Looking brilliant G. I think sometimes people can get a bit too hung up over realism. At the end of the day your layout looks the business and more importantly ticks all the boxes for you. Loads of interest and enjoyment there in future shunting! 👍
Your layout just keeps getting better Graham. Reference your comment “I don’t want you getting bored” when you were running the loco faster than you normally would,believe me Graham watching your locos moving around your layout is NEVER boring so please dont feel you have to run any locos faster than you would like to for our benefit as I’m sure all would agree we would love to see them running at the speeds you deem appropriate for the track they are navigating at the time! Great update my friend. Regards Jim
Jim Houghton Many thanks Jim, I was just becoming conscious of the length of the video and I didn’t really want folk skipping on the fast forward button, I can show the locos going at a more realistic speed on a running session in the yard at a later date when it’s a little more complete. This was really to do with showing the process of the yard at this stage but I do take your point though and I thank you for that. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
M went to work to get ready for a big meeting Monday morning. That opening scene was superb. You could have wagons dumping coal in a big pike there by your face digger and it could be digging into the face of the coal pile to place it into the transfer pile. Putting the whole yard entrance on a siding is great. The diesels could even come out in one direction and the driver could change ends and leave in another without being on the mainline. Now that I see the big overall plan and understand it I can see it works perfectly and will be fun to operate. Rob
Rob McCrain Thank you my friend and yes, I can make a nice little cameo scene from that one area alone, there is so much that can be going on. You’re right, you need to see the complete scene to understand fully how it could work - there is a lot of pretending and imagination needed but I like that, a little story line each time I use it. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ..........Graham
It may not be prototypical but so what - you've got your steam shed, TMD and container station and that's what you wanted. And with the fine standard of modelling you achieve it will all look absolutely great! I especially like the street scene behind the main station; that really adds to the ambience. Congratulations - wish I could have your skills.
Trevor Rothwell Thank you so much for the kind comment Trevor, that’s really appreciated. I’m sure you have the same modelling ability as I do mate so don’t worry about that. I’m also pleased that you like the distant street scene too, I’m really pleased with that so far. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Thank you very much Dwight, I spent quite a while planning what i wanted on this extension and the track plan to give me all what i wanted but as simple as i could get too and it all seems to work ok at the moment, so fingers crossed, I can move on and start finalising areas now. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
McMetro Thank you and I’m really pleased that you like the look of the new yard and crane, I’m happy with it at the moment but obviously this is just the basic work and much work is now needed to finish it off which I can do gradually throughout the year along with the station and the road at the back. All exciting stuff which I’m really looking forward to. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
It looking really good. It's just a little crowded but you have to do with the space you're given and if you're having fun it doesn't matter if the trains are parked on top of the buildings and upside down for that matter. That ash pit you built is very nice. I enjoyed the video. Always looking forward to the next. 👍
William Bryant I think William that it may not look quite so crowded once some of those containers are on the track and not in the yard plus a few of those items on the layout may not remain on there but we shall see. But you’re right, we do have to make the best of what we have as regards space though. Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed the video, that’s the main thing. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham
Hello Graham, yes, I agree, every railway needs a history. Also a interesting back story. You have created yours. You have brought to fruition your steamers/containers/ TMD addition to your layout. I look forward to further episodes as you finish your track work, lay in hardscape, scenery, etc. see ya next time.
Norman Rowe Many thanks Norman and the history goes back about 5 years ago, I really wanted that to give me a foundation to build on and it’s still current today as that foundation is what the new layout is built on. Hopefully now that I have this part of the layout constructed I can start finalising the details and start adding Scenics where appropriate. Cheers for now buddy. ............Graham
Nigel Carter Indeed Nick, I have been itching to get the ash pit and turntable back on the layout and now I have plus of course the new yard and the TMD area as well. It’s highly condensed but all works fine as you can see. Onwards and upwards. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
Great progress again. I love the ash pit it's fabulous and very realistic. You could have many hours doing shunting operations there on that yard. I like shunting I find it most relaxing. Enjoy and again great work done Bye for now Graham Basil Ireland.
Toniandbaz Duffy Hi Basil and thank you for the kind comment. I like the ash pit too and I thoroughly enjoyed making it, although just a square box there were a couple of processes used which I hadn’t done before and had to do a few experiments first before I put them to use on the ash pit but it came out all ok in the end. As you say, I should get hours of fun utilising this new space. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Dave Horton Thank you very much Dave, I am so enjoying building this layout, it’s so much fun, I’m not sure why but I’m not asking any questions! 👍🏻. It’s also nice to see others are enjoying it too which is an added bonus. Onwards and upwards as they say! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Justin Muse Thanks Justin and pleased that you like the video and the progress so far, hopefully another video will be up in about a weeks time. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Really good, the track work is very interesting and looks like it is going to be lots of fun. We need to remember it's your layout to suit you and your enjoyment, we're all lucky enough you take the trouble to make and share these videos. Great stuff.
Hi Peter and thank you, i like the track plan that i have for this small extension, it gives me everything I need for a small yard and is as you say interesting too. i have kept it as simple as i can along with the rest of the layout so that i can enjoy it when just "playing trains" !! Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Brilliant Graham. I think your choice of entry into the yard was the best option and the curved point from the main line, looks and fits in well. Good idea for the crane tracks by spliting a section of rail in half. Maybe those bogies I have sent to you can provide the wheels for it, as they are smaller than normal bogie wheels. You still have a lot of work to do yet, but I'm sure you are enjoying it all. So far, everything has all come together very well. So have a break tomorrow, sit down with a nice cup of coffee or a whisky and a few ciggies and have a little play with your container trains. Catch you again soon. Cheers for now buddy......................Geoff
TRAM JUNCTION Thank you very much Geoff, the entry took a little while to sort out but got there in the end after crossing off the other options for the reasons explained and it works fine. I do have a set of bogies that will do the job for the crane but I will wait until I receive yours before I make my mind up which ones to go for. Yes, I’m looking forward to a couple of hours of just playing trains with a coffee and a few smokes but it will probably be Monday as we are out tomorrow but that’s OK, I can wait! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate and speak again Tuesday. ......... Graham
Well mate, blinkin marvellous, not seen any videos for ages but just fabulous hope you are well and what a treat to see Lakeside again, all the best.... Mr and Mrs P
Maria Preston Craig my old friend and so good to hear from you again, hope you are well, been a bit worried about you. Lakeside is progressing nicely with the start of the container yard so all good so far. Cheers for now buddy and so pleased you like it. ...........Graham
EXCELLENT PROGRESS....and i like the history of the layout and also the future thinking plan .All layouts have to make adjustments depending all many factors ,but in the end Graham it is what you want and gives you the pleasure .......really enjoyed the comprehensive over view .....
PAUL POWER Thank you Paul and understanding the original history really helps to understand why things are placed where they are and also why they even existed - it’s always been the foundation to the existence of Lakeside. So pleased that you like it so far and hopefully you will still like it as it progresses. Cheers for now mate. .......Graham
Hi Graham- That looks very good indeed and seems to do everything you want it to do which is the most important thing. I am glad you have provision for steamers and I particularly like the ash pit. Great work ... Cheers Kev
Medway Peninsula Model Railway Many thanks Kev and it was really important for me to bring back the steam engine shed/turntable etc as it’s somewhere to keep some steamers without it looking odd on the layout. Because the layout is now primarily a modern image layout then I am treating this as a heritage area run by enthusiasts so this is not complete yet but the basics are there. I’m really looking forward to developing this area. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
That's working out really well, full of character and well structured. You soon lose footage in OO gauge when adding points, glad you saw the solution in breaking out early off the mainline - have fun operating it all.
Stephen Pike Thank you Stephen and I’m pleased that you like it so far, I think that this should give all that I need and will more importantly, be simple to operate and therefore give me lots of fun hours using it as well as modelling it too. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Not the first comment about the turntable Graham but it is good to see it back with the ash pit , well remember it all from before . I must get one of those drive through washes for the diesels , great video for Sat. night viewing as there is now't on tele .........Peter
Peter Shaw Hi Peter and thank you for the comment, yes, I’ve been itching to get the turntable and ash pit back onto this layout plus all the other bits I salvaged from the previous layout, can’t wait to get this area up and fully working which will be this week sometime hopefully. Pleased to know that you found this more interesting than the TV! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider That’s so very kind of you Anthony, thank you. Hopefully this area will start making more sense as I start to develop it more as time goes on but at least the basics are done now. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Looks great Graham. Everything is a compromise in terms of space and you seem to have done really well with the real estate that you have available. Looking at each scenic element in isolation works well. Mark
Mark Crocker Absolutely Mark, I cant - like everyone else - magic up space that I haven’t got so I (we) have to make the best of what I have which hopefully I have done on this section of the layout, some may think it’s a little cramped but let’s see how it turns out in a months time once I am further forward. You hit the nail on the head as you were looking at each element separately which is the way I had designed it but all those elements had to work together as well which I think they will once I’m a little further on. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Gday Graham You've laid that out a treat, really looks good, great idea with using the Board for the hard standing, I'll have to remember that one, Thanks for another great video 👍
Many thanks Mick, the board works well although i am going to try 3mm instead of the 5mm which i used at the moment, it was just laid as an experiment to see how it went but i think i would like it a tad lower than what it is so to enable me to clean the track easier. It is flush with the rail at the moment which will make cleaning the track a bit difficult - I will see how the 3mm works out. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
I think its turning out absolutely splendidly and wouldn't listen to any of the nay sayers ....... it's your world your creation and it will be how it will be... once again it's just brilliant and looks like a ton of fun to operate on
Justin Fox Exactly Justin, it will be a lot of fun operating it, primarily because of its simplicity. Don’t worry mate, I don’t listen to the nay sayers, I just carry on doing my own thing but also take on board any constructive criticism too, you just have to weigh up what to use and what to ignore. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Ian B Many thanks Ian, it’s even more satisfying to see it all working as it should too! It actually looks even better when the sleeps disappear under the hard standing and all you see are the rails, I can’t wait to get all that hard standing complete and I can start weathering it, hopefully it should come out ok when done. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Mark Schumacher Thanks Mark, considering that all the points are insulfrog and with no dropper wires then they run really well, I will need to add a few dropper wires though which is going to be the next job before I do anything else. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham
John Carvil Hi John and thank you, it’s basically sorted now but obviously this is just the beginning but at least trains can run on the tracks now so that’s a major thing out the way. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Matt Bull Thank you Matt and yes, I am pleased with the way this has come out in a relatively short time but onwards and upwards and now to start finalising a few things. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Philip Page That’s a really nice thing to say Philip and is really appreciated sir. If I can give inspiration to others then for me then that’s an added bonus. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
More excellent progress on the container yard , nice to see the Freightliner type tales of containers and I will add that I had planned mine a long time ago but seem to have started at exactly same time as yours
Trent Valley Railway Thank you and yes, I think we all do planning before we actually start work on a project and there seems to be many folk at the moment constructing container yards but no wonder really as it’s an important part to a modern image layout plus with so many great models out there then it makes it reasonably easy to do. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Hi Graham the new addition to lakeside looks amazing, keep up the great work. Don't forget mate its your model railway and rule 1 applies, I have always found those that criticise have neither the abilities or imagination to create a layout as great as Lakeside Cheers Steve
Steve Harper Very true on all a counts Steve and I have learnt that over the 6 or 7 years I have been doing Lakeside, there are always many ways of doing the same job but it’s the one that I prefer which is the most important to me. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
I love the back story of the area and that the village bloomed from the land investments. Other than dying away like others when coal and timber fell out of favour after the modernisation of this lake district.
