JimF51 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Looking at drawings and sketches in books of early period railway stations, raised platforms were not the norm. Some have no raised area, some have a slight one, more like a walkway, with a curb. Is there a approximate time when raised platforms started to appear? Jim F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeandnel Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hello Jim What dates are you concerned about? Certainly the stations in Midhurst during the mid 1860s had platforms Michael dJS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 The answer might be to root out the regulations. Currently there are uniform standards, but certainly in the 19th Century many platforms were much lower. I recall (for example) Birch Vale (GC&Midland) which was opened circa 1870. Portable steps were provided for the less agile, but even as a kid I found getting into a DMU quite a scramble. My estimate would be that the platform would be barely half as high as a modern 'approved' version. Early coaches had two sets of stepboards for a reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF51 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 My thanks for the info. I may attempt (perhaps over ambitiously) to model 2 station scenes, on opposite walls of my shed. Both fictitious, I think. One based on Lyminge, the SECR Wainwright period, so I think platforms would be the higher type. The other will be a LBSCR appearing scene, and I will look at having lower platforms, perhaps based on height of footboards on the carriages. Jim F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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