clachnaharry Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Great pic's - thanks for posting. The goods yard layout seems strange. We have essentially a single siding running through the goods shed and terminating in a cattle dock. I can't think what the purpose can be of the short siding between the dock road and the bay platform. It is connected to both, which presumably meant that the connection from the bay needed a FPL and both points had to be worked from the box, and signalled. Lots of complication - but for what purpose? There is a platform face but it looks like it could only hold about one van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Great pic's - thanks for posting. The goods yard layout seems strange. We have essentially a single siding running through the goods shed and terminating in a cattle dock. I can't think what the purpose can be of the short siding between the dock road and the bay platform. It is connected to both, which presumably meant that the connection from the bay needed a FPL and both points had to be worked from the box, and signalled. Lots of complication - but for what purpose? There is a platform face but it looks like it could only hold about one van. The short middle siding is an end loading dock, apparently little used in the last years. When we stayed in Bude last year we visited the Falcon Hotel for a coffee. In the bar area there were lots of old pictures of the hotel and some details of its history. In 1872 it became the headquarters for local stage coaches, the last two (?) were stored at the hotel. There are pictures in the bar of the two old coaches being moved by road over the canal to the station where they were loaded from the dock onto wagons for transit away, I can not remember the date but 1950s I think. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D820 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Great pic's - thanks for posting. The goods yard layout seems strange. We have essentially a single siding running through the goods shed and terminating in a cattle dock. I can't think what the purpose can be of the short siding between the dock road and the bay platform. It is connected to both, which presumably meant that the connection from the bay needed a FPL and both points had to be worked from the box, and signalled. Lots of complication - but for what purpose? There is a platform face but it looks like it could only hold about one van. You're right about the points being worked from the box, the levers were Nos:14/15 according to the signalling diagram. The point on the approach to the bay platform was fitted with a F.P.L. plunger & bar, while the point in the Dock Siding only had a bar. There was also a treadle on the bay point, simply labelled 'A'. From 1939 the dock siding was provided with a ground signal (dwarf arm yellow - if you want to be technical) operated by lever No:12. From this time the goods shed road was also fitted with a catch point (No:22) and a ground signal (No:19), and wait for it, track circuiting to point No:22 proper. It certainly must have kept the signalman busy during shunting operations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hi Alan, thanks for posting the pics of Bude, I am just about to embark on a new finescale OO project based on a SR Station in North Cornwall, and was about to order the Kernow Signal Box but I think I will go for the Wadebridge one as that is Stone and I prefer that a bit. I will keep an eye on here as I am looking for information and inspiration to do a1948 ish layout so that I can run my new M7 and T9 in Maunsell liveries, I tried to order the Southern Beattie today but alas they are all sold out so I will have to use GWR Pannier and Prairie's for the China Clay traffic. Please keep the pics and info coming. Andy, (also known as Bodgit) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hi Andy I'm afraid there are no more old pix, from me anyway. I actually 'found' these while helping an 'O Gauge Guilder' collect some ancient Basset-Lowke engines and stuff from the house of a 'former modeller' who died at the end of last year, aged 91, I think. His name was Rob Woodman, and it was probably he that took the excellent photos. His widow was delighted that I could 'make use' of them by displaying them on RMweb. I said I was sure there'd be lots of interest... and I wasn't far wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2013 Nice to see you on board, Nigel! Any pics of former or present progress would find a place on here, I'm sure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) A late comer to this topic I want to also express my thanks to the OP for posting the great photos. I have always thought that Bude would make an excellent model and has just about everything a modeller could desire. Edited August 12, 2013 by Kenton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamymel Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Fantastic set of photos! Thanks so much for posting!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2014 I have only just stumbled across this thread, but have to say thanks for sharing these wonderful views which are in some cases the more rare ones. The back of the station especially is not well covered. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamymel Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Fantastic set of photos - thanks so much for sharing!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yes, aren't they Mel, and to think they were a whisker away from being consigned to the 'rubbish bin'! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissRailPassion Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 There must have been a surge in pennies when they signalled Bude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted January 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2014 If you did get rid of them somewhere like the Kidderminster Railway museum would love to have such photos Im sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hadn't thought about getting shot of the originals... but thinking about it, somewhere a bit more local/southern might be the place to go? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamymel Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Bude Heritage Centre maybe??? They have a railway display. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 That's a great idea, Mel. An excuse for a day trip when the weather improves! Think I'll drop them a line now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 I did, they wanted them, so I'll be taking that day-trip soon! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 "The point on the approach to the bay platform was fitted with a F.P.L. plunger & bar, while the point in the Dock Siding only had a bar." Not sure what is meant by the latter part, unless the reference is in fact to 14M, the mechanical fouling bar located on the bay road to ensure that 14 points were not reversed if there was anything at the dead-end of the Bay which would foul the shunt. This can be seen quite clearly in one of the pix. "There was also a treadle on the bay point, simply labelled 'A'." The treadle was unrelated to the point other than by the fact of where it happened to be, its function being to release the Sykes backlock on the Down Home signal once an incoming train had arrived. Saldy it seems to have escaped the photographer as far as I can tell :-( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velopeur Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Those photos are really Budiful Very inspiring! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The station building looks similar to a mirror image of the original station at Swanage which was rebuilt in 1938. The original Swanage station was built in1885 so perhaps Bude station dates from the same time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2014 BR(S) 228.00 - Bude - Signalbox Diagram (1920).jpg The original LSWR signalling - Authors Collection BR(S) 228.00 - Bude - Signalbox Diagram (1939).jpg The revised SR signalling applicable from 21 May 1939 - Authors Collection. Nigel, these diagrams look as though they were originally drawn by the late George Pryer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted June 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2014 Hi Alan, thanks for posting the pics of Bude, I am just about to embark on a new finescale OO project based on a SR Station in North Cornwall, and was about to order the Kernow Signal Box but I think I will go for the Wadebridge one as that is Stone and I prefer that a bit. I will keep an eye on here as I am looking for information and inspiration to do a1948 ish layout so that I can run my new M7 and T9 in Maunsell liveries, I tried to order the Southern Beattie today but alas they are all sold out so I will have to use GWR Pannier and Prairie's for the China Clay traffic. Please keep the pics and info coming. Andy, (also known as Bodgit)[/quote, Andy we meet again! Bude or Ilfracome are two stations that I would love to build. I have layed out both in templot (with compression) and a combination of the Bude layout in the ilfracombe setting. My problem at the moment is my wife would shoot me if I mentioned building another layout. I am though slowly builging up stock as luckily we are building a new club layout which uses mostly the same! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted June 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 16, 2014 Smashing photos all. I've always wondered why the buildings at Bude and Swanage etc are so very much longer than those at Padstow. Does anyone know of an internal layout of the Bude type building? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bedding Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 One of the reasons for the larger size was the inclusion of a large catering facility. PB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRealistic Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Just to say, the 15 photos I posted at the start of this thread are now safely deposited at The Castle Heritage Centre in Bude. I did a round trip about a fortnight ago, and the idea is to do some 'proper' scans and display the resulting prints on the wall above the little 2mm scale model. Proper job! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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