7mm The Derby Line: Basford North

[John57sharp]

The new station pilot D3169 ( MMP 08 ) , surrounded by wagons...

The wagons always give a new pilot a hard time at first, testing their boundaries and seeing how much mischief they can get away with. A good pilot will quickly establish its authority, a few rough shunts where necessary, some kindness to the older wagons and a healthy respect for the loaded tanks….

 

[dibateg]

Sunday at Basford North.

 

[dibateg]

The railway was shut down over November and December and was re-awakened this week with the first running session of 2026.

 

[Easterner]

Always enjoy the "Overall" shots of your layout....hoping to have a space of around 30ft x 15ft to play with later this year, and your thread always provides food for thoughts of what I might one day be able to achieve!

 

[James]

Always enjoy the "Overall" shots of your layout....hoping to have a space of around 30ft x 15ft to play with later this year, and your thread always provides food for thoughts of what I might one day be able to achieve!

#lifegoals

 

[Gismorail]

Excellent modelling glad to see operation has restarted

 

[dibateg]

Thank you chaps!

We had a couple of derailments during the running session, so that went on to the snag list. Investigations found that the locating tongue on the lifting section had shifted ( probably from when I dropped it a week ago ). So some remedial work to fix the tongue and adjust the height of the flap position ensured all of the rails were back in alignment again. Don't drop things...

 

[simond]

Tony, you can get snubbers/dampers with light springs from industrial suppliers - they are designed to “catch” things like this and decelerate them firmly but gently. Might save damage if it gets dropped in future. I have catalogs at work, and can have a look tomorrow if it would help?

 

[dibateg]

Tony, you can get snubbers/dampers with light springs from industrial suppliers - they are designed to “catch” things like this and decelerate them firmly but gently. Might save damage if it gets dropped in future. I have catalogs at work, and can have a look tomorrow if it would help?

Thank you Simon - yes, that might be an idea...

Tony

 

[dibateg]

After the remedial work, we are back in perfect alignment.

 

[simond]

Thank you Simon - yes, that might be an idea...

Tony

Sorry, Monday…

 

[simond]

you have mail...

 

[dibateg]

Goods yard expansion. Shunting the kick back sidings requires the coal siding to be cleared each time. So I dusted off my Templot skills and plotted out a double slip to replace the single turnout and allow the addition of a headshunt. Originally I was going to use toe to toe points, but it didn't look right at all...

 

[dibateg]

With a couple of days work - there was the one dry day where I could cut the timber outside..



Just now waiting on a fresh sleeper delivery to make the slip..


Then we can do the ground works.

 

[dibateg]

Out with the milling machine to make some point blades...



The intentio sleepers arrived this morning, so straight out of the packet and on to the template!

 

[RichardBenn]

Out with the milling machine to make some point blades...

I was trying to work out from your picture how you set the rail up at the correct angle for milling. I have a small Proxxon milling machine, but I still file point blades by hand because I can't think of a reliable way to set it all up.

Richard

 

[martin_wynne]

I was trying to work out from your picture how you set the rail up at the correct angle for milling. I have a small Proxxon milling machine, but I still file point blades by hand because I can't think of a reliable way to set it all up.

Richard

https://85a.uk/templot/club/threads/1049

Martin.

 

[dibateg]

Hi Richard -

I jack up the end of the brass bar with an 'L' shaped piece of brass wire - I think it is 1.3mm. You can see the long leg projecting from the table. You can vary the length of the bar and thickness of the wire to change the angle of the plane.

Thanks Martin -
Thats an interesting and informative page.

Regards
Tony

 

[RichardBenn]

Thank you both. Lots to think about there.

Richard

 

[dibateg]

Back from a weeks holiday and there was time over the weekend to complete th enew double slip for the goods yard. There isn't time to install it before Tuesdays running session though...