Anyone have any plans of colliery br

[Davie_UCF]

Anyone have any plans of colliery branchlines?

Hi,

I'm trying to do a bit of research on colliery branches for my loosely 60's UK route.

Any plans or useful links would be appreiciated, or even any trainz routes/layouts to give some inspiration.
especially looking at how to connect the branch to a mainline branch and if there would be sidings where wagons would be dropped off to be picked up by other trains or if trains would go straight to the colliery and out again.

Thanks
David

 

[stovepipe]

David,

I have about a dozen NER colliery plans from around 1890-1920 - just PM your email address and I'll send them over.

regards
Charles

 

[Davie_UCF]

You've got mail! or at least should have.. a pm anyway!!

 

[lewisner]

I also have a number of plans which I have used for my Sunderland route and I could have a go at scanning the exchange yards at Fencehouses and Penshaw for you.
Also have a look at the Durham Mining Museum http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm
and click on "Galleries" for useful photos.

 

[stovepipe]

.......and that is where I got the plans I have from.

Here specifically :

http://www.dmm-gallery.org.uk/maps/index.htm

though I couldn't remember until lewisner posted the link.

Hopefully you are sorted now?

Charles

 

[LWVRR]

Wow that's a nice site, I wish I could find a site like that for my area.

 

[Davie_UCF]

Thanks for the site! that is very useful and interesting .

What i'm having trouble with is the exchange sidings that would be next to a mainline for picking up and dropping off. If anyone has any examples of this or i'm missing something on that site i'd appreciate a point in the right direction

 

[stovepipe]

Here's an example of an exchange sidings trackplan.

http://www.systonandpeterborough.info/page4.html

Look down the page to the Pilton Ironstone Line section.

Actually........it's a pretty good website - you could make a nice extension to the ECML route from it.........

HTH
Charles

 

[lewisner]

At Fencehouses there was an exchange yard between the 2 track Leamside Line and the 2 track NCB line.I can scan it if you tell me where to send it.

Here's a shot of the yard looking north, NCB on the left, Leamside right.

 

[Davie_UCF]

At Fencehouses there was an exchange yard between the 2 track Leamside Line and the 2 track NCB line.I can scan it if you tell me where to send it.

Here's a shot of the yard looking north, NCB on the left, Leamside right.

Thanks, good screenie too! gives a nice idea.
If you can, send it over to d.boweryATntlworld.com (Replacing AT with @ as i'm sure you know )