On Hallowed ground- get your tissues out for this one

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:42 pm

Thought you might like to see the progress on the Mideast extension- Brought a tear to my eye it did.

Anyone who knows even a tiny bit about Deltics will know this place.

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:44 pm

is there a prize for the 1st correct answer?

ollie · Post by **ollie** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 7:50 pm

Hello

TIM COURT that is excellent!........FP lives on.

Ollie

Post by **martinhodgson** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:31 pm

How far on with this extension are you Tim? I was under the impreesion you had layed only the track and done brief scenery (I don't call the scenery in the shots above 'brief')!

Any release date? What have/haven't you done?

Hymek · Post by **Hymek** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:39 pm

Either thats finsbury park or im having a wild outragous guess

alisterbetts · Post by **alisterbetts** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:49 pm

Sad for 46 followers too Tim, though undoubtedly my first thought was va-va-voom!!!!

Zackybong1 · Post by **Zackybong1** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:05 pm

So it wasn't just a dream. My Dad really did take me there.

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:07 pm

The best bit about it was that the gate to get in was on the right and you had to walk through the shed to the far end to get the flea in your ear from the shed foreman and then you just walked down the other road on the way out again and hey presto, you'd seen everything, even when you had been thrown out! That used to work a treat at Toton too, if there were 3 of you!

Post by **martinhodgson** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:17 pm

Wow - Tim's "fictional" representation looks pretty darn realistic to me!

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:43 pm

The shed is the last new model on this ection of the route since this will be a downloadble upgrade, I am shooting to get it finished for christmas as a gift and will be dedicated to the work of Mark Shipman.

Have ALL the track in from Welwyn down to kings cross and the scenery is as far as 200 yds north of FP station, now have the likes of Hornsea, Harringay, ally pally etc to do but these will all use default/existing models to keep the size down, then its off up the other end to release some detail packs, fist up should be lincoln station then a few others.

NOTE: if anyone has any pics of Welwyn GC station I would be very greatful.

Tim

Zackybong1 · Post by **Zackybong1** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:45 pm

Bit of history called for I think.

The early years of Diesels on GN were difficult. No one knew what they were doing and they were doing it in the wrong places. GN already knackered the 23s and 29s (not very good to start with though!). Half of the steam shed at Hornsey plus the Kings Cross shed were doing their best (thats a lie actually, they were doing their bare minimum).

Plans had been made for a purpose built diesel shed on the site of the old Clarence Yard coal depot, just to the south of Finsbury Park Station. The management was able to bring together a nucleus of a team, some of whom remained from Hornsey and were able to see mainline diesel traction into the HST era, and others who already had experience with the diesel electric shunters hitherto maintained at Kings Cross, and DMUs elsewhere. Some came from places on the region like Lincoln and Cambridge, and with the help of technical staff they gave that essential impetus to get things underway, learning as they went along. Finsbury Park depot itself, the first purpose built mainline diesel depot in the country, came on-line in April 1960, in time to recieve the first production Deltics entering service. D9001 was delivered to Finsbury Park in Feb 1961.

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:49 pm

Very Interesting- I never knew that

thanks

phill70 · Post by **phill70** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:32 pm

this will give the activity creators some fantastic work to do.