John Crooks Thanks John and the history of Lakeside has been in place from virtually day one and was important for me to lay the foundations down and the reasons why things were built and where they were placed. I am still trying to bring the same feel to the new Lakeside as the old Lakeside by utilising a lot of what was on there before. Hopefully as I progress with this layout then that should become more apparent as more things are bought back - like the engine shed and turntable. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
@@GrahamFoulston You have done a load after the old layout came down. The progress you have made with this v2.0 in the past year is tremendous and what you have used, incorporated and managed to do and the results are amazing. Well Done Graham.
Hi Graham, looks great mate, I follow The Average Guy, his response to negative comments is awesome, lol its my railway and ill do what I want to! Love his attitude! I have finally started mine ,American northern line the theme, but the problem is I want to also want to run the Santa Fe train ,South meets North, not realistic, but its my railway so I don't care,its all about fun! Sounds like you're having lots of fun ,keep up the great work!
Marc B Hi Marc, well as you know, I follow Rule 1 - my railway and I will run what I like and when I like. You may have seen on previous videos that I run my F7 Santa Fe and also my Big Boy too so I wouldn’t worry about running yours on video either. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Garth Junor Hi Garth, it’s a good mix of building and playing that makes this hobby of ours so interesting, the playing really helps to get the mind going of what else could be made or changed to improve not just the look of the layout but the ‘playability’ of it too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
southway1943 Thank you so much Peter, I’ve been itching to start putting these things back on the layout and start making it look like a steamer area again - give a month or so and it should start resembling something like it did on the previous layout. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Mark Wilson Hi Mark, yes it is quite wide but that’s not an issue and in fact creates an illusion that it’s wider than it actually is. As you say, as long as I’m happy (which I obviously am) then that’s really all what matters. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham
As always, more great additions to your layout. The turnaround looks to be the most practical solution with maybe the Trucks loading/unloading after turning around to maintain normal traffic flows. Looking forward to future developments.
charles quinn Hi Charles and yes, if I can get the local council to come along and take that tree down then I think everyone will be happy! 😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hi Graham......Des from Oz.....Very Impressive young man,love the container depot and engine shed/TMD area.The layout is coming along extremely well and I'm extremely envious of your ability to get things done so quickly and efficiently.Congratulations on a fine effort.Kindest regards from a very hot and fire damaged Oz......Des
Desmond Davis My heart goes out to all you folk in Oz with these horrendous fires, we can only get a feel for what it must be like over here in the U.K. but no words could describe the devastation which must be going on over there, I’m so sorry for you guys. Thank you for the kind comment Desmond, it is greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
Jerry Allen Don’t worry Jerry, I’m sure that you will have a layout in your new shed in Australia which will make everyone envious given time, at least you can sit back and just watch other videos to get ideas for the new layout. Cheers for now buddy. .......... Graham
Looks brilliant Graham. As ever I am amazed at the speed of your decision making and layout execution. Of course it has taken years of thinking and experience to produce such a level of skill, and the grasp of the tools you are working with. It must also be great to be able to up(re?)cycle older models back into service, and keep them up to scratch. The extension to your layout is going to throw up several interesting forms of landscaping too. One thought - and only because I would love to see you solve the problem, and make the model - how about keeping the container truck return route along-side the gantry, but then send the trucks over the two container storage tracks using a steel roadway (such as you see at ferry terminals), and then meeting up with the down ramp into the yard. I am sure you will make whichever route you choose look, and work, brilliantly, but I thought I'd give it a try too. Cheers Graham, 2020 is already looking like a vintage year at Lakeside.
Chazzy B Many thanks for the kind comment mate, it’s really appreciated. As regards the rout for the lorries then I’m still undecided on the route I want to take, I need to sit on my chair and just sort that out the best way I can but thanks for the input, it’s another I can consider. When I took the previous layout down I kept virtually everything, even some of the Scenics because I wanted them to go back onto this layout so as to keep the the same ‘feel’ even though the layout as a whole would be different - hope that makes sense. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
I spotted the GB Railfreight locos this time! Big improvement on all that Freightliner stuff! But I am biased... Evening star as well! Proper shade of green! :D Also, 779 is my baby! I passed out as a driver on that loco.
Layton Junction Many thanks Al, I hope that this will improve as time goes on but not too bad at the moment for a weeks work so far, very pleased with it. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Sue Walker Thanks Joe and the story behind Lakeside was important to me when I first started the original Lakeside, it gave me a foundation to work on and a meaning why anything was built and it continues even to this day. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi Graham like what you have done so far, I started my container depot with a llama c/ crane the same one Susanna Joaquim got and in the process of tarting it up with still walk way plates etc and painting it up not a bad model. The i wanted was the same as yours but not prepared to pay rip off price. ho hum any i got this one brand new for £29. plus free freight happy days.cheers mate.
Tony Slight Well I’m pleased you got the crane you wanted and you are happy with it, that’s the main thing. I got my crane for half price so I’m happy too! Cheers for now. .......... Graham
Love Your videos, Your work and Your layout. Always remember that You rule Your own kingdom! Don´t let bad comment take You down. Keep on doing what You do! Thomas from Uppsala, Sweden.
Thank you Thomas and don’t worry, negative feedback doesn’t get me down, I will always do what I want to do in the end although having said that, I always consider other ideas from folk and sometimes I put them into the plan but only if I think they will work and that I like the idea. Cheers for now mate and thanks for the comment too. ...........Graham
quarryfield Thank you Paul and I think it’s important for folk to know the thinking and history behind this layout, hopefully it will make more sense as to why things are done and not just plonked on there for no apparent reason other than it was an afterthought. It also gives me a foundation to work on too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Hi Graham I’ve just been come across your channel a few weeks ago, Chadwick Model Railway give you a shout out on a interview he did 🙌 I’d just like to say wow! I love your CZcams channel, I’m going to go back to the beginning and watch every video you’ve done 😬 (I’m sure my girlfriend will enjoy that! Lol) Your layout looks unbelievable and something I could only wish of been able to afford. Keep up the great work 👍🏻
Hi Carl and thank you for those kind words and also I'm pleased that you are enjoying the channel so far. Hopefully you will enjoy the rest of the build of this new layout and it should give you a few ideas too should you need any for the future. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham
Philip Lettley Thanks Philip, as I mentioned in the video, I spent two and a half days just thinking and planning this out, because of the space limitations then I have obviously had to condense it it a relatively small space but I think what I have got now works well for me although maybe not for all but that’s ok, this layout is for me to enjoy and I’m going to get a lot of enjoyment from just this area alone. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Coming on very nicely Graham, but I suspect after you have finished the FL Depot you will be considering adding point motors to some of the points. There is a possibly that when you reach over to switch the points a part of your clothing may catch a piece of the scenery and when you start shunting it can become a nuisance having to get up from your chair and start moving from one end t'other end of the layout to switch over a point or two.
Chas Tallis Hi Chas and no, I can categorically say that there will be no point motors on this part of the layout. I can see what you are saying but no - that won’t happen. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham
Hi Graham. Looks like you've been very busy this week it's coming along nicely your configuration looks ok can't wait to see it with some scenics on great job again ..... Paul
paul roberts Hi Paul and many thanks for the comment, I have a few other ideas yet which I haven’t mentioned yet so keep watching - exciting times ahead! 😉👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
We have a saying in Australia, Bloody Brilliant, fits you to a tee, great work mate, keep up the good stuff, cheers and regards Bill in au. PS Enjoyed a glass of red whilst watching this, I don't smoke, but goodonya!!!!!!!
