Pete 75C Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Having recently dabbled in N gauge and got it out of my system (I suffer from pork sausage finger syndrome), I now have the time and space to get my Broad Street homage off the drawing board and onto the plywood. The track plan for this project has appeared elsewhere on RMWeb so I won't repeat it here. Basically, we're looking at a London-based minories-type terminus firmly set in the mid 70s, similar to Ripper Street, and with a nod to Pallet Lane - two of my all time favourites. The dilemma I have is that being a South Londoner, I have to have 3rd rail and a 2EPB and a 4SUB - that kind of rules out the North London Line unless I include a huge dollop of modeller's license... Like Ian Futers (a better and more prolific modeller than I ever will be), I like to make the station name boards very early on in the build. I need a name. I don't want a prototype location and I don't want to copy anything already modelled (Ripper Street springs to mind - love the name, but someone's already been there and done that). In desperation, I'm getting close to picking something at random from Google Maps! I'm partial to the West London line through Kenny and grew up near Wandsworth. Wandsworth Road would be good, but it exists as a station in real life. If anyone has any ideas for a name that would suit a grimy suburban London terminus, I can use all the help I can get! Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2013 How about something like Avenue Road? Sounds good, and there must be one somewhere in Larrrdone. Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2013 Why not Walworth Road? The station closed in 1916, although it carried on as a coal depot until the '70s, at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2013 or Wandsworth End? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold pirouets Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2013 How central/far out is your grimy station to be? A few thoughts for something towards central london Wandsworth Park -mplies a clean place which it will not be Battersea Road Kennington Park - Station built to serve the Oval cricket ground originally Further out Tooting Common Durnsford Road Garratt Lane (A grave yard just off the A3) Hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 South Croydon, East Croydon and West Croydon exist "in real life", so why not fill the missing gap and do North Croydon? You have Bromley North and Bromley south (one through, one terminus) as well so you could always look on Google Maps and see if any names jump out as appealing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 My - that was quick. Your brain cells are all firing quicker than mine today. Thanks so far. As to location, I guess I should have a "what might have been" scenario in mind. I'm tempted to go for a spur off of the West London line offering maybe an excuse for the odd inter-regional parcels train and light engine movement, although I'm drawn to Ian's suggestion of Walworth Road and anything that has Wandsworth or Battersea in it. Thanks so far - I really have been struggling with this for weeks! Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 South Croydon, East Croydon and West Croydon exist "in real life", so why not fill the missing gap and do North Croydon? You have Bromley North and Bromley south (one through, one terminus) as well so you could always look on Google Maps and see if any names jump out as appealing? Cromptonnut - I had considered Croydon North but before I die I'd always planned to model West Croydon as it was in the 70s with A Box on the gantry and B box nestled under the bridge, also the crossover to the Wimbledon line with the semaphore starter halfway down platform 4 under the canopy. I'm keeping Croydon for when I'm old(er) and grey(er). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungus the Fogeyman Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Why not move your chosen location further north on the ex L&SW main line. Call it Pimlico and have it served from a spur from Vauxhall. Say it was the L&SWRs attempt to get into the city more. Have it served by a plethora of rush hour trains from all over the SW Division..... oh and if you set it in the 70's, reverse the Vauxhall milk tanks there instead of Waterloo..... If you want to set it on the WLE and have it south of the river, you only have a small portion of Battersea to locate it Just a thought Disgusting of Market Harborough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 You probably have some pun opportunities if you give it some thought. "Fort Neef", a Scottish terminal I might well do one day, is of course Thornton Heath in the local vernacular, as is the sleepy country halt of Strett Mill (Streatham Hill). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2013 If you like the idea of Battersea - you could have a terminus (Battersea Bridge) on the south side of the Thames running down to Clapham Junction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 Lol @ cromptonnut. I like Fort Neef and Strett Mill. Someone suggested to me a while back Lots Road, after the LU power station on the river bank. It's in the right area, and the possibilities to imagine some coal traffic having to reverse to gain access to the power station is appealing, although totally unlikely in the 70s. Thanks again to all - you've given me food for thought and that's all I can ask for. Much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold unravelled Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2013 Rivers might be worth looking at for a slight variation. Wandle bridge/town/ferry/north/south all sound plausible. Beverley Brook is another local waterway. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Rivers might be worth looking at for a slight variation. Wandle bridge/town/ferry/north/south all sound plausible. Beverley Brook is another local waterway. Dave ... including "lost or forgotten rivers"? http://www.londonslostrivers.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2013 Cromwell Road ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Balls Pond Road? Man there's no shortage of names in London alone! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Beast's Cromwell Rd (SW7) has given me an idea - not as a name, but as in the surrounding area. The idea about rivers / river names fits in as well. I have a "what if" in my head at the moment to justify SR 3rd rail on the "wrong" side of the river. The possibility is there for a little freight traffic and an overground underground bay platform (if you get what I mean, similar to Kensington Olympia). Thanks again to all. Trisonic - that's my problem - open a London A-Z at any page and there's a dozen names that would work - I just haven't found one I like yet! Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWCR Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Choose local river or stream name. (Including those long covered up) Add suffix from Bridge, Ford, Pond, Mouth, Rise, Marsh, Common, Field, Road to suit avoiding any real matches. This should give a plausible local name for any location. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2013 You probably have some pun opportunities if you give it some thought. "Fort Neef", a Scottish terminal I might well do one day, is of course Thornton Heath in the local vernacular, as is the sleepy country halt of Strett Mill (Streatham Hill). And me mustn't forget Fourpence Each, Tipsy Jill and Screaming Alice! (Thornton Heath, Gipsy Hill and Crystal Palace) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenman Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Rivers might be worth looking at for a slight variation. Out of the OP's area but, in the 18th century, there was a place in the Fens which went by the hugely evocative name of Whoresnest Ferry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted May 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2013 You cold always reopen Croydon Central (closed baout 19.18) and call it Croydon Centrale as per the newer shopping centre in town. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted May 10, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10, 2013 similar to Ripper Street, and with a nod to Pallet Lane Combine the two and call it Rippall Lane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 How about Hobbs End, but be very very careful with the excavations- there have been rumours and nobody seems to know anything about the Central Line extension that was being built there during the 1950s until all work and references to it suddenly stopped !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 How about St Reatham? XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 How about Hobbs End, but be very very careful with the excavations- there have been rumours and nobody seems to know anything about the Central Line extension that was being built there during the 1950s until all work and references to it suddenly stopped !! Agreed - there's something strange going on there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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