[Bradley.McMullan]

hi!,
im Bradley McMullan age 22 and from Leeds,Wyorks

i have been interested in model railway and slot car scene since being a child,and since i have started working full time over the last 5 yrs i have been collecting and building again,in 00gauge and 1/32 slot car (hehe!)

i also collect die cast buses and railway books/dvds etc..
i wont admit to being a fantastic modeller of railways,i often get frustrated whilst trying to build something which resembles a layout i have seen at an exhibition and then it just doesnt work!
but hey ho...we persevere!!
i am currently working on my layout based in the garage loft,main station area base don the idea of poulton le fylde station...i.e easy to model because u can use the station building as the entrance to the backscene..
easy option ha!
also have a sport scalextric layout below the railway .
the forum looks very interesting and im sure i will find it all v helpful!

cheers

 

[Dennis David]

I'm sorry we don't allow any slot car racers here...

 

[Doug]

Don't listen to Dennis.

We're both slotracers too.

Check out our sister forum: www.slotforum.com

 

[CeeDeeI]

Welcome to the model railway forums. The only slots I know anything about are in Las Vegas, love 'em.

 

[spongebob]

Welcome to the forum. Nice to see another local on here.

 

[Bradley.McMullan]

cheers folks!!

just down the road from me spongebob,im in tingley!..

doug and dendavid!.....haha i am already on slotforum...no worries there!!
its fantastical!!
haha

 

[Dennis David]

The difference between trains and slot cars is that with slot cars what counts is how fast they go while with trains it's how well they go slow.

 

[spongebob]

QUOTE (arrivayorkshire @ 24 Feb 2006, 20:59)cheers folks!!

just down the road from me spongebob,im in tingley!..

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well I used to live in Morley and my parents still do, prior to that i lived in West Ardsley. I'm currently trying to do a bit of digging to find out a bit more about the line that used to run from near Tingley roundabout through Morley and on to Bradford. That and the one which used to branch off towards West Ardsley which appears to join up with the line to Batley just after Morley tunnel.

 

[Bradley.McMullan]

spongebob,have you been on google earth??
try it,i wanted answers to exactly the sae question the other day...i.e,where the trackbeds of all the local rail lines are/were..they all become very clear on the google earth site!!
also,im sure your are aware,but the platforms of woodkirk station still exist..

 

[spongebob]

Google Earth is a useful tool especially if the area you want is in one of the photo image areas. It's so good i can even see my car parked at work, the photo is a few years old though as it is my old one.
I wasn't aware of the platform at Woodkirk until you mentioned it but having looked again its obvious where it is.When I was a kid the Morley top station was still very much intact and we used to knock around on it quite a bit, sadly the only sign of it now is the end wall that was the start of the bridge, oh and some railway cottages.
Another route i've looked along is from Keighley to Queensbury near Halifax the viaducts and line of which is also extremely visible. Its funny how you can also trace the line of a tunnel on the surface in a lot of places.

 

[Bradley.McMullan]

google earth ..its excellent im very impressed!
glad you can see the platforms now...it would be nice to see trains running through there again!!!

 

[Doug]

Check this out: http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=180

 

[loz]

hi bradley its been 20 years since i had slot cars what are they like these days.

 

[Ben Manicom]

Weclome Bradley another Yorkshireman into the Mix Im from Thackley North Bradford so im a bit futher away but anyway Hi

 

[cudders]

Hi all ,

New to the forum and Living in Rothwell,

I grew up in Tingley and lived in morley for a couple of years too. I have also studied the tingley, morley, woodkirk, and ardsley areas and have maps and piccies etc. Woodkirk station was still up when I was a lad in the early eighties but has since fallen down.

Nice to meet you all anyway!

Cudders

P.S. I'm into N gauge LMS and LNER. No layout at present but plans are afoot. Have about 50 locos ready to go

 

[goedel]

QUOTE (cudders @ 8 Jun 2007, 21:53) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>P.S. I'm into N gauge LMS and LNER. No layout at present but plans are afoot. Have about 50 locos ready to go

Hullo there Cudders,

Welcome to the forum, we look forward to your contributions! Splendid to see that there is someone else apart from me out there with far too many locomotives to fit with decoders without rupturing the vault...

...are you thinking of going DCC? or will most locomotives be a static display around the loco shed, or kept in their boxes and guarded from that trio of evils every hardened collector fears: sunlight, dust and fun?

Goedel

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (goedel @ 8 Jun 2007, 22:05) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>guarded from that trio of evils every hardened collector fears: sunlight, dust and fun?

Goedel

Love that quote - can I have your permission to use it in future please ?

 

[goedel]

QUOTE (dbclass50 @ 9 Jun 2007, 10:50) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Love that quote - can I have your permission to use it in future please ?
Of course! I'm flattered...

Goedel

 

[cudders]

Welcome to the forum, we look forward to your contributions! Splendid to see that there is someone else apart from me out there with far too many locomotives to fit with decoders without rupturing the vault...

...are you thinking of going DCC? or will most locomotives be a static display around the loco shed, or kept in their boxes and guarded from that trio of evils every hardened collector fears: sunlight, dust and fun?

Goedel
[/quote]

Hi mate,

I would love to go DCC but doubt most of my engines could be converted. Lots of kit built and farish and union mills. Not too sure what to go with just yet. Still planning etc, you know how it is! I try to run all my locos except those that have died a death so to speak. The odd static one is fine. I'm also waiting for Dapol to release the Gresley coaches in LNER. I sold most of my old minitrix coaches so only have about 10 left. Reckon I'll need at least 30 new ones. Also wish someone would make some decent suburban stock for LNER, there are so many types that could be used and also painted up for BR etc.... Never seem to get what I need from the main suppliers

Cudders.