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Hi new subscriber here. Attention to detail is fabulous. I like the speed your running. Can I ask is it DC or DCC? Many thanks

Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed your layout.

Hi Barry, great to see the progress and see trains running around, hopefully catchup in October to talk train stuff! Steve (Gitsdale)

A technical masterpiece ...

Hello I have just found your channel and I find your presentation and your scenic layout both to be excellent I'm looking forward to watching more of your channel.

Whow! What a layout the amount of work that’s gone into it is just mind boggling, the ongoing attention to detail again staggering. Looking forward to further updates. Eddie🤓

Thanks Barry for the update. It is good to see the progress - I suspect the detail work will keep you going for years. Nice to see some interesting trains running on the Sunday timetable. Perhaps that could become a series in the bits and bites section covering various parts of the operations e.g. Local freight, Trinity Square suburban, Mainline freights, and of course the various specials. Your realistic trains formations are one of the (many) highlights of your layout. Cheers Jon

A lot of work, I like the sectioned station building. Regarding your goods yard, the positioning of the coal storage is an issue that is often misunderstood by modellers because they never had their backs to the siding serving them for safety reasons, there should be road vehicle access to the wagons and the storage facilities if they existed opposite - at the edge of the baseboard or off the layout in the merchants own yard, it cost them money to rent yard space. I believe the baseboard is a section through a scene and facilities not modelled can be imagined by clues positioned at its edge or the wagons parked in an adjacent siding, a petrol depot can be simulated by just a low brick wall a few wagons long at the end of a siding etc.

Just fantastic, what great look around, thanks for sharing. What’s that you say “nearly finished” sure, I don’t believe you 😉

What a fascinating insight into Yarslow -superb - thank you. 🙂 Do like all the interiors which (given how cruel close-up photography can be) look absolutely excellent, as does the point rodding - I’m envious! _Lest it be of interest, in terms of station coal yards there were often two or three coal merchants operating with some trading out of a small and basic wooden hut. The speed boards (introduced by LNER and finally adopted by BR in 1957 after the Sutton Coldfield derailment in 1955) were originally painted white until the 1962/63 big freeze when the colour was changed to yellow in order to improve their visibility (the rear remained black)._

good one enjoyed watching the j36 on the pw train

An absolute masterpiece ,well done indeed

Never mind Hornby, congrats btw 🎉 well deserved, you could charge an entrance fee to see the layout 😊 great update, youve done loads! I can also appreciate how tidy it all is as mine is beyond messy now 😂 Definitely think a weigh bridge or some delivery of fresh coal would be great on the siding. Where are all the interior parts from? They look fantastic

I very much appreciate you sharing your excellent layout. I noticed that - just like mine - your D16 (E2524) is minus one of its red guard irons at the front. I found it extremely difficult to glue them in place initially, and then one had the audacity to fall off somewhere or other, never to be seen again! I don't suppose you know where I could acquire a replacement? I hope Hornby come a-calling soon. All the best.

What speed should the freight train train run at?

You could put an old disused horse shed in the coal yard, legacy from when that was how the coal was delivered. Everything else is looking very fine, and the rational for how the branch yards are arranged is a nice touch.

Three books may help sort out the liveries, The 4mm Wagon part 2 by Geoff Kent, Petroleum rail tank wagons of Britain by R. Tourret and Oil on the rails by Alan Coppin. The National Benzole wagon is in the RCH livery introduced in 1907, "Buff" colour class 1 wagons. The model is based on a batch built in 1937, the high speed star was not applied until the wagon had run in for a minimum of 100 miles. The Shell Mex livery dates from 1940 and should have Aluminium solebars because it retains the red band on the tank, it may by this was an earlier one off in a photograph produced to influence the RCH, by the way ladders and platforms were rare before WW2. During the war all tankers were painted grey with the red band around the tank on class 1 wagons, the owners were recorded by their initials and number on the ends and the lower side as was the case with all wagons at that time. Post war the Aluminium was reinstated but with red solebars in place of the tank band, class 1 wagons had been built for the Air Ministry during the war and these were sold off to private owners who converted some them to class 2 and this is when the ladders were fitted to both classes removing the need to prop up a ladder to reach the top valve in goods yards! Now for barrier wagons and positioning in the train, here I use the GWR rules governing hazardous materials from the late 1930's (other companies rules must have been similar) back then chemicals, oil products, acids etc. we shipped in steel drums, carboys etc. Industrial quantities were shipped between industrial facilities in small blocks of an owners tank wagons grouped together in the train and if highly hazardous treated like gunpowder vans. Applying the GWR rules to tankers would indicate actual barrier wagons were not required providing the adjacent wagon was not loaded with any material that would react, easily burn etc. The same would apply to class 1 tankers "inside" a train so only tankers at the front and rear or block trains need "barriers". Operating yards and individual branch lines would have their own special rules. Finally tankers of different owners were rarely mixed together.

It's a fabulous layout. The last thing I dropped was my Bachmann Austerity WD 2-8-0. Luckily, OOBill agreed to piece it back together whilst making a 4-part video of the reconstruction.

A lovely running session, well filmed and captioned & narrated. Your "I like what I've got" comment was well received. It's great news that HM are interested. I wish you every success with that. Are you busily thinking about which trains to run for the photo shoot??

A veey enjoyable & informative video. Regarding the inspection pit issue, some modellers use the "build down" approach, where the teack is laid on a foam/polystyrene base. What is your view on this option?

