Malton

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

I've been placing some of the progress of this diorama (to become a larger layout) on my Summer Saturdays thread. However, it's taking up increasingly more of my modelling time and enthusiasm and so I thought an independent thread would be better. 

We are planning a house move in a couple of years so I'm reluctant to construct anything with permanence and size that can't be moved without issues in the meantime.

Therefore this will be a diorama which will be integrated into a permanent layout once we've moved. 

I've concentrated initial efforts on a managable board measuring 1220mm (48") by 450mm (just under 18"). All is 9mm plywood top and sides which has given me a strong but light board. 

This size allows me to get on with recreating the station building, main trainshed, bay canopy and platform from the west end to just past the end of the canopy cover at the east end of Malton. 

There have been many changes to rather complex buildings at Malton since opening. I have based my build on the period from 1966 to the mid-80s. This covers the period immediately after the removal the up platform, some sidings and the bay trackwork. However, the station buildings remained in-situ although rundown. 

Here's my efforts so far. This is 2mm scale with code 55 N gauge track. It's wired up for DCC and the single turnout on this board is operated by a Cobalt motor. 

This view shows the bay area with whitewashed back wall. The up loop and up main are in the foreground. The platform line is reversible. Most of this platform area will be covered with canopies. 

This is a general view of the station buildings from the opposite direction showing the frontage and station approach. The nearest building is the SM's house. The entrance is just past the 'phonebox. The large building beyond is the cafe. This area is still similar today. The buildings beyond the cafe are now gone with a supermarket covering this ground. 

This is a close up of the cafe. I have tried to capture the Italianate style of the original buildings. Construction is mainly greyboard, cereal box card and polycarbonate sheet (windows) with a 'brickpaper' overlay for walling. This view of the cafe is now partly obscured by a new pharmacy building. 

Cheers 

Stu 

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

I'm trying to create a layout with a full 360 deg view so all angles will be modelled. 

Here's some views of the platform side of the buildings. Most of these will be largely covered by the GT Andrews trainshed which is the next job on the list. 

This is the platform exit area with ticket office on one side and the news stand on the other. This image was taken prior to detailing and the construction of the main buildings. 

A wider view. The raised point marks the interface between the trainshed and canopy. Images from this period are fairly rare. I became a member of the North Eastern Railway Society to gain lots of information and widen my knowledge. They are brilliant with help and joining such organisations can be extremely helpful with projects like this. 

This is an early construction view of the west end of the station with the Station Master's house propped in position and a DMU pretending to be a local Scarborough to York train. 

Cheers 

Stu 

[Worsdell forever]

Are you making the roll out 'footbridge' work?

[woodyfox]

22 minutes ago, Worsdell forever said:

Are you making the roll out 'footbridge' work?

Ha yes - that oddity! I think it was removed in 66 when the up platform was demolished. I'm not sure if the gap left was bricked up. I would imagine there are no images of that! 

[woodyfox]

Early morning at Malton and 14 16t minerals loaded with coal have been left in the up loop awaiting a C&W inspection - probably a hot axle (they are fitted with Peco plastic axles for now...). Passing through the station are empty grain hoppers on the way to ABM at Knapton for loading. 

 

On the other side, here are the station buildings that no longer exist. Much of this area is built based on a best guesstimate. 

I assume these were a combination of stores warehousing and workshops associated with the general running of the area including branches, yards and depot. 

 

Anyone with knowledge of what these were used for? 

Cheers 

Stu 

[DavidMcKenzie]

On 27/09/2022 at 17:43, woodyfox said:

Hi, 

I've been placing some of the progress of this diorama (to become a larger layout) on my Summer Saturdays thread. However, it's taking up increasingly more of my modelling time and enthusiasm and so I thought an independent thread would be better. 

We are planning a house move in a couple of years so I'm reluctant to construct anything with permanence and size that can't be moved without issues in the meantime.

Therefore this will be a diorama which will be integrated into a permanent layout once we've moved. 

I've concentrated initial efforts on a managable board measuring 1220mm (48") by 450mm (just under 18"). All is 9mm plywood top and sides which has given me a strong but light board. 

This size allows me to get on with recreating the station building, main trainshed, bay canopy and platform from the west end to just past the end of the canopy cover at the east end of Malton. 

There have been many changes to rather complex buildings at Malton since opening. I have based my build on the period from 1966 to the mid-80s. This covers the period immediately after the removal the up platform, some sidings and the bay trackwork. However, the station buildings remained in-situ although rundown. 

Here's my efforts so far. This is 2mm scale with code 55 N gauge track. It's wired up for DCC and the single turnout on this board is operated by a Cobalt motor. 

This view shows the bay area with whitewashed back wall. The up loop and up main are in the foreground. The platform line is reversible. Most of this platform area will be covered with canopies. 

This is a general view of the station buildings from the opposite direction showing the frontage and station approach. The nearest building is the SM's house. The entrance is just past the 'phonebox. The large building beyond is the cafe. This area is still similar today. The buildings beyond the cafe are now gone with a supermarket covering this ground. 

This is a close up of the cafe. I have tried to capture the Italianate style of the original buildings. Construction is mainly greyboard, cereal box card and polycarbonate sheet (windows) with a 'brickpaper' overlay for walling. This view of the cafe is now partly obscured by a new pharmacy building. 

Cheers 

Stu 

That station building is outstanding. I had to do a double take on the second and third photo, I thought it was the real thing and it was only the background that gave it away. 

 

All the best,

Dave 

[luke the train spotter]

Pretty funny but I actually am from malton so have spent many hours train spotting and traveling from the station! I have to say that those buildings are super accurate and look spot on! I had wondered about modeling malton before but didn't have the courage to take it on so great to see someone else modeling it! Looking forward to more updates :)

[Mark Saunders]

Like quite a lot of stations on the former North Eastern it isn’t in the town it’s named after!

[Mike Storey]

1 hour ago, Mark Saunders said:

Like quite a lot of stations on the former North Eastern it isn’t in the town it’s named after!

 

Technically, by about 30 yards. It is actually a very short walk to the town centre, unlike many stations.

 

I used to commute from/to Malton, in the 1990's, for around 9 years. The cafe was particularly interesting, being run for most of my time by an ex-con, who could make the perfect bacon sandwich. One needed a strong stomach though to ignore some of the hygiene.....Stu has captured the buildings and layout remarkably well, especially as it is in 2mm scale. I look forward to following this thread with great interest.

 

[woodyfox]

Thank you for the interest and very  kind words.

I grew up in Malton in the 70s and can remember the station cafe from the platform side. It had a high ceiling with very traditional station buffet fittings. My abiding memory is the bell codes that sounded on the station when a train was approaching, the noise and bustle of its passing and fall back into peaceful quiet aside from birdsong and the dustant hum of road traffic. 

Cheers 

Stu 

Edited September 30, 2022 by woodyfox

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

I have begun to construct the overall roof. This no longer exists but other similar designs are extant at Filey and Beverley stations. 

First bit is the support wall between the up and down main lines that, prior to the 1966 remodelling, stood in the centre of the island platform.

Here are 3 x 1mm thick greyboard arch wall sections ready to be laminated. Measurements are best guesses based on images all of which were at a 45 to 60 degree angle. 

These have been glued and covered in Scalescenes coursed ashlar paper. Further vertical strips were added to represent intermediate and end pillars. 

Images show 2 of the 8 arches were blocked in by wood planking and this has been recreated using thin wood sheet. The wood is gained from removing the sandpaper from used nail files. These will be painted a sooty grey and black as per images. 

The inside of the wall has been treated the same way but the blocked in arches had poster boards on them. 

Here's the wall shown between the main running lines in the gap created by the loss of the platform in '66. 

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The wall will have detailing added before fixing in place. 

