rob D2 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hi, Latest project to try and portray a branchline in the early 80s, set on the WR/MR border, Oxfordshire/Bucks way. Baseboard is a single 7' x 1 and half ' board.Giving approx 5 ' scenic section and 2' fiddle yard. The idea is that the original station has been demolished and this is the replacement, a single 2 coach long minimalist affair.Passenger service in the hands of a bubblecar. station also, surprisingly , receives parcels. This may have something to do with a local warehouse which does some mail order and the local RAF base at Benson. Other freight traffic - low relief cement works, receives coal, dispatches the odd wagonload of cement in either PCA or vans. - fertiliser traffic, in pallet vans or OCA opens unloaded in one surviving siding by the new platform - grain, occasional vanload loaded in same - household coal delivered occasionally. - either MOD supplies or oil trains run round here, not decided yet. for this period we have classes 31/37/45/47/50 at present. I am also hoping to run the layout in more modern times (96-2002). For this the cement works will continue to receive coal and dispatch the odd wagon via enterprise, spoil trains will run to a facility beyond the scenic break and MOD trains will run round. The other traffics will have gone by then. Hope to post some photos later, not that much to see yet as I'm very slow with layouts. Regards, Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebell Model Railway Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Look forward to the photos, from your description i feel this one will interest me quite a bit as i live quite close to the chinnor railway even though yours will be based on it but sounds similar, look forward to seeing the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted February 12, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sounds interesting - silly question but assume its in 4mm not 2mm scale? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes indeed OO. I will take some pictures soon, but there is not alot to see yet as there will be the sum total of about 5 buildings on it ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 a few photos to show how far i've got (or not !!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Interesting come and have a look at the real thing at Chinnor still quite a bit of origonal layout exanct, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Indeed, I've been to chinnor a few times - my mum helps out on the catering side. The cement works bit is loosely based on the concrete apron there and hopefully I,ll build some approximation of the 'packing shed' where,IIRC, the coal trains unloaded. I wanted a small station that would look if it was built in the 1960s to replace a larger one elsewhere, in true beeching style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebell Model Railway Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Not alot of the cement works left tho... some nice shiney new houses going where that was at chinnor. Some interesting shots there looks a good start and look forward to seeing it develop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Taa, yes had a look at the cost of those new houses - eye watering !! 100k extra for me to move 50 miles south (I'm from the chiltern area) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebell Model Railway Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 yes indeed, at least chinnor may get a workshop out of it, which is a bonus considering they didn't get asked when the shed they used was demolished. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted February 14, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2011 It's coming along nicely. Do you have a track plan or do you have an overall shot of the layout that you can post? TIA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Not at present pete (and I'm 280 miles away from the layout at present !) basically it's the platform line run round and a siding off each, total of three sidings I'm hoping I win a skaledale cricket pavillion on eBay this week , which I can modify a bit to go opposite the cement silos on the near side. I'm fascinated by the combination of countryside, rural pursuits and industrial stuff all in one spot. My class 25 is also on it's way back from repairs so that'll be pulling the parcel wagons in the photo , suposedly from bletchley . I'm down in the west country trying out some of the branchlines , lets hope I don't come back and convert the layout to china clay ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted February 14, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2011 lets hope I don't come back and convert the layout to china clay ! Nothing wrong with that Rob Thanks for clarifying the track plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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