Cody Street Ho9 Trams at Exmoor Coast Mini Show-30th October 2021.

 For the first time this year I am attending a model railway show. I am showing Cody Street for the first time at this small friendly show at Minehead.

Ho Trams and motor bogies.

I was asked which KATO bogie was under each of my trams.

Each tram has the motorising chassis underneath.

Some were easier than others and a couple have a bogie chassis whereas the original was four wheeled. This is to enable the tram to negotiate the extremely sharp curves on Cody Street which measures 3ft x 11 inches.

 

Motorised Atlas Edition Trams-Ho scale.

 I think this is as many trams that I need.

All are KATO motorised, some with bogie chassis and some with the 4 wheel bogie. Others in the range are too long for the curves.

Except for theLisbon Tram, second from left, all are from Atlas editions. The models were all dismantled by fair means or foul, accomodation for the motor being removed by slitting disc and file.

Below are pics of them on Cody Street my micro tram layout.

700 Posts- Layouts over the years in 3mm & 4mm scale, 009 Narrow Gauge, HO Trams and 0 Gauge.

               3mm scale Teignford- has appeared in Railway Modeller and at Warley- shows station.

                Quarry Siding is a minimum space 009 layout built by Paul Levy on a cable drum.

Hillbrow is my first 009 build. This one also appeared in the Railway Modeller but the ticket collector     was still upright!

      RAF St Misrah is 21 x 24 inches and this one appeared in both Railway Modeller and 009 News.

My only foray into 0 Gauge is Cringle Street Goods. Imagined in South London it is an exercise in how small I could make a workable 0 Gauge layout. Since relocated to a new home.

This is Woody lane. It is a continuous circuit 009 layout based on nowhere in particular but uses the smaller stock in my collection.

Gwartha Vellan Tramway ( Cornish for Higher Mill) is the latest 009 layout. Based in Cornwall it is really an excuse to run my Lynton and Barnstable Manning Wardles. Baseboards are from Norfolk Heath Works and is in five fifteen inch modules

Two pics of St Mewan a Cornish layout in 4mm. The layout is 7ft long by 8inches deep with a 10inch extension to the fiddle yard. This is still under construction as is Gwartha Vellan.

Cody Street is a simple oval operating motorised Atlas Editions HO trams. Petite Properties low relief building kits have been used throughout- named after my youngest grandson.

Lastly is Hennock which was my first 3mm scale layout. This one has also been published in Railway Modeller and also appeared at Warley. This picture appeared in Railway Modeller in an article about portable layouts.

Tram layout Cody Street- another video!

Practising still- hopefully once the pandemonium is over I can learn how to edit.

Cody Street Tram video- something new!

Only a short video but it's a start. If this is successful there are more!

Trams on Cody Street.

The Rathbugr passes No 7- Petite Properties Daffodil Cottage.

The possibilities of detailing are endless and this is one layout which can be constantly added to.

Below is the latest tram conversion and at the bottom a steam tram, both from Atlas Editions and powered by KATO 11-103 mechanisms.

Petite Properties for Tram layout - Cody Road.

Just about finished with just the dummy overhead wires to fit.

The carrying posts have been fitted ready and thank goodness they centre above the tram rails- and in the centre too!

The end bridges have been made with some elderly embossed stone   card . The tram wires will just sit under the arches.

Just the road name to produce and one more tram to complete and this project is complete.

https://www.petite-properties.com/oo-gauge-176th