Hi all,
Thinking about future content for the 009 News, I've had some positive feedback on the Leek & Manfiold 'Modeller's Guide' we ran a few issues back where we had a potted history of the line, information on the kits avialable and a potential trackplan for a layout.
Are there any particular lines that people would like to see featured in this series of articles over the coming year?
Thoughts welcome.
Tom,
What about the Pentewan Ng railway in Cornwall ?
Bob B
Can certainly add it, but the only item of help to the modeller that I'm aware of is the Backwoods kit for 'Canopus' - happy to be corrected on that one. Will add the suggestion to the list, though.
With the popularity of the recent and forthcoming Peco products, why not do one on the Lynton and Barnstaple?
Regards,
Darren.
With the popularity of the present and forthcoming Peco products it probably won't be necessary!
Rod
Darren, I'm waiting for Heljan before doing the L&B one, but it's definitely on the list.
One (or two) of the smaller tourist/preservation schemes.
Bredgar & Wormshill appears to be very popular amongst the southern narrow gaugers with a good variety of stock, whilst I believe the West Lancashire light railway is similarly popular in the north and also has a good range of stock - including some of the forthcoming Society RNAD vans! Both of these railways offer attractions to the modeller in terms of size and variety of stock.
I'm sure there are many other small lines offering similar modelling inspiration - Launceston for example to run some of the Brian Madge Hunslets on in pristine and post-industrial dereliction condition plus a couple of bashed tram bodies for coaches and there you are. Just a thought.
Mick
Good idea, Mick, thanks.
On similar lines (pun intended) to Mick's suggestion would be Statfold Barn.
Another thought would be the Snailbeach railway. Pretty much all the locos (Bagnall "Dennis", Kerr Stuart Skylark, WD Baldwins and GVT loco) are available as white metal kits, and Dundas do the rolling stock.
Edit: There is also Ashover and Cambeltown & Macrihanish that are both well served by currently available kits.
All good ideas, Julien. I've had another request for the Ashover too.
Phew, a layout based on Statfold Barn would be quite something! You'd need to empty all of Brian's sales trays into the big shed to get a flavour of the stock roster however!
Mick
Quote from: rod335 on January 29, 2014, 20:12
With the popularity of the present and forthcoming Peco products it probably won't be necessary!
Rod
Definitely necessary, Rod, then we will have a fighting chance of not having a load of rabbit warrens purporting to be the L&B...
Blair
Well, Southwold of course!
Regards
Geo
We've had the 'Kessingland Link' article as a Southwold 'what if' recently, but I'd like to do a full guide at some point.
How about the Austrian Zillertalbahn?
I visited the line several times a few years ago and took a number of reference shots of various bits and pieces, if I can find them you are welcome to use them sometime.
Darren.
How about info on the Gilpin Tramway for us American HOn30 modellers?
Chris W
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway!
Harbour branch of the Southwold. ( I'm working on a model of it.)
Mal.
Some good ideas, we might need help with pictures so if any of you have any that may be of use and are happy for them to be reproduced please get in touch - contents@009society.com
So far the list is:
L&B
Southwold (I'd rather avoid specific branches of a railway and provide an overview of the system with an example track plan)
DHR
W&L
Campbeltown & Machrihanish
Ashover
Gilpin Tramway
Zillertalbahn
Modern preserved line - Statfold Barn?
Ffestiniog
Welsh Highland
Penrhyn
Talyllyn
Corris
Isle of Man
County Donegal
Redlake Tramway
Quarry line of some description
That'll keep us busy for quite some time, but feel free to add more suggestions.
Don't forget Tom you already have something from me regarding the Rheidol line.
Roger