Nicholas C Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 just a quick question as i'm not fully clued up lol, are the branch lines always single track? from some pictures i have seen most seem to be single, but this is not always the case? and the station i'm building is a small country station, can i get away with single line and a run round loop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2020 No. No. Yes. Quick answers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2020 By far the majority of branch lines were single track. So your choice of single track with a loop is the norm. But some branches e.g. Windermere were double track and others e.g. Swanage were built with bridges that could accommodate future doubling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted July 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2020 Another twist to this question is that a lot of present day rural branch (and main) lines were built double tracked and during the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s, a lot of the remaining branch lines such as Whitby, Weston-super-Mare loop and others were singled as a economy measure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 ............ and Hereford to Worcester. BTW, welcome Nicholas C. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas C Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 thanks guys, so there is no real right or wrong and i should go with what i feel is right, the one i'm building will be the terminus station , i have found a great website for 1960s rural railway pictures called fairford, it was a 22 mile branch line, that has sadly gone but plenty of inspiration. thank you for the warm welcome too 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted July 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2020 Welcome Nicholas C. I'm guessing the site is this one http://www.fairfordbranch.co.uk/Witney_Goods.htm Andy Y (Mod) prefers to link to the source of pictures rather than copying and posting them. A really good source of info , and a class 22.....what's not to like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas C Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 ill remember that for next time, i thought they were great pictures so just had to share, i think my inspiration for my railway is completed. LOL 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Banger Blue Posted July 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2020 Not completely gone! In the top photo you posted, which is Witney Goods (the original Station before the “new” station was built on the extension to Fairford) the Goods Shed still stands (at least the stone part anyway) as well as the Station Master‘s house which can be seen at the back right of the photo. Screenshots from ‘Google Earth Street View’: Station Master’s House The current occupiers have a ‘totem’ style nameplate “Station House” next to the gate: The old Goods Shed (opposite side to that in the original photo): 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Coincidentally this particular branch line was being discussed last week over here.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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