Bill Richardson We have that saying here in the U.K. too Bill ! 😂😂. Many thanks mate and I hope that you enjoyed your glass of red wine too! 👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ..........Graham
BVR Railway Absolutely Steve and that is exactly what I do these days - gone are the days when I tried to please everyone else - rule 1 is always in play. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Exeter Central Thanks mate and yes, I thought it was important to see trains running, albeit briefly, but at least it gave folk an idea. No point in it looking ok if it didn’t work! 👍🏻😂. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi mate just watched your video part 2 that looks absolutely amazing just done my boards for my container yard with your track plan as given me some good ideas on my track plan keep up with the good work
Anthony Strathmore road junction Hi Anthony and thank you sir. If mine has given you some ideas for yours then that’s brilliant, the sharing of ideas is what I think showing our layouts on CZcams is a great interaction between fellow modellers. I look forward in seeing how yours develop and maybe I can nick a few ideas off yours! 👍🏻😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Greg Hale Thank you Greg and yes, it seems to be coming along nicely so far but obviously more to come yet! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
David Cutts Thank you David and it does work indeed, there are some minor tweaks I still need to make but in general then it’s working how I wanted it to. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hello mate, loving the new scenes and the return of parts of the old Lakeside - you've managed to make it look very busy and alive without cluttering the scene and it looks grand! All very well thought out and will look even better when the next layers of scenery go on top, the mix of modern traction and a steam shed seems reminiscent of 'steamtown' at Carnforth...there's definitely something to be said about hand operated points, not as realistic for some but does add a layer of entertainment to manually switch them when shunting I think? Regards, Alex
Alex Pomeroy Hi Alex and thank you for the kind comment. All the items you see at the moment are really just there to see what room I have, if I decide that parts look a bit cluttered then I will thin them out or try to reposition them, this is especially so in the TMD area, I need to still do work on that. It made perfect sense to me to have these points manually operated keeping the brief of this layout true to its meaning - simple and easy to use. Every single point is very easy to access so no reason to have point motors and all the wiring associated with them especially as this part of the layout will be able to be folded down. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham
¡Hola Graham! Redevelopment of the area is looking great. The landlord at The Manor House must be very pleased with his expansion plans for the town! As for your insight to the layout and your obvious attention to detail - it’s a credit and inspiration to any of us who are currently into new builds. Talking of which, my own layout is to include a small TMD and, to this end, I was wondering if you had, in your video archives, any building sessions which included the use of the foam board (at position 5:50 in the video) I had thought about using filler but, your yard concrete looks great with the materials used. Finally, (at position 19:00) you mentioned “realistic”. I am so pleased you mentioned that it was you who was happy with the realism. That was a huge finger poke at the so-called rivet counters of this world and I hope other modellers realise that as long as they enjoy their layout designs, that’s all that matters! Rule #1 - it’s mine and, that’s how it is. Looking forward to seeing you complete the planned construction Graham. Cheers, Gary
A Train In Spain Hi Gary and thank you for that kind comment. Having Rule 1 at the forefront when building a layout is very important as you can be swayed from one point to another and because of the many different suggestions then you can end up in a complete mess with no focus on what YOU want, no matter how unrealistic it may be. I have learnt that lesson. Having learnt that lesson then I believe that is why this new layout is a joy to build, I do of course take suggestions on board and sometimes they are included but only if I think they will fit into the layout to give me what I want. I haven’t any videos of working with foam board but I will see if I can show how I create the hard standing in the next video which I hope will help. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Graham Foulston: Greatly appreciated your reply and comments Graham. Just sitting in the garage at this time (the layout’s housed there) and musing on the laying of the roadway which comes off my newly constructed hillside. Hope you do t mi d if a leave a link for you. Any comments or suggestions you may have regarding the hillside development will be welcome. Cheers Gary (m.czcams.com/video/Fel0_NsTAbU/video.html)
Absolutely loving your work and ideas, as ever, Mr F. Loving the manual points idea. A proper fiddle yard for you to sit down and enjoy your trains with! And techically means you could use that area as a testing DC area, should you make any further purchases from fleabay! Regards
Jimmy Dotcom Absolutely Jimmy, because those points are insulfrog points then depending on which way they are switched will make a section of track isolated so as you say, ideal for test or ring in a loco on DC. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Excellent use of a small space. You really have got plenty in the yard. I understand the entrance but would you not require a cross over to the track in the other direction when leaving the yard? Looking forward to the progress. Cheers, Bob
trainmanbob Hi Bob. And thank you. I have a total of five other crossovers on the four mainline tracks so in theory (and in practice too) I can get from the very outside track to the innermost track in the yard no matter any direction the train is going - no reversing required on the main line at all. Cheers for now. ........... Graham
Graham, Love the way You laid out Your new Yard. Everything absolutely fits. One suggestion, instead of the Ramp coming of the Bridge for Your Container Lorries, why not put the Ramp back the way You had it, coming straight down into the illage. Then the Lorries would have to go through the Village to the end, come around the backside and the a Viaduct underneath the Ramp into the Yard?? Just a thought, it would eliminate the sharp turn on top of the Ramp Ray USA
Ray Gabel Hi Ray and many thanks for the constructive comment and yes, I may well do that but I need to seriously look into that area before making my final decision. The thing that really puts me off with that idea is obstructing any views of the village and also I have to consider the Magnarail system which will be going in by the village. So I just need to think this out first before committing anything but thanks for the idea though and it’s greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham
Just a suggestion. where you have the ramp coming from the elevated section of the village. the first part is an arch. how about rather than another ramp for the container yard have the access to the yard a mini roundabout at the bottom of the ramp where the lorries can double back and enter in to the yard under the arch. I think it will give you more space and possible look more realistic. I really like what your doing and look forward to your videos, keep up the good work.
Phillip Hill Hi Philip and thanks for the comment. I think I have now decided on the route for the lorries and they will take the same road out of the yard as they did on the way in - I will explain that on my next video. I’m pleased you like the yard so far, it is a condensed version but that’s all the room I have so I just have to make best use of the space I have but I have got everything on there that I wanted so I’m happy with that. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Hi Graham, really enjoyed the video and well done on creating the freight yard. Would it be possible to do a quick video on how you inserted the new left hand point on the main line as your track was permanently glued to the board and also firmly ballasted. It would be very interesting to know. Thanks, Michael
MICHAELTANGUY Hi Michael, I cant really do a video of how I did that point as I have already done it but I will describe the best I can on my next video how I did it which should give you a good idea - it’s really not the difficult as you will see. Hope that helps. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Hello from Oklahoma. Man your layout is great. Love the the fine detail and the thought process you put into it. On the trucks exiting the container yard, have you thought about having them exit off the edge of the layout facing the aisle. That might be more realistic than trying to make that tight radius turn. Just a thought and I'm sure whatever you decide will look great. Look forward to seeing more progress.
hutchewah Wow, thank you for those great words my friend, they are greatly appreciated sir. As regards the trucks then I think I have now decided on how they enter and exit the roadway. I have to take into consideration the very limited space I have and also not spoiling any views when filming so it needs to be simple and clean looking. Cheers for now buddy. .......... Graham
Hi Graham, Great job on the layout of the new extension, it all works very well. I hadn't realised you were making the new bit fold down, is that just so that you can work on the highstreet scene easier at a later date? Nice to see a Kelmar Container Stacker appear, and in Malcolm colours, as seen at Daventry International Railfreight Terminal. You mentioned the turning area for lorries at the end, in fact the lorries could reverse down from there along the front to collect/drop off their containers. Your not allowed to drive under a hanging container for obvious reasons, it could drop on your head. One other thing, you mentioned not wanting to split the trains in the yard to allow the lorries to exit the yard, that's actually done quite alot at Daventry if a long train is in the yard in order to allow vehicles to drive round unhindered still. Anyway, another great video as always. Look forward to the next progress update. Best regards Dave.
All very interesting and informative comments there Dave, thank you. As you know, I’m not a train person and have in actual fact never seen anything Freightliner in real life - ever!! So my knowledge is extremely limited and these comment are really helpful to me. Thank you. The new extension folds down so that I can carry on modelling the rear section without me having to stretch plus it also gives me easy access to release the roadway at the back should I get any derailments in the hidden storage. As time goes on and I finish the modelling at the rear of the layout then I doubt if this new section will be lowered that often but I want it like that just in case I need access, might as well think of it at this stage rather than wishing I had done it at a later stage - lessons learnt!! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Hi Graham, your reasons for having the container terminal hinged are very sound, how many times have we thought, I won't do that again, and then do, so lessons learned and now put into practice. My experience of real container terminal working is purely limited to driving trucks at work to the terminal to load and unload containers for the green and white supermarket Bachmann did those nice containers of a while back..............I ought to mention Malcolms run Daventry and we use their containers too, infact those green/white ones are actually their's. I think EWS and DRS operate the trains from Daventry, not sure if I have seen Railfreight in there or not. One interesting fact I learnt recently was that there are two different height containers we use, Malcolms have to load them with all the taller containers at the back of the train incase of the WCML being blocked. The alternative route can't take the higher containers so if that happens they split the train and only take the lower containers onward to Scotland. Best regards Dave.
stretchedits Funny you should say about the different heights on the containers as I noticed that on some of the model containers too, I just thought that it was a scale thing but obviously not. Another very informative comment which is really useful for me so once again, thank you, things are starting to make sense now! 👍🏻👍🏻
czcams.com/video/ENSyfRH9OtM/video.html here's the video I made with the lamp on the end of the container wagons with the lamp from the detail pack from the HIA wagons
Craig Quinn Yes, I have spare lamps from my hoppers and will be using them for the end container as I have done for the hoppers. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Hi Graham, looking good so far. I`m a bit concerned about the entrance to the container base, not wide enough for the trailer swing. ...Sorry retired Class 1 driver. All the best TONY [GRIFFIN STATION].
Tony Jones Don’t be too concerned Tony, it’s only a pretend model and not the real thing! 😂. Like many of us, we can only work with the space we have and in my case, not that much so imagination plays a big part. I’m happy with what I have though so that’s the main thing. Cheers for now buddy. ........... Graham
Graham just build it the way you want it. It is your layout. It is a shame that the container crane does not go up or down. (The early Hornby one did). But I am sure you have just as much fun from it. Martin (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
Martin Pattison Don’t worry Martin, I will build this layout the way I want to so no problems there. 👍🏻. I’m not bothered at all about the crane not working, it was always going to be just a static crane although I will be able to move it up and down on its rails which is all I want and will still have much fun using it in that respect. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Hi mate it's great to see the enthusiasm you have especially at this time year as it's so easy to get fed up with things what with the weather and short days.
Mark Franks Thanks Mark and without blowing my own trumpet, this is why I spent some time sorting the train room out and installing the air con, I wanted this room to be an all weather room so I could go up there no matter what is happening outside, be it freezing cold or extreme heat then it’s a constant temperature of 17 degrees, perfect for working in and also just sitting playing trains. That was really important to me having had the opposite and all that entails on the previous layout. It really makes such a huge difference to the enjoyment and also keeps the layout and stock in great condition too. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Just one thought on the lorries exiting. What about cratering a false underpass entrance just ahead of the one facing down toward the TMD. The lorry could drop down underground and off to wherever you deem appropriate?
