Examples of small, cramped goods yards

[Wheeltapper]

A Goods only possibility is the Avonside Wharf Branch adjacent to Bristol Temple Meads but on a lower level . This gave a very cramped approach to a small yard , barge dock and Avonside Foundry . Curves were so tight that only the very smallest locos could be used and in steam days an L & Y Pug was kept at Bristol Barrow Road Shed to shunt the yard . An incongruous sight in the middle of GWR territory.

[edcayton]

Goods yards don't come much smaller or simpler than Midford (S&DJR)

 

Ed

[alastairq]

Excellent wee goods-only yard design by Iain Rice, in his book...''Designs for Urban Layouts''......the 'minimal goods depot''....6 foot 6 by about 15-18 inches, old money....including a feasible sector plate and storage off scene...[i have seen a similar design used by a modeller in US-type railroading.....Shortliner Jack will know the one I mean.....]

 

I do like his other station too, in this book..'majoring in minories'....although I am trying to decide whether the exit main line is double or single tracked.....

 

in fact, if nothing else, I consider Iain Rice to be one of the single largest contributors to the phenomenon of 'armchair modelling'....his books are such good reads

[Wheeltapper]

Goods yards don't come much smaller or simpler than Midford (S&DJR)

 

Ed

 

Couldnt disagree with that statement but despite its small size it still had a feel of spaciousness about it especially when a 7F was dropping off a couple of wagons,

[ForestPines]

An incongruous sight in the middle of GWR territory.

 

Well, it was an ex-Midland line, so not *that* incongruous!

 

Another Edinburgh example is the NBR Leith North station, renamed Leith Citadel after nationalisation, by which time it was freight only. There's a good picture of it in one of Iain Rice's layout design books: the station was single-platform, in front of it there were three through sidings used to exchange traffic with the docks shunters, and in front of that there was a large goods shed. Modelled to exact scale in 4mm it would take up a 6'x6' square, with the main axis of the layout on the diagonal; but half of that would be goods shed.

[puffernutter]

Leith Citadel/North sounds intriguing - all of the pictures I've found are tiny thumbnails. Are there any large online?

[Flying Pig]

There are pictures of Rob Rowland's excellent 00 North Leith layout online here and here. I believe it was a fairly accurate representation, within the limits of Peco pointwork. It was quite well known on the exhibition circuit a few years ago, but I haven't seen it for a while.

 

Signalling diagram here.