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Boxes and Bridges at Buckden

Ivatt46403

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So I've been making some (alliterative) progress on Buckden. Starting with the Ratio 536 Midland Signal Box kit to make the Buckden box. As the box was much smaller, platform mounted and had the earlier, smaller windows it took quite a bit of bashing to get something satisfying. The windows and roof were actually the most fiddly, but after some filling and filing I'm quite pleased with the results:

 

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I've modelled it with the earlier step arrangement, although I realised a little late on that the signalman would have to be a) very thin and would need to B) open the door inwards as I made the veranda a little really narrow! Hey ho!

 

After looking at the very useful photos that wiggoforgold uploaded I need to adjust is slightly by putting in the door to the locking room at the back and (I think) a second window into the locking room on the opposite side to the one currently in.

 

When that's done I'll paint it, add the glazing and mount it on the platform - probably with an internal kit and lighting installed at some point too.

 

I've also built the slew bridge which crossed the line at the Kettering end of the station. This had been troubling me for some time as it's not there any more and I hadn't seen any pictures of it. However a glimpse of it EH Sawford's "Cambridge-Kettering Line Steam" suggested it was similar to the one at Kimbolton, so I used the Wills SS64 bridge abutments kit for the main part and then built the girders and road deck from plasticard. I've now given it a dab of paint ready for a spot of grouting, weathering and installation. I need to figure out how i'm doing the embankment either side as one end goes off board and the whole thing needs to be light and strong enough to lift off a joint in the boards.

 

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Evening 46403,

 

That's a really lovely job you've made on the signal box which is similiar to the one at Raunds.  It will look good finished in its green and cream Eastern region colours as per Alex's photographs.

 

The bridge is a nice piece of modelling too.  I can't remember if the bridge at Kimbolton still exists or has been filled in.  If it is and you want some photos I can take some for you.  It's interesting how the choice of brick for buildings and bridges came in at Kimbolton. Infrastructure before that was limestone as you probably are aware. Bridges still exist at Raunds, Twyell and Cranford if you want photos of them too, though obviously with limestone abutments.

 

Look forwards to the next post.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Ivatt46403

Thanks Mark! I was very happy and I'm looking forward to it being painted and planted.

 

I think the Kimbolton bridge has been knocked down, yes it's funny how the building material changes halfway down the branch, I guess it was just what was cheapest to get to site. My Nan lived (and Mum was born) in Cranford so we used to drive over that bridge all the time - I should really go and have a poke around some time. I've actually got a feeling too that I've done the bridge the wrong colour - the one further up the line which the A1 still goes over is in blue/grey rather than red brick possibly the platform edging was too, but I just don't think that it would really look right!

 

Marcus.

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The bridge looks great, I bet it will look most impressive when planted on the layout, keep up the good works and the postings

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Evening Marcus,

 

I've just been looking through my copy of Steam Railways in Colour Around Northamptonshire by Coleman and Rajczonek (1993) which has a nice shot of Kimbolton station on the last day of passenger service showing the road bridge.  The abutments do look like worn engineering brick.

 

As for the platforms the Kettering side (Station building) has coping stones edging the platform but on the Cambridge side the coping looks like engineering brick painted white.

 

There's also a colour shot of Grafham taken in May 1959 with 46496 stood at the platform.  Once again the coping looks like engineering brick painted white.

 

There is also a lovely shot of 46404 in freshly painted plain black passing by Raunds signal box (Which has 3 of the larger style windows. My mistake in my first post)

 

It may be worth trying to source this book and others in the series because there are some good shots of the line.

 

Hope that helps?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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