Entering Fiddleyard Tunnel

 0-4-0 small England 'Princess' about to enter fiddleyard tunnel with a train of bugboxes. 😊

Keith

Battery Powered Loco in Service

 New battery loco 'Tim' brought into useful service with the up explosives train rounding Hadarford hill. 😊

Keith

Battery Powered Loco Part 3

 Liquid lead added and superglued in place in the battery loco this morning, there is loads of room for lots of it. 😊

Couplings fitted.

Couplings painted and a light weathering now completes the battery loco.

Keith

Battery Powered Loco Part 2

 Good progress with the battery loco today, buffer beams painted red, transfers applied, name plates and driver fitted. Just needs liquid lead for ballast and couplings fitting to finish. 😊

Keith

Crews and Tools

 3 days ago I primered these engine crews and tools.

This morning I assembled the wheelbarrows, then I made a start on painting the loco crews and tools.

After lunch I finished them. 😊

Keith

Battery Powered Loco

 Final project before setting off on our travels, this battery powered loco arrived this morning, this afternoon I primered it and it's driver. 😊

A coat of satin black applied late this afternoon. 😊

Keith

Who Will Go 1st? 🤔

 Both 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Charles' and 0-4-0 small England 'Prince' awaiting signals to proceed, who will get to go 1st? 🤔

Keith

Newly arrived Small England 'Prince'

 New arrival 'Prince' assisting 'Princess' hauling a mix of box vans past Hadarford lock. 😊

Keith

Another Standpipe

 Another standpipe added against the coaling stage. 😊

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Awaiting Departure from Hadarford Station.

 0-4-4-0 Double Fairlie 'Earl of Merioneth’ on the up platform, and 4-6-0 Baldwin 'Joanne' on the down platform, both awaiting departure from Hadarford station. 😊

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4-6-0 Baldwins 'Alfred James' and 'Joanne'

 4-6-0 Baldwins 'Alfred James' and 'Joanne' double-heading the down passenger service passing below the long retaining wall. 😊 

Keith

Equestrian Weekend

 0-4-0 Little England 'Princess' with her new crankpins fitted taking the Beeton girls equestrian train to Alfa Central ready for a gymkhana this weekend, passing Hadarford lock. 😊 

Keith

Coreless Motor Upgrade for 'Alfred Henry'

 This morning I set about fitting the Tramfabriek coreless upgrade to the Lilliput U loco 'Alfred Henry' (pictured with the tram loco and upgrade kit which I will tackle later). Very easy to do, and very pleased with the result 😁

Both locos and upgrade kits ready for fitting

Removing the worm gear from the original motor

Worm gear removed

Worm gear fitted to the new motor

Coffee break

Motor fitted to the chassis and wires soldered to the pick up contacts

Running in the new upgrade on the rolling road

And brought into service with a bugbox train passing Hadarford lock

Keith

Lonely Deer

 Up till now I have had only one very lonely deer on the layout, but today 6 more arrived to keep it company. 🦌

Keith

Empty Livestock Train

 0-6-0 saddle tank 'Beryl' hauling an train of empty livestock wagons. 😊 

Keith

Dumper Truck, Compressor and 2 Stand Pipes

 Today I finished off painting the dumper truck and compressor (both painted blue) for the road works scene.

I also fitted the 2 stand pipes in the maintenance yard. 😊 

Keith

A Period Setting

 Some of my new old cars along with some I already had, in a period setting on Hadarford. 😊

Keith

eBay Bundle

 Nice bundle of 10 Oxford Diecast cars, a batch of older vehicles for a period setting on Hadarford arrived this morning, and eBay bargain as these models retail for around £6.50 each excl postage, this lot for £11.50, £1.15 each. 😁

Keith

0-4-0 Hunslet 'Nesta' passing Hadarford Lock

 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Nesta' passing Hadarford lock with the down passenger service. 😊

Keith

New Arrival 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Nesta'

 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Charles and new arrival 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Nesta' awaiting the signal to depart the canal wharf siding with a mixed goods train. 😊

Keith

Tunnel Lamps

 Getting down to small details, this morning I added 2mm clear gems to the tunnel lamps of the 2 working boats to improve the look of the lamps. 💡

Keith

0-4-0 Tank Engine 'Emma'

 0-4-0 tank engine 'Emma' on gunpowder train duty passing Hadarford wood, the hare is giving chase. 🐰

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'Charles' and 'Beryl'

 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Charles' assisting 0-6-0 saddle tank 'Beryl' on a heavy coal train passing below the long retaining wall. 😊

Keith

Re-leafing Trees

 Having finished the sheep, this afternoon I started to releaf some of the trees that were looking a bit bare. I have quite a few more to do but I have ordered some darker shades of green otherwise they will all be the same colour and some more spray glue. 🌳

Keith