Brampton Railway

[Ian Blenk]

On 16/04/2019 at 20:29, Ruston said:

I don't suppose anyone knows of any drawings for this engine?  I would like to build one

There is an outline in B Webb's Lord Carlisle's railways

 

IB

[Edwardian]

Returning to Kirkhouse works, it looks like nothing so much as a farm, and, indeed, I believe that it was, but it was gradually colonised by a railway works!

 

 

Hopefully this composite, showing the functions of the various buildings and including some B&W pictures (1952) and some colour pictures from out walk, will give a better idea of the site for anyone unfamiliar with it. 

 

[Edwardian]

On 17/04/2019 at 18:34, Ruston said:

I didn't know that but it's not worth going all the way to Glasgow for. I have just remembered that there's a sketch  diagram in Lord Carlisle's Railways that gives all of the major dimensions in side view. That, and photos, will do for me. In fact I'm thinking of cheating somewhat and may use a RTR mechanism in the form of a Dapol LSWR B4. The wheelbases are identical but the B4's wheels are 3ft. 9in as opposed to Dandie Dinmont's 4ft. 0 ins. It's only 1mm in scale and who's going to know the difference from "normal viewing distances"? Yes, the wheels themselves are of different styles but we'll gloss over that one for now. DD was 7 ins longer than a B4, so overall dimensions aren't too far out at all and it's far easier to fit a shorter chassis into a longer body than vice versa.

 

I had not measured the drawings of DD, so was unaware of the happy coincidence with the B4.  Big Bradly quotes the wheel diameter of the B4 as 3' 9 3/4", Just about tolerable as wear!

 

Much as I would love to model something of the Brampton, I am starting to think in terms of my freelance Norfolk Minerals Railway ...

[5050]

Interesting trackplan of Kirkhouse. As there are a plethora (lovely word!) of sidings, did locos traverse the turntables and if so, were they something a bit more substantial than wagon TT's?  It would make an interesting layout.

[Nick Holliday]

This month's BackTrack magazine arrived today, and contains Part 1 of a series of articles on the Brampton Railway by Mike Fenton. Might be useful for those who haven't been able to find "Lord Carlisle's Railway".

[CKPR]

On 19/04/2019 at 10:18, Edwardian said:

Returning to Kirkhouse works, it looks like nothing so much as a farm, and, indeed, I believe that it was, but it was gradually colonised by a railway works!

 

 

Hopefully this composite, showing the functions of the various buildings and including some B&W pictures (1952) and some colour pictures from out walk, will give a better idea of the site for anyone unfamiliar with it. 

 

This reminds me of nothing so much as a real-life version of Iain Rice's 'Treggarick'