Silky Jack I have so much left to do on this yard still that I can’t really make that decision until I know exactly where things are going to be placed which I am working on at the moment along with of course the best route for the trucks to take but an underpass wasn’t something I had thought about but is something I can put into the melting pot, hopefully I will have this sorted by the end of the week. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Great video my friend, a quick thought on traffic management, why not build a one way underpass on the central road section as the exit. No need to have awkward areas then, nice and straight forward....? Just a thought. Kind regards Tim D
BR Blues Hi Tim and thanks for the comment. As regards the traffic management then I have already decided what I want to see on the layout now but thanks for the thoughts though, as always, they are greatly appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Move the water tower beside the coaling station as most steam locos take on water and coal at the start of the day makes sense to have the water tower beside the coal or near enough to it
Craig Quinn Hi Craig, as I mentioned in the video on several occasions, some of the items in the engine shed area as well as the TMD are there only so that I know that I have them on the layout and many will move from where they are now and in fact, have moved since making this video. Cheers for now. .......... Graham
Another success story Graham, gotta catch up on vids, ugh damn work taking me away from enjoyment lol, but you laying track direct to board or underlay, if underlay I show a good item in my recent vid and cheaper, otherwise doesn't matter will look great once done, now to jump to part 3 woot
Sean Baldwin Hi Sean, no underlay on this section of track in the container yard as the track would be too high for me as I am putting in the hard standing but thanks anyway. I have used Woodland Scenics underlay throughout the the rest of the layout which I find superb and so easy to put down - very happy with that. Cheers for now mate. ........Graham
Fair enough all good, the stuff I found if you change your mind at a later stage comes in 1,3,5 and higher mm sheets but either way loving it. Saw the price on that turntable concerted to AU$$ umm I got more hours at work to do lol, but still very nice have to admit.
The thing I like with you Graham, is you do things your way (still taking onboard viewer's comments). The yard is looking excellent and I can't believe how much work you have done. Its a real tricky one with the lorry turn around point. Its hard to explain in words, but here goes... right so you want lorrys getting to the nearside of crane, so could they cross the tracks in front of the crane like you said, but once crossed they could continue slightly to the right into a deadend that they would then have traffic marshals to assist them in reversing down to the nearside of the crane. Once finished they could then drive straight forward and go out the way they came in? What do you reckon? All the best mate and great video as always. Cheers, Lee
Lee Whall You are so right with your comment Lee and I thank you for that. It’s so important to end up with what I want from this layout with my ideas and thoughts while also taking on board suggestions from folk who know a lot more than I do in both model railways and real railways, but at the end of the day it’s me that needs to model it and also more importantly - to live with it. The main problem I get is although suggestions may seem correct from the folk who suggest something, they are not in the room with me and so can’t see what I can see - cross members under the baseboards in the way, filming opportunities lost from a certain angle etc. Hopefully you can see what I mean. So I have to weigh all these things up before committing anything I do - weathering my idea or someone else’s. I have been playing with the route of the lorries this morning and you are not too far off what I’m erring to at the moment but I’m still undecided, I don’t want to do this job twice so I need to be 100% sure before committing to the final route so I will still go back and have a further ‘play’ maybe this afternoon, hopefully I can make a final decision by the end of the day. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy and once again, thank you for the kind comment, it’s greatly appreciated sir. ............. Graham
Thanks for that reply Graham. Whatever you decide mate will work and I'm really looking forward to seeing your progress. I have a problem at the moment deciding on what to do with the corner part to my layout as I've now reached that section and humming and arring, but I suppose that's the fun. Anyway, take care Graham and speak soon. All the best, Lee
Lee Whall I’m sure if you just sit and look at it then you will come up with a solution, it maybe not yet but at a later stage when you are least expecting it, that happens to me now and again. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham
Graham, you have been busy! The yard certainly sets things off very nicely. Can't wait to see it finished. The Manor house looks great as well in that position. Did you receive my email of 2/1/2020? 2020 already! Doesn't seem all that long ago that long ago I started Hawthorn Valley, but it is nearly 5 years! As I have not run trains for about 8 or 9 months, as I have been tweaking parts of the layout, I keep getting asked by SWKB when are we going to some trains running! It will happen! All the best. .... Ian. PS. Do you still have the video of the origins of the Manor House. It might be time to repeat it as a special video!
Hawthorn Valley Hi Ian and thanks mate, I’m really pleased with the new yard and will allow me some extra shunting of wagons etc plus another useful storage area too, this is working out quite nicely now and I’m pleased I ended up making it as I wasn’t sure initially. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Taking shape nicely Graham. I’m glad you liked my idea of it being an old marshalling yard. The length of track with the fuel tanker on , is that to be joined to the other track with a point ? Keep it coming, so good to watch the layout grow and develop. Clive.
Clive briggs To be honest Clive that given the history then the old marshalling yard couldn’t have been used for a better job than the new container yard. The owners of the Manor House are very astute business people! 😉. Yes, the track will be joined with a point for the fuelling yard but I haven’t put that in yet until I’m 100% sure that is the final position, once I have decided where it’s definitely going to go then I can finish of the track work. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hi graham your container yard is coming on great I like it I know when it comes to building a new section and testing it out and making changes where your shed for your steam locos are perfect. Have you got any future plans to make your container crane in working order. Anyway take care graham all the best
Duncan Campbell Thank you very much Duncan and pleased that you like it so far. I will spend a few more hours deciding where things are to finally rest, they may stay where they are or move a little, all I wanted at this stage was to have them on the layout so I knew how much room they took up and what I had left. I don’t want things to look cramped though so it might mean I will just not use some of them. I think the engine shed area is pretty much there, it’s the TMD area I need to work on and get sorted out which I can do in the coming week. Cheers for now buddy. ............ Graham
Looking great Graham! This is going to look epic when it's done. Just one question have you ever tried using Anyrail or similar pograms to plan your track work? Probably a bit late now I know, but definitely worth it's weight when it comes to planning what you can do with a particular space.
Corunna Railway Line Hi, yes I did use a computer programme (I can’t remember which one now) in the early days of the previous Lakeside but I found that although it was ok for basic planning of a layout, there was nothing like seeing it for real on the layout. It might look good on screen but I found in practice that it didn’t always work out as it should, I much prefer these days to lay it out roughly using real track but like everything, you have to use whatever method you are more comfortable with. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Hi Graham .. What depth of foam board did you use for the hard stand area, as it's something I hope to do on my own layout..love this addition to your layout...Regards from Geoff at Maryville Junction 😎🚒🚒
turnout999 Hi Geoff, on the area you saw then I used 5mm foam board but I’m going to try 3mm too, I shall do that off site though just in. Case it doesn’t work. At the moment it’s absolutely flush with the top of the track and I would prefer it a fraction lower as it will make cleaning the track a lot easier. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Looking brilliant G. I think sometimes people can get a bit too hung up over realism. At the end of the day your layout looks the business and more importantly ticks all the boxes for you. Loads of interest and enjoyment there in future shunting! 👍
Silky Jack That’s a perfect comment my friend and thank you, exactly my thoughts too. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Your layout just keeps getting better Graham. Reference your comment “I don’t want you getting bored” when you were running the loco faster than you normally would,believe me Graham watching your locos moving around your layout is NEVER boring so please dont feel you have to run any locos faster than you would like to for our benefit as I’m sure all would agree we would love to see them running at the speeds you deem appropriate for the track they are navigating at the time! Great update my friend. Regards Jim
Jim Houghton Many thanks Jim, I was just becoming conscious of the length of the video and I didn’t really want folk skipping on the fast forward button, I can show the locos going at a more realistic speed on a running session in the yard at a later date when it’s a little more complete. This was really to do with showing the process of the yard at this stage but I do take your point though and I thank you for that. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
M went to work to get ready for a big meeting Monday morning. That opening scene was superb. You could have wagons dumping coal in a big pike there by your face digger and it could be digging into the face of the coal pile to place it into the transfer pile. Putting the whole yard entrance on a siding is great. The diesels could even come out in one direction and the driver could change ends and leave in another without being on the mainline. Now that I see the big overall plan and understand it I can see it works perfectly and will be fun to operate. Rob
Rob McCrain Thank you my friend and yes, I can make a nice little cameo scene from that one area alone, there is so much that can be going on. You’re right, you need to see the complete scene to understand fully how it could work - there is a lot of pretending and imagination needed but I like that, a little story line each time I use it. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ..........Graham
It may not be prototypical but so what - you've got your steam shed, TMD and container station and that's what you wanted. And with the fine standard of modelling you achieve it will all look absolutely great! I especially like the street scene behind the main station; that really adds to the ambience. Congratulations - wish I could have your skills.
Trevor Rothwell Thank you so much for the kind comment Trevor, that’s really appreciated. I’m sure you have the same modelling ability as I do mate so don’t worry about that. I’m also pleased that you like the distant street scene too, I’m really pleased with that so far. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Graham you got a lot already figure out looking great. thank you for showing it
Thank you very much Dwight, I spent quite a while planning what i wanted on this extension and the track plan to give me all what i wanted but as simple as i could get too and it all seems to work ok at the moment, so fingers crossed, I can move on and start finalising areas now. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Looking fantastic, the terminal crane looking great along the station which is very impressive. Good Job!
McMetro Thank you and I’m really pleased that you like the look of the new yard and crane, I’m happy with it at the moment but obviously this is just the basic work and much work is now needed to finish it off which I can do gradually throughout the year along with the station and the road at the back. All exciting stuff which I’m really looking forward to. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
It looking really good. It's just a little crowded but you have to do with the space you're given and if you're having fun it doesn't matter if the trains are parked on top of the buildings and upside down for that matter. That ash pit you built is very nice. I enjoyed the video. Always looking forward to the next. 👍
William Bryant I think William that it may not look quite so crowded once some of those containers are on the track and not in the yard plus a few of those items on the layout may not remain on there but we shall see. But you’re right, we do have to make the best of what we have as regards space though. Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed the video, that’s the main thing. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham
I love that you have Containers and Steam coaling in the same yard.
