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VIDEO #1 - Morning on the Madoc and North Hastings
VIDEO #2 - An Afternoon on the Madoc and North Hastings

Taking its name from the real Bellevile and North Hastings, which was proposed as a 3’6” gauge line, the M&NH is an “informed freelance” narrow gauge set in Central Ontario in the years around the turn of the century (19th into 20th!). Built to 3’ gauge in ¼” to the foot scale, or On3, it has evolved into an around-the-walls point to point layout with a central peninsula used as project area. The prototype influences are primarily from Eastern common carrier narrow gauge lines such as the Ohio River and Western, early EBT, and Waynesburg and Washington. Scenery is about 67% complete, and operating sessions have occurred at irregular intervals using the Switchlist program and Lenz DCC.



Almost done the Porter-Bell 0-6-0 - started with a Flying Zoo Argent mogul,
with parts from Leadville Shops, Grandt Line, PSC and some from scratch.


Progress on scenery and a new Heisler -

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An old Don Winter kit finally gets built - the steam cement mixer:


Late evening at Windrim on the Madoc and North Hastings -
Mason Bogie #6 has just pulled in and is ready to be put to bed.



With the new turntable tracks, locomotives have a place to hang out -
Left to right - a NWSL "Spartan" 4-4-0,  Flying Zoo 18T Climax, Kemtron 0-6-0T,
Max Gray 4-4-0 and Max Gray Mason Bogie (0-4-4T).



The enginehouse is patterned after a Newport and Sherman's Valley prototype in Pennsylvania:


A visitor from the West  - RGS C-19 #40 was detailed and painted
by Art Midwood:



A Huntsville and Lake of Bays Train - Ontario narrow gauge
modelled with a Grandt Line 18T Porter and cars from old kits by Narrow Track and Trains -
the coach is from two Hawk cable car kits. With a scratchbuilt version of
the shed at South Portage -  


An Alligator (warping tug used in logging) built from a Train Troll kit with added detail:



Here's a reasonably up-to-date track plan:









The North half of the railroad with scenery progress -


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