Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone, I am in the process of starting to model the Southwold Railway again, in 00n3. After holidaying in Southwold for the past 26 years, it was only a matter of time before I stumbled across the history of the Railway, and naturally as a Railway modeller, I just had to model it. Along with building up the full fleet of rolling stock, I am in the process of planning a layout, featuring a part of the line that was the junction that joined the main line to the Harbour branch. And here I shall hopfully keep you updated on its progress and construction. Incidentally, does anybody else model the Southwold Railway at all? It doesn't seem to be a Railway that gets modelled greatly. Edited May 1, 2022 by Lewis Cree 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2021 Couple more shots of the progress of the rolling stock. All the loco kits are from Golden Arrow. The 4 wheel wagons are Nine Lines, and the 6 wheel wagons are from Golden Arrow as well. I have just acquired 4 brass coach kits from Worsley Works, so I am in the process of constructing them. 21 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Presume you know of Peter Kazer's work? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tim V said: Presume you know of Peter Kazer's work? Has he done the 7mm stuff? I think I've seen his Blythburgh layout. Would love to see more of his layouts but have only seen a few photos of his Southwold modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Do you have his book 'Narrow gauge modelling' (Wild Swan)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Tim V said: Do you have his book 'Narrow gauge modelling' (Wild Swan)? Yes, it's a really good book! Edited February 7, 2021 by Lewis Cree 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted February 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) I've been interested in the Southwold Railway since I was young, holidaying at Walberswick in the 50s/early '60s. I found Walberswick Station not far from the farm we got our milk from, and we frequently walked into Southwold along the railway route, diverting across the golf course, and also along the harbour branch route. I still have the two sets of humorous postcards originally dating from the '20s. Mymodelling project is based elsewhere but I look forward to seeing more of your layout. Edited February 7, 2021 by petethemole 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, petethemole said: I've been interested in the Southwold Railway since I was young, holidaying at Walberswick in the 50s/early '60s. I found Walberswick Station not far from the farm we got our milk from, and we frequently walked into Southwold along the railway route, diverting across the golf course, and also along the harbour branch route. I still have the two sets of humorous postcards originally dating from the '20s. Mymodelling project is based elsewhere but I look forward to seeing more of your layout. Hi Pete, Sounds like lots of happy memories! I presume even by that time, there was not much evidence of the Railway being there, apart from the trackbed remnants, the shed at Blythburgh and a few of the bridges? That's excellent, what era/region are you modelling? Thank you, I hope the updates of my modelling of the railway will keep everyone interested! Edited February 7, 2021 by Lewis Cree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 wasnt Peter's layout in 1/4" (US O scale) rather than 7mm? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I went to Southwold once, in 1994. I was on foot, managed to find some of the trackbed. Then, I went to the museum "only open in the afternoon" said the person there. "But I'm going to a wedding this afternoon" I said! She let me in - there can't have been that many weddings that afternoon - she probably was aware of it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, sir douglas said: wasnt Peter's layout in 1/4" (US O scale) rather than 7mm? Yes, I think you're probably right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianb3174 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Came across this a while back. http://eveleighcreations.com/southwold-railway/ 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, ianb3174 said: Came across this a while back. http://eveleighcreations.com/southwold-railway/ I did a while back too! They look really good, not sure I wouldhave the patience to model all the stock that small though....but then again you could probably model the whole of the line to scale inside a small church hall! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 This was the progress I have made on the first loco 'No.1 Southwold'. Albeit not finished. The other locos, 'No.2 Blyth' and 'No.3 Halesworth' were of a 2-4-0 wheel arrangement. 'No.4 Wenhaston' was an 0-6-2 wheel arrangement. The loco kits are white metal and are sourced from Golden Arrow Models. I first built this when I was around 16, but have recently stripped it back to the metal, and rebuilt it. I also went down the route of adding 3D rivet transfers, as I felt it gave the model a bit more of a prototypical look. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Currently re-doing the transfers on my 6 wheel MOY wagons. MOY coal merchants provided the Railway initially with 3 wagons. Which meant the Southwold was probably the only Narrow Gauge Railway in the country to have private owner wagons. It's been brought to my attention that the lettering on Wagons 1507, 1508, 1509 was placed differently than on Wagons 1510 and 1511. Wagon 1507 is now correct. 1508 needs to be re-arranged the same way. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Current progress of the coaches. Just finishing off the underframes. Then to add the balcony rails and hand rails. Will fit the roof last after painting. Edited February 8, 2021 by Lewis Cree 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 6 hours ago, Lewis Cree said: MOY coal merchants provided the Railway initially with 3 wagons. Which meant the Southwold was probably the only Narrow Gauge Railway in the country to have private owner wagons. Vey rare, but there were some J. Ll. Peate coal wagons on the Welshpool & Llanfair too. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, BernardTPM said: Vey rare, but there were some J. Ll. Peate coal wagons on the Welshpool & Llanfair too. Ah very interesting, thank you for the info! I stand corrected! Edited February 8, 2021 by Lewis Cree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Bit of progress on 'No.4 Wenhaston'. Currently adding 3D rivet transfers. Chassis is going to be tricky. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Scratch building some coach steps today. Really not enjoying this part, but it's got to be done. Ignore the messy solder. Hopefully they won't look too bad once I've cleaned them up. Only 11 more to go..... 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Just repositioned the steps. Wasn't happy with the spacings and looked at some drawings and realised the lower step was slightly longer and positioned lower. Hopfully once it's painted it'll look more uniform. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lewis Cree Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Moved the steps yet again, think they look a bit better now. Also started on the balconys. Just need to clean up and add the safety chain and brake handle. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Did a bit of progress on the Coach balconies. These had a very attractive style of safety rail, with a safety chain across the gap. The coaches had manually operated brakes, with a brake handle at one end of each coach. Three coaches (No.1, No.3, No.5) had brake handles at the Southwold end of the Coach, and the other three (No.2, No.4, No.6) had brake handles at the Halesworth ends. Presumably this was so the guard was able to apply the brakes on two coaches simultaneously, without having to walk through the carriage to reach the other brake handle. Edited February 24, 2021 by Lewis Cree 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Cree Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 First coat of primer on! Sides will be a burgundy red. Undercarriage will be a weather black/dark grey, not decided yet. Railings will be painted black with oak coloured wood decking and steps. Roof will be a dirty grey colour. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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