August Update (3): Viaduct and Branchline Barnstaple Junction East
Rocoline Pointwork replaces Profi-Track Points and Double Slip for the Test Loops at 'Halwill Junction'
A Single Slip is in reserve, but a simpler Diamond crossing is installed (Torrington to Down, Ilfracombe to Up Line)
The GWR winding branchline (4% Incline) is relaid with ballasted Rocoline Radius 4 (485mm) in place of UK Set track Radius 3
Down in the Valley: The Tourist/ Logging Mixed Gauge Line and Monorail Cross the Valley
Sawmills will support the local Logging Industry ('Chapelton Sawmills') supplying RGB and Shapland & Petter
Winter Sports are supported with the Cable Car crossing the valley, providing good views of the Viaduct
Bachmann Class 108 climbs the branch, with an RDC1 not far behind!
The Viaduct is now laid with Rocoline ballasted track, which justs fits in the space available
Both Branch and Mainlines are now Code 83 Rocoline. Very Large Radius Point used in the Yard Headshunt
Signalling will be mostly Semaphore, using morised Hornby Dublo signal posts with ScaleLink etched SR/LSWR Arms
Adjustments at Barnstaple (East) are a Double Slip replacing the Single Slip previously used for the Branch
and a Special Single Piece Diamond Crossing and Adjacent Tracks for the Crossover from the Yard and Headshunt.
The Roco LKAB IORE loco-pair is a long way from home in the Artic Circle!
The Open Air Swimming Pool (with swimming swimmers) is located between the Cricket Pitch and Turntable
Spot the Differences: The IORE gas been replaced by a Lilliput DB CLass 5, and the Turntable has been moved...
... because Rocoline Points have spread across the Entry Side of Barnstaple Yard...
The debris has moved from the Turntable to the Swimming Pool!
The realignment was to allow space for the Heljan Coaling Tower Kit alongside the Shed Road
This was achieved with 5 more Rocoline Points, with embedded motors, in place of Peco/Tillig Points and Drives
The new alignment has aminimum of reverse curvature, and unified design.
The tracks in the Yard remain Peco Code 75 and pointwork - where the surface will be raised to sleeper/rail level.
The Original Beechingless Barnstaple (1976)
Moving Adaptions - adjusting to the new (1979)
Beechingless Barnstaple (1976-2005)
Beechingless Barnstaple 2007 - The Total Rebuild
1 - Aluminium Framing and Polycarbonate bases
2 - Ilfracombe Construction - Fireproof Expanded Polystyrene Top Layer
3 - Track Laying in the Storage Area
4 - Blue Sky and Lower Level Lighting/ Scenic Level Early Days
5 - More Early Scenic Level Basics - including the change to a Viaduct
6 - Rocoline reaches Barnstaple Junction
The Simplicity of DCC Power Distribution
720 LED Lighting of Storage Level
7- Scenic Level Solid Foam Construction (May 2007)
8a - Video Monitoring of Storage Area
8b - Rocoline: Revised Ilfracombe Approach and Test Loops
8c - Rocoline: Revised Viaduct Branchline and Barnstaple East / Yard
8d - Rocoline: Revised Barnstaple Bridge, Pilton
9 - Rocomotion - the beginning
LGB
Scandinavian
Shunting Puxzzle - Bruksbanen - G Scale
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Christmas 1997
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Created in HTMLEdit Studio by Phil Spiegelhalter on 21st September 2006/ revised August 2007