Brackhampton - going underground
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Having had to lift all the track at Brackhampton due to my revolutionary track fixing technique proving about as effective as Network Rails maintenance of the Dawlish sea wall. I've been concentrating on scenic modelling whilst I save up to buy more finescale flexible track.
Latest thing I've been doing is building the platforms. The arrivals side has been started, using large amounts of wills platform kits and additional paving sheets. This has also meant I have had to have a go at the subway which went down to the Great George Street ticket office under the station. Here is my attempt.
and with the side wall moved away
I know very little about this subway, other than it was probably faced in white glazed brick, that it opened into the lower ticket office and that it descended straight down in two flights. So this is my interpretation of the subway that originally graced Snow Hill.
The subway on the other platform, which will be next, truned though 90 degrees and wrapped round two sides of a lift.
Hopefully both sets of stairs will lead to a representation of the Ticket office - but I don't intend going to great efforts in that regard as it will be barely noticeable under the layout.
The subway is constructed from the stairs from an old Hornby footbridge and 80 thou plasticard covered in slaters embossed plasticard. The arches are by Wills. Once inset into the platform, railings will go round three sides and there should be some kind of ornate gateway at the top of the stairs.
As for the track. I had originally glued the cork underlay and track down with spray adhesive. With the warm weather far too much of it had lifted. So the remainder was lifted and the pointwork painstakingly saved. 4mm thick cork sheet was bought of ebay - very reasonably priced if you avoid the stuff specially sold for model railways - this has been glued down with copious amounts of PVA glue, and then once dried the Templot track plan has been printed off on 160gsm paper and pasted with wallpaper paste to the cork.The track will be laid directly on top of this secured with yet more PVA.
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