Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire

[Bader242]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm researching Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire for a proposed N scale project. 

 

I live in Pocklington and have done so all my life.  I have accumulated good imagery of the goods shed and station building which still remain.  However, I am struggling somewhat to source pictures of the goods yard and coal drops.  I've trawled these forums and such places as Flickr.  I also think I've exhausted what images can be found online using various search engines.

 

Members of the RMWeb have also been been helpful in providing pictures but I would like to cast the net a little wider.  So, if any of you happen to have any such pictures or can direct me towards any good publications (many of which I already own) or other sources, I would be very grateful indeed.

 

Hope you can help.  Many thanks in advance.

Edited May 3, 2023 by Bader242
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[Lord Flashheart]

If you're on Facebook there's some very good pages for East/Yorkshire railways. Will follow progress as its pretty local to me.

 

Rob

[Bader242]

On 05/05/2023 at 22:07, Lord Flashheart said:

If you're on Facebook there's some very good pages for East/Yorkshire railways. Will follow progress as its pretty local to me.

 

Rob

Hi Rob,

 

Yes, I've trawled Facebook and found some good images.  It's surprising what different results you get with different search engines too.  Switching to Yahoo produced the best results.

 

 

[Bader242]

Building work has started on my N gauge model of Pocklington on the former York to Beverley line.  It's my first time doing anything like this, especially in N gauge so the learning curve is vertical. 

 

These images are of the good shed.  I've not finished under the canopy and propose to leave that until I've decided on a finish for the yard area as it will have to continue under the canopy area.  The roof is not fixed and I may leave it like that just in case I suffer a derailment inside the shed!  Ridges and details are yet to be added too.  I've had to make an educated guess as to the arrangement of the 2 arched windows and elevated door due to lack of photo evidence. 😕

 

All buildings will have a sub-structure so they sit 'in' the final model and not 'on'.

[Bader242]

The crossing house on West Green - second image is a bit blurry but you get the general idea! 🙃 Details including chimneys and copings still to add.

[Bader242]

N Gauge – A journey into the Unknown.

 

Sunday Update:

 

Works is progressing on the station building now.  The main arched entrance is my third attempt but I’m generally happy with it now i.e. I know my limits, it’s the best it’s gonna get!

 

I had a minor set back this week by missing out the Station Master’s front door – not a good career move.  I’m not sure why I didn’t show it – I think it’s a window now but looking at an old photo this week, you can definitely see the outline of a door frame through the hedge and bushes.  I was gutted at the time but managed to hack away for a few hours and avoid starting that area of the building again.

 

I’ve also ended up with a bit of a gap under the arches – see picture.  When gluing this section together, there were so many edges and lines to keep true that I missed this one.  I’m going to try adding a slither of wall in today.  It’s kinda out of the way so probably not too much to worry about but I know it’s there if you know what I mean.

 

This building is a real challenge.  I keep changing directions on which part to build next.  I now think I need the high wall behind these buildings (that supports the overall roof) to ensure everything butts up nice and tight.  I don’t know – I’ll see how it goes this week as that high wall then begs the question of platforms and doors under the station canopy which will amount to quite a diversion of effort from the frontage itself.

 

Anyway, hope you like the piccies.  As always, all mistakes, omissions and general naffness are intentional.

 

For those not familiar with Pocklington, more details of the former station can be found here

 

http://disused-stations.org.uk/p/pocklington/index.shtml

 

 

[Steven B]

Very nice work!

 

What's the source of the brick paper?

 

Steven B

[Bader242]

8 hours ago, Steven B said:

Very nice work!

 

What's the source of the brick paper?

 

Steven B

 

Hi Steven and thanks,

 

It's the Scalescenes 'Aged Red Brick' Ref: TX06 which can be purchased and downloaded from their website as a PDF.  They offer OO and N gauge options. 

 

I did quite a bit of print testing to get the right brick tone.  I was seeking that 'North Eastern brick tone' as would be seen on a sunny day.  No matter what I print - bricks or slates - I always find selecting matt photo paper and high quality gives me the best results.  I print my brick papers on to Avery A4 self adhesive labels which have a slight sheen that also helps with colour depth.  Printing on normal copier paper and then sticking to a model with PVA gives everything an unpleasant green hue so I rely on the adhesive on the label but add a thin bead of PVA around the edges of walls to prevent pealing.  

 

The photo below was my print test sheet (on a Avery A4 label).  I cropped a square of brick in Inkscape, printed it, moved the brick panel along, changed settings and then put the same label through the printer so I had all variations on one sheet.

 

Hope the above is of some use.  

Edited December 4, 2023 by Bader242
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[Stanley Melrose]

Completely off topic as I can't help with the railway matters but my family origins were in Pocklington over 400 years ago.  Perhaps you can find gravestones that confrm this?

