Makerfield, my 1970s North West UK layout

[meurglysIII]

resignalling project is completed with lights in the right order. However I have now decided I need a proper gantry, so am going to buy & build one of the traintronics ones. I will post pics eventually.......

Apologies - the only pic I can find is on another forum (scroll down)
It is available in 00 by the way. I've checked.


http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&p=494103

[swisstrains]

Nice looking gantry Pete. Should have plenty of clearance for when the Weaver Junction - Glasgow electrification reaches Makerfield

[John H-T]

Looks great Pete.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

[meurglysIII]

I didn't buy that gantry. I decided I didn't like the girder-style supports so I kitbashed a Dapol steam era gantry and a dapol modern gantry into a new beast, added handrails & ladders and somehow managed to get it on the layout and wired in without it falling to bits. Pics in the gallery:

I'm going to try & convince myself that the gantry saga is now over......
although - should the signals have protective mesh cages? damn.......

http://www.railwayforum.net/gallery/...=12792&cat=508

http://www.railwayforum.net/gallery/...1&limit=recent

[Toddington Ted]

Looks good, thanks for posting the photos. Its nice to see an era being modelled that I can't do ("my" line closed in 1962). Your ballast looks to be a better colour than the stuff on my layout (which is too "new") but I hope to rectify that this autumn and winter.

[48111]

Looks great Pete, all the best.

48111

[springs branch mickey]

Like the set-up.I used to go to Goldborne to train spot when I lived in Abram.

[meurglysIII]

What year would that be Mickey?

[springs branch mickey]

1960-1970. used to go into the field at Dover locks and over towards Bamfurlong
or walk to Goldborne, and sit on the banking near the road bridge (on the Bryn road).

[meurglysIII]

Originally Posted by springs branch mickey

1960-1970. used to go into the field at Dover locks and over towards Bamfurlong
or walk to Goldborne, and sit on the banking near the road bridge (on the Bryn road).

Ha I would have occupied that same banking about 1977-79. Do you have any memories or better still pictures, of the station & colliery at Golborne? The station was gone before i moved here t the age of 7 in 1970, I vaguely remember the colliery from my youth.