Halecombe
00,
SOUTHERN
REGION, 12' @ 4'
Video
Ridler
Grinding Company
New Buildings
Peter's Engineering
Peter's Engineering -
update
Local passenger
Shunting the yard
Empties/fulls sidings
The layout before its update
Video
Photos
A local passenger train passing though Halecombe hauled by LSWR M7 111
Entering the layout
Halecombe Platform with M7 number 42 shunting and the limestone empty siding
New Buildings
I decided to rebuild the buildings as they were both getting
rather battered, some locos couldn't get under the limestone loader, and it was
difficult to clean the track. The Ridler Grinding Company grinds coal and
limestone to dust. The limestone dust is used as a fire retardant in coal mines
and coal dust is used in many products including paint and black lead. The
Ridler Grinding Company is named after the innovative manager of the near by
Edford Colliery. Peter's Engineering is a firm of general engineers supporting
the local agriculture, quarrying, and coal mining.
Shunting the yard
The yard has been retracked hopefully this will make operation more interesting
for viewers,
less frustrating for operators, and deliver a better service to our 'customers'.
Ridler
Grinding Company
Peter's Engineering
Peter's Engineering - update
Change of car means I can no longer move eight foot boards.
Halecombe's scenic boards has had to be cut in
half to converting it to 2 x 4 foot boards. The point to Peter's Engineering was
right on the baseboard joint so,
unfortunately, had to be lifted. The siding was taken out of use by painting the
rails rust and covering
with foliage. The entrance to the factory has been filled with a block wall.
Empties/fulls sidings
Panoramas of the layout These photos were taken before the rebuilding
Leaving the platform and New Factory
Passing the quarry loader (the blue corrugated building) and 42 shunting