I came across an interesting photograph of Glenfield last week. It shows it as a working station pre-1928 - I am thinking probably around 1910ish.

The little goods shed is clearly in use, loading to and from the platform for particular goods.

The implication is that the loop was mainly used for coal.

However, I still haven't managed to find out whether the curved siding was for any purpose, or just an over-run for the loop.

This is holding me up on the scenery, and if I can't resolve this soon, I will have to make a decision and go!

The choices are:

Animal dock, plain spur, stone wharf or dock for machinery etc. The latter would allow me a crane. I don't see any way of getting livestock away from this siding without them being led/driven through the yard - unlikely.

There is clearly a structure or building shown at this point on several OS maps though, so a plain spur seems unlikely. A further possibility is that it was a lockup for explosives - given the quarrying locally.

I understand that the siding on the station side towards the tunnel was used occasionally to hold a short train. Unfortunately mine is way too short to do anything like that.

In any case, I am sure that this branch operated a one engine in steam policy.

Certainly signals were a rarity. The only one at Glenfield seems to have been for protecting the level crossing.

On the modelling front, I am trying the little 6v motor inside my 1F, and the booking office now has a notice board outside and the little trackside hut has been knocked up.

Chris