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Stephenwolsten Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) The conductor rail and its adjacent running rail on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, August 1954. The flatbottom running rail (with rail-joints bonded to provide a return path for the traction current) is fixed to longitudinal baulks with screwclamps, the baulks themselves being secured to the rolled steel decking with pieces of angle and wooden wedges. The conductor rail, which appears to be the same section as the running rail, rests in conductor support cradles also fixed to wooden blocks on the steel decking. Owing to a lack of finance to carry out essential repairs to its supporting superstructure, the Liverpool Overhead Railway closed at the end of 1956, and was dismantled between September 1957 and January 1959. Photo courtesy of and © Dewi Williams. Edited October 10, 2022 by Stephenwolsten 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted October 10, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2022 There don’t seem to be enough deck plates in that 50’ span - should be 20, matching the rivet pattern in the girders. Incidentally it was the condition of the deck plates which killed the railway, the structure was fine, after all there’s plenty of it left when you know where to look even after 66 years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephenwolsten Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Hornby Dock. Happy days! Courtesy of Richard Beamer. Edited October 11, 2022 by Stephenwolsten 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Stephenwolsten Posted October 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2022 The diorama before work on the LOR started, courtesy of Monks Gate Models. 22 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephenwolsten Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Inside the MDHB workshop: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 A Jinty hauls a rail tour towards Riverside Station while a Pug trundles along the MDHB main line with a freight transfer between the BR goods depots on the other side of the dock road. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 Aerial view of Princes Dock from Bibby's Waterloo Corn Warehouse, with the MDHB workshop just visible (bottom left). 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephenwolsten Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Progress with the decking of the Overhead Railway, courtesy of Monks Gate Models. The demolition picture shows the 'construction' method. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 @Michael EdgeIs there any chance you could post some model pics of the arrangement of the handrails and their supports, including the stepped-out refuge platform? I'm a bit unsure from the instructions where everything goes! I'm hoping a pic or two will clarify. Also, the 4mm instructions mention using 0.5mm wire for the handrails - I propose 0.8mm in 7mm. Many thanks, Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted January 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2023 There are two types of handrail stanchions, short ones for most of the handrail, longer ones for the refuges. They need to be twisted at the bottom to lay flat on top of the girder - this is how they were actually done. Photos are all of my 4mm model but the 7mm parts are the same. The refuges were centred on the columns, I have used them to disguise joins in the structure. Some taken before painting might be clearer. This shows a signal bracket as well, I don't know whether Stephen's model has any though. This is one of my original dummy signals, since replaced with working ones. The handrail wire on mine is all .5mm straight brass. .7mm is probably best for 7mm. Hope this helps, contact me if you need any more. 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, Michael Edge said: There are two types of handrail stanchions, short ones for most of the handrail, longer ones for the refuges. They need to be twisted at the bottom to lay flat on top of the girder - this is how they were actually done. Photos are all of my 4mm model but the 7mm parts are the same. The refuges were centred on the columns, I have used them to disguise joins in the structure. Some taken before painting might be clearer. This shows a signal bracket as well, I don't know whether Stephen's model has any though. This is one of my original dummy signals, since replaced with working ones. The handrail wire on mine is all .5mm straight brass. .7mm is probably best for 7mm. Hope this helps, contact me if you need any more. That's very helpful Michael, thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 A big day as the LOR structure is put in place, and it fits! Courtesy of Monks Gate Models and Judith Edge kits. 14 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephenwolsten Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 I'm delighted with Richard Ellis' work (Monks Gate Models) constructing the Judith Edge kit of the LOR structure. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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