Aazone Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hi, im building a oo gauge garden railway, i havent much room so i thought to model Midford station and area. I would like know if anyone can help me. Towards Bath, there was a small goods yard on the right and towards Bournmouth there was a siding off the right. I was wondering what these were used for. if anyone can help, ill be grateful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Welcome to RMweb. You may find something useful in this thread or this one. Midford does come up as a discussion topic from time to time and the goods yard is often suggested as a nice minimal layout. It may be worth using the search function (top right of screen), select Google Site Search for best results. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aazone Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Great, thanks nic. Ill have a look Aaron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 As you will see from the other topics, whilst the goods yard by itself makes for a nice 'mini layout', the phrases "I haven't much room" and "I'm thinking of modelling Midford" don't sit well together What period are you thinking of modelling? The general impression is that for much of its later life the Up Siding saw little if any use. One reason probably why it was closed before the end of the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aazone Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 not sure yet. why dont they sit well together? i`d thought that would be nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 30, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2012 not sure yet. why dont they sit well together? i`d thought that would be nice Hi Aaron, what I think is meant by that is that there is quite some distance between the two small goods yards, with a short tunnel (in reality a long bridge), a bit of railway on a ledge on the hill side, the station itself, and then the viaduct, so if you really don't have much room, you might be hard pressed to fit them all in. Having said that, you did say it was to be a garden railway, so most gardens are still larger than most rooms, so you may well be in luck! Either way, welcome to RMWeb and good luck with the project Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aazone Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 ah right, i see what you mean. it was either Midford or Shillingstone. just working it out really. im 27, the S&D had so many engines that i like. you see Bachmann do the buildings for Shillingstone and if i brought them they make a donation to the project. Did Shillingstone have a goods yard. you lads know more about it than me Aaron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 1, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2012 Yes, there was a small yard at Shillingstone, I see you've mentioned that in the Shillingstone thread. I'll have a think about if there are any track plans on the web, certainly they are published in books, there is one covering track plans of the S&D by Oxford Publishing Company, but long out of print, perhaps you could find a second hand one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aazone Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Cheers mate. Im going through the stations to see what fits best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 1, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2012 Aaron - this is the book you need - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Historical-Survey-Somerset-Dorset-Railway/dp/0860930033 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aazone Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thats great, thank you for your help. ill purchase that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aazone Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thats great, thank you for your help. ill purchase that Thats great, thank you for your help. ill purchase that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 A word of caution... Judge & Potts was good for its day, and certainly I continue to use it for 'quick reference', but...it is a trap for the unwary in that the photographs, plans and signal diagrams for individual locations are often for different periods and therefore do not necessarily match up. However, at first glance the details for Shillingstone seem reasonably OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I wonder if anyone has noticed the 'Midford' layout in the latest (July) Railway Modeller? Perhaps more "in the flavour of" rather than one for the purist - especially as regards signals :-) Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Fan Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Midford Station Board on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SDJR-MIDFORD-station-nameboard-/230838053972?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item35bf052c54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Given that, as its description advises, it is a modern day reproduction, It's seems somewhat inaccurate to describe it as 'SDJR' and optimistic to expect £100 for it - but no doubt some fool will pay that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted August 17, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2012 If it's what I think it is, it will be the reproduction board erected by Simon Castens in the 1980s, when the station was undergoing restoration by him, together with the 2' gauge 'Tucking Mill Tramway' through the platforms. There's a photo of Mike Arlett sitting under the sign on a bench in his hard back book on Midford, published in 1986 by Millstream Books. The sign would have been made by a woodworking friend of Simon's, who helped with various other projects on the site at the time. The site was eventually closed down by the BR Property Board, following complaints from local residents who had taken a dislike to their peace and quiet being slightly disturbed on a small number of occasions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I had wondered about that for its origins, tho' I had assumed that it was not Simon selling it ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted August 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2012 I had wondered about that for its origins, tho' I had assumed that it was not Simon selling it ! Correct, I don't think it's Simon selling it either! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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