond had to be done on dieselI'll see you there tomorrow
Today is taken up with getting from Llanelli to Basingstoke by public transport
IET’s on diesel can’t keep to electric timings so 20 late into Reading. After leaving home @ 09:15 got to the hotel in Basingstoke 8 hours later. Coming home today also took 8 hours due to train/ bus connections just missing by a couple of minutes at Swansea.Was it worth it? Undoubtedly yes
Osgood
Western Thunderer
A picture with the trestles hidden
Well now - what if there was an alternative print pattern to plain black fabric........
(Edited image to reflect the correct number of trestles
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