Awesome as always Graham!!! Brilliant piece of work! Cheers Onno.
Onno Mulder Many thanks Onno and pleased that you like it mate. Cheers for now. .......... Graham
Hello Graham, yes, I agree, every railway needs a history. Also a interesting back story. You have created yours. You have brought to fruition your steamers/containers/ TMD addition to your layout. I look forward to further episodes as you finish your track work, lay in hardscape, scenery, etc. see ya next time.
Norman Rowe Many thanks Norman and the history goes back about 5 years ago, I really wanted that to give me a foundation to build on and it’s still current today as that foundation is what the new layout is built on. Hopefully now that I have this part of the layout constructed I can start finalising the details and start adding Scenics where appropriate. Cheers for now buddy. ............Graham
Graham, great to see the turntable back. The container yard it looking good. It has been well planned as usual and, works for you.
Nigel Carter Indeed Nick, I have been itching to get the ash pit and turntable back on the layout and now I have plus of course the new yard and the TMD area as well. It’s highly condensed but all works fine as you can see. Onwards and upwards. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
Keep going, Graham@@GrahamFoulston
Great progress again. I love the ash pit it's fabulous and very realistic.
You could have many hours doing shunting operations there on that yard.
I like shunting I find it most relaxing.
Enjoy and again great work done
Bye for now Graham
Basil Ireland.
Toniandbaz Duffy Hi Basil and thank you for the kind comment. I like the ash pit too and I thoroughly enjoyed making it, although just a square box there were a couple of processes used which I hadn’t done before and had to do a few experiments first before I put them to use on the ash pit but it came out all ok in the end. As you say, I should get hours of fun utilising this new space. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi Graham this just gets betteer and better Many thanks for the video and very well done. Nice to know and hear you are enjoying it.Cheers Dave.
Dave Horton Thank you very much Dave, I am so enjoying building this layout, it’s so much fun, I’m not sure why but I’m not asking any questions! 👍🏻. It’s also nice to see others are enjoying it too which is an added bonus. Onwards and upwards as they say! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Another great video Graham, great to see it all coming along can't wait for the next episode 😀
Justin Muse Thanks Justin and pleased that you like the video and the progress so far, hopefully another video will be up in about a weeks time. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Really good, the track work is very interesting and looks like it is going to be lots of fun. We need to remember it's your layout to suit you and your enjoyment, we're all lucky enough you take the trouble to make and share these videos. Great stuff.
Hi Peter and thank you, i like the track plan that i have for this small extension, it gives me everything I need for a small yard and is as you say interesting too. i have kept it as simple as i can along with the rest of the layout so that i can enjoy it when just "playing trains" !! Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Brilliant Graham. I think your choice of entry into the yard was the best option and the curved point from the main line, looks and fits in well. Good idea for the crane tracks by spliting a section of rail in half. Maybe those bogies I have sent to you can provide the wheels for it, as they are smaller than normal bogie wheels. You still have a lot of work to do yet, but I'm sure you are enjoying it all. So far, everything has all come together very well. So have a break tomorrow, sit down with a nice cup of coffee or a whisky and a few ciggies and have a little play with your container trains.
Catch you again soon. Cheers for now buddy......................Geoff
TRAM JUNCTION Thank you very much Geoff, the entry took a little while to sort out but got there in the end after crossing off the other options for the reasons explained and it works fine. I do have a set of bogies that will do the job for the crane but I will wait until I receive yours before I make my mind up which ones to go for. Yes, I’m looking forward to a couple of hours of just playing trains with a coffee and a few smokes but it will probably be Monday as we are out tomorrow but that’s OK, I can wait! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate and speak again Tuesday. ......... Graham
Well mate, blinkin marvellous, not seen any videos for ages but just fabulous hope you are well and what a treat to see Lakeside again, all the best.... Mr and Mrs P
Maria Preston Craig my old friend and so good to hear from you again, hope you are well, been a bit worried about you. Lakeside is progressing nicely with the start of the container yard so all good so far. Cheers for now buddy and so pleased you like it. ...........Graham
All coming together nicely, looking very good.
wd23st Thank you and your comment is greatly appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
EXCELLENT PROGRESS....and i like the history of the layout and also the future thinking plan .All layouts have to make adjustments depending all many factors ,but in the end Graham it is what you want and gives you the pleasure .......really enjoyed the comprehensive over view .....
PAUL POWER Thank you Paul and understanding the original history really helps to understand why things are placed where they are and also why they even existed - it’s always been the foundation to the existence of Lakeside. So pleased that you like it so far and hopefully you will still like it as it progresses. Cheers for now mate. .......Graham
Hi Graham- That looks very good indeed and seems to do everything you want it to do which is the most important thing. I am glad you have provision for steamers and I particularly like the ash pit. Great work ... Cheers Kev
Medway Peninsula Model Railway Many thanks Kev and it was really important for me to bring back the steam engine shed/turntable etc as it’s somewhere to keep some steamers without it looking odd on the layout. Because the layout is now primarily a modern image layout then I am treating this as a heritage area run by enthusiasts so this is not complete yet but the basics are there. I’m really looking forward to developing this area. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
That's working out really well, full of character and well structured. You soon lose footage in OO gauge when adding points, glad you saw the solution in breaking out early off the mainline - have fun operating it all.
Stephen Pike Thank you Stephen and I’m pleased that you like it so far, I think that this should give all that I need and will more importantly, be simple to operate and therefore give me lots of fun hours using it as well as modelling it too. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Not the first comment about the turntable Graham but it is good to see it back with the ash pit , well remember it all from before . I must get one of those drive through washes for the diesels , great video for Sat. night viewing as there is now't on tele .........Peter
Peter Shaw Hi Peter and thank you for the comment, yes, I’ve been itching to get the turntable and ash pit back onto this layout plus all the other bits I salvaged from the previous layout, can’t wait to get this area up and fully working which will be this week sometime hopefully. Pleased to know that you found this more interesting than the TV! 😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
So far, so great, Graham ("good" would be a gross understatement). Such much depth to that side now. 👏👏
Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider That’s so very kind of you Anthony, thank you. Hopefully this area will start making more sense as I start to develop it more as time goes on but at least the basics are done now. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Great stuff Graham, as always! I always enjoy your videos!
Paul Tijink Many thanks Paul and I’m pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham
Looks great Graham. Everything is a compromise in terms of space and you seem to have done really well with the real estate that you have available. Looking at each scenic element in isolation works well. Mark
Mark Crocker Absolutely Mark, I cant - like everyone else - magic up space that I haven’t got so I (we) have to make the best of what I have which hopefully I have done on this section of the layout, some may think it’s a little cramped but let’s see how it turns out in a months time once I am further forward. You hit the nail on the head as you were looking at each element separately which is the way I had designed it but all those elements had to work together as well which I think they will once I’m a little further on. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Gday Graham
You've laid that out a treat, really looks good, great idea with using the Board for the hard standing, I'll have to remember that one,
Thanks for another great video 👍
Many thanks Mick, the board works well although i am going to try 3mm instead of the 5mm which i used at the moment, it was just laid as an experiment to see how it went but i think i would like it a tad lower than what it is so to enable me to clean the track easier. It is flush with the rail at the moment which will make cleaning the track a bit difficult - I will see how the 3mm works out. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Fantastic! Love the history story.
I think its turning out absolutely splendidly and wouldn't listen to any of the nay sayers ....... it's your world your creation and it will be how it will be... once again it's just brilliant and looks like a ton of fun to operate on
Justin Fox Exactly Justin, it will be a lot of fun operating it, primarily because of its simplicity. Don’t worry mate, I don’t listen to the nay sayers, I just carry on doing my own thing but also take on board any constructive criticism too, you just have to weigh up what to use and what to ignore. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Very satisfying looking at the shapes and patterns of the track work.
Ian B Many thanks Ian, it’s even more satisfying to see it all working as it should too! It actually looks even better when the sleeps disappear under the hard standing and all you see are the rails, I can’t wait to get all that hard standing complete and I can start weathering it, hopefully it should come out ok when done. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Trains run good at slow speeds, no jumping etc.. coming along great Graham!
Mark Schumacher Thanks Mark, considering that all the points are insulfrog and with no dropper wires then they run really well, I will need to add a few dropper wires though which is going to be the next job before I do anything else. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham
Hi Graham, looks like you've got it all sorted. Ideal for shunting locos about and looks good too...................John.
John Carvil Hi John and thank you, it’s basically sorted now but obviously this is just the beginning but at least trains can run on the tracks now so that’s a major thing out the way. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Looks fantastic Graham ,Regards David
David Cook Many thanks David and much appreciated sir and pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now. ............ Graham
Great work nice to see it well done mate thanks for sharing.
Grandad Choo choo No problem sir and thank you for the comment too. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now. .......... Graham
Great progress again and you’ve done so much in the week I’m very impressed and I hope you’re proud of how it’s coming along !
Matt Bull Thank you Matt and yes, I am pleased with the way this has come out in a relatively short time but onwards and upwards and now to start finalising a few things. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Your layout never ceases to amaze me Graham. Very enjoyable to watch. A great inspiration to get something done on my much more modest layout.
Philip Page That’s a really nice thing to say Philip and is really appreciated sir. If I can give inspiration to others then for me then that’s an added bonus. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
More excellent progress on the container yard , nice to see the Freightliner type tales of containers and I will add that I had planned mine a long time ago but seem to have started at exactly same time as yours
Trent Valley Railway Thank you and yes, I think we all do planning before we actually start work on a project and there seems to be many folk at the moment constructing container yards but no wonder really as it’s an important part to a modern image layout plus with so many great models out there then it makes it reasonably easy to do. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Hi Graham the new addition to lakeside looks amazing, keep up the great work. Don't forget mate its your model railway and rule 1 applies, I have always found those that criticise have neither the abilities or imagination to create a layout as great as Lakeside
Cheers
Steve
Steve Harper Very true on all a counts Steve and I have learnt that over the 6 or 7 years I have been doing Lakeside, there are always many ways of doing the same job but it’s the one that I prefer which is the most important to me. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Enjoyed your video again many thanks for sharing your planning thoughts
I love the back story of the area and that the village bloomed from the land investments. Other than dying away like others when coal and timber fell out of favour after the modernisation of this lake district.
