Scrayingham

[jaymzhatstand]

My project (a first in 009) is of a proposed, but never built station just outside York.

The Sandhutton Light Railway ran on 18" gauge from Warthill (Stockton-On-Forest) to Bossal, but the proposed 1/2 mile extension to Scrayingham was never built, due to the cost of building a bridge over the River Derwent.  The Owner of the line, Sir Robert Walker, died in 1932, and the whole railway was scrapped soon after, with only the single passenger carriage surviving (currently at the Lincolnshire Coast Railway, Skegness).

Enter the modellers license!  When Sir Robert Walker died, the LNER bought the line (it did have an interchange yard at Warthill) and built the extension to Scrayingham, and took the opportunity to increase the track gauge to 2'3".  Shortly after World War II, the line fell out of use and succumbed to nature.  Much of the track be became overgrown, but was eventually re-discovered by an intrepid band of preservationists who are currently hard at work to re-open the line as a tourist attraction.  My layout currently represents Scrayingham, as it may have been built, with only a modest passenger shelter (the line was primarily for freight).  I am building it in a modular way so I can extend it as and when funds permit.

To begin with, the main station board lives as a shelf, it is after all made from a spare strip of ContiBoard, and is taken down for building/testing, and eventually operating.

Initial planning, using part built stock


Track laying



The run round loop is checked for capacity


I'll keep this updated as and when I get chance, hopefully it'll be an a reasonable state by the end of July as it may be attending the Whitby and District Model Railway Show

J

[vulcan]

Seems like a great start J, it's also good to know that somebody else's workbench looks like mine ;D!

Live long & prosper

Ken

[jaymzhatstand]

It was a permanent way occupation of the coffee table, and met with some very rolled eyes!

Today I have installed the 'MerControl' for the points (see photo) and now it's time for the electrics panel, and something to hide it in!



J

[jaymzhatstand]

This morning, I have had the old soldering iron out, and the electrics are all done (see photos) and now full testing can begin.  All that's left (hopefully) before detailing can take place, is the installation of the uncoupling magnets.  I've also had a go at painting and ballasting the track on the fiddle yard board.

The clamp is just temporary to hold the electrics panel in place while I test




Track on the fiddle yard board


J

[jaymzhatstand]

It's been nearly a month since I last posted on here, and in that time I've; painted all the track (nice and time consuming), made a start on the goods shed and barn buildings using card, made a start on the ballasting, edging the raised 'platform' area, and developing the goods shed area (see photos).  The shed has also started to receive it's outer shell of Slater's brick embossed plasticard. 

I came to the conclusion that as one of the principle traffics of the line was bricks from Claxton Brick Works, that a fair few would be available for the line's construction, hence the goods shed line being set in brick rather than concrete as first planned.  Obviously the bricks will be heavily weathered to look like a well used yard, no doubt with some vegetation 'growing' over parts.  I also intend to place a yard crane in the yard (surprisingly!) to aid loading/unloading of wagons.

The goods shed is tested for size while still 'naked'

The card 'foundations' are laid in the yard

The 'bricks' are then glued down

A goods train is shunted into the shed for gauging trials


Now more of the ballasting can continue, joy!

J

[zarniwhoop]

Now more of the ballasting can continue, joy!

J

And then you get to paint the bricks - if you like ballasting you'll luuurrvve painting the brickwork  ;D

ĸen

[invercloy]

Now more of the ballasting can continue, joy!

J

And then you get to paint the bricks - if you like ballasting you'll luuurrvve painting the brickwork  ;D

ĸen

I was thinking that  ;) Looking good, i like the brick surround to the track.

[jaymzhatstand]

Well the ballasting is done (with the exception of the area around the water tower, more on this shortly) And the track ion the fiddle yard is all down, and I've finally got the plan sorted for the legs/display frame.

I've made a start on the bricks too, giving them a wash of grey for the cement, but they'll need a few more and some dirtying, it's not something I've worked with before, so it's all new!

It's York show this weekend, so I'll be picking up a fair few bits that i need, a water tower (I've a few ideas, but will shop around for the best suited one), some 'ash' for the loco stabling area and something to surface the platform with (or I might just use ballast with paint mixed in).  I also need some fencing/hedges and benches.  And I might just pay a visit to Parkside Dundas for some stock if the funds allow!

Once the ballast is dry, I'll get some more pictures taken.  It's almost starting to look like a railway now!

