The layout has a new loco; it’s a Class 4MT Fairburn 2-6-4 tank:
Category: Model Railway
The Wheeler Model Railway, started November 2011
Ballasting
The tracks between the halt and the country station have (finally) been ballasted:
It all looks a bit bare at the moment, but one day…
Country Station Platform Lighting
The Country Station now has platform lighting:
Goods Shed Outside Lighting
The main goods shed now has an outside light:
The “canal” goods shed now also has outside lights at each end:
More buildings fitted
These buildings were made a while ago, but only now that the Narrow Gauge track is in place, have been lit and fitted. On the other side of the viaduct is a small office:
Town Signal Box
The Town Station now has a signal box
This is the same “downloaded” design as the signal box by the halt, but a different colour and slightly larger. The interior is also better fitted.
Platform Lights
The Town Station platforms now have lights
Each light uses two LED’s, and the total power taken for all of them is 0.08 watt, so very few polar bears lost due to my extravagance!
Narrow Gauge Track Ballasted
Almost all of the Narrow Gauge track has now been laid on a ‘cinder’ base
The only bit to be done is around the front of the station – the rails here need setting into the ‘road’ surface, and I’m still working out how to do that!
Narrow Gauge Extension
In order to make a circular track, the narrow gauge train has an extension into the loft store. It’s not very pretty because it will never normally be seen…
The extension is normally fully enclosed, which should help keep dust out:
Narrow Gauge Train
As an easy way to get a “Ready To Run” narrow gauge train, I’ve used a ‘Minitrains’ diesel set, albeit converted for DCC operation.
The size, compared to ‘standard’ OO gauge, can be seen here:
