Sunday, 15 February 2026

Loctern Quay - Prep for Tonbridge

Loctern Quay will be at the Tonbridge exhibition next Saturday, so this week I have been dusting, testing all the locos and checking all the couplings. There's always the odd coupling to tweak to get it working consistently, and a sticky place for locos was traced to a piece of stray ballast. Hoperfully, this means more reliable operation at the show. While I was at it, I had a bit of a play, and decided to get the new camera out and get some shots of operation.

A tram loco propels a train onto the quay. 

As the train loco uncouples and sets back across the crossing, the quay shunter moves forward. 


The little Bagnall draws a cut of wagons into the head shunt. 


Gradually, a new assortment of wagons collects on the back siding. 


The Bagnall shuffles wagons by the quayside warehouses. 

Finally, the train is ready to depart. 

All working well, so I just need to pack everything away now. 

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