Calderfoot

Milestone
Since due to the setback concerning one of the boards,
I have now managed to complete track laying in all boards,

Now all I need to do is either Pursue Wiring or building the supports, but that will have to be left for another time, with this busy Fortnight coming up it will once again go into store, but hopefully not for longer :)






































until next time....

Calderfoot (bad news)

Calderfoot WIP
Recently I decided to get Calderfoot out from Storage (under the bed) and Discovered that one of the Running boards have been damage, so i've had to reduce the size I was going to build to, but luckily Progress can still continue once the track has been relaid.



In other news My Railway Training is going well, Nothing major apart from being qualified to operate a Railsaw on the Rail Network :)


Matt

Life Choices....

Progress on hold yet again, But with Good Reason :)

I'm Currently involved in an Interview Process that if successful I could be Learning to become a
Railway Engineer Apprentice for the National Railway Network, Though there's no need to uncover Details about it, other than that it is in Doncaster with a Training Company, which would be involved with other companies to help get into employment in the Sector.

Friday I was successful, Now for getting up early Monday morning, So hopefully I get on this Course and be able to bring more updates to Calderfoot Bank in the Hopeful Near Future..

So while Waiting for the Train Home This Newly Painted Beastly 67 decided to Let Rip through the Centre Road  :)

  
So Hope a Good Look HST thrash in the morning will help me Progress :)

Matthew

Injury time....

Ouchy

I know I have not updated this for a while, but with other commitments it make it more impossible to update progress.

Recently I've developed an old injury that has plagued me for a few months now on my Arm and Shoulder, which has put layout building into doubt  Progress will continue once I get the Clear from the Doctor this week and Once my Daughter has gone back to her mothers I Can perhaps start wiring or Scenic's on the Layout which will be fun, But that's if I get the all clear and Future plans could be put into jeopardy so fingers-crossed for Thursday :)

Changes to Layout Plans

Project Calderfoot will Retain its name, but with Possible 3 Layouts to Build that will hold its same name, The first which I'm Currently Building now is called Calderfoot Bank.

Calderfoot Bank

This Layout (being built) is based on an Isolated part of the Town of Calderfoot itself Due to the fact there's a Very Narrow Bridge that connects the Main Round with this estate which make commuting very hard.

The Layout Consist of Two Platforms One for Regualar Traffic the other is for Postal and goods from the Nearby Paper Factory, Which is the Main Reason the keep the line open During the Beeching and Tory Regime in the 80's Because It would of Cost the Government more money to Build a new bridge than maintain the existing Railway..... More Details to follow.....

Calderfoot TMD (next Project (if Possible))

Matthew

Project Calderfoot Valley Update 5/1/14

Well only a slight update, 

No pictures though yet maybe next week perhaps :)

Update:

Both Current boards are now framed, started lay a section of track on one of the boards,

But the layouts plans have changed again, if I didn't mention Previously the layout is going to be in total length of possibly 17-20ft long inc fiddle yard, Station area will have two platforms and also a relief and maintenance/goods sidings for storage of Track Machines, Locos (Thunderbirds) and Spare Units or Coaching stock.

Slightly of topic:

After a nice walk up the Old Ripponden Branch Line I thought to myself this path looks a lot wetter that usual, but I found the problem.....

One of the Drainage Channels have been blocked by debris, weather it was deliberate or from the Recent Weather I thought to myself, think I should come down one day and unblock it myself, then the Track bed can be traversed more easier than it is now...

Just up the Valley on the More Drier Part, Surprising how much of this Line is still acessable,Someone should build a Heritage Line of Some sort up there :)

Until Next Week....

Project Calderfoot Valley 15/01/2014 Part 2

Framework half done, Had to stop due to Family Member being unwell (mother)

Got abit of a collection of Polystyrene Which will be used for scenery (plenty more out of shot)

Matthew

Calderfoot Valley Update 15/01/2014

Nails... Check
Beams ... Check
MDF ... Check
Hammer... Check
Saw... Check

Headache... CHECK!!!

Anyway a checklist for today....

Now back to the Layout... Construction on the frames is going well despite having a fight with a wall earlier, so building with a headache is going quite well even though HSE won't approve, but two fingers at them.

Half way through the corner board and hopefully make a start on the Goods board before the evening comes to a close, if not can wait till next monday when I don't have the lil'one over....

....oh wait where's she gunna sleep...?

Now for Picture while I think what to do...

You Can't see me (ha-ah Yes I can!!)

Matthew

Calderfoot Update 12/01/2014

The end to another week is nigh but major design progress is made which most likely be turned out as final, But the great achievement would be to fully build this layout in my bedroom up the most probable length being a possible 20ft long including the fiddle yard, it will be a portable layout, well I suppose it will have to be, especilly with it being built in a small room.

Starting to take shape, though nothing is stuck down at the moment but the plan now is to extend the left and side another 6ft (in the picture) and to add another 6ft to make the fiddle yard (out of view).

The next step now is to acquire the two 6ft panels and mark out the tracklines for which would be final for design of the trackwork, then also look for stripes of wood for the underframe for the wiring and other bits.

Until next time

Matt

Project Calderfoot Update

T'is amazing what I come across in my dad's tool boxes,

saving a few pounds already, 

By finding a tube of solder haha

Track pins hurt...

Matthew

Project Calderfoot Update

Gunna need more wood....

ooh look a DMU trying to run a service into the void (or of the end of the bed)

Matthew

Project Calderfoot

Project Calderfoot is now a Reality!!
Baseboards at the ready for the first phase which is the main display board

Updates will follow.

matthew

New project commence, Project Calderfoot

Hey been a while again, but now I'm gunna implement my new progress on this site now as I've've decided to give Virtual Railway Building alone for abit now and start designing and building a 00 model railway, progress shots will be uploaded here as well at my Flickr page aswell, so hopefully this project will go forward more than my Railworks Projects that seem to go tits up or run out of idea's haha.

anyway....

For the past few months I've been researching and designing a Model railway that can be easily stored away in a small room (my bedroom) and be taken the Model railway Exhibitions and My associated Open days now the the basement layouts are getting a wee old and well would go well in a relationship with a sledge hammer :).

So far I've designed a small branchline station with long terms of expansion and prospect although for the moment It will only be just me building the layout.

It will consist on a station with loop and engine/goods shed and Signal box it will be a rural scene but with a lot of activity the layout is fictional but with it currently a one ended layout it will have fictional links with many Pennine towns and villages such as those in the Calder Valley Midland Region (Hebden Bridge, Halifax) and Eastern Region Towns such as Wakefield and Doncaster.

With it being a Loop station it offers such Light engine movements to turn run around so the appearance of a Pacific of similar Engines may appear from time to time there are DMU services but at least one will be powered with alternative traction for training purposes while in service aswell....

OK enough rambling now will update soon on more progress,
meanwhile till then i will share a picture from the 30th of dec 2013 in doncaster
Matthew