RMweb Premium Simon Lee Posted May 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: The works was on the left-hand side, between the Folkestone and Cheriton exits from the M20. The site's largely been flattened, and is used as bus stabling for Cross-Keys, and as a sorting/ processing area for demolition waste. What was the Debenhams store on Sandgate Road in Folkestone was also part of Martin Walters empire. We holidayed in Folkestone in 1967, and I bought my very first brand new Hornby Dublo, a TPO set, from there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Simon Lee said: What was the Debenhams store on Sandgate Road in Folkestone was also part of Martin Walters empire. We holidayed in Folkestone in 1967, and I bought my very first brand new Hornby Dublo, a TPO set, from there I don't know about the Debenhams ( currently closed as a shop, but serving as a vacination centre ) being part of their empire. I do know they had branches elsewhere in Kent. I believe they did estate-car conversions on behalf of Vauxhall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SED Freightman Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Simon Lee said: The Palvans in the photo were in the very local flow of imported foam rubber from Belgium. Large sheets of the stuff would arrive via the Ostend steamer as ordinary cargo, and be off loaded by crane and loaded to the Palvans, usually 3 or 4 per day. The vans were tripped as the last job of the Calais end pilot via Dover town to the Priory goods shed for offloading to road vehicles. IIRC, the ultimate destination was Martin Walter's at Folkestone who, at the time built the Dormobile camper van bodies. The locals who I spoke to remembered about generally 8 / 9 vans for the flow, it been quite renumrative as all the moves were encompassed in existing booked moves. Thanks for the explanation , a traffic flow that I had never previously heard of. It must be a prime contender for the shortest revenue freight flow on the SED, if not the SR. I wonder if the wagons and/or Priory Goods Shed acted as a buffer store for the material prior to delivery to Martin Walker's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Simon Lee Posted May 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2021 44 minutes ago, SED Freightman said: Thanks for the explanation , a traffic flow that I had never previously heard of. It must be a prime contender for the shortest revenue freight flow on the SED, if not the SR. I wonder if the wagons and/or Priory Goods Shed acted as a buffer store for the material prior to delivery to Martin Walker's. Possibly the Priory goods shed was the store, it's one of those flows that you stumble across in the process of mess room chats. Certainly the max speed restriction on the Palvans would not have been an issue 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2021 Dingwall 1982 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Popular Post RobA2345 Posted June 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2021 This thread is superb! Anyway here's my contribution I think I found in another thread on here (surprised it hadn't featured already). They were just in my 'inspirations' folder. 33 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, RobA2345 said: This thread is superb! Anyway here's my contribution I think I found in another thread on here (surprised it hadn't featured already). They were just in my 'inspirations' folder. Nice. I especially like the shots showing the yellow NCL trucks and what I'm guessing are Rentco trailers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The yellow trailers on lowfits might be air compressors, Holman / Compair factory was at Camborne. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Nice. I especially like the shots showing the yellow NCL trucks and what I'm guessing are Rentco trailers. There seemed to be a couple of Freightliner boxes on trailers, as well. I wonder what those Insulfishes were being used for as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 It's also a plan that could easily swap between pure steam, modernisation and post steam BR blue. Some more on Drump Lane at the bottom of here, whole page is interesting actually: http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/camborne-to-redruth-drump-lane.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Crompton Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 21 hours ago, RobA2345 said: This thread is superb! Anyway here's my contribution I think I found in another thread on here (surprised it hadn't featured already). They were just in my 'inspirations' folder. Wonderful pictures. Many thanks for posting. I'm always intrigued to see traditional goods depots in use in the Blue era. I particularly like the second picture which features that railway modelling cliche, a (in this case 1:1) figure sitting on a pile of wood in the goods yard. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 On 25/06/2021 at 15:09, RobA2345 said: This thread is superb! Anyway here's my contribution I think I found in another thread on here (surprised it hadn't featured already). They were just in my 'inspirations' folder. A quick search found some of the photos and their owner here: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Eassie 1981 by Gary Straiton 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted July 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Chillington Basin 1985 If I remember right, as well as serving as an overflow to the main Wolverhampton steel terminal on the other side of the main line (ie behind the camera), there was access to a BOC depot via the curved line on the right. Edited July 12, 2021 by Ramblin Rich stupid phone keyboard 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted July 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2021 Barely on topic, but a great picture so.... British Oak, Crigglestone 1985 by Jamerail 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 12 hours ago, montyburns56 said: Barely on topic, but a great picture so.... British Oak, Crigglestone 1985 by Jamerail Its a wonder they didnt get me in the pic, from the other end 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post montyburns56 Posted July 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2021 Slightly OT again, but this would make a nice little diorama. Hereford Wagon Repair Yard 1985 18 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: Slightly OT again, but this would make a nice little diorama. Hereford Wagon Repair Yard 1985 I'm sure someone started a thread with the same thoughts a few years ago. Edit: here you go! Edited July 14, 2021 by Ramblin Rich found it! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, montyburns56 said: Slightly OT again, but this would make a nice little diorama. Hereford Wagon Repair Yard 1985 As Rambling Rich says, been there, done that (thanks for the link to my topic ). It can be great fun modelling a real location, even if I chose to replace the timber yard at Hereford with something different. Not a "quaint goods yard" but my latest project is also the result of 1 photo and a good dig around the internet to find out more about the location. I should have enough to start a topic for the layout fairly soon. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 9 hours ago, HillsideDepot said: As Rambling Rich says, been there, done that (thanks for the link to my topic ). It can be great fun modelling a real location, even if I chose to replace the timber yard at Hereford with something different. Not a "quaint goods yard" but my latest project is also the result of 1 photo and a good dig around the internet to find out more about the location. I should have enough to start a topic for the layout fairly soon. I really liked Drew's sidings so I'll be looking forward to seeing your new project. I like the way layouts are created based on a photo of a real location, something I can't seem to manage. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 15, 2021 Here's my contribution, St Erth in 1976, still despatching milk to London. "Western Reliance" is the loco. This picture (suitably cleaned up and improved) will be appearing in Wild Swan's new book on diesel hydraulics, see here for a few more details. simon 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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