pH Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Late to the discussion, but there are quite a few examples around the Clyde of termini at right angles to water, some with tracks stopping close to the edge: - Renfrew Wharf - Craigendoran Pier - Greenock Princes Pier - Fairlie Pier - Ardrossan Winton Pier - Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier - Original Ayr station, before line was extended to Girvan - Original Girvan station, before line was extended to Stranraer - Stranraer Harbour station 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 9, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2022 Barry Pier? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus-Jay Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just to illustrate what I will be doing here are a couple of CAD ideas for the layout extension. All are rough renders The platform and buffers are in the edge of one board. The River board has a small extnesion of land (probably an in filledf brick built wall about 3 meters (1:1) from the end of the track. the wall will likely extend up a bit as well. The river will be having a weir, or somesuch under the bridge as it will be a new set of banks constructed when the bridge was re-built. Thanks all for the help and pointers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 14 hours ago, pH said: Late to the discussion, but there are quite a few examples around the Clyde of termini at right angles to water, some with tracks stopping close to the edge: - Renfrew Wharf - Craigendoran Pier - Greenock Princes Pier - Fairlie Pier - Ardrossan Winton Pier - Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier - Original Ayr station, before line was extended to Girvan - Original Girvan station, before line was extended to Stranraer - Stranraer Harbour station Not forgetting Balloch Pier! Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 The obvious one is Yarmouth Vauxhall where the goods lines via street running tramway to the docks continued over a bridge crossing the River Bure.... https://www.google.com/maps/@52.6118795,1.7215067,3a,71.4y,137.47h,91.65t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNxsJh9gHy_m7YbITpxbV6A!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DNxsJh9gHy_m7YbITpxbV6A%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D201.6365%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 Half the bridge is still in use as a foot/cycle path. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted February 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2022 Late to the party on this one but the old North Greenwich fits the bill. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/north_greenwich/index.shtml Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Manchester Victoria and Glasgow Central are both pretty close to rivers Irwell and Clyde respectively Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Johann Marsbar beat me to it! Great Yarmouth Vauxhall station finishes where the river Bure meets the river Yare. Just to the side of the station crossing the river Bure is the bridge that carried freight trains to Great Yarmouth docks further along the river. All nicely visible on Google earth half of the old river bridge has received some TLC and is in use as a foot path from the station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forward! Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 How about Winteringham Haven station on the North Lindsey Light Railway (ex GCR/LNER)? It was intended as a through-station but remained a terminus. However, a short extension curved off away to sidings on the banks of the Humber before continuing along the riverbank to eventually terminate at Whitton. The line in Winteringham doesn't cross a major river so much as a large drain, but it kind of does what you're seeking- and in my view it's an eminently modellable slice of a impressively bleak North Lincs. Sadly the NLS only has the 6-inch map available, but it gives the general idea. If you're interested I can get you the relevant 25-inch OS map when I'm back at work on Monday. https://maps.nls.uk/view/101586926 Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted February 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2022 Has Shrewsbury been mentioned yet? The platforms are above the river. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted February 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2022 Burnham on Sea Whitby before they infilled the nearest dock was alongside the river. Weymouth Quay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianrally Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Surprised no one has mentioned Kyle of Lochalsh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Hampton Court? The Thames is just beyond the platforms and the platforms cross the River Ember And as-built the station was on an island with a drawbridge! Only changed with the construction of the new bridge and diversion of the Mole into the Embers channel. Jon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Tilbury Riverside station on the River Thames is another example, but possibly too grand for the purpose. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=tilbury+riverside+station&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Ftott.org.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F08%2Fhistory.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilbury_Riverside_railway_station Edited March 2, 2022 by Pandora Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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