7mm Cardiff Canton 86C 88A The last years of steam

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A few views around shed this morning

 

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Getting that Canton shine


Next job is to add some spear top fencing on the right hand side of the foot bridge either side of the stairs. It’s safe from being knocked now that the little stores is sorted.

 

[Osgood]

Found a view of the extended coal stage here:

92220 Evening Star

92220 was completed at Swindon, at a cost of £33,500, in March 1960 as the 999th and last steam locomotive built by BR. It was turned out in GWR green livery with a copper capped chimney and given …

preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com

 

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Another Sankey shot of a castle close to the coal stage a trio of castles ex works Didcot mogul 6350

 

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A portrait of 5099

Another ex works pannier on a running in turn from Caerphilly. 7001 getting plenty of attention 6023 on shed be prepared to work M75 Swansea to Manchester which it will take as far as Shrewsbury, it’ll then work Shrewsbury to Bristol and then finally Bristol to Cardiff. A regular diagram for a Canton King

 

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There is something quite special about a double chimney castle

Pontypool roads 6677 on shed having worked in on a Hereford parcels service, a regular turn for 86G’s 56 tanks.

 

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Spear top Fencing added to the footbridge

 

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Narrow planet plates painted for me by Paul Moore
Plates now fitted, I’ve got some auto working castings to add from Peter Rolesthe pannier is in the paint shop

 

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7724 finally back together after 2 years or more!
I’ve used howes weathered black as a base as it’s going to be heavily weathered.
Next job is a small gloss patch and the early BR crest transfers in their off set position and paint the new cast steam and Vac pipes. Good to finally have it back together and the first Pontypool Road 86G loco in the collection.
Tempus Fugit

 

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A few shots around the shed this morning.
The 38 will eventually be repainted BR black
The mock up of the rear extension adding an additional 8’ but more importantly making it an operational layout

 

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https://flic.kr/p/8z3sok

Another extension along side the main shed measuring 6’ x 18” which will allow more loco storage and will be fed by the original Intentio cassettes that I was going to use to feed the main shed. This will be back to back with the turntable extension.
And the obligatory masking tape mock up to scale.

 

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I can’t start building the extensions for canton just yet but I can start to get the bits I need.
Water crane for the shed side extension,
School kid spotters for the foot bridge and some spare Dapol smoke box door fronts for the static boilers that will be on the rear extension.

 

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The big Fairburn, the only one allocated in south wales at Swansea to supplement the fowler tanks with a new coat of paint and lining. She was a regular up and down the south wales main line often on the workman’s train to Margam.
After her days were over in south wales she moved to Wilsden shed in London in 62
We will assume she’s on a transitioning move stopping off in Cardiff along the way.

 

[daifly]

In a rather more typical condition, 42182 passing Port Talbot with a train of oil sulphuric acid tanks.
Dave

 

[AJC]

In a rather more typical condition, 42182 passing Port Talbot with a train of oil tanks.
Dave
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Nice - they’re not oil tanks though. They're Sulphuric(?) Acid tanks belonging to Imperial Smelting whose works were at Llansamlet, I think?

Adam

PS - there's a kit (in both 4mm and 7mm): O Gauge RCH 1907 design sulphuric acid tank wagon

 

[daifly]

No argument with your correction Adam. I was simply using the info in the photo caption (which I’ve now corrected!). The sulphuric acid was a by-product of the sintering process used during the smelting of zinc at the Llansamlet plant.
Dave

 

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MD Modelling supplied and fitted ATC pick ups on the pony wheels of my 38xx and 52 tank.
The 38 just needs new couplings and ATC conduit added and a repaint the 52 is a full strip down and rebuild using castings from Warren Shephard some lovely 3D printed parts from Mick, CPL couplings and Mitchell etch mud hole covers plus some additional pick ups then a repaint in BR black.
Severn mill plates for both locos

 

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First time on shed for Cantons favourite Modified Hall

 

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Prairies large and small on Canton today
4593 on a running turn from Caerphilly joins up with 4561 heading up to the works for shopping.
This one needs a sound chip fitted
Pontypool Roads 5164 is also looking ex works
Pontypool roads 4593 & 5164 flank Newton Abbots 4561

I’ve got a nice colour shot of 4593 on shed at Canton with a brass safety valve bonnet so that will need addressing.

 

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45272 finally has its identity. Fox transfers numbers, etch plates by severnmill