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Wow!!! That's good stuff!! Thanks so much for the insights into the L&MR....and now...on to ballast. What ballast, if any, was used by the L&MR early years? I believe I read somewhere that by the late 1840s, much of the route's track was laid on wooden ties, as opposed to the stone block bases seen in some drawings.

Hi Bee...Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with the forum...I'm not overly eager to private message, I just mostly thought it'd lead to less clutter on the forum. The first topic I'm having trouble finding is : What did the loco servicing facilities of the L&MR look like and operate? ( or indeed of any UK railways of the 1840s era?) Are there any pics, drawings, and/or descriptions online that you know of that include service yards of the era. I'm interested in modelling a station and associated facilities. Thanks for any info you can provide...Bob

Hiyas...Is it possible to do private conversations between members on this forum. I'm interested in discussing modelling the L&MR with Mr "What about the bee" who has provided valuable info in replies to my post looking for info on the L&MR railway.

Thanks to everyone for the info....there is so much to learn about the L&MR and all very early UK railways in general. Much Appreciated.

Hello, Anyone know of any links to any layouts depicting the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 00 scale circa 1820s to 1840s or so? I'm interested in building one over here in the USA where info on the line is available but jarder to find are specifics such as trackwork plan, what passenger and freight buildings which were along the right of way back then? I've purchased the Hornby Lion set and flatbed wagon sets so far from sellers in the UK and am thinking of modelling a section of the line closer to Manchester than Liverpool. Not sure how I'd go about representing the Whopping tunnel and its rope haul system so the Manchester end of the railway might be more "railroady" I guess? TY