New Project 2022

[dave55007]

After seeing many videos of Heaton Lodge - the largest 'O' gauge layout in the country, I decided to model it in Trainz. I already have it in Train Sim World 2, but thought it might be nice to get it more interactive. I've modelled from Ravensthorpe station and the Thornhill LNW Junction to Bradley Junction near Deighton station, so including Heaton Lodge Junction and Mirfield station. Set in the era 1980 - 1985, blue diesels reign supreme. My first pics are from a footbridge vantage point on Ravensthorpe station. The variety of diesel classes seen are not exhaustive for the area.

The view from Ravensthorpe looking North East towards Dewsbury



Looking East towards Healey Mills



Looking West towards Mirfield. Thornhill LNW Junction visible below the road bridge



A Tinsley 56 heads West with an MGR



One of Hull Botanic Gardens (BG) TransPennine Class 124's heads east towards Leeds



A Thornaby (TE) class 47 takes a steel train across the junction



An Immingham (IM) class 37 heads west




40194 racing towards Manchester with a newspaper train



An Eastern Region 37 with a chemicals train passes behind Ravensthorpe station. There are no platforms on this side



A Tinsley (TI) class 47 on a Speedlink from Healey Mills



Large logo 47482 heads for Huddersfield on a Trans Pennine service



40135 heads in the opposite direction, next stop Dewsbury



Double-header IM Class 31s hurry a cement train towards Healey Mills as a Class 40 approaches the junction



The 40 is revealed to be 40106 in BR Green, and will pass Healey Mills yard for Wakefield



2 of Thornaby's class 37s head an iron ore train west



An Immingham class 31 heads light engine for Healey Mills

[pacerguy]

Looks nice! i have tried many times to make the full Manchester Leeds route (set in the steam age)
Would love to play this and see it extended further.

[dave55007]

I am tempted to add to the ends, Dewsbury is only a couple of miles east and Huddersfield only a couple of miles west, but I do hate populating and landscaping towns!

Unfortuately, with it being in TRS2009, no chance of sharing it on DLC I'm afraid. ., but thanks for the comment, pacerguy

Regards,

Dave

[dave55007]

A tad west of Thornhill LNW Junction is a spot ideal for viewing the signal gantries for the junction:

A 47/3 47324 heads a steel slab train west



A Class 37 heads over the junction towards Leeds with a Speedlink train



A 'Skinhead' Class 31/1 hurries out from Healey Mills with a short coal train



A Class 47 heads east with an empty steel train. The signal ganties are not exact representations of the real things, but is the best I can do with the available infrastructure - unless anyone knows better!



A newly converted 31/4 heads for Hull. The days of the Class 123/124 TransPennine DMUs were dated.



40168 powers a Speedlink train west towards Mirfield



2 of Thornaby's Class 37s head a steel coil train west



47441 hurries a passenger train east as a steel train waits to use the junction



One of the TransPennine units, based at Botanic Gardens, Hull heads to its next stop at Mirfield



Deltic 17 "The Durham Light Infantry" heads west towards Hudderfield. Goodbye ECML, hello Trans Pennine