David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I am looking for a track plan or Princes Risborough station sometime between the 1920s & early 1960s the bigger the better, I thought I had one but I cant seen to find anything with detail even on the OS maps David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Is there anything in this https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Risborough-Thame-Oxford-Railway/dp/0902888471 Sorry but I don't have my copy to check anymore. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Just now, Marshall5 said: Is there anything in this https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Risborough-Thame-Oxford-Railway/dp/0902888471 Sorry but I don't have my copy to check anymore. Ray. There is but I was looking for something larger scale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham_Muz Posted October 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2023 Hi David, Not very large scale but does show the track plan. PR Tarck plan.pdf 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 I was looking for something that shows the two lines of rails so I can scale. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innerhome Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Three possible sources National Library Scotland - has 1:2500 maps on line Signalling record society has box diagrams for North and South Historical Survey G W Stations volume 1 R H Clark - OPC has a couple of pages with a plan covering the north end - and sketch of the south end. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innerhome Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Add: Princes Risborough Thame Oxford Railway - OPC - Lingard - has a plan - but probably too feint to be of use - also has drawings of some of the buildings - which you could probably scale off - though scale isn't obvious. If you're thinking of modelling the station the book would be worth having. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, Innerhome said: Add: Princes Risborough Thame Oxford Railway - OPC - Lingard - has a plan - but probably too feint to be of use - also has drawings of some of the buildings - which you could probably scale off - though scale isn't obvious. If you're thinking of modelling the station the book would be worth having. Yes I have the book, although published in the 70s is still quite useful, I also have both volumes of Wild Swans Watlington Branch. Lets just say I am working on a something cameo layout wise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2023 Maybe this lot know something about the place? But maybe they don't! https://www.rdmrc.org.uk/doku.php?id=clubpage 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Signalling diagrams show the track layout but are not to scale. These may help https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwa/S74.htm https://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwa/S75.htm http://prsignalbox.pentangletechnology.co.uk/index.htm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Maybe this lot know something about the place? But maybe they don't! https://www.rdmrc.org.uk/doku.php?id=clubpage Yep That's my club, thinking of a project! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted October 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, David Bigcheeseplant said: Yep That's my club, thinking of a project! I did rather guess it was - couldn't resist though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 In theory there is this 25" OS map which is stated to have be revised in 1919. In practice OS map revisions between the two wars rarely meant a resurvey and just incorporated a few known changes. If you can't find anything else it would definitely form a basis, especially if you can find contemporary signalling diagrams. It may also be worth overlaying it on what is there today as recorded on Google Earth. Inkscape has a convenient overlay tool if you have nothing else. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, bécasse said: In theory there is this 25" OS map which is stated to have be revised in 1919. In practice OS map revisions between the two wars rarely meant a resurvey and just incorporated a few known changes. If you can't find anything else it would definitely form a basis, especially if you can find contemporary signalling diagrams. It may also be worth overlaying it on what is there today as recorded on Google Earth. Inkscape has a convenient overlay tool if you have nothing else. That's the sort I think I need, although it does not have the lab siding but its workable for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2023 23 hours ago, David Bigcheeseplant said: Yep That's my club, thinking of a project! Are you going to join it to the Aylesbury layout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted October 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2023 Here is the station as it was in 1919 on an OS "25inch" map: https://maps.nls.uk/view/104182820 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Are you going to join it to the Aylesbury layout? No this is a stand alone cameo layout . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F2Andy Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 The map Harlequin links indicates the line to south splits off with "GWR Wycombe Branch" to the west, and "GW and GC Joint Railway" to the east. But these appear to be just the up and down lines to Saunderton and onwards to London. What is the story there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pannier Tank Posted October 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, F2Andy said: The map Harlequin links indicates the line to south splits off with "GWR Wycombe Branch" to the west, and "GW and GC Joint Railway" to the east. But these appear to be just the up and down lines to Saunderton and onwards to London. What is the story there? The Up & Down Lines re-join again just North of Saunderton. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/36958 Edited October 14, 2023 by Pannier Tank added link 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke West Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, Pannier Tank said: The Up & Down Lines re-join again just North of Saunderton. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/36958 The west line is the original Wycombe railway , south of Saunderton station (Saunderton is actually near Princes Risboro station) the original alignement is unused on the west side of the line with a redundant abutment over the A4010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) On 14/10/2023 at 14:50, Pannier Tank said: The Up & Down Lines re-join again just North of Saunderton. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/36958 The Down line was partly the old single line Wycombe Branch as well as a brand new up alinement there was a easing of the old line to form a new down line just north of Saunderton the old Wycombe line can still be seen between the new up and down lines a short cutting survives and if you look at OS maps the old line is clearly showing. Edited October 16, 2023 by David Bigcheeseplant 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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