Ravenglass and Eskdale............

[davidaward]

Some of you may or may not be aware of the Ravenglass and Eskdale project that I have been working on, so here are a few pictures now we have some work to show............

We join Shelagh of Eskdale in the headshunt at Ravenglass. stock is by Tim Elsby for the route.



And we pull forwards into the station



We set out past the shed



Running across Barrow Marsh



And through Muncaster Mill



Entering Miteside Loop.



Anyone want any more with different locos???

[prairie4566]

Please - how about the steam locos?

Looking good.

[davidaward]

You wanted steam?

We join River Mite heading southbound with a mixed 8 coach set at Irton Road;



Pulling out of the station

Accelerating along Irton Straight



Cresting Walk Mill Summit



Rounding Rock Point



Gliding down through Horsefalls Wood



Murthwaite Summit by the Oak



Where Murthwaite Crushing Plant will be



Wet Cutting



And halted in Miteside Loop



There's some of Esk and Rock if wanted...........

[prairie4566]

Looks like a nice run

Great shots! Keep them coming.

[RobertM]

Just need some passangers in them now

Quick critisism (no offence), the trackwork at Ravenglass on the main tracks looks to far apart, and the track distance between the sidings and platform No3 looked way to close together.

But apart from that, very good work

Robert

[davidaward]

I think the track spacings at Ravenglass will look better when the buildings are inplace, remember 2x scale platforms and canopies have to go in there! Also if the tracks are too close together with UKNG track, loose consists have a tendancy to jump to ajacent lines in creating activities. Plus remember there is no middle road in Ravenglass station any more.

A few more pics for you,

River Esk takes a train north from Irton Road...........



Pulling out of Irton Road



Speeding downgrade to Yocking How



Rolling over the Green Crossing





Attacking Hollin How bank



Top of the Bank and a nice view of the King George (good pub by the way!!!!)



Rolling into Fisherground Loop- yep i know the points are the wrong way round- but again it works much smoother for passing trains like this in the sim.

[davvydo]

even though ive never been on the line, only saw pics and vids, im loving what im seeing! but how are you going to get the locos to turn when turntables dont work in msts???

[davidaward]

even though ive never been on the line, only saw pics and vids, im loving what im seeing! but how are you going to get the locos to turn when turntables dont work in msts???

Simple- they won't turn!!

Activites will start and end at each end of the line, as if your loco has been turned during your tea break!

[BobLatimer]

You have a PM David.

[davidaward]

Major building work around Ravenglass in progress...............





Work is coming along at a good pace now that I'm getting to grips with modelling, once Ravenglass is complete the parts in between there and Eskdale are sparsely populated so will be easier to model.

[WSR2005]

Looking very good there David, keep it up

Tim