D13 passenger service

Its been awhile since i've posted any videos of operations, here is D13 taking (or growling its way with) the B Passenger service out of Eskalon station. The video is a bit shaky but it is a bit difficult holding an iPhone and driving a diesel locomotive at the same time!

Waggon 7

A new waggon has arrived, our 7th and 3rd open waggon. It will join the Eskalon departmental train.

Carriage works

Coach B is one of the original 2 coaches (and indeed stock) in the Eskalon project. It was removed from the layout when coach C arrived at Christmas but will soon return replacing coach A. It is undergoing a bit of a refurb and also i've taken the opportunity to add some passengers!

February update

February has been a bit of a quiet month on Eskalon though things have picked up in the last few days with Falcon being given some extended high speed runs. The problem our oldest serving locomotive had last year seems to have truly gone now touch wood (there is plenty strewn around the layout). A new waggon will be arriving early in March and i must make a start on the road crossing...

Running update

Eskalon is running fine and i think i've finally managed to fix the intermittent brown out on the points at Eskalon station. Here are a selection of photos from the latest operations.

Siding realignment

One of the sidings in (what will become the freight depot) has been lifted and relaid along a more sensible parallel alignment rather than as a spur. The new siding is a bit shorter but looks more sensible (and is still long enough for the push-pull passenger train). The space released will allow me to have a road behind the station. Its interesting how the ballast mat has "weathered" as shown by the line under the old track alignment.

Waggon restored

As you may remember my original waggon was out of service due to glue getting caught up in the coupling which meant the coupling did not move as the waggon itself moved around curves, causing derailments. I've finally got around to taking the couplings apart and finally "de-glueing" them. The waggon seems to run fine now with no mishaps so far! Its taken its place in Eskalon's departmental train.