Club marshalling yard design hints

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Alan Wood » Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:49 am

That's good as to oil up my bullied you need a raised open rail section and the turn table is a good length as well.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:33 pm

Hello again Alan.

I'm sure we look forward to seeing your engine ( and those of other GL5 members) down here in due course.

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Alan Wood » Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:18 pm

Well why dont you put some possible dates forward to gl5 and we could look to come and fill that shunting yard at some time but keep in mind the dates we already have booked , but it would be nice to come to somewere different perhaps if you spoke to nigel dickenson people could make a weekend of it and visit you both. keep up the good work now were in 2014 hope to see you soon.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:03 pm

Although the yard has already been used by ESSMEE members, there is obviously still some work to be done.

I have no doubt that Nigel will be keeping an eye on these postings, but just in case I'll give him a call in a day or so.

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Richard Phillips » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:34 am

Good to see things are progressing, I'd like to be able to come down and visit some time this year, it would be good to try and fill that yard but I suspect it will take a lot of rolling stock!

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:34 pm

Hello Richard.

When you visit, bring everything you can round up!

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Richard Phillips » Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:55 pm

I was hoping a large South West GL5 contingent would come too! I don't think I'd manage to fill even one of those sidings on my own! Still, fun to be had, remarshalling a train in a specific order in the least number of moves etc.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Alan Wood » Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:37 am

As i said give some possible dates and we will try and arrange ti try and fill that yard with gl5 wagons .
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:35 pm

Despite the wet weather over recent months, we have continued to make progress on the marshalling yard. Concreting of the unloading pit, and the turntable pit are complete and the turntable itself is nearly ready for installation, as is the track onto the steaming bay.
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A note for anyone in the area on Sunday 6th April - we shall be having a 5" day to coincide with a toy fair which will be taking place at the Bath and West Showground.

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Alan Wood » Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:49 am

Sorry David , wont be able to get down to you on the 6th of April as we are at the NRM SHILDON all that weekend running a shunting display , hope we can arrange something for later in the year.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:41 pm

Hello Alan.

We obviously understand, and were not expecting to be over-run with visitors! Hope all goes well at Shildon, and that the event bears fruit for GL5

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:03 pm

More progress at the Bath and West.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:18 pm

6th April 2014
5" day at the Bath and West - An unpleasant day as far as weather was concerned, but enjoyable nevertheless.

Photographs by Roger Davis.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:08 pm

Further to the pictures of the 5" day at the Bath and West Railway, the link below will take you to a short video of part of the event.

http://youtu.be/GbWevLdzsP4
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Alan Wood » Thu May 01, 2014 9:32 am

Nice to see the yard finally getting used , I hope to come down to your get together in september and will bring my wagons to run.
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Richard Phillips » Thu May 01, 2014 6:42 pm

I didn't take many photos, I spent a bit of time wandering round and catching up with the members of ESMEE I haven't seen for about 3 years! Anyway, the yard has plenty of capacity!
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Fri May 02, 2014 9:52 pm

Hello again Alan.

Look forward to seeing you in September.

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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by Alan Wood » Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:35 pm

Hi David , thank you for the invite , everyone seemed to have a good time and i think we showed that a GL5 event is a deffernate possability , perhaps you could get in touch and we could try and fix it up for next year , did anyone take any photos as none have been posted as yet , many thanks to all those from Bath & West for there hospotallity it was most welcome , hope to hear from you soon Alan .
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by LNER MAN » Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:39 am

Hi Alan, there are photos of the weekend posted by David on the events forum. Regards Ballan
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Re: Club marshalling yard design hints

Post by David Hale » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:14 pm

Bath and West Railway - second shunting yard.

08.45 am Saturday 8th November 2014

Weatherwise, the forecast was bad, and the day started with heavy storms. Despite this the decision was taken to make a concerted effort to prepare the site in readiness for setting out the shuttering for the trackwork.

Roger Cock, a member of ESSMEE who specialises in groundwork brought in his Hitachi mini excavator, and made short work of a job which otherwise would have taken several weeks of manual labour.
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With a short coffee break mid morning when there was a major downpour, the job was completed by 14.00pm including the positioning of some hardcore, and the levelling of the excavated soil. More hardcore should be placed next week.
Hopefully, the pictures show the results.
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