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Hazelwood Junction is built to N gauge
so that members can use ready-to-run stock. It is based on
the line from Hazel Grove through Middlewood to Disley, New
Mills Central and Hayfield Junction.
Running sessions are usually on the first Wednesday of each month, to help sort out any track problems with different locos and stock. Helpers are always welcome.
Frank Gordon has volunteered to build working semaphore signals, two on the station platforms, a gantry near New Mills tunnels and a two arm siganl for the passing loop on the main line. The yard may have ground signals at a later date.
Two signal boxes are being constructed by Frank Leach, who has previously completed a footbridge.
Since
this photo in February 2007 the scenery at the back
has progressed rapidly under the guidance of group leader
Wally Pugh (pictured). |
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At the joint meeting with Huddersfield Model Railway Group in April 2007, Wally shows some of the scenery which is the result of two months' work. He almost, but not quite, hides the control panel.
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At the monthly meeting in August 2007, Hazelwood Junction saw its first train able to complete a circuit. |
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The running session in December 2007 gave the rolling stock a good airing and the builders a chance to show what progress has been made. What a friendly lot they are in these photos by David Moore.. |
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The layout's electrician, Frank Gordon, reckons that he has used 3855 feet of wire and soldered about 2000 joints.
There are 3 double slips and 16 points on the layout operated by 22 point motors. These in turn operate 22 microswitches, 9 add-on switches and 13 relays. The relays switch the track wiring to suit the setting of the points.
Finally there are 13 section isolation switches and 12 push buttons (to release in the fiddle yard) and to assist the operators in keeping track of the layout are 59 LEDs: 13 red for live sections, 12 for indication of which controller is in charge of sections where track possession can change and 34 which show which way the points are set. |
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At the running session in December 2008, John Sherratt's photograph shows a bird's eye view.
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July 2009
Showing the footbridge and the station building, which is a mirror image of the real building at New Mills. |
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November 2009
The sandstone cliff scales about 100 metres long and 20-25 metres high.
This actually exists and is well worth a visit at the Sett Valley Trail, New Mills, Derbyshire. |
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Construction uses wire mesh, kingspan foam, polystyrene and plaster bandage, all covered with about 2cm of plaster. Working from photographs taken of the cliffs, much of this plaster is cut away to form the shape and structure of the rock walls.. |
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Track ballasting is more or less complete. Ballast was abtained from Geo Scenics, using stone from the area being modelled. The ballast was loose laid and then fixed in place with the usual mixture of dilute pva with a drop of washing up liquid. So that moving parts of points were not clogged up a ready mix was used, laying about ten stones at a time! |
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By the end of November the bare scenery had been painted and the station footbridge was being checked in position, before its painting was complete. |
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