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sterrett said:
Thank you Paul.

As far as I am concerned, the more siggy boxes there are available, the better as these were one of the strongest features that showed (a) the importance of the junction/station/yard controlled by the box and (b) to which part of the railway they belonged. Despite the grouping of the "big four", all of the small individual railway companies had their own style of architecture and the signal box, and the station buildings reflected this. For example, in the West Country, the London & South Western Railway engaged an architect by the name of William Tite





.........and, of course, there are still some styles of station name missing:

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[[URL]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GRV7nLkgGIg/TPgsUyk20TI/AAAAAAAAAWk/jkr7RLF34dI/s1600/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_station_sign_%2528cropped_version_1%2529.jpg/img][/URL]

[IMG]http://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/StationSigns.JPG
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Got some dimensions of the signs and any idea of the fonts? They should be quick and easy to knock out.

Cheerio John
 
andi06 said:
Sarah Siddons along with LT R Stock are both on my 'it would be rude not to model list'. I've not found any drawings for either though. Do you know of a source?
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If I'd thought about it a bit harder, I would have requested an R stock (or P, or O, or S, or any of the other variants) before a Sarah Siddons.
But I'd be grateful for either of them. I'm making an O stock as my first real Blender project, but I know it won't be up to the standard of yous guys.
Mick Berg.
 
johnwhelan said:
Got some dimensions of the signs and any idea of the fonts? They should be quick and easy to knock out.

Cheerio John
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Great - I will try to find out, otherwise I'll do a good estimate.

How about:

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(This was one I was trying to show earlier - and, yes, it' a genuine station!)
 
sterret - good to see this sign. I was there last year and photographed the platform sign rather than the one on the building.

Ray
 
ray_whiley said:
Many thanks, Stovepipe, for the information and pointing me to the very interesting photos.

After posting yesterday, I remembered that some time ago there had been an article on NE coal staithes in 'Model Railways'. I decided to look it up, not knowing which copy it was in - and was surprised to find it in the first one I opened! - not my usual luck when looking for something.

The Model Railways' in question is the one for January 1972- yes, nearly forty years ago - and shows photos of the coal staithes at Alnwick, quite adequate for making a model - so I feel even more tempted. The notes confirm that the staithes could be at ground level or raised, depending on the local terrain, and say that there may be a loop on the approach to release empty wagons. Beal's diagram shows the staithes actually located on the loop - but although Beal was a formative influence in British railway modelling for many years, he was not always known for strict accuracy.

In summary, it looks as though 'anything goes' - as always.

Ray
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coal staithes would be a great adition the dunston staithes are still there more or less after some moron tried to burn them down they would make any north east route look better you can see them well in google earth.

cheers bob
 
Does this have a shorter "Generic" name or do they issue bloody big tickets to get there? :D
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This does indeed have a shorter name, ie. 'Llanfair PG' which is presumably used for tickets. In fact, I understand that the name was made up by the locals as a tourist ploy and does not have any basis in history. Unless, of course, a local reads this and can add more information!

Judging from my visit (which was actually two years ago, not last year - how time flies! - it works well as a tourist attraction. The centre next door - a sort of mix of shopping, restaurant and I believe so-called 'amusements' - was heaving (with people).

Ray

'The name means: St Mary's Church (Llanfair) in the hollow (pwll) of the white hazel (gwyngyll) near (goger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrndrobwll) and the church of St Tysilio (llantysilio) by the red cave ([a]g ogo goch).' (Quoted from Wiki)
 
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coal staithes would be a great adition the dunston staithes are still there more or less after some moron tried to burn them down they would make any north east route look better you can see them well in google earth.
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Bob, I made a start on using the Beal drawing this afternoon as a basis for a simple set of rural coal staithes. I feel quite pleased with the result as a model, although the temporary textures leave a lot to be desired. The staithes are raised above ground level so will need an approach track (a matching spline) and can be used single or double ended, ie. on a dead end or a loop.

Once this set is finished I'll use the drawings of the Alnwick staithes to make a larger set. There's a drawing somewhere of the weighbridge and office at Alnwick which would be useful - I'll try to find it.

Ray
 
ray_whiley said:
Bob, I made a start on using the Beal drawing this afternoon as a basis for a simple set of rural coal staithes. I feel quite pleased with the result as a model, although the temporary textures leave a lot to be desired. The staithes are raised above ground level so will need an approach track (a matching spline) and can be used single or double ended, ie. on a dead end or a loop.

Once this set is finished I'll use the drawings of the Alnwick staithes to make a larger set. There's a drawing somewhere of the weighbridge and office at Alnwick which would be useful - I'll try to find it.

Ray
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I look forward to seeing what you come up with Ray. Thanks for picking the idea up.
 
ray_whiley said:
Bob, I made a start on using the Beal drawing this afternoon as a basis for a simple set of rural coal staithes. I feel quite pleased with the result as a model, although the temporary textures leave a lot to be desired. The staithes are raised above ground level so will need an approach track (a matching spline) and can be used single or double ended, ie. on a dead end or a loop.

Once this set is finished I'll use the drawings of the Alnwick staithes to make a larger set. There's a drawing somewhere of the weighbridge and office at Alnwick which would be useful - I'll try to find it.

Ray
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I also look forward to seeing these and thank you for your hard work in advance,i feel a new route will be in order just have to search out some old
track plans maybe something around the blyth area or the old stella power station.

cheers bob
 
The name was made up, purely so that the station could have the longest name in the UK.
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IKB - thank you for confirming what I had heard. I believe Ely is the shortest - although it would be rivalled by Quy where I think there may have been a station but haven't checked.

Ray
 
Sarah Out on the Town

She had to steal some shoes, and she has no make-up or jewellery but she managed to escape.

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@andi06

Nice one! do you still require drawings of Met 1200hp Bo-Bo? I have emailed you.

Rob.
 
Andi06 I cud kiss you........ Been wanting one of those for ages, nearly given up hope and she looks very nice too. The only problem is that I have tooooooo much route work to start a London underground Route :'(:'(.

Thank-ooooooo

:Y::Y:

Andy
 
Back to John's original question.....

Single line token exchange apparatus; I appreciate that,to be any good, a fair bit of scripting would be involved (to achieve full block working).

True single line token working would involve one train being given complete control of an entire block, with a simple way of relinquishing control once the next exchange apparatus is reached.

This article explains the prototypical working method.

Yours in hope

Chris
 
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