Jaggzuk Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 A few pics I found on the web a while ago, so cannot remeber the sources. This one from "North Yorkshire Moors Railway Preservation Society York Group" which shows the stove pipe from the Signal Box passing up through the roof. I think this ties in with the pic of the guys painting the roof. This one shows the steam tender water pipe opposite the current Gents toilets on the now Plat 3/4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/10740413313/ This one shows the water pipe in use on Plat 5 https://yorkmix.com/13-wonderful-old-photographs-that-show-how-york-railway-station-has-changed-down-the-years/ 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 11, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 Great pictures - keep them coming! Here are some I took today - it is finally looking like York station. The next visit is on Saturday when my aim is to finish the area around the booking office and entrance. Peter 33 21 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JustinDean Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 As I’ve said many times on this thread - amazing. The views under the canopy are just superb. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Those are superb. Lovely when a plan comes together Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Jaw dropping. That really <is> York. Congratulations Mark 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 It looked like York long before the roof went on. Your customer must be over the moon. Any chance on a line or two about the trackwork, Peter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Roger Sunderland Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2021 This just gets better and better. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 The trackwork has all been done by my customer and it's brilliant; I'll ask him to write something about it. Peter 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 I've spent the last couple of days working on the inside of the area behind the booking hall, much reduced in size but hopefully still recognisable. Does anyone know what the building on the right was used for? I'd like to add some signs. This building is going to be outside the train shed joining onto the portico. Finally some of the smaller bits and pieces are also ready to be put in place. The clock goes above the footbridge steps in front of the signal box. All these models will be fixed in place on Saturday, so more pictures then. Peter 30 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, kirtleypete said: I've spent the last couple of days working on the inside of the area behind the booking hall, much reduced in size but hopefully still recognisable. Peter Hi Peter Am I right in observing that you have intentionally omitted the archway entrance from the portico on to the main concourse? As I cannot see this in the middle of wall in your top pic? Edited May 13, 2021 by Jaggzuk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 The building on the right has had many incarnations depending on what era it is you are wanting to portray. Originally it was two story building with a general waiting room facing the track and “Ladies Retiring room” behind. Post war, it was just a wall facing the main concourse area, as it was badly damage during the WWII bomb raid and was so all demolished. The Station Master had an office behind this wall which was a large timber shed affair. The wall remained as a wall until early 80s where a single storey building was then rebuilt. In 1987 it had a railway Travelers Fare and a Waitng room. Today it houses Burger King and ATM Coffee. So, if you are modelling post war but pre 80s, then there was no building. Pre war it was two story structure, sorry if that is not quite what you have modelled so far. Early plan pre war 1967 plan 1982 plan 1987 Plan Post War, showing timber Station Managers office behind the wall 198 1981 https://yorkmix.com/13-wonderful-old-photographs-that-show-how-york-railway-station-has-changed-down-the-years/ 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Great information, many thanks for your help. I think if I just put Waiting Room over the door that should be OK. I wasn't sure what the arch into the booking hall looks like because when I went to York to photograph that station it was being refurbished and was surrounded by screens. Do you have a picture of that area? I haven't been able to find anything so far, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I do hope you're not going to model those naff plastic sentry boxes they installed in so many stations for ticket collectors. Good to see the changes over time though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted May 14, 2021 Administrators Share Posted May 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: I do hope you're not going to model those naff plastic sentry boxes they installed in so many stations for ticket collectors. Good to see the changes over time though. They are an iconic part of the railway scene and nostalgic for those of us who grew up in the 1970s. And also, largely part of history too. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Phil Parker said: They are an iconic part of the railway scene and nostalgic for those of us who grew up in the 1970s. And also, largely part of history too. A lot of things are part of history but would be better forgotten. I grew up in the 50s but that doesn't mean I want to see the return of winkle picker shoes or brylcream. To put it into a 1970s context, there were piles of rubbish everywhere when the dustmen went on strike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TerryBewdley Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2021 Incredible modelling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: A lot of things are part of history but would be better forgotten. If you forget or expunge things from history you'll never learn and are destined to repeat them. Personally, I quite like the 'modern' ticket collectors boxes - they provide a splash of welcome colour and smooth line modern design that contrasts with the period architecture and accentuates both. Edited May 14, 2021 by grahame 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted May 14, 2021 Administrators Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: A lot of things are part of history but would be better forgotten. I grew up in the 50s but that doesn't mean I want to see the return of winkle picker shoes or brylcream. To put it into a 1970s context, there were piles of rubbish everywhere when the dustmen went on strike. There is no perfect point in history. On a layout we can model what we like, but if it's to be accurate, that means the good and the bad. That photo is wonderfully atmospheric. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 Our 'sentry boxes' are wooden, long before the red ones. I've made the alterations to the model, hopefully it's accurate now and if it isn't I don't want to know! As before the wooden hut has had to be greatly reduced in size. I've backed the entrance with black card for the time being, but if by some miracle it lines up perfectly with the passage from the booking hall that can be cut away. It looks more like a garden shed than anything else! Peter 19 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Wonderful stuff! Something's gone a bit awry with the numbering on the front of that A4 though ... As for the building on the right - Burger King! (well, someone had to say it ...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, LNER4479 said: As for the building on the right - Burger King! (well, someone had to say it ...) Casey Jones Burgers were the BR mainline station burger bar of choice . . . apparently "part of British Rail’s British Transport Hotels subsidiary, it became part of the spun-off Travellers’ Fare in 1983, fattened up and griddled for possible privatisation. By the late 1980s, it became part of Compass Catering. In 1994, the Casey Jones burger bars were converted to Burger King franchises." Was there one at York? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yes! Just coming off shed to take the next train to Scarborough! Peter 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Ok your speed of modeling Peter is bonkers!!! I do feel sorry for the Station Manager having to reside in a "shed" at a such a major station. I will send some archway views shortly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Phil Parker said: There is no perfect point in history. On a layout we can model what we like, but if it's to be accurate, that means the good and the bad. That photo is wonderfully atmospheric. I have to say all that photo does is remind me just how run down the beautiful station looked in the 80's. The sole thing I'd bring back is the 2 through roads, the main trainshed looks sadly empty in their absence these days but it is in much much better condition as a building. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 I had to get a move on, I'm delivering the model tomorrow! Peter 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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