From when my Parents gave me my first train set for a Christmas present as a child, I have had an interest in model railways. I originally started in "OO" gauge, but have also built in "N" and "O" gauge. The last layout I built was my exhibition layout "Holmehurst" which was in "O" gauge, and I exhibited it around the country. Photos of it can be seen by following this link.

I inherited some "OO9" rolling stock from my late father, including a loco I built from a white metal kit for him, and ever since living on our working narrowboat Hadar I have been thinking about building a "OO9" layout.

For those who do not know, "OO9" is "OO" scale, which is 4mm to 1ft, but the track and rolling stock are narrow gauge, equivalent to 2ft gauge in real life. Modelling-wise this means that I can used standard "OO" scale buildings, people, scenery etc. of which there is a far greater range of ready built items and kits to choose from, but it has the advantage that the reduced size of the track and rolling stock means that curves can be tighter than for standard gauge, without losing a realistic look within a restricted layout size.

I had thought about building a layout in our garden alongside our mooring at the Saltisford Canal Centre, but after much thought decided that this would not be practical. However I built a small layout (now dismantled) which sat on the shelf above the display cabinet, in our saloon, which houses my "O" gauge rolling stock. Having finished it, my wife Jo suggested that when we stop selling coal I could build a layout in the hold. As we stopped selling coal at the end of 2016.

I have now built the layout. This is now a full record of the building of this layout and any new additions along the way.

Please feel free to leave comments, I am always interested in suggestions or questions.

Monday, 8 June 2020

Cross-chain and Turnbuckle

Problem solved.
 For some reason the space where the 2 lift-out bridges fit, keeps changing and the gap between the rail ends can be too large for my satisfaction, so I have applied working boat principles and fitted a cross-chain and turnbuckle across the smaller bridge space.
The turnbuckle arrived in the post this morning.
Certainly does the job and I can adjust it accordingly as the space varies. as this has worked.
I will do the same for the longer bridge soon.


Keith
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  1. KevinTOO8 June 2020 at 12:49

    Now that is clever and makes perfect sense too :)

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    1. Keith Lodge8 June 2020 at 17:55

      Thank you Kevin, apart from the new turnbuckle, the rest is all recycled, hence the rusty chain!

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