John Crooks Thanks John and the history of Lakeside has been in place from virtually day one and was important for me to lay the foundations down and the reasons why things were built and where they were placed. I am still trying to bring the same feel to the new Lakeside as the old Lakeside by utilising a lot of what was on there before. Hopefully as I progress with this layout then that should become more apparent as more things are bought back - like the engine shed and turntable. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
@@GrahamFoulston You have done a load after the old layout came down. The progress you have made with this v2.0 in the past year is tremendous and what you have used, incorporated and managed to do and the results are amazing. Well Done Graham.
John Crooks Thank you once again John, that’s really kind of you to say mate - thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Hi Graham, looks great mate, I follow The Average Guy, his response to negative comments is awesome, lol its my railway and ill do what I want to! Love his attitude! I have finally started mine ,American northern line the theme, but the problem is I want to also want to run the Santa Fe train ,South meets North, not realistic, but its my railway so I don't care,its all about fun! Sounds like you're having lots of fun ,keep up the great work!
Marc B Hi Marc, well as you know, I follow Rule 1 - my railway and I will run what I like and when I like. You may have seen on previous videos that I run my F7 Santa Fe and also my Big Boy too so I wouldn’t worry about running yours on video either. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
With the challenges you set yourself, I'm glad you find the time to just "play".
Garth Junor Hi Garth, it’s a good mix of building and playing that makes this hobby of ours so interesting, the playing really helps to get the mind going of what else could be made or changed to improve not just the look of the layout but the ‘playability’ of it too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Hi Graham
Great to see the turntable back and especially that brilliant ash pit you pain stackingly made looks brilliant mate.
Peter from birmingham
southway1943 Thank you so much Peter, I’ve been itching to start putting these things back on the layout and start making it look like a steamer area again - give a month or so and it should start resembling something like it did on the previous layout. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Always a pleasure to watch your videos I hope you look at mine when you have the time
Fantastic. Love the back story you created.
Conal Many thanks Conal and much appreciated. Cheers for now. ...........Graham
It has become quite wide but looks great..its your layout. All the matters is that your happy sir. It sounds like you are.
Mark Wilson Hi Mark, yes it is quite wide but that’s not an issue and in fact creates an illusion that it’s wider than it actually is. As you say, as long as I’m happy (which I obviously am) then that’s really all what matters. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham
Nice update Graham - the container yard looks good as do both MPD's. Euan
The Growler - Blackwood N Gauge Layout Many thanks Euan and really pleased that you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham
As always, more great additions to your layout. The turnaround looks to be the most practical solution with maybe the Trucks loading/unloading after turning around to maintain normal traffic flows. Looking forward to future developments.
Michael Thurgar Exactly Michael, that’s just what I thought too - great minds think alike! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Fantastic Graham I look forward to your video’s and wonderful skills.
Dave Hornby That’s really kind of you to say Dave - thank you! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham
I can see at 6,50 its time to take down the christmas tree in the market love your layout keep up the great work
charles quinn Hi Charles and yes, if I can get the local council to come along and take that tree down then I think everyone will be happy! 😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Great stuff Graham. Its coming on a treat.
tim jd dowd Thank you Tim and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ......... Graham
Hi Graham......Des from Oz.....Very Impressive young man,love the container depot and engine shed/TMD area.The layout is coming along extremely well and I'm extremely envious of your ability to get things done so quickly and efficiently.Congratulations on a fine effort.Kindest regards from a very hot and fire damaged Oz......Des
Desmond Davis My heart goes out to all you folk in Oz with these horrendous fires, we can only get a feel for what it must be like over here in the U.K. but no words could describe the devastation which must be going on over there, I’m so sorry for you guys. Thank you for the kind comment Desmond, it is greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
Envious now my layout is no more,. Great to watch and note ideas, and agree with you, manual points where easy to reach. Cheers.
Jerry Allen Don’t worry Jerry, I’m sure that you will have a layout in your new shed in Australia which will make everyone envious given time, at least you can sit back and just watch other videos to get ideas for the new layout. Cheers for now buddy. .......... Graham
Looks brilliant Graham. As ever I am amazed at the speed of your decision making and layout execution. Of course it has taken years of thinking and experience to produce such a level of skill, and the grasp of the tools you are working with. It must also be great to be able to up(re?)cycle older models back into service, and keep them up to scratch. The extension to your layout is going to throw up several interesting forms of landscaping too.
One thought - and only because I would love to see you solve the problem, and make the model - how about keeping the container truck return route along-side the gantry, but then send the trucks over the two container storage tracks using a steel roadway (such as you see at ferry terminals), and then meeting up with the down ramp into the yard. I am sure you will make whichever route you choose look, and work, brilliantly, but I thought I'd give it a try too.
Cheers Graham, 2020 is already looking like a vintage year at Lakeside.
Chazzy B Many thanks for the kind comment mate, it’s really appreciated. As regards the rout for the lorries then I’m still undecided on the route I want to take, I need to sit on my chair and just sort that out the best way I can but thanks for the input, it’s another I can consider. When I took the previous layout down I kept virtually everything, even some of the Scenics because I wanted them to go back onto this layout so as to keep the the same ‘feel’ even though the layout as a whole would be different - hope that makes sense. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Fantastic!
Keep up the great work 👍
VHHO 66 Thanks mate and much appreciated. Cheers for now. ............Graham
I spotted the GB Railfreight locos this time! Big improvement on all that Freightliner stuff! But I am biased... Evening star as well! Proper shade of green! :D
Also, 779 is my baby! I passed out as a driver on that loco.
Locomotionlotion Wow, really? I didn’t realise that you passed out on that particular loco, that’s amazing! Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Looks great Graham.
Ron Zufelt Thank you Ron and much appreciated sir. Cheers for now. ............ Graham
really looks good graham, is good to see the turntable back looking forward to seeing the progress in the coming weeks all the best al 👍👍👍😁
Layton Junction Many thanks Al, I hope that this will improve as time goes on but not too bad at the moment for a weeks work so far, very pleased with it. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Looking good as always.
John E Thank you John and much a[predicated as always. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
(Joe)..excellent as all ways Graham and love the story behind the yard 👍
Sue Walker Thanks Joe and the story behind Lakeside was important to me when I first started the original Lakeside, it gave me a foundation to work on and a meaning why anything was built and it continues even to this day. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi Graham like what you have done so far, I started my container depot with a llama c/ crane the same one Susanna Joaquim got and in the process of tarting it up with still walk way plates etc and painting it up not a bad model. The i wanted was the same as yours but not prepared to pay rip off price. ho hum any i got this one brand new for £29. plus free freight happy days.cheers mate.
Tony Slight Well I’m pleased you got the crane you wanted and you are happy with it, that’s the main thing. I got my crane for half price so I’m happy too! Cheers for now. .......... Graham
Love Your videos, Your work and Your layout. Always remember that You rule Your own kingdom! Don´t let bad comment take You down. Keep on doing what You do!
Thomas from Uppsala, Sweden.
Couldn't agree more Thomas its Graham layout I quite like what he is doing with is layout
Thank you Thomas and don’t worry, negative feedback doesn’t get me down, I will always do what I want to do in the end although having said that, I always consider other ideas from folk and sometimes I put them into the plan but only if I think they will work and that I like the idea. Cheers for now mate and thanks for the comment too. ...........Graham
Duncan Campbell Thank you Duncan. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Great stuff Graham, Really enjoyed the history of the Manor House and marshalling yard. Regards Paul.
quarryfield Thank you Paul and I think it’s important for folk to know the thinking and history behind this layout, hopefully it will make more sense as to why things are done and not just plonked on there for no apparent reason other than it was an afterthought. It also gives me a foundation to work on too. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Hi Graham I’ve just been come across your channel a few weeks ago, Chadwick Model Railway give you a shout out on a interview he did 🙌
I’d just like to say wow! I love your CZcams channel, I’m going to go back to the beginning and watch every video you’ve done 😬 (I’m sure my girlfriend will enjoy that! Lol)
Your layout looks unbelievable and something I could only wish of been able to afford. Keep up the great work 👍🏻
Hi Carl and thank you for those kind words and also I'm pleased that you are enjoying the channel so far. Hopefully you will enjoy the rest of the build of this new layout and it should give you a few ideas too should you need any for the future. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham
Just catching up on freight yard videos
Looks great and well planned and worked out. Looking forward to see it prpgress
Philip Lettley Thanks Philip, as I mentioned in the video, I spent two and a half days just thinking and planning this out, because of the space limitations then I have obviously had to condense it it a relatively small space but I think what I have got now works well for me although maybe not for all but that’s ok, this layout is for me to enjoy and I’m going to get a lot of enjoyment from just this area alone. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hi Graham the freightliner depot looks great mate clive in N.lreland
clive cobbold Thank you very much Clive and I’m pleased you like it so far. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Coming on very nicely Graham, but I suspect after you have finished the FL Depot you will be considering adding point motors to some of the points. There is a possibly that when you reach over to switch the points a part of your clothing may catch a piece of the scenery and when you start shunting it can become a nuisance having to get up from your chair and start moving from one end t'other end of the layout to switch over a point or two.
Chas Tallis Hi Chas and no, I can categorically say that there will be no point motors on this part of the layout. I can see what you are saying but no - that won’t happen. Cheers for now mate. .............Graham
Hi Graham. Looks like you've been very busy this week it's coming along nicely your configuration looks ok can't wait to see it with some scenics on great job again ..... Paul
paul roberts Hi Paul and many thanks for the comment, I have a few other ideas yet which I haven’t mentioned yet so keep watching - exciting times ahead! 😉👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Great video graham it is looking great
David's Trains Thank you David and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ........... Graham
We have a saying in Australia, Bloody Brilliant, fits you to a tee, great work mate, keep up the good stuff, cheers and regards Bill in au.