Hi again. I'm enjoying catching up with your "back catalogue" of videos. They're extremely informative and entertaining. A great deal of thought and skill has/is going into your layout and what you run on it. As I now live in East Anglia (in the Waveney Valley, on the Suffolk & Norfolk border), your LNER/GER/M&GNJ theme is of particular interest. I was born & bred in South Wales, so am also a GWR/BR(E) Region fan. Thanks for sharing, and if you did have a KOFI account, I'd definitely "buy you a coffee"!

An excellent tutorial.

Excellent. ✔️😀

Great video. I invested in a antax iron with a silicone flex its a godsend compared to my old stiff cabled iron .

good helpful vid must get some of those crocidile clips

Please do not buy lead free solder, because you will struggle. Buy leaded solder, and cored with flux so you dont need external caustic flux. This from an elecreonixs engineer od 40 tears experience

Great video and very easy to understand.

“Knackered” 😂

You need an iron with a temp of 400deg to use lead free solder. Antex iron will not be hot enough. So use lead solder much better.

The picture at 3:28 is gorgeous!!!! 😍

I just came across this video ... Subscribed!!! 👍

There is something very aesthetically pleasing about that junction and watching the trains...

Here's a question... At 3:13 we see a lovely shot of D16/3 E2524 hauling a horse box train, complete with accommodation on the rear. While I consider myself very knowledgeable on the diesel-era I am a novice really with steam and I'm wondering about the E number. I originally thought numbers like that were reserved for departmental locos used as train heating boilers and the like, but apparently not as I can find comments of locos working passenger trains, etc. Did it just mean 'Eastern Region' in a time before renumbering, when I presume the GWR probably had a loco with the same number?

This will be a good watch. Looking forward to it. I'm sure there'd not be too many - it any - objections to you monetising the channel. Why not start with Kofi? People can choose to support you as they see fit.

I like the names of your towns. Sometimes you just gotta get creative.

An excellent study of "proper modelling". Here's a question, which has always left me pondering: I 100% agree with the "if it looks right, then it is right" philosophy. But, many scratchbuilt rolling stock items (there's not a problem with buildings etc) don't "look right" to me. What's your take on this? Thanks

I'm not one for 100% authenticity. In fact, if Rule 1 did not exist, then I would invent it. But it is worth applauding people when they make an effort to be prototypical (as opposed to being critical when they aren't), and getting lamp codes right is great to see. I read somewhere that back in the days of private owner wagons, freight trains didnwell to average 15 mph, excluding the time when they had to stop in order to adjust the manual brakes in order to safely descend a steep gradient. Regarding your class 4 at 8:30, are you running it with no brake van at the rear, as the scenario is the last few white tankers have been picked up en route?

You are creating a world which does not exist any more in so many ways.

Tanks for the lesson, pun intended. Very informative, and appreciated.

Super layout and great scenery.....excellent stuff. Keep up your progress. I'm enjoying your channel. Many thanks.

Hi Barry, I am surprised that it took the magazine so long to find you, they should have done it years ago. I am disappointed the bloke from Hornby is Jonathan - I was flattering myself that it was me and was wondering how you had managed to get your subscribers names edited into the video as it was played! I love the way all the little cameo scenes are coming together. I think there is still more to do in PWay yard - yours is the tidiest I have seen. You also had some very nice distressed looking ex PO wagons in the coal train. I would love to know how you did this Those still running at the end of the 50's had not been repainted for at least 20 years and were pretty tatty by then. Cheers Jonathan

New viewer here - an excellent layout, is there a video of it shown in full? If so, please may I have a link. One thing that really stood out for me is this: 8:50 BR Stations in Colour - that looks remarkably like the approach to Lincoln Central Station as seen from the other side of the High Street level crossing. Is that correct? I think your layout is very interesting with lots to see, well done! Regards, Eric. (I subscribed btw.)

Many thanks for the video, your method of fitting SEEP points is the best yet and I will try and follow it.

My first look at Yarslow! A few things stood out: Most extensive rodding work I think I've seen FPL Rodding - FPL Rodding is essential in mechanical points of course, don't think I've seen another layout with Mechanical FPLs fitted, let alone rodding added! Multiple Signal Boxes - that's one of my big tips for any layout, never seen so many on one layout! There was a Red coloured item in the 4ft near the branch up the incline, was that a Depression Bar? Lovely Ground frame - again more layouts should have them Different Bells for the Signal Boxes 😍😍😍 I can only describe the Signalling in this layout as EXQUISITE!

Very informative video, so much it didn't know about tank wagons every day is a school day as they say, This is one of the things I love about model railway community and RUclips in general the wealth of knowledge Thank you for sharing keep up the great work Cheers Pete

Really coming together very nicely now. Trinity Square is looking great.

I love it when you come up with these sort of updates, I just find it very interesting and of course will use it on my layout, one day.

This this like two episodes in one week, don’t spoil us, it might be addictive 😂 Absolutely loved this episode, and I’m going to have to look this one up, or find the answer below. Thanks so much for sharing

A most informative video covering so much - thank you! 👍 Joseph Crossfield started out as a soap manufacturer and Crosfield Chemicals (Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd) invested in the railways. My understanding is these tank wagons carried sodium hydroxide with the livery appearing changing from green to blue in the fifties after which the 'Crosfield' brand ceased to be used by ICI. The RCH specification for volatile Class A liquid tanks was (from 1907 to 1939) a stone body colour with a 6" red band extending right round the body about halfway up the tank. From 1939 aluminim was permiited as a colour although during the war matt grey was accepted. The original 1907 RCH specification for Class B liquids was red oxide. As far as I can ascertain the six-pointed star was introduced in 1913. Not featured are the 'Ronuk' wagons which carried white spirit from Esso at Southampton to their premises at Portslade. Their name still exists as a product brand. Hope this is of interest! 🙂