On the workbench
 

Grassmoor (my loft layout in OO gauge) will soon have a wagon works on the layouts industrial area
the main building is 85% done and the overhead crane is 90% done

Just got to work out the entry of wagons to the building whether to use a cascade of points or to use a traverser

Already got a 0-4-0 T for motive power so which to use ................

Nice one Gray, looking good. Whether to use points or a traverser will probably depend on space available. If the works situation is cramped then a traverser would make a good model. (Will keep you out of mischief for the winter!).
Regards, Tony.

I think I need to research them and work out how to make one first LOL
It's one thing I have never seen on a model layout

Great looking buildings and OHC Gray, did you base the model on an actual location?

There is a traverser at Didcot. Thought I had some photos but can't find them. A lot of works had traversers like the one at Crewe which I do have photos of.

Would make an interesting project, definately worthy of a blow by blow account! Would be a worthy addition to you wonderful efforts so far.

Happy New Year.

John H-T.

I too have photos of the traverser at Didcot. I will find them for you. Just give me a day or two. Looking good Gray
All the best
Phil

The building is an engine shed from railwayscenics and is 3 of the main buildings the small buildings are also from it the Chimney is scratchbuilt

The overhead crane is freelance but in part copied from one in the middle of Chesterfield at a Sawmill (but not for much longer as it is in line for Regeneration of the town centre

I have found a Traverser model on another forum which has given me some ideas as the pictures show how the chap has powered it too although he is using DCC and I will be using 12V DC only

Well
After a test build in card to work out the traverser wheel sets a next build using plasticard and the decking too resulted in this progress so far

Next the decking needs a steel cover with the tracks showing only as tramway do and the cabin needs painting windows and some levers and controls and may be a potbelly stove too the traverser is liable to be powered by another set of wheels to be added in the centre when I work it out how to

Here is a photo of the traverser that was inside York Wagon works used for moving bogies between roads, bit small for anything else.
Do not know if it is still there now.
http://yorkareagroup.co.uk/wp-conten..._traverser.jpg

Yup you're right a bit small

As you can see mine is a little bigger will hold a 57' coach so large enough for most wagons except one but this is designed for more normal wagons not this one