PS Enjoyed a glass of red whilst watching this, I don't smoke, but goodonya!!!!!!!
Bill Richardson We have that saying here in the U.K. too Bill ! 😂😂. Many thanks mate and I hope that you enjoyed your glass of red wine too! 👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy. ..........Graham
Hi Graham, obvious thing to say but the only person to please is err, YOU! Looks great mate
Steve
BVR Railway Absolutely Steve and that is exactly what I do these days - gone are the days when I tried to please everyone else - rule 1 is always in play. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Hi Graham nice to see some trains running on the container yard the track plan is really good keep up the good work mate.
Exeter Central Thanks mate and yes, I thought it was important to see trains running, albeit briefly, but at least it gave folk an idea. No point in it looking ok if it didn’t work! 👍🏻😂. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Hi mate just watched your video part 2 that looks absolutely amazing just done my boards for my container yard with your track plan as given me some good ideas on my track plan keep up with the good work
Anthony Strathmore road junction Hi Anthony and thank you sir. If mine has given you some ideas for yours then that’s brilliant, the sharing of ideas is what I think showing our layouts on CZcams is a great interaction between fellow modellers. I look forward in seeing how yours develop and maybe I can nick a few ideas off yours! 👍🏻😂. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Great video Graham, the progress you are making is to be congratulated. Cheers Greg
Greg Hale Thank you Greg and yes, it seems to be coming along nicely so far but obviously more to come yet! 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Great ! it work’s perfectly 👍👍😎
David Cutts Thank you David and it does work indeed, there are some minor tweaks I still need to make but in general then it’s working how I wanted it to. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Hello mate, loving the new scenes and the return of parts of the old Lakeside - you've managed to make it look very busy and alive without cluttering the scene and it looks grand! All very well thought out and will look even better when the next layers of scenery go on top, the mix of modern traction and a steam shed seems reminiscent of 'steamtown' at Carnforth...there's definitely something to be said about hand operated points, not as realistic for some but does add a layer of entertainment to manually switch them when shunting I think?
Regards,
Alex
Alex Pomeroy Hi Alex and thank you for the kind comment. All the items you see at the moment are really just there to see what room I have, if I decide that parts look a bit cluttered then I will thin them out or try to reposition them, this is especially so in the TMD area, I need to still do work on that. It made perfect sense to me to have these points manually operated keeping the brief of this layout true to its meaning - simple and easy to use. Every single point is very easy to access so no reason to have point motors and all the wiring associated with them especially as this part of the layout will be able to be folded down. Cheers for now mate. ............. Graham
¡Hola Graham! Redevelopment of the area is looking great. The landlord at The Manor House must be very pleased with his expansion plans for the town! As for your insight to the layout and your obvious attention to detail - it’s a credit and inspiration to any of us who are currently into new builds. Talking of which, my own layout is to include a small TMD and, to this end, I was wondering if you had, in your video archives, any building sessions which included the use of the foam board (at position 5:50 in the video) I had thought about using filler but, your yard concrete looks great with the materials used.
Finally, (at position 19:00) you mentioned “realistic”. I am so pleased you mentioned that it was you who was happy with the realism. That was a huge finger poke at the so-called rivet counters of this world and I hope other modellers realise that as long as they enjoy their layout designs, that’s all that matters! Rule #1 - it’s mine and, that’s how it is.
Looking forward to seeing you complete the planned construction Graham.
Cheers, Gary
A Train In Spain Hi Gary and thank you for that kind comment. Having Rule 1 at the forefront when building a layout is very important as you can be swayed from one point to another and because of the many different suggestions then you can end up in a complete mess with no focus on what YOU want, no matter how unrealistic it may be. I have learnt that lesson. Having learnt that lesson then I believe that is why this new layout is a joy to build, I do of course take suggestions on board and sometimes they are included but only if I think they will fit into the layout to give me what I want.
I haven’t any videos of working with foam board but I will see if I can show how I create the hard standing in the next video which I hope will help. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Graham Foulston: Greatly appreciated your reply and comments Graham. Just sitting in the garage at this time (the layout’s housed there) and musing on the laying of the roadway which comes off my newly constructed hillside. Hope you do t mi d if a leave a link for you. Any comments or suggestions you may have regarding the hillside development will be welcome. Cheers Gary (m.czcams.com/video/Fel0_NsTAbU/video.html)
Absolutely loving your work and ideas, as ever, Mr F. Loving the manual points idea. A proper fiddle yard for you to sit down and enjoy your trains with! And techically means you could use that area as a testing DC area, should you make any further purchases from fleabay! Regards
Jimmy Dotcom Absolutely Jimmy, because those points are insulfrog points then depending on which way they are switched will make a section of track isolated so as you say, ideal for test or ring in a loco on DC. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
@@GrahamFoulston so you can do DC shunting / fiddling, without even planning it. And with a colossal crane. How cool is that. Big smiles :)
Jimmy Dotcom Absolutely Jimmy - good fun isn’t it! 👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent use of a small space. You really have got plenty in the yard. I understand the entrance but would you not require a cross over to the track in the other direction when leaving the yard? Looking forward to the progress. Cheers, Bob
trainmanbob Hi Bob. And thank you. I have a total of five other crossovers on the four mainline tracks so in theory (and in practice too) I can get from the very outside track to the innermost track in the yard no matter any direction the train is going - no reversing required on the main line at all. Cheers for now. ........... Graham
Graham,
Love the way You laid out Your new Yard. Everything absolutely fits.
One suggestion, instead of the Ramp coming of the Bridge for Your Container Lorries, why not put the Ramp back the way You had it, coming straight down into the illage. Then the Lorries would have to go through the Village to the end, come around the backside and the a Viaduct underneath the Ramp into the Yard??
Just a thought, it would eliminate the sharp turn on top of the Ramp
Ray USA
Ray Gabel Hi Ray and many thanks for the constructive comment and yes, I may well do that but I need to seriously look into that area before making my final decision. The thing that really puts me off with that idea is obstructing any views of the village and also I have to consider the Magnarail system which will be going in by the village. So I just need to think this out first before committing anything but thanks for the idea though and it’s greatly appreciated sir. Cheers for now mate. ..............Graham
Just a suggestion. where you have the ramp coming from the elevated section of the village. the first part is an arch. how about rather than another ramp for the container yard have the access to the yard a mini roundabout at the bottom of the ramp where the lorries can double back and enter in to the yard under the arch. I think it will give you more space and possible look more realistic. I really like what your doing and look forward to your videos, keep up the good work.
Phillip Hill Hi Philip and thanks for the comment. I think I have now decided on the route for the lorries and they will take the same road out of the yard as they did on the way in - I will explain that on my next video. I’m pleased you like the yard so far, it is a condensed version but that’s all the room I have so I just have to make best use of the space I have but I have got everything on there that I wanted so I’m happy with that. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
Hi Graham, really enjoyed the video and well done on creating the freight yard. Would it be possible to do a quick video on how you inserted the new left hand point on the main line as your track was permanently glued to the board and also firmly ballasted. It would be very interesting to know. Thanks, Michael
MICHAELTANGUY Hi Michael, I cant really do a video of how I did that point as I have already done it but I will describe the best I can on my next video how I did it which should give you a good idea - it’s really not the difficult as you will see. Hope that helps. Cheers for now mate. ............ Graham
@@GrahamFoulston That would be great Graham. Thanks for that.
MICHAELTANGUY No problems mate and glad to be of help. Cheers for now mate. .......... Graham
Hello from Oklahoma. Man your layout is great. Love the the fine detail and the thought process you put into it. On the trucks exiting the container yard, have you thought about having them exit off the edge of the layout facing the aisle. That might be more realistic than trying to make that tight radius turn. Just a thought and I'm sure whatever you decide will look great. Look forward to seeing more progress.
hutchewah Wow, thank you for those great words my friend, they are greatly appreciated sir. As regards the trucks then I think I have now decided on how they enter and exit the roadway. I have to take into consideration the very limited space I have and also not spoiling any views when filming so it needs to be simple and clean looking. Cheers for now buddy. .......... Graham
Hi Graham, Great job on the layout of the new extension, it all works very well. I hadn't realised you were making the new bit fold down, is that just so that you can work on the highstreet scene easier at a later date? Nice to see a Kelmar Container Stacker appear, and in Malcolm colours, as seen at Daventry International Railfreight Terminal. You mentioned the turning area for lorries at the end, in fact the lorries could reverse down from there along the front to collect/drop off their containers. Your not allowed to drive under a hanging container for obvious reasons, it could drop on your head. One other thing, you mentioned not wanting to split the trains in the yard to allow the lorries to exit the yard, that's actually done quite alot at Daventry if a long train is in the yard in order to allow vehicles to drive round unhindered still. Anyway, another great video as always. Look forward to the next progress update. Best regards Dave.
All very interesting and informative comments there Dave, thank you. As you know, I’m not a train person and have in actual fact never seen anything Freightliner in real life - ever!! So my knowledge is extremely limited and these comment are really helpful to me. Thank you. The new extension folds down so that I can carry on modelling the rear section without me having to stretch plus it also gives me easy access to release the roadway at the back should I get any derailments in the hidden storage. As time goes on and I finish the modelling at the rear of the layout then I doubt if this new section will be lowered that often but I want it like that just in case I need access, might as well think of it at this stage rather than wishing I had done it at a later stage - lessons learnt!! 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Hi Graham, your reasons for having the container terminal hinged are very sound, how many times have we thought, I won't do that again, and then do, so lessons learned and now put into practice. My experience of real container terminal working is purely limited to driving trucks at work to the terminal to load and unload containers for the green and white supermarket Bachmann did those nice containers of a while back..............I ought to mention Malcolms run Daventry and we use their containers too, infact those green/white ones are actually their's. I think EWS and DRS operate the trains from Daventry, not sure if I have seen Railfreight in there or not. One interesting fact I learnt recently was that there are two different height containers we use, Malcolms have to load them with all the taller containers at the back of the train incase of the WCML being blocked. The alternative route can't take the higher containers so if that happens they split the train and only take the lower containers onward to Scotland. Best regards Dave.
stretchedits Funny you should say about the different heights on the containers as I noticed that on some of the model containers too, I just thought that it was a scale thing but obviously not. Another very informative comment which is really useful for me so once again, thank you, things are starting to make sense now! 👍🏻👍🏻
Looking fab
Holybrooke junction Thank you and greatly appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ............ Graham
Take a hia lamp from the detail pack and it glues onto the end of the container wagons looks really good i did it with the last container wagon
czcams.com/video/ENSyfRH9OtM/video.html here's the video I made with the lamp on the end of the container wagons with the lamp from the detail pack from the HIA wagons
Craig Quinn Yes, I have spare lamps from my hoppers and will be using them for the end container as I have done for the hoppers. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Hi Graham, looking good so far. I`m a bit concerned about the entrance to the container base, not wide enough for the trailer swing. ...Sorry retired Class 1 driver. All the best TONY [GRIFFIN STATION].
