Last weekend we had the opportunity to operate on Craig's layout Cassino. As usual, we started with Craig's generous hospitality - a snag or two fresh from the bbq. By 1pm, we worked our way to his shed. Unfortunately numbers were down and hence there was no North Coast Control.
I had the pleasure of driving the rail-motor, the Brisbane Limited on the UP direction and a few other freights. Stopping at some of the stations I couldn't help but admire the lovely station buildings and residential houses Craig has made from styrene. I really need to build up some skills in this area.
Having no North Coast Control was fraught with danger and even though I took the staff diligently, I couldn't help to laugh out loud as I saw an impeding Head On Collision with a container train! This happened to be right at a crossing loop so no one was really at fault.
This was the first Op Session where I have taken a train from South Brisbane as this is the new section on Craig's layout. This is the third and upper-most level. It was quite a feeling to drive by Acacia Ridge, the initial starting point for UP trains. We managed to run quite a few trains before the session was deemed over. There were a few minor issues which Craig has rectified for the next session.
Unfortunately I didn't take a photo of the head-on as the collision was cleared in no time.
I had the pleasure of driving the rail-motor, the Brisbane Limited on the UP direction and a few other freights. Stopping at some of the stations I couldn't help but admire the lovely station buildings and residential houses Craig has made from styrene. I really need to build up some skills in this area.
Having no North Coast Control was fraught with danger and even though I took the staff diligently, I couldn't help to laugh out loud as I saw an impeding Head On Collision with a container train! This happened to be right at a crossing loop so no one was really at fault.
This was the first Op Session where I have taken a train from South Brisbane as this is the new section on Craig's layout. This is the third and upper-most level. It was quite a feeling to drive by Acacia Ridge, the initial starting point for UP trains. We managed to run quite a few trains before the session was deemed over. There were a few minor issues which Craig has rectified for the next session.
Unfortunately I didn't take a photo of the head-on as the collision was cleared in no time.
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