Hi Alex

I've managed to get a bit more done this afternoon. The rails are finished. All I have to do now is the timbering.

Regards

Alan

Alan McMillan wrote:
Hi Alex

I've managed to get a bit more done this afternoon. The rails are finished. All I have to do now is the timbering.

Regards

Alan


Wow, I'm gobsmacked. Thank you so much for your help, it looks fantastic. I'm still trying to work out if I'm looking forward to building that or not, it will look great though!

In case it effects the timbering, there is a single tongue trap point in the top left point coming out of No.2 siding. You can see it in the photograph here, just the to right of the generator:

http://www.alextrack.co.uk/library/images/railways/bristol_signalling/bristol_old_station_signal_box/nrm_650-59_1958_large.jpg

Thanks once again!

Alex

Hi Alex

I've noticed a couple of other things in that picture. The catch point on the track to the right of the generator, one track out from the platform also seems to have only one tongue. Also the far left turnout leading to the scissors appears to have a continuous check rail on it. I'll sort both out on the drawing.

Regards

Alan

Hi Alex

Here's the amended and additional catch points and continuous check rail.

Regards

Alan

Hi Alex

Here it is, finished!. The timbering under the scissors is a bit intensive and strange in places, but this is in order that all the crossings etc are properly supported. I hope it's all you were hoping it would be.

Regards

Alan

Hi Alex

Here is the amended box file as promised

Regards

Alan

Hi Alan,

Thank you so much, its perfect! I hope to start work on building this right away, I have no excuse not to now!

I've turned the labels off so it's nice to look out and printed a few copies off now. What I was wondering is there any way of not printing the black line triangles (what are they) in order to make the plan clearer?

Cheers,

Alex

Stumpytrain wrote: Hi Alan,

Thank you so much, its perfect! I hope to start work on building this right away, I have no excuse not to now!

I've turned the labels off so it's nice to look out and printed a few copies off now. What I was wondering is there any way of not printing the black line triangles (what are they) in order to make the plan clearer?

Cheers,

Alex
Hi Alex

You're very welcome Alex - I'd like to see it when you have constructed it.

The black triangles are the start points for transition curves. As far as I am aware, if you go to Generator/Generator Settings and uncheck track centrelines, radial end marks and guide marks, then, again in generator, click Rebuild All Background, you'll get a template that is free of all that clutter. If not, I'm afraid you'd have to refer to Martin for that one. I'm passably good at using the programme but I've never had much experience with the printing side of things. My layout is not yet started!

Regards

Alan

PS There's another slightly modified box file in the Bristol thread. I found another bit of timbering that was not quite right to my eyes, so I had to fix it. Perfectionism is sometimes a curse!

My first update for far too long... I've got to get cracking on this project!

Anyway, today I made a little progress on starting the point work. After some fantastic assistance with the Templot track plan I've started preparing the PCB timbers.



There are some more photographs of the progress on my website here:

http://www.alextrack.co.uk/model_railways/bristol_old_station/track.shtml

Cheers,
Alex

Hi Alex

Good to see the track construction coming on. I went to your website to see more but all the picture links are dead. The other pages on the site are fine so it must just be that one.

Regards

 

Alan McMillan

Hi Alan,

Thank you for letting me know about the broken links! It would help if I uploaded the right file... Anyway, it's all sorted now.

Last night I sweated the chair plates for one of the turnouts in place. Tedious work but it's starting to show a little more progress.

Alex

Hi Alex

It looks great!!

Keep up the good work.

Alan

Alan McMillan wrote:
It looks great!!

Keep up the good work.

Cheers, Alan... your template is a real godsend though.

I've finished all the sleepers now.



Also chaired up half of the 'simple' crossover.



Alex

Hi Alex

Thanks - it was fun to do!

I'd love to build this myself, but not in 2mm - I'd end up with independently swivelling eyeballs!

Alan

Alan McMillan wrote:
Hi Alex

Thanks - it was fun to do!

Well Bristol Old Station was intended as a trial for Bristol East Junction (my real passion!).



Let me know when you want to get started and I'll send you the background plan!

Alex

It would take a while but nothing's impossible. Here's the proof that I'm up to speed with very complicated track!!






Regards

Alan