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 Post subject: Glencairn Scholarsgate
PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:45 pm 
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Glencairn is actually a small estate south of Wick. No matter what any modeller's licence could say, I just could not visualise Class 55s being that far north. Therefore I 'moved' Glencairn to the Kingdom of Fife; North West of Ladybank just before Newburgh.
Glencairn Scholarsgate is in the town of 'Glencairn' . There was two stations in Glencairn. One belonged to the North British Railway Company; the other to The Caledonian R.C.. Both were terminus stations. Glencairn Scholarsgate Station belonged to the Caledonian Railway Company and survived the Beeching Cuts. The North British Station closed 1967. (As a 'North British' supporter and have a house very near where the the Border Counties Railway ran, that 'hurts' : :( Now trains arrive from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:48 pm 
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Train just left the fiddle yard and passing Pedgeon's Garage
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:56 pm 
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Passing Wyndham Farm. (The farm is actually in Cumbria and belongs to Lady Gs side of the family.)
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Passing Glencairn Signal Box
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Arriving Glencairn Scholarsgate Station
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It's your layout, you are allowed to 'move' is to any location you want. :D

Great pictures, there is a lot going on in them.

Do you have two separate layouts, or are the both connected in some way?

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:50 am 
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Thanks Maurice.

They are two different railways and ran separately. The Glencairn section is diesel only. The Sovereign Street section is steam only ; mainly little 0.4.0 locomotives. They both use the same fiddle yard and the 'main lines' split just after 'Wyndham Farm'.

There is a third railway when the Grandsons' visit. Then Thomas, Percy and Rusty are seen. :D

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glencairn wrote:
Thanks Maurice.

They are two different railways and ran separately. The Glencairn section is diesel only. The Sovereign Street section is steam only ; mainly little 0.4.0 locomotives. They both use the same fiddle yard and the 'main lines' split just after 'Wyndham Farm'.

There is a third railway when the Grandsons' visit. Then Thomas, Percy and Rusty are seen. :D
Thanks for the information and looking forward to Sodor arriving at the forum.

Oh! is it for the Grandson's or Grandad? :lol:

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:13 pm 
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Lancastrian wrote:
glencairn wrote:



There is a third railway when the Grandsons' visit. Then Thomas, Percy and Rusty are seen. :D
Thanks for the information and looking forward to Sodor arriving at the forum.

Oh! is it for the Grandson's or Grandad? :lol:


I do not get a look in regarding Thomas, Percy or Rusty. (True!)

Nor do I get a look in regarding Mavis and Company
That will have to be explained in another thread. :D

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:19 pm 
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Inside Glencairn Signal Box
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Signal Box on layout
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:41 pm 
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glencairn wrote:
Lancastrian wrote:
glencairn wrote:



There is a third railway when the Grandsons' visit. Then Thomas, Percy and Rusty are seen. :D
Thanks for the information and looking forward to Sodor arriving at the forum.

Oh! is it for the Grandson's or Grandad? :lol:


I do not get a look in regarding Thomas, Percy or Rusty. (True!)

Nor do I get a look in regarding Mavis and Company
That will have to be explained in another thread. :D
OK, but don't forget. :D

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:54 pm 
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James McHale photographing engines at Glencairn Shed
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Glencairn shed
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Class 47 47406 Railriders waiting at the signal with Inverness bound oil train.
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It's impressive G, but slow down a bit, you are making me feel guilty. :D

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'Clarice' the canal boat is moving to a 'new home'. The backscene is nearly done. A new towpath being 'built'.
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Seeing how she looks in the landscape.
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Towpath done and fencing in place.
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New fencing along the railway line. -----
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-- and painted.
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Horses are in the field.
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A new farmhouse for 'Wyndham Farm'. When we saw this in our local model shop, Lady G loved it so much it was duly purchased. I was going to put curtains etc. in it ,but Lady G said it would have shutters.
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Shrubbery etc added along the fence. Young Tommy 'greets' the boat owners.
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The finished scene. (Hopefully.)
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A picture only a camera can get. 'Clarice' hugs the backscene. I hope nobody wants to pass.
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My love of the countryside and the shades of green. A view from the control area.
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Whose being shirking his household chores and been playing trains. I will let you off though it does look good. :D

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