J

[jaymzhatstand]

The ballasting is now all done, and I spent most of yesterday cleaning out the track and soldering extra feeds/contact points onto the points to get them working again, and so far, they all do.  Unsurprisingly some of the ballast's glue has seeped into the point mechanisms and stiffened them up, so I'm trying to work them loose, the main problem being the station throat one (which is pretty major!)

In other news, the York show produced two body kits (Chivers Finelines) wich are now under construction.  Harlech Castle (Ffestiniog 0-6-0DM) and a Vale of Rheidol 2-6-2t.  A Wills water tower now sits at the end of the platform (built by my better half, thankyou sweetheart!) and there is now a defined area for the loco shed.  The shed area is being modelled in an 'under construction' state, with the concrete floor having been laid, and two of the shed walls in place, the ground has also been covered with 'ash'.

This week I intend to get the framework/legs built so the layout can stand freely, and level, instead of using the ancient trestles it's been on thus far






All comments gratefully received as ever

J

[invercloy]

That's looking great, i like the engine shed area.  It's already showing some atmosphere, looking forward to when you get onto the scenery!  ;)

[jaymzhatstand]

That's looking great, i like the engine shed area.  It's already showing some atmosphere, looking forward to when you get onto the scenery!  ;)

Thanks for that!

I've now made a start on the scenic break on the fiddle yard board, the foundations of the hill are there, all I need is a tunnel entrance, and I'm currently browsing around for some suitable inspiration.  Once the tunnel is in, the landscaping can begin.  The barn that covers the point levers is now covered in corrugated plasticard, and green.  I've also been laying the flock down for the grassed areas, and it's all starting to change from being just a shelf with some track on to a railway!

I've also been pottering with the stock, trying to get it all finished off (those roofless carriages need sorting!), and once the majority of it is near enough done, I'll post a stock profile on here.

The framework to support the layout is done, but the legs are yet to be attached, but at least I can work on the backscenes now too!

Looking towards the fiddle yard

Vale Of Rheidol No 9 Prince of Wales simmers in front of the barn


I'll get some more pictures taken soon

J

[jaymzhatstand]

The frames are now done and standing freely on their own legs, and I've solved a couple of issues with the points (two had become slightly sticky thanks to the ballast glue!) I've made a start on the tunnel mouth and intend to get this well on the way this week, then I can start building the hill around it and getting the scenics down on the fiddle yard board. I've been laying scatter in the station area, and will soon be starting on the area around the yard crane.

The backscene boards are almost ready for painting too, but not all of the attaching holes have been drilled yet. The old curtain/dust sheet in the photos is just to hide the legs at the moment (I'm hoping to get a better one)







I'm also pressing ahead with getting my stock built and painted, and when there is a reasonable amount done, I'll post a stock list

J

[jaymzhatstand]

Just a quick update on progress (it's been a while!) 

I've replaced two of the point control wires with Peco point motors, mounted under the board, as some glue had got into the tubes and set, and they just weren't playing any more!  The hill is now done, and has some trees on it, but hopefully I'll be able to get some more onto it, it should be quite dense woodland after all.  The small scenic inserts to fit between the layout boards and the edge of the framework are coming along nicely, and the backscene will be off to the painters pretty soon (thanks Bexx!)

It should all be ready for the exhibition in July (25th and 26th in Goathland Parish Hall, see diary for more info) hopefully some of you'll come along and say 'hi'!

And now for some pictures







If anyone needs more details of the exhibition, don't hesitate to ask, I'll do my best to answer, or get the gen from the boss!

J

[JulienW]

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I've replaced two of the point control wires with Peco point motors, mounted under the board, as some glue had got into the tubes and set, and they just weren't playing any more! 
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Just in case you have not given up on the wire in tube method for future layouts, it may be worth next time using a bit of silicone grease.  Stick some on the end of the wire as you thread it through the tube, and once it is in place smear a bit on either end to keep out any unwanted PVA/Water mix (and stops the steel wires rusting!).

[jaymzhatstand]

Well, it's nearly exhibition time, and the layout is almost ready to go!  Just a couple of finishing touches to sort out, and whatever diabolical problems present themselves in transit of course!

Just a couple of pictures to further advertise Scrayingham's presence at this weekend's exhibition (Whitby & District MRC show, held in Goathland Parish Hall, North Yorkshire, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July)






Hope to see some of you there, please come and say hello if you can make it!

J