Cheers 

Stu 

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

The GT Andrews designed trainshed is progressing well. I have it to a point where the outer wall is fixed in place, the ground where the removed platform was, has been covered and the roof has been formed with some internal trussing fitted. 

 

I soldered up some 0.8mm brass wire to represent trussing. I would have got a finer finish using 0.3mm but I had the former to hand and it can barely be seen when the roof is in place. 

 

An ariel view of the station so far with the trainshed roof in place. 

This is the view towards York. Once the greyboard is covered with slate tile paper it will start to look better. 

The view towards Scarborough. There's quite a bit of detailing to add to the roof. The ground needs painting with various shades of muck as do the bulidings before the roof can be fitted. The whole area remained pretty sooty and oily until the roof was demolished in the mid-80s. 

I hope anyone familiar with the station at the time will recognise it from this progress so far. 

Cheers 

Stu 

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

The overall roof is now complete bar a bit of weathering and is ready to place once some end girder supports are fitted and some other paint related jobs that will be impossible once the roof is on. I also have to consider how to keep the down line clean under the roof area. 

 

Once the roof is all done, the board will be turned and the station front and approach will be completed. 

Cheers 

Stu 

 

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

Work is continuing on the frontage with some groundwork preparation of the approach area being done. 

I've also added a small garden area to the York side of the SM's house. I have a couple of images from the 70s which intimates a garden was here with a low wall and some substantial fir trees. I have no other angles showing this view from the yard side so this is a guesstimate. 

 

 

The station approach was pretty much a mixed expanse of tarmac, compacted ash and gravel with odd concrete patches. The various squares of foam and card have been stuck down approximately where they are shown on a couple of images. This area has been completely reworked since the mid 80s. 

The ground will now be built up with applications of a paste mixed from grey paint, water and grout and overlaid with grits where appropriate. The whole thing will then be airbrushed with varying shades of grey with botanical stuff added lastly. 

Cheers 

Stu 

[Fishplate]

Looking great @woodyfox. Have hit 'follow' having lived for a few years in the Malton area, close to the Malton to Driffield line. Look forward to seeing more.

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

The ground area around the station approach is progressing well. The Scarborough end now has greenery and the whole area has been textured and painted using the tile grout, water and paint mix. The plant life is a mix of 2mm winter static grass, 7mm autumn static grass and some pulverised leaves out of the garden. The Scarborough end was particularly 'industrially grotty' prior to demolition and its reproduction continues. 

 

The final image shows the smoother and neater tarmac area in front of the station entrance. This was achieved using a grout mix with a much runnier texture. 

Cheers 

Stu 

 

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

After a brief break to concentrate on building some more stock, it's back to completing Malton. 

I've built some stock for future and present stuff that (with mild streching of the imagination) looks at home in a 70s Malton station:

Here's a class 104 DMU just pulling out of the station on a late morning Scarborough to York train. 

 

Rumours are circulating that Midland area crews are getting some summer diagrams to cover holiday trains to the Yorkshire coast. This is reinforced with a sighting of a class 103 DMU on a route learning trip! 

 

Another unusual visitor to the line is a 6 car class 124 Transpennine unit. This must be a diversion working from Hull to Liverpool Lime St! 

Not many buffet services pass through Malton following the withdrawal of the Scarborough Flyer... 

 

The rear of the 124 suggests it worked in as the 0910 ex Liverpool Lime St based upon the 1E06 headcode.. 

 

The above area of the station will be tackled next. This is the construction of the train shed over the old Whitby bay platform. 

 

One more usual visitor is a 3 car Calder Valley 110 DMU on the 2L59 Leeds - Scarborough stopper:

 

Cheers

Stu

[woodyfox]

Hi, 

 

Here's an off-topic short video of the 124 DMU on test. It's negotiating my minimum 15in radius curves. DCC fitted. The power is under the TSO. Plenty of room for a speaker........ 

 

Cheers

Stu