Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 10.
Some time ago we ahd an interesting and lively discussion on the mystery station at Tiffield, which added quite a lot to our collective knowledge.I've recently been looking closely at two of the other mystery stations- at North End (sometimes…Continue
Started by Barry Taylor. Last reply by Richard Maund Jan 27.
Page 12 of Arthur Jordan's book features a full page reproduction of the E&WJ public timetable handbill for August 1873. Does anyone know where the original of that handbill is preserved?Incidentally, the timetable itself formed the basis of…Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Barry Taylor Jan 25.
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Si, I don't think I have what you are actually asking for, but I may be able to make a blurry contribution to your accumulation of pics.
Tony
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Sorry I've not been on the site for a while, my Christmas Leave has given me motivation to do alot of railway modelling so I've been busy elsewhere.
I just want to say thank you to Barry, John and Robin for their help. I have started the model of Blakesley/Morton Pinkney station. I have built it in 4mm/1 foot scale instead of 2mm scale so I can do it some justice. I have lots of experience in scratchbuilding but these tiny stations are quite complex to construct. Architecturally there are some oddities. The toilet extension has a very odd wall in the middle of it, that is taller than it needs to be, possibly to support the water headerntank over the Gents. This tank is missing from the building at Byfield so I assume it was either rebuilt or the header tank was elsewhere. The wall that supports the canopy on the right hand side is also much taller and longer than necesary. You can tell the instigators of the E&W had high hopes for it's success, The plain brickwork is embellished at the window frames and the chimney.
Now my questions is......
I know that Towcester station was painted in the BR Maroon and Cream style because there are pics on this site but was the rest of the line so treated? Photos show Blakesley and Byfield with light coloured bargeboards in the fifties which suggest that they were still in LMS brown and cream. There were also no totem signs on the line, LMS Hawkeye signs being in evidence in all the photos I have seen. Any thoughts or memories?
I am happy to scan in the Railway Modeller drawings for anyone who wants a copy for their own use and am happy to take pics of my model if it might be of interest.
Robin
Is it possible for you to add the pix and diagrams which you have attached to your comments to Si, particularly of Ettington (of which we have little) into the 'Pictures' section of this website?
Dick
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