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It is 1914/1919.

Southbound Troop Trains.

Soldiers of West Yorkshire Regiment in carriages of the Great Northern Railway, Midland and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railways. The train passing Wyndham Farm
Soldiers of The King's Scottish Borderers on a train passing Leeds Sovereign Street Station. The first two carriages are North British Railway, the green one Stockton & Darlington one.
Glencairn

Scenes at Clarence Dock

Slightly altered Hornby Crane and truck.
Entrance to Clarence Dock on the left. The line to the right forms part of the continuous run. The signals on the left still need pinning down
'Allan Water' about to leave Clarence Dock Yard
Glencairn

I know I have a long list of things to do on the layout, but these days I just want to run trains.

A scene outside Roseville Station. Have they just arrived - or leaving?
A mix of different Railway Company carriages forming a Troop Train heading South.
The morning milk.
Glencairn

Some new items arrived at Leeds Sovereign Street and have been personalised.
Glencairn

The rear of a Earlsheaton Junction to Leeds LNWR Goods Yard freight train 'out in the country'.
Freight trains pass at Leeds Sovereign Street Station. The Northbound freight is on the goods line whilst a Southbound train of pit props destined for France takes the passenger line through the station.
An ammunition train from the North passes through Leeds Sovereign Street to be remarshalled at Leeds LNWR Goods Yard. It will head South later in the day.
Glencairn

Kirkstall and East Seacroft Railway locomotive 'Zephyrus' seen here at Roseville Station. She is on her way to National Filling Station at Barnbow with some of the morning staff. 'Zephyrus' was originally 'Percy' from the Thomas the Tank range. The grandchildren had outgrown T.T.T., so I convertred 'Percy' to a K.&.E.S.R locomotive.

Another early morning train. This time a Leeds Central to Wetherby train pauses at Leeds Sovereign Street Station, locomotive 'Scarcroft' in charge.
The morning Earlsheaton Junction to Leeds LNWR Goods Yard freight train passing Wyndham Farm, locomotive 'Allan Water' in charge.
Thanks for looking.

Glencairn

Grandson number 3 is here for a few days. He is taking me away from my other hobby of ships and shipping and back to railways.

'Thomas'
Glencairn

With the grandchildren now older they are getting more involved in running trains. Therefore a third controller was purchased and the layout rewired. Controller 1 operates Clarence Dock and the lines to Roseville Station and just before Crown Point Yard. Controller 2 operates Leeds Sovereign Street and lines to Roseville Station and the line passing Crown Point Yard.
Controller 3 operates Crown Point Yard. Now whenever the grandchildren visit they can choose which area they wish to operate.

The layout can be operated by one, two or three people.

Looking at past history of Crown Point Yard originally it was a freight yard. Therefore when we run steam locomotives in the timeframe of the Great War, goods wagons are present.
Glencairn

The operator at Leeds Sovereign Street is able to shunt wagons in the yard and up trains and despatch forward.
Glencairn

The operator at Clarence Dock also can shunt wagons, make up trains and despatch forward.
Glencairn