Elizabeth Catton - Christening 5th April 1616.pdf

[Bader242]

10 hours ago, Stanley Melrose said:

Completely off topic as I can't help with the railway matters but my family origins were in Pocklington over 400 years ago.  Perhaps you can find gravestones that confrm this?

Elizabeth Catton - Christening 5th April 1616.pdf 82.1 kB · 1 download

 

Hi Stan,

 

I regularly visit my father's grave but must confess I don't recall seeing the name.  Having said that, the cemetery is large and my Dad is in the new bit.  For graves that are a few hundred years old, you need to be looking in the original area. 

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Alan

[Bader242]

Sunday Update:

 

Work has continued on the station building, albeit slower progress this week due to 3 full days in bed with flu 😷.  The other news this week is that I've become a little unhappy with the brick tone on the station building - in fact it was the recent photos for this thread that highlighted it.  Compared to the other buildings, the station building seems to be a little 'washed out' which I can only put down to the routine changing of ink cartridges.  To be honest, I'm half-minded to start it again. 😭

 

One solution that has come to mind is whether my final choice of sealer/varnish may add some depth of colour back in?  I purchased a couple of aerosol sealant products some months back but never did anything with them.  I've therefore printed a test page to give them a try and overall, I'm relatively happy with both products.  They've certainly taken a bit of red/pink out (see photo) but that is part of the colour spectrum I'd been trying to filter out anyway so I'm okay with that.  In fact, I think the treated panels look a little more 'industrial' which will sit well with the coal-fired 50's I'm attempting to replicate.  What I have noticed is that the overspray on to the white paper from the Plastikote does show a yellow hue so this product does have a slight colour to it.  On the Ghiant, the white paper is still pure white.  Under a magnifying glass, there is no loss of definition in the brick courses on both products which is good news.  The only problem is that if sealing does darken up the station building, it will have the same affect on the other models so I'm never going to get a match between buildings unless I experiment with numbers of coats.  So that's this week's job now. 

 

I've also ordered some genuine ink cartridges from Canon which is something I should have done from the start but, that's how learning curves work I suppose. 

 

Prior to getting a downer on the station building brick colour, I did progress the roofs a bit as I've now realised I need to know the final EXACT heights of the station offices/waiting rooms as they have to sit tight under the facia/soffit line of the overall trainshed roof.  I was relying on brick counting to determine the height of the trainshed supporting walls but then with the card thicknesses I have available for the flat roofs, stone cornices, parapet walls, copings and the like, I wasn't sure I would achieve an exact scale thickness so decided to reverse engineer it.   

 

I keep thinking about rolling stock too - coach sets in particular.  I was hoping to pick up some BR MK1 bargains at Warley but sadly no joy.  I really want to reflect some of the randomness I have seen in photos of the line but don't know what I'm looking at really.  I can recognise the MK1 and have researched the Thompson stock but after that, I run out of talent on the subject.  If anyone is aware of helpful threads on here, I would be most grateful for any pointers.  I have searched the forum myself and there's lot's of discussion but how much of it is relevant to a line running from York to Beverley in 1959, I have absolutely no idea.  Would you see suburban stock, old teak coaches, old LMS stock?  So many questions.  I chose 1959 by the way to capture the introduction of the DMU for a bit of interest, though I am a steam man at heart.  I'm also NOT replicating a summer Saturday as I would have to compromise the scenic part of the baseboard to accommodate the longer fiddle yards for excursion train lengths.  So, my coaching stock will be max 4 coaches and by 1959, often just a couple of coaches with a few vans pinned on the back.

 

Anyhoo, that's enough waffling for now.  Have a good week everybody.        

 

 

Edited December 10, 2023 by Bader242
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[Bader242]

Sunday Update:

 

Back on it again!

 

I've taken the decision to switch to genuine Canon ink cartridges - not a good idea part way through a building I know.  Colour matching has been bit of a pain but I've now got my library of textures to a >95% colour match so I'm happy with that.  It's quite a revelation how much more vibrant (and hopefully, durable) the Canon ink is.

 

Latest progress pics are below.  I am literally making this up as I go along, relying on a lifetime in construction to get buildings looking 'right' rather than a lifetime in modelling.  I'm leaving details such as chimneys to the end, and consequently roof ridges, so they don't get knocked off by accident.  I've now have one of the main walls in that supports the overall roof so that the single storey station building could be butted up straight and tight.  I'm now working on the inside face of the wall under the train shed - just propped in place for now on the image below.

 

Thinking ahead, I'm not sure how I'm going to tackle the train shed roof itself.  The real roof is a mass of metal truss work which is well beyond my ability.  I may have to do support work in card and then just matt black it all underneath.  It's not as if it will be in view, only in the occasional photo.

 

So there we go, I'm grinding on.  As always, all errors and general naffness are intentional. 😜

 

Edited January 7 by Bader242