howardb Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Howard, on you Lyminge layout, does the 3' width allow for the long siding on the west side? Jim F Yes - if you look at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/59547-elham-valley-railiway/&do=findComment&comment=747177 there are some early photos. I will post some more recent ones when I get back from leave in acouple of weeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF51 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Howard, thanks for that. the layout looks very good, what you have accomplished so far. I mainly asked because I have not tried plotting out the trackwork for a layout yet, and Dave from Roxey Mouldings said that was what stumped him,with his usuable space. Jim F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 A new and very helpful purchase from ebay. Not sure that I need to do much more research as it all seems to be in this book; photos, site plans, signalling diagrams + locking tables, scale drawings of buildings and bridges... There's a new book by Brian Hart out soon which will be enormously useful (I'd assumed that it was a reprint of the original one from 1984 until I read the latest issues of 'Onward', the SEC Society magazine). http://www.brianhartsrailways.com/books/11-the-elham-valley-railway-by-brian-hart.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo_Tim Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Wow - that is a lot of pages on the EVR... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF51 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I had read this books was to be re-issued, I figured just a second printing, maybe some updates. However, this sounds to be like perhaps a re-write, with all and any new info he has gleaned over the years included. Either way, I'll be watching for the publication, and will definitely purchase a copy. Thanks for the 'heads up', Pete. Jim F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardb Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Some years back e mentioned that he was planning a new book on the EVR,so will be buying it for sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardb Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I have posted new photos of my Lyminge layout http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/59547-elham-valley-railiway/&do=findComment&comment=747177 FYI there is also a model of Elham station being built by the local model railway group which i had details of a couple of years ago, but no idea of the current progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF51 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 According to Dave Hammersley, of Roxey Mouldings, his local club, in Hillington, is building a layout based on Elham, itself. Station building looks almost identical to the one in Lyminge. Jim F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo_Tim Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 ElhamAfter a bit of a delay (I can't believe it's been a whole year) here is track plan number 3, Elham - http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/e/elham/index.shtml. The main reason for the delay has been a house move; the benefit of which is that I now have a garage with power to build a layout in (after I sort out all the belongings currently stored within and fit it out properly).Elham is located towards the southern end of the line between Barham and Lyminge. I've made a few modifcations to the plan in order to fit it into the space available. The crossovers have been moved to bring them both into the scenic section of the layout. The overbridge at the Folkestone end of the station has been brought towards the station to act as a scenic break.As part of the scenario of a preserved line the up platform has been lengthened to accomodate a 5 carriages and a locomotive, and the position of the signalbox adjusted to suit. I have left the goods yard as per the prototype.The topography has been a bit of a puzzle - but as far as I can make out the line is on a slight embankment, just a little higher than the surrounding fields. This will make baseboard construction more challenging.I think Elham is probably my preferred option to build, although I'm slightly intimidated by the fact that a Group elsewhere is building a model of the same location! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Looks good, lots of sidings for rusting "preserved" Diesels and MK1 coaches in various peeling liveries and scope for at least 2 X 5 coach sets of MK1s or MK2s in Maroon livery with scope to run many hundreds of preserved and might have been preserved locos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I can confirm that the line is raised very slightly above the valley floor, though to call it even a 'slight embankment' would be an exaggeration. It's just enough to keep it above the Nailbourne, when it's full (as it is at present). The footpath from North Lyminge towards Elham follows the route of the line for at least part of its length. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo_Tim Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 I can confirm that the line is raised very slightly above the valley floor, though to call it even a 'slight embankment' would be an exaggeration. It's just enough to keep it above the Nailbourne, when it's full (as it is at present). The footpath from North Lyminge towards Elham follows the route of the line for at least part of its length. You're probably right - embankment is an overstatement. I did walk the footpath past the old station site in about 1999, but given how little is left and the redvelopment of the site it was very difficult to work out the precise alignment in that area. Having done a bit more research I think I'd have a bit more of an idea if I visit again. Thanks, Tim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKR Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Walked part of it on the Folkestone side last weekend and was totally unaware of any embankment. Assume it was on the Canterbury side. Can recommend the food at the King's Arms, a real local pub Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Walked part of it on the Folkestone side last weekend and was totally unaware of any embankment. Assume it was on the Canterbury side. Can recommend the food at the King's Arms, a real local pub As I said, 'embankment' is too grand a word for it. How far did you walk along the route? The last time I did it, the stile on the Lyminge side of the lane to Ottinge had barbed wire on the top of the stile. The Rose and Crown's a nice pub as well; if anyone was considering a research trip, they have rooms, and do reasonably-priced food. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKR Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Not as far as I'd liked. There was a freezing wind and my wife slipped into the raging nailbourne At least it got some of the mud off. The reason I mentioned that pub was it felt very close to Brian Hart's Elham. Locals discussing local matters, not four by fours and livery costs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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