WagRep-Teesside Ltd & 212 Distribution
Steve Flint called on 26th February to take photos of Wag-Rep for a forthcoming article in
Railway Modeller!
This is my first attempt at both N gauge and modern traction. The main reason for building the layout was that a large retailer was selling Dapol Freightliner 66's for £39, that turned out to be an expensive loco as it ran well and I decided I needed somewhere to run it and also to see if it was possible to have a reliable shunting layout in N, something that I haven't seen since the late Andy Calvet's 'Nether Stowey', I ran that for an afternoon and it ran just as well as the best 4mm layouts.
The layout is based on an article in the February 2008 Railway Modeller, entitled 'moderN micro' by Paul A Lunn where he describes a small freight railhead and loco repair works. I've altered the track plan a little, added a loop and doubled the length by adding a yard at one end, so not exactly as Paul intended, but I'm sure he would recognise it if he saw it.
The first photos were taken while the layout was under construction.
The Loco that started it all, 66554 delivering HHA bogie hoppers to WagRep's Works.
60052 removes a van from 212 Distribution. A Graham Farish model. I own the No1 end (BR) arrows from the real loco, I won them in a raffle!
66554 & 60052.
GBRf 66701 'Whitemoor' hides behind it's train in the yard.
66701 (No nameplates yet) on it's train ready to depart (after running round).
60052. That horrible (and frankly useless) coupling has since been removed along with all the others and replaced with DG's.
The following were taken when it was just about finished.
A busy moment with EWS and Freightliner 66's and EWS 60.
HEA Hoppers awaiting repairs at WagRep and a short GBRf container train standing in the yard.
Freightliner and EWS 66's happily ying-yinging to themselves in the yard with the Transporter bridge in the background.
Lorries loading at 212 Distribution.
60052 now weathered and with decent couplings fitted.
Latest acquisition, 08 shunter jointly owned by Wag-Rep, 212 Distribution and Cleveland Steel Stocks.
'New' shunter shunts BYA wagon into Cleveland Steel Stocks.
© Paul Gallon 2008.