We are delighted to be partnering with Pete Waterman and his Railnuts to bring exclusive coverage of ‘Making Tracks 3’, live for SIX weeks from Chester Cathedral; a groundbreaking project that has never been seen before on this scale within the model railway community.
The subject may be the same, but the scale vastly smaller! It’s Railcam, but not as we know it…..
Making Tracks 3 is, as you would expect, the third layout to be produced in the series by Pete Waterman and the Railnuts, with all three based on locations on the West Coast Mainline. This years offering depicting the present day Milton Keynes station.
After being approached in early June, Andrew has worked tirelessly to source cameras suitable for streaming trains 76 times smaller than we are used to. With such a diminutive scale to cover, the options for off the shelf accessories was very limited, so the answer was to design and produce our own bespoke mounts and brackets that would be both functional and not overly intrusive for guests visiting this marvel of model railway construction.
As part of this very special broadcast, we have a dedicated page which features 5 cameras covering the main layout and an overview of the fiddle yard. Viewing options include a ‘Quad-cam’ view with the 4 main cameras on one page, ‘Cycle-cam’ which rotates between the 4 main views individually, with the final ‘Aerial-cam’ covering the fiddle yard.
Making Tracks 3 is on display at Chester Cathedral from Wednesday 26th July to Saturday the 2nd September, open to the public and live streaming Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm.
00:45 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
04:49 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
12:39 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
17:36 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
– DAWLISH WARREN CAMERA
00:46 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
04:47 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
12:41 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
17:33 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
DERBY CAMERAS (In partnership with Rail Operations Group)
01:58 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z44 Darlington to Crewe Holding Sidings
DONCASTER CAMERA
00:43 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z44 Darlington to Crewe Holding Sidings
01:01 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q58 York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul
06:54 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z12 Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight to Barnetby
11:24 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0D02 Normanton Wakefield Europort to Doncaster Belmont Down Yard
14:03 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z17 Scunthorpe to Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight
05:56 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
23:39 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS
– GARSDALE CAMERA
– HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA
Camera offline due to building work
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
05:08 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M96 Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul to Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul
06:38 – Freightliner light en nine move (Diesel) – 0M28 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul
20:16 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q50 Derby Rtc Serco to Doncaster West Yard
20:37 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q50 Derby Rtc Serco to Doncaster West Yard
00:45 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
04:49 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
12:39 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
17:36 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
– DAWLISH WARREN CAMERA
00:46 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
04:47 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
12:41 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
17:33 – Cross Country HST power cars light engine move – 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
DERBY CAMERAS (In partnership with Rail Operations Group)
01:58 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z44 Darlington to Crewe Holding Sidings
DONCASTER CAMERA
00:43 – Locomotive Services Group Midland Pullman HST ECS move – 5Z44 Darlington to Crewe Holding Sidings
01:01 – Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train – 3Q58 York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul to York Holgate Siding Freightliner Heavy Haul
06:54 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z12 Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight to Barnetby
11:24 – DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) – 0D02 Normanton Wakefield Europort to Doncaster Belmont Down Yard
14:03 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z17 Scunthorpe to Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight
05:56 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
23:39 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS
– GARSDALE CAMERA
– HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA
Camera offline due to building work
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
05:08 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M96 Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul to Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul
06:38 – Freightliner light en nine move (Diesel) – 0M28 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul
20:16 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q50 Derby Rtc Serco to Doncaster West Yard
20:37 – Colas Rail operated Network Rail NMT test train – 1Q50 Derby Rtc Serco to Doncaster West Yard
05:56 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
23:39 – Great Western Railways Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS
– GARSDALE CAMERA
– HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA
Camera offline due to building work
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
06:21 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M28 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul
09:24 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z55 Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight to Earles Sidings (hope) English Welsh & Scottish Railway
10:39 – Rail Operations Group operated Class 68 hauled Nova 3 ECS move – 5Q32 Doncaster Europort Freightliner to Longsight Traction Maintenance Depot (diesel)
16:28 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0E23 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Doncaster Works Wagon Shops
05:56 – Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1C50 Paddington to Penzance
23:39 – Great Western Railways Class 57 hauled Night Riviera – 1A50 Penzance to Paddington
SETTLE & CARLISLE LINE CAMERAS
– GARSDALE CAMERA
– HORTON-IN RIBBLESDALE CAMERA
Camera offline due to building work
– RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust)
SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield)
06:21 – Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) – 0M28 Earles Sidings (hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Barrow Hill Up Sidings 2 And 3 Freightliner Heavy Haul
09:24 – GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) – 0Z55 Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight to Earles Sidings (hope) English Welsh & Scottish Railway
10:39 – Rail Operations Group operated Class 68 hauled Nova 3 ECS move – 5Q32 Doncaster Europort Freightliner to Longsight Traction Maintenance Depot (diesel)
16:28 – Rail Operations Group light engine move (Diesel) – 0E23 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Doncaster Works Wagon Shops