The Lickey

XPTE · Post by **XPTE** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 7:03 pm

Well, I'll be extending my route as far as Gloucester. Was considering extending it to Birmingham New Street a fair while ago, but was put off by how complex the trackwork will be in the Birmingham area.

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 7:32 pm

bristolian wrote:Hello all.
I am extremely new to MSTS, having just come across from BVE. If I am able to get my head around route building, and that my attempt at the Lickey would work well enough, THEN I would certainly attempt to extend it.
My initial idea for the Lickey arose out of its' performance and operational interests.

Best wishes to all, Bob.

I am extremely new to MSTS, having just come across from BVE.

Bl**dy hell...where U bin for 3 years

Just Joshing always looking forwards to new routes

I take it from your interest you'd do it in steam days...mind you it wouldn't take much to put three Hymeks on as bankers...now were talking

XPTE...I thought you were still messing around near Bristol

...let alone Gloucester....and Birmingham

XPTE · Post by **XPTE** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:48 pm

The extension to Gloucester will be going ahead in about a month or two. As for Birmingham though.........naaah I'll leave it at Gloucester. Wouldn't like to tackle the extremely complex trackwork of New Street, and besides It'll delay starting work on the scenery even more!

Someone should do a Cardiff-Birmingham route, or even Bristol-Birmginham(and beyond to Derby, Manchester, etc?)

duncharris · Post by **duncharris** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:08 pm

Bromsgrove shed had lots of MR/LMS 0-6-0Ts of both 1F and 3F varieties. (see LMS engine sheds vol 2) and some 0-6-0 tender versions I think.

The 0-10-0 was a bit of an experiment, only 1 was produced.

Later transferred to WR and acquired pannier tanks.

Aren't there some 66s specially modified with lights for Lickey now?

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:37 pm

duncharris wrote:The 0-10-0 was a bit of an experiment, only 1 was produced.

Later transferred to WR and acquired pannier tanks.

Big Bertha with saddletanks ?

The mind boggles.

MichaelGreenhill · Post by **MichaelGreenhill** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:47 pm

Big Bertha with pannier tanks...*shudders*....

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:52 pm

ooops

I meant panniers

Must have been thinking of someone else shuddering.

mdanie · Post by **mdanie** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:59 pm

Steve:
"Just slightly steeper than the 1 in 40 of the Worsborough Bank on Woodhead."

Is that the Wath incline? Weren't the huge Garratts built specially for banking on that? Has anyone done any steam-era activities to simulate this?

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 1:35 pm

mdanie wrote:Steve:
"Just slightly steeper than the 1 in 40 of the Worsborough Bank on Woodhead."

Is that the Wath incline? Weren't the huge Garratts built specially for banking on that? Has anyone done any steam-era activities to simulate this?

Yes but I don't thnk it was ever known as that - Wentworth Incline is the other name I've heard of. The 2-8-8-2 Garratt 6999 did work this one before being convert to Oil Fired and sent to the Lickey. They used to run more ordinary steamers, two at the front and two banking. Strangely in BR blue era, you could still see the 76's in a similar formation but with just one driver per pair - each controlling two engines.

TractorBasher · Post by **TractorBasher** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:53 pm

How much work would be involved in putting gradients into the Woodhead Route?

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:36 pm

Hi

Would anyone object to me having a quick stab at this over Christmas? I've seen no evidence of any other attempts, and I think I have enough expierience to get it finished over a few weekends. If someone could give me a track plan though for bromsgrove and Blackwell it would help alot. Could even be the start for a longer route.

Chris

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:02 pm

Go for it! When I get ELR I'll be able to thrash some 37s up there

(3 days to go)

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:14 pm

Hi

This route is just something for me to work on when to bored/tired to work on my main routes. Also, it will be basic, using no (or little, depending whether someone would like to knock up something for me) custom scenery. I will have abit of mainline ay either end so that trains can arrive properly. This is not a serious route, just something for people to have a play around with.

After an hours work with DEM/UKFS/embankments I have the double track from bromsgrove to Blackwell, although I need trackplans to finish off the rest of the track.

Click the image to zoom in

Click the image to zoom in

Chris

petermakosch · Post by **petermakosch** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:54 pm

Maybe someone can twist the arm of the guy who is doing BNS to include this section?
Pete

greenknight · Post by **greenknight** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:38 pm

XPTE wrote:Well, I'll be extending my route as far as Gloucester. Was considering extending it to Birmingham New Street a fair while ago, but was put off by how complex the trackwork will be in the Birmingham area.

To make things a bit more interesting, when you're more confident in route building you may want to consider adding in the old MR loop line from Barnt Green to Redditch/Studley & Astwood Bank/Coughton/Broom Junction/Salford Priors/Harvington & Evesham - or even extending it right down to Ashchurch. This line now terminates at Redditch station - which is not at the same place the original station was. This loop also joined the GW branch from Bearley and the long defunct Stratford on Avon & Midland Junction Railway (aka the Slow, Mouldy & Jolty Railway) at Broom Junction.

GK

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