UK Screenshots for Pre BR Blue. High resolution warning.

[pfx]

Sorry to be a pain folks. I've tried the internet but come up with nothing. GWR used SW whistle boards but what I'm interested in finding out is when or if the Western region replaced them with the more modern circular boards?

Many thanks again,
Innis

 

[KotangaGirl]

Sorry to be a pain folks. I've tried the internet but come up with nothing. GWR used SW whistle boards but what I'm interested in finding out is when or if the Western region replaced them with the more modern circular boards?

Many thanks again,
Innis

My guess, - and it's only a guess, - that in some parts of the old GWR system it wouldn't have happened at all and the SW boards would have stayed in place until Beeching shut them down.

 

[pfx]

Thanks for that. I've a feeling you could be right. The period in question is the early 80s so post Beeching. I'd be surprised to see the older type sign by that stage but who knows? The Western liked to be different.

 

[ericmp]

 

[2995Valliant]

Sorry to be a pain folks. I've tried the internet but come up with nothing. GWR used SW whistle boards but what I'm interested in finding out is when or if the Western region replaced them with the more modern circular boards?

Many thanks again,
Innis

There were two types of round "W" disc - the earlier ones (without any border) were certainly widespread mid-70s but they were introduced as far back as 1965 and were the standard from 1965. The grey, blue or red border was an 80s invention I think, but I don't know exactly when.

That said there was no great rush to change the old cast ones away from the mainlines and I'm pretty sure I can remember seeing them in odd places still well into the 1980s and I wouldn't bet against one or two still being around on some of the freight only lines in Cornwall long after that.

 

[nobody1]

Beautiful screenshot with Silver Fox or Link

 

[ericmp]

Thank you!

 

[ericmp]

 

[KotangaGirl]

Because Imgur is banjaxed for UK Trainz folk I'm going to start reposting some of my better screenshots from a year or more ago.

These are some snaps I took at Gwinear Road on the Cornish Mainline. This is my WIP created with the intent of making the Cornish Mainline between Penzance and Camborne look like it really is the late 1920s/early 1930s.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Cannot see any of your last few screenies sorry Annie and i have tried various locations with my VPN. Cannot see ericmp's piccies either.

EDIT: just dropped the VPN out completely and all is good on both counts, panic over. Great piccies everyone.

Mike.

 

[johnarran]

Because Imgur is banjaxed for UK Trainz folk I'm going to start reposting some of my better screenshots from a year or more ago.

These are some snaps I took at Gwinear Road on the Cornish Mainline. This is my WIP created with the intent of making the Cornish Mainline between Penzance and Camborne look like it really is the late 1920s/early 1930s.

Fantastic Annie. Now that's a railway scene

 

[KotangaGirl]

Cannot see any of your last few screenies sorry Annie and i have tried various locations with my VPN. Cannot see ericmp's piccies either.

EDIT: just dropped the VPN out completely and all is good on both counts, panic over. Great piccies everyone.

Mike.

I'm using freeimage.host Mike so you should be fine without the VPN.

Fantastic Annie. Now that's a railway scene

Thanks very much John.

Gwinear Road goods yard. Along with the station all of this took me all of a month of hard work to get Gwinear Road to match up with the old OS Maps and the photos I could find of the area.

 

[KotangaGirl]

And carrying on with the Cornish Mainline, this time some snaps taken around Penzance, Longrock and Marazion.

 

[KotangaGirl]

And two for the 1950s BR era.

Iford Manor at Longrock crossing with a fitted goods.

Iford Manor approaching Gwinear Road station.