Having departed the Western Docks @accurascale EWS 66001 slowly snakes @revolutiontrains WIA sets across from the Down Main to the Up Main at #AmptonCentral on their way to back to the Midlands to pick up more expensive cars for export.
Virgin Cross Country York to Havenpool service approaching Ampton Central hauled by D9000 Royal Scots Grey.
Accurascale Deltic, 6x Hornby Mk2f and a Bachmann Mk2f RFB.
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47376 emerges from the tunnel on a Freightliner service to Ampton Maritime while 159013 heads back to Waterloo on the SWT Shuttle.
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And to prove it does work! VEP's 3415 and 3445 make a spirited departure to London Waterloo while 159013 terminates on platform 2 with the semi-fast from the capital. #modeltrainshow2025 #bsmrguk #AmptonCentral
A start has been made on the buildings on the Down side and the footbridge. Life was made a lot easier with a Cricut machine! Haven't done the bridge sections between the stairs towers yet or the roofs.
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Progress made on the layout since the 2024 Model Show.
The station gantry is now fully operational with working route indicators (U and D) and a calling on for the Down Main which is slightly redundant since the tunnel siding was removed.
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Joining the Watford Flats Kit Club. This will be going in the city area opposite the Civic Centre and insurance building and will be modified to become a well known budget hotel chain and coffee shop offering lovely views over the City Centre and small park. #BSMRGUK #AmptonCentral
Right then, let's go wire this up to the layout! #BSMRGUK #AmptonCentral
Been a bit quiet recently as I've been working on the control panel for the signals. Thought I'd give it an appropriate colour scheme. (Seen before cutting the various holes in the vinyl for the switches) #BSMRGUK #AmptonCentral
Wouldn't be Christmas without a Rail Replacement Bus Service! Those guys in orange should really be working on putting a fence up between the pavement and the track!! #BSMRGUK #AmptonCentral
Question for the #BSMRGUK peeps. What colour is the roof meant to be on an IOW Class 483 in LT Red Livery? Before the rust obviously.
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The Green Machine has been out on test today after surgery on its inner couplings. Now fitted with new Bachmann 158 BSI couplings which took a bit of work. The 153 portion is not running so well, either from lack of use or dirty track and I can't find my track rubber! #BSMRGUK
Blue sky on Bluesky! Finally getting the backscene sorted, will be added some appropriate cityscape to it as well. And the signals are fully switchable now though the switches are only wired in temporarily til the control panel is built. #AmptonCentral #BSMRGUK
I've been adding Railtec nameplates to various units, latest is 450015 'Desiro' and 450127 'Dave Gunson'. 015 did have Precision ones but they were too small, an opposite situation to my 159 where Railtec are too large and Precision are doing correct size. Are we really #BSMRGUK ? 😂 #AmptonCentral
