37023 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Howdo all! my self and a friend are looking at modeling Glasgow Queen Street in 4MM, As you could guess this will be a huge undertaking and we need as much help as possible! If any of you have pictures/futage/track plans of Glasgow QS in 1989 mainly (as this is the period we are working to) i would really appreciate if you could share them with my self! If you want to email me anything you have on the location please feel free to email it to: losing_all_666@hotmail.com Thanks in advance guys im counting on you lot PLEASE help me out here! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Hi if you can get a trip to Glasgow Queen st if and when you can not many locos go there now but one or two a year visit on test trains usually NR class 31's Iam no expert but i dont think its vastly different from 1989 in terms of layout and trackplan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 The station was entirely re-modelled in 1966 and has remained more or less the same since then. There were a couple of sidings next to platform 1 although they went in the late '80s. A couple of locos a year? Changed days... Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted May 25, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2010 a good place to start for info: http://www.jhowie.force9.co.uk/queenstreet.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Thanks Keefer thats a brill web page, tis book marked and will get hammerd in the coming months keep em coming guys! thanks chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted May 25, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2010 The station was entirely re-modelled in 1966 and has remained more or less the same since then. There were a couple of sidings next to platform 1 although they went in the late '80s. A couple of locos a year? Changed days... Dave. Certainly has! Used to rate it as 10 locos an hour in my youth..... Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dampflok Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I just have a few shots on my site from Glasgow Queen Street, mainly taken at night or in very poor light, but hope they may be of some use. Not sure I've got any more, but I'll have a look. Photos taken in 1988/89: http://www.geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p37467746.html http://www.geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p37467745.html http://www.geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p37261429.html http://www.geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p31952609.html http://www.geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p31952608.html http://www.geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p37261425.html Cheers, Geoff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishlocos Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Max Stafford wrote A couple of locos a year? Changed days... its worse than that couple of locos a year on the same train!!!!!!!!!!! top and tail Network rail 31's top and tail DRS class 37's top and tail clas 40145 and 55022 these are what i know of being at Queen st over the past few years sorry if this is off topic also 37023 remember Queen st has low level platforms too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hi, I have partaken in the same project but in N gauge. Check out my pics on here for my progress so far. Maybe we could share info gathered. Regards Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Your layout looks most impresive Carl its really impressive! And instantly gave me a good sense of direction for how to start with our layout! Please could i be cheeky and ask for copys of the Bridge Photos that you have? Thanks Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I have a Queen Street collection on fotopic; mainly late 80's http://rniescottishailwayrchive.fotopic.net/c858530.html Ernie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Your layout looks most impresive Carl its really impressive! And instantly gave me a good sense of direction for how to start with our layout! Please could i be cheeky and ask for copys of the Bridge Photos that you have? You could ask, but there is one problem i dont have any of my own. I have just search the web for them, Fotopic pic is very usefull. If you need me to i could send you some links to a few sites Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 That would be a really good help carl! Please could you PM me what ever links you have? thanks Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Hello all, As the base boards are now here and ready to roll, I could really do with some ore help! If anybody has photos available, Please could you post them up on here for me to look at, I am still struggling for internal detail of the building and a general shots wont hurt. Please post up and let us know what you all have, Also anything related to the station... time tables and such would be fantastic! thanks all in advance, Chris Warner and the GQS team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6975 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 There are a few shots of Queen Street in my class 26 photos in the galleries section. On page 14 at the moment, but it'll be 15 before too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thanks for the Gen D6973 i have had a good look and theres some very nice and also usful shots would you have any other photos you could share in te GQS area??? thanks Chris W and the GQS Team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Found this today might be of use http://www.railbrit....%20High%20Level http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/archive/pics-of-glasgow-early-1980s__o_t__t_1147.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 Spot on CarlW there a big help mate!!!! The thread on the layout will be being started soon! as the boards are up and the track is being positioned! Thanks Everyone for you help we really appreciate it Chris & the Glasgow Queen Street team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Some excellent links to nostalgic photo albums there. I wish I could have paid more visits there in those days, and I would have loved to have been there in the steam days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6975 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 A few more, mostly 1988 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Fantastic!!!!! them photos are spot on! Thanks for sharing them!!! do you have any more in your collection????? Era doesnt really matter too much! as a GQS mainly stayed the same for a few years!!!!! Thanks alot! Chris W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6975 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I've got thousands of photos that I took in the late 80s and 90s. They're in albums by class, some further split by livery, so finding locations is a bit time consuming. Searching large logo 37 and 47/7 albums gave me the ones I've already posted. I'll have a look through 47/4s, DMUs and 20s when I get a chance. I suspect that I haven't got that many more of Queen St, I've only made occasional visits there since 1990. Digging out the phots brought back memories of bashing 37s and 47s in Scotland. Not forgetting 26s on the portions. And.....those orange 'flying saucer' seats at Queen St and Perth, I expect they were elsewhere as well, but those are the 2 locations I remember them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hi D6975, If you could dig out any photos it would be a huge help!!!!! what you have shared so far is BRILLIANT!!! A quick question about the 'saucer' chairs... where abouts were they in the late 80's ive seen photos so far suggesting they were gotten rid of and stacked towards the end of Platform 7 just after the building. Also do you have any photos facing Cowlairs tunnel as there is a small building on the right hand side but i cant seem to find many photos of it so im lost on that one so far... Also any phots of the interia canopy support walls would be absolutly spot on! thanks for your help so far its been invaluble! Photos of the layout will start appering soon on a thred i will start on the layouts part of the forum! Chris & the GQS team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Also do you have any photos facing Cowlairs tunnel as there is a small building on the right hand side but i cant seem to find many photos of it so im lost on that one so far... Also any phots of the interia canopy support walls would be absolutly spot on! Theres not many really good photos that i have found but a quick search of the web whist here at work has turned this up http://www.deltics.photos.gb.net/p63189449.html Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billywhizz Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hi Chris, My current project is also Glasgow Queen Street and about to start building baseboards. The station throat and end of some the platforms were remodelled in early 1986 to the current configuration and the 2 sidings next to platform 1 were removed. I contacted the National Libary Of Scotland, mapping dept, who kindly supplied copies of the OS maps which show the track plan for a very small charge. Beware though, I found when cross referencing the maps to accurated dated photos some of maps have the incorrect track layout shown (the 1989 map still shows the 2 sidings in place) Also make sure they are clear on which station you want, the 1st set of maps to arrive were of Glasgow Central!! There was also an article in Traction (issues March, April, May 2009) which had some good photos of the station and an excellent article in Rail Express Modeller supplement no.38 on the Scottish push pull formations. http://rniescottishailwayrchive.fotopic.net/c858530.html http://taysideregion.fotopic.net/c15886.html http://briandaniels.fotopic.net/ Search "Glasgow Queen Street" There are hundreds of good late 80's/ early 90's photos on Flickr and Fotopic.If you need any more info, feel free to drop me a line. Regards, Bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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