The reason I like to share progress reports is gauging what works & what doesnt with people on here, feedback always welcome as sometimes it's easy to overlook things.
Currently I'm continuing rebuilding the V1 & V2 area's of the route, assets/skill(ish) & idea's are better now than when I first built that lot so it was time for a refresh.
Todays pics are from SugarHill south yard & freightliner terminal. Both were present in the old versions but have been modified a fair bit to fit in.
An overview of the area, sugarhill south yard in foreground, freightliner terminal in background.
60072 on the "logs" from the central Wales line slows on the approach to Sugarhill Western A&D lines. It is travelling along the up goods at this point, the down goods line was removed some time back.
Stood awaiting the signal into the A&D lines. The old rail to canal transfer basin is evident in the foreground & based on one I pass intact(ish) almost everyday.
Over in the Freightliner terminal a Shed loads it's train.
Inside the terminal, the single OHLE fitted line is for arrival/departure of Electric trains, an 08/09 would then shunt the train under the loading gantrys.
An 09 & 47 await there next move at the terminal. On the down main a broken rail is being worked on whilst drivers are warned by those really nice new ESR/TSR boards.
Ex RFD 37068 hauls a ballest train out of the remenants of Sugar Hill south yard, hardly used these days. It's decline actually coincided with the opening of the freightliner terminal in the 1960's, when loose marshalled trains fell out of favour to block trains.
Another look at the canal basin.
More pics to come as I have a few days to get some work done.
