0-4-0 'Emma'

 0-4-0 'Emma', passing through the PW depot below the castle ruins on its way to Hadarford with a mixed freight train. 

Keith

0-4-4-0 'Paddy'

 0-4-4-0 'Paddy' emerging from fiddleyard tunnel, heading towards Hadarford ahead of the Sunday morning up passenger service.

Keith

Ground Signals

 Back in January I made a further 2 ground signals to add to the 2 existing ones. 

Today I got round to fitting them. 

I know they are on the wrong side of the track, when I fitted the original pair I assumed they went on the left side, I spent some time this afternoon trying to remove the original 2 to reposition them, but they are too well glued in and as they are made of plastic I didn't want to run the risk of damaging them.

Keith

Summertime Open Carriage Train

 Last of the summertime open carriage trains for this year waiting to depart Hadarford station.

Keith

The Pumpkin Train

 It's that time of year, the Pumpkin Train on it's way, 🚂🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

#Halloween #halloween2021 #pumpkins

Keith

D041 in Service

 Following successful test runs yesterday, D041 is brought into more heavier service today.

Keith

D041 Test Run

 D041 is on a test run on a small ballast train.

Keith

D041

 On Friday 8th Oct I made a start on my next project, this diesel loco I picked up on eBay.

I have cut done the Kato chassis to fit.

The body temporarily fitted to the chassis, I need to do some further work to ensure the chassis fits accurately inside the body.

Wednesday 13th I sorted out the seating of the Kato chassis in the new diesel shunter, then I sprayed it inside and out with grey primer.

Thursday 14th October I had forgotten to fix the couplings to the shunter, so today I removed the primer paint from the buffer beams, glued the couplings in place and reprimed it.

I also primered the accessories to be added later.
 

Yesterday was painting day. 

However, I managed to paint the roof the wrong colour, I had used the coach roof grey instead of the loco roof grey. 

I have now corrected this and also added a code lamp.

Glazing fitted and transfers applied to D041 this afternoon.

With the driver fitted inside D041, this now completes this loco.

Keith

Mixed Traffic Train

 0-4-0 'Leo' heading along under the retaining wall with a mixed traffic train. 

Keith

LOADING ONLY

With the success of the new bus stop road markings I attempted to add the "LOADING ONLY" markings, not too successful, but will have to do.

Keith

Bus Stops Part 2

 Having left the asphalt paint to dry overnight, this morning I added the bus stop boxes.

Having fixed them in place, I then weathered them to reduce the bright yellow glow and to disguise the new and old paint joints.

Keith

Bus Stops

 When I 1st painted the road markings on Hadarford I was not impressed with the result of the lettering 'BUS STOP' in the bus stop boxes, so I removed them and I have lived with only the boxes since. As I have buses parked on them the missing letters was not obvious. 

But as I don't always want to have buses there, some time ago I purchased some vinyl road markings, but because of my issues with prolapsed discs and facet joint arthritis since then, I have left fitting them until today. 

I have added the letters, but having done so, the original hand painted boxes did not match, so I have painted both boxes out and will add the vinyl boxes supplied on the sheet tomorrow when the asphalt paint has dried overnight. The whole road section will need weathering once everything has set to disguise the difference in the new and old asphalt paint.

Keith

Birthday Presents

 The 3 vehicles my wife Jo bought me for my birthday today, a Bedford CA crew bus and a Commer Q25, both in the adopted British Railways livery alongside my other BR road vehicles.

And a Fowler B6 Road Locomotive 'Titan' amongst Mr Beetons other steam road vehicles in the pound behind his garage.

Keith

Planters

 Found these on eBay a few days ago, they arrived this morning.

This evening I have distributed them at various locations around Hadarford.

Keith

New Trees

 Today some half relief trees arrived in the post, which I have now placed behind the stone wall on the other side of the track to Hadarford Hill, along with some additional bushes and shrubs to fill in the gaps.

0-6-0 saddle tank 'Beryl' on the up passenger service passing around the hill.

Keith

 Yesterday I fitted the wrought iron gate between the vicarage and the church hall.

Today I made a wall and flower bed to fill in the corner, there is more to do to it to finish.

Keith

Converted Damaged Toast Rack Coach

 Some time ago I damaged the roof of one of my toast rack coaches and to date I have lived with the damage, but I came across a photo of one with the roof removed, so I did the conversion today. 😊

Keith

Wrought Iron Gate

This afternoon I fixed the wrought iron gate between the church hall and the vicarage.

Keith

Transfers for Gunpowder Van

 Got round to adding some transfers to the gunpowder van this afternoon. 💥

Keith