Tony Jones Don’t be too concerned Tony, it’s only a pretend model and not the real thing! 😂. Like many of us, we can only work with the space we have and in my case, not that much so imagination plays a big part. I’m happy with what I have though so that’s the main thing. Cheers for now buddy. ........... Graham
Graham just build it the way you want it. It is your layout. It is a shame that the container crane does not go up or down. (The early Hornby one did). But I am sure you have just as much fun from it. Martin (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
Martin Pattison Don’t worry Martin, I will build this layout the way I want to so no problems there. 👍🏻. I’m not bothered at all about the crane not working, it was always going to be just a static crane although I will be able to move it up and down on its rails which is all I want and will still have much fun using it in that respect. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Looking good Graham
Mark Franks Thanks Mark and much appreciated mate. Cheers for now. ............ Graham
@@GrahamFoulston Hi mate it's great to see the enthusiasm you have especially at this time year as it's so easy to get fed up with things what with the weather and short days.
Mark Franks Thanks Mark and without blowing my own trumpet, this is why I spent some time sorting the train room out and installing the air con, I wanted this room to be an all weather room so I could go up there no matter what is happening outside, be it freezing cold or extreme heat then it’s a constant temperature of 17 degrees, perfect for working in and also just sitting playing trains. That was really important to me having had the opposite and all that entails on the previous layout. It really makes such a huge difference to the enjoyment and also keeps the layout and stock in great condition too. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
Just one thought on the lorries exiting. What about cratering a false underpass entrance just ahead of the one facing down toward the TMD. The lorry could drop down underground and off to wherever you deem appropriate?
Silky Jack I have so much left to do on this yard still that I can’t really make that decision until I know exactly where things are going to be placed which I am working on at the moment along with of course the best route for the trucks to take but an underpass wasn’t something I had thought about but is something I can put into the melting pot, hopefully I will have this sorted by the end of the week. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Great video my friend, a quick thought on traffic management, why not build a one way underpass on the central road section as the exit. No need to have awkward areas then, nice and straight forward....? Just a thought. Kind regards Tim D
BR Blues Hi Tim and thanks for the comment. As regards the traffic management then I have already decided what I want to see on the layout now but thanks for the thoughts though, as always, they are greatly appreciated. Cheers for now mate. ...........Graham
Yep, puts it into perspective. Maybe stick a guy in a high-vis on it somewhere.😁
2H80vids Yes, it’s got to have a driver in it, it looks so wrong otherwise. 👍🏻. Cheers for now. .......... Graham
Move the water tower beside the coaling station as most steam locos take on water and coal at the start of the day makes sense to have the water tower beside the coal or near enough to it
Craig Quinn Hi Craig, as I mentioned in the video on several occasions, some of the items in the engine shed area as well as the TMD are there only so that I know that I have them on the layout and many will move from where they are now and in fact, have moved since making this video. Cheers for now. .......... Graham
hope you have made plenty of provisions for the disabled wheel chair folks
Darren Hold On no, please don’t go down that route Darren! 😂😂😂😂. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Another success story Graham, gotta catch up on vids, ugh damn work taking me away from enjoyment lol, but you laying track direct to board or underlay, if underlay I show a good item in my recent vid and cheaper, otherwise doesn't matter will look great once done, now to jump to part 3 woot
Sean Baldwin Hi Sean, no underlay on this section of track in the container yard as the track would be too high for me as I am putting in the hard standing but thanks anyway. I have used Woodland Scenics underlay throughout the the rest of the layout which I find superb and so easy to put down - very happy with that. Cheers for now mate. ........Graham
Fair enough all good, the stuff I found if you change your mind at a later stage comes in 1,3,5 and higher mm sheets but either way loving it. Saw the price on that turntable concerted to AU$$ umm I got more hours at work to do lol, but still very nice have to admit.
The thing I like with you Graham, is you do things your way (still taking onboard viewer's comments). The yard is looking excellent and I can't believe how much work you have done. Its a real tricky one with the lorry turn around point. Its hard to explain in words, but here goes... right so you want lorrys getting to the nearside of crane, so could they cross the tracks in front of the crane like you said, but once crossed they could continue slightly to the right into a deadend that they would then have traffic marshals to assist them in reversing down to the nearside of the crane. Once finished they could then drive straight forward and go out the way they came in? What do you reckon? All the best mate and great video as always. Cheers, Lee
Lee Whall You are so right with your comment Lee and I thank you for that. It’s so important to end up with what I want from this layout with my ideas and thoughts while also taking on board suggestions from folk who know a lot more than I do in both model railways and real railways, but at the end of the day it’s me that needs to model it and also more importantly - to live with it. The main problem I get is although suggestions may seem correct from the folk who suggest something, they are not in the room with me and so can’t see what I can see - cross members under the baseboards in the way, filming opportunities lost from a certain angle etc. Hopefully you can see what I mean. So I have to weigh all these things up before committing anything I do - weathering my idea or someone else’s.
I have been playing with the route of the lorries this morning and you are not too far off what I’m erring to at the moment but I’m still undecided, I don’t want to do this job twice so I need to be 100% sure before committing to the final route so I will still go back and have a further ‘play’ maybe this afternoon, hopefully I can make a final decision by the end of the day. 👍🏻👍🏻. Cheers for now buddy and once again, thank you for the kind comment, it’s greatly appreciated sir. ............. Graham
Thanks for that reply Graham. Whatever you decide mate will work and I'm really looking forward to seeing your progress. I have a problem at the moment deciding on what to do with the corner part to my layout as I've now reached that section and humming and arring, but I suppose that's the fun. Anyway, take care Graham and speak soon. All the best, Lee
Lee Whall I’m sure if you just sit and look at it then you will come up with a solution, it maybe not yet but at a later stage when you are least expecting it, that happens to me now and again. 👍🏻. Cheers for now mate. ......... Graham
Graham, you have been busy! The yard certainly sets things off very nicely. Can't wait to see it finished. The Manor house looks great as well in that position.
Did you receive my email of 2/1/2020?
2020 already! Doesn't seem all that long ago that long ago I started Hawthorn Valley, but it is nearly 5 years! As I have not run trains for about 8 or 9 months, as I have been tweaking parts of the layout, I keep getting asked by SWKB when are we going to some trains running! It will happen!
All the best. .... Ian.
PS. Do you still have the video of the origins of the Manor House. It might be time to repeat it as a special video!
Hawthorn Valley Hi Ian and thanks mate, I’m really pleased with the new yard and will allow me some extra shunting of wagons etc plus another useful storage area too, this is working out quite nicely now and I’m pleased I ended up making it as I wasn’t sure initially. Cheers for now mate. ............Graham
Taking shape nicely Graham. I’m glad you liked my idea of it being an old marshalling yard. The length of track with the fuel tanker on , is that to be joined to the other track with a point ? Keep it coming, so good to watch the layout grow and develop. Clive.
Clive briggs To be honest Clive that given the history then the old marshalling yard couldn’t have been used for a better job than the new container yard. The owners of the Manor House are very astute business people! 😉. Yes, the track will be joined with a point for the fuelling yard but I haven’t put that in yet until I’m 100% sure that is the final position, once I have decided where it’s definitely going to go then I can finish of the track work. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham
OK Thank you.
Hi graham your container yard is coming on great I like it I know when it comes to building a new section and testing it out and making changes where your shed for your steam locos are perfect. Have you got any future plans to make your container crane in working order. Anyway take care graham all the best
Duncan Campbell Thank you very much Duncan and pleased that you like it so far. I will spend a few more hours deciding where things are to finally rest, they may stay where they are or move a little, all I wanted at this stage was to have them on the layout so I knew how much room they took up and what I had left. I don’t want things to look cramped though so it might mean I will just not use some of them. I think the engine shed area is pretty much there, it’s the TMD area I need to work on and get sorted out which I can do in the coming week. Cheers for now buddy. ............ Graham
Hi graham your videos are giving me a few hints and tips as I am planning on setting up my own layout hopefully this year heres hoping
Duncan Campbell That’s excellent Duncan and hopefully I can look forward to seeing the start of the construction later on. 👍🏻👍🏻
Looking great Graham! This is going to look epic when it's done.
Just one question have you ever tried using Anyrail or similar pograms to plan your track work? Probably a bit late now I know, but definitely worth it's weight when it comes to planning what you can do with a particular space.
Corunna Railway Line Hi, yes I did use a computer programme (I can’t remember which one now) in the early days of the previous Lakeside but I found that although it was ok for basic planning of a layout, there was nothing like seeing it for real on the layout. It might look good on screen but I found in practice that it didn’t always work out as it should, I much prefer these days to lay it out roughly using real track but like everything, you have to use whatever method you are more comfortable with. Cheers for now mate. ........... Graham
Hi Graham .. What depth of foam board did you use for the hard stand area, as it's something I hope to do on my own layout..love this addition to your layout...Regards from Geoff at Maryville Junction 😎🚒🚒
turnout999 Hi Geoff, on the area you saw then I used 5mm foam board but I’m going to try 3mm too, I shall do that off site though just in. Case it doesn’t work. At the moment it’s absolutely flush with the top of the track and I would prefer it a fraction lower as it will make cleaning the track a lot easier. Cheers for now mate. ..........Graham