borderreiver
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Hi Matruck. I am indeed working on a DEM, titled Selby Coal 1990, mostly using UK DEFRA 2m LIDAR data. Orthophotos have not worked out so well though. Provisionally, the route includes Church Fenton, Selby, Knottingly and Drax. This gives me a portal from Hull docks, starting about two miles along the former NER Leeds and Hull line past Selby, a portal from Redcar/Tyne Dock starting on the former NER York to Normanton line at Church Fenton, two portals from Pontefract to the south west of Knottingly, a portal on the former L&YR route between Knottingley and Doncaster and a portal from Goole docks on the former L&YR Pontefract and Goole line. There is the coal loading facility at Gascoigne Wood and the one at Kellingley Colliery. There are three power stations, at Drax, Eggborough and Ferrybridge. The latter, at Ferrybridge took MGR trains from the south, which meant that trains from Redcar Docks, Tyne Dock, Gascoigne Wood and Immingham would actually have to route via Castleford. Stopping a loaded MGR train at Knottingley and running round it before heading in to Ferrybridge would have been done only in extremis, if the Castleford line via Pontefract Monkhill was closed. The ECML Selby diversion is included in part and is electrified, reflecting the 1990-ish date. Plain track laid out from Selby to Gascoigne Wood. Yards at Gascoigne Wood and Milford laid out (Milford was rather tricky to lay out - each spur to accommodate a 32-wagon rake of HAA and each loop to accomodate a 32-wagon HAA rake plus Class 47/56/58 loco). Plain line down to Knottingley next and will include Knottingley MPD. After that, plain line to Kellingley Colliery and Eggborough. Because I am relying on DLS assets there have to be some compromises. One example is the coal loaders at Gascoigne. The late Bendorsey's Ratcliffe Car Loaders are the closest match in appearance but do not appear to accomodate slow speed loading.
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