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All our grandchildren love to run the trains - their way.

bulleidboy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:41 am Your granddaughter obviously knows what she is doing and uses her imagination

Julia is our youngest and is a 'train nut'. She likes to be around the 1-1 stuff whenever possible.

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I have always wanted a Director's Saloon. As there is none commercially available I decided to make my own.

A simple way is to alter a commercially available carriage.
A four wheeled carriage from a Christmas present

With my donor carriage I dismantled the body from the chassis. Removed the seating and plastic windows. I then cut away the supports for three windows and filed them level with the body.

Some decals were removed. New plastic windows inserted.

The seating was altered to open plan. The parts reassembled, New footboards added. One Director's Saloon. Total time to do conversion. Less than one hour.

Glencairn

A scene at Clarence Dock
A Dewsbury Market Place to Leeds Central train with through coaches from Manchester and Wakefield onward to Wetherby. The train passing the Junction.
The same train at Leeds Sovereign Street Station.


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Two scenes of Clarence Dock Goods Yard Signal Box
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Early morning deliveries of milk and bread.

Scene on Clarence Dock
Another scene on Clarence Dock.

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Taking time to go back in time.

'Rocket at Roseville Station.
And leaving Roseville Station
I must get a suitable driver and fireman.

Glencairn

With the small amount of wagons I have purchased from Medway Queen Preservation Society I can have a running session with them. By renaming Clarence Dock to Gillingham Pier for a few hours and running my two 'Terrier' locomotives trains ran.

The two 'Terriers'. One on a passenger train, the other shunting in the yard.
The Goods Yard.
The dock.

All good fun.

Glencairn

LMS Royal Scot Class 6149 'Lady of the Lake' on a photo shoot at Leeds Sovereign Street Station. The model has mainly been on display and hardly run. I have a driver and fireman for her and then she will be 'earning her keep'.


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6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
A tight squeeze. The overgrown grass etc is in the process of being 'cut back' a little.
In her glory
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6220 'Coronation'

5699 'Galatea' at Roseville Station
46210 'Lady Patricia'
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