Juniper Hill Tip. A London Transport waste tip set in Hertfordshire during the 1960's/early 1970's.

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For my next project I wanted to try to capture the workings of London Transport's Pannier Tanks especially their trips to Croxley/Watford tip.

 

Waste was brought up from the London Underground network. This would have included general waste as well as railway generated by products. 

 

As some of you may know around 10 years ago I built a very simple layout based on the Northamptonshire ironstone railways called Juniper Hill. 

 

Again trying to revert to the principles of Juniper Hill, I thought I would build a layout that captured the essence of Croxley tip.

 

In this instance the infamous Ikea Lack shelf provides the baseboard. A small Lack shelf will be used for the staging yard.

 

The layout is called Juniper Hill Tip as a bit of an homage to its forebears. Keeping things simple I am using Peco Code 100 trackwork and Insulfrogs. 

 

 

The layout will be free standing and lit with LED lighting.

 

The ex-GWR 57xx Pannier tanks which London Transport acquired from British Railways looked very smart in their lined out livery. The familiar form of the Pannier is transformed in its new paintwork.  

 

Obviously as time progressed the Panniers certainly took on a work weary patina. Perhaps an understatement.

 

The excellent book Red Panniers, by Scott-Morgan and Martin (2008) published by Lightmoor Press is a very good introduction to their service with London Transport and the people who worked on them.

 

 

Bachmann have produced a number of London Transport liveried Panniers over the past 20 years or so.

 

Quite sort after on the pre-owned market it is good to know the excellent Bachmann spares department can supply you with a new London Transport Pannier bodyshell and matching wheelsets if you have a donor to convert.

 

Steve at Railtec Transfers also produces a set of replacement numbers if required.

 

 

Above is a Bachmann London Transport BR built brake van. Again very much sort after. 

 

 

Above is a the old Kitmaster/Airfix/Dapol brake van finished in London Transport livery using Revell acrylics and the sadly no longer available Modelmaster London Transport wagon transfer set. 

 

 

 

 

The withdrawal of the Panniers in 1971 meant the end of steam on the Underground. 

 

London Transport obtained three previously owned 6 wheeled Sentinel diesel locomotives which had worked at Corby ironstone quarries (Going full circle back to the original Juniper Hill) to replace the Panniers.

 

Refurbished they had dumb buffers fitted to help with the mounting of the standard London Transport Ward-Lock coupler. Hornby produce a model of one of the trio (L81) incorporating these modifications. Very good it is to. 

 

Similar to the BR Class 03's, the Sentinel's could not activate track circuits so a tender was attached with a trip cock.

 

This was made from an old 'Q' trailer stock bogie. They were fitted with hinged buffers as well as the Ward-Lock coupling.

 

 

Thankfully CDC Designs have produced a 3D printed tender to assist with a prototype Sentinel formation.

 

 

Today I have cut the track work ready for laying. Test running has been successful and shows the operating potential of the layout.

 

Over the course of the build of the layout I will discuss the general build, scenics and look at detailing the stock, including the modifications the Panniers received to work on the Underground's old Metropolitan lines.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark 

 

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[Oldddudders]

Excellent back-story!

 

Your use of the Juniper name (again) reminds me of this place, which I used to overlook from Juniper Top, on the north side of Box Hill. 

 

https://www.field-studies-council.org/locations/juniperhall/

 

However, I am not confident that a tip would be welcomed here!

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4 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Excellent back-story!

 

Your use of the Juniper name (again) reminds me of this place, which I used to overlook from Juniper Top, on the north side of Box Hill. 

 

https://www.field-studies-council.org/locations/juniperhall/

 

However, I am not confident that a tip would be welcomed here!

 

Thanks for your comments Ian.

 

Interesting link to Juniper Top. Looks like an interesting building in beautiful countryside.

 

I would agree that a tip would not be appreciated in this setting.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark 

[bcnPete]

This looks to be a great unique project Mark - watching with interest 👍

 

Gotta love a Pannier whatever the livery.

 

Ready to bring to SWAG? 😜

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39 minutes ago, bcnPete said:

This looks to be a great unique project Mark - watching with interest 👍

 

Gotta love a Pannier whatever the livery.

 

Thanks Pete.

 

Hopefully it will generate a bit of interest and offer something a bit different. 

 

In trying to keep things simple, all being well I can capture some of the flavour of the original Juniper Hill. 

 

The London Transport livery on the Panniers does look very smart. However as I alluded to previously, they almost reverted to BR black.

 

40 minutes ago, bcnPete said:

Ready to bring to SWAG? 😜

 

Never say Never...

 

(I don't think Pierce Brosnan appeared in that one?..)

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

[Bungus the Fogeyman]

Any further developments on this Mark? Like the look of it and the subj matter,  but think you may have been a bit lavish with the number of points!🤣

 

Disgusting of Market Harborough

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33 minutes ago, Bungus the Fogeyman said:

Any further developments on this Mark? Like the look of it and the subj matter,  but think you may have been a bit lavish with the number of points!🤣

 

Disgusting of Market Harborough

 

Mr Tailby,

 

I've been expecting you..

 

Well spotted! I think three turnouts and a single slip, doubles the number on the original Juniper Hill...😉

 

Looking forwards to getting stuck into this project. 

 

No great advances over this weekend sadly.

 

However, I've been working on the coupling between the CDC tender and the Hornby Sentinel.

 

The three London Transport Panniers I have need detailing as well, including the London Transport modifications.

 

Look out soon for a update.

 

Nice to hear from you Dave.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark 

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Talking of London Transport Panniers, I asked Steve at Railtec Transfers to make up some London Transport reporting numbers as carried by the Panniers.

 

Here's Steve's excellent 3D printed transfers. Really pleased with these.

 

 

 

 

Here's a Pannier I have renumbered as L89 using the Railtec Transfers sheet.

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark 

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