andytrains Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 An Idea for a layout/small diaroma, from the Towns Everywhere Thread. Just look at the photo below and the idea is there. There is scope to put a siding into the buildings and perhaps have an extra siding outside the building footprint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxinghobby Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 As an old distillery would it have had a rail link? Mostly grain in, and port barrels, coal for the boiler. Did they malt the grain before stating to brew alcohol? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kirk Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Hi, A lot of distilleries had a rail link. Quite a number had their own locomotive and at least one had it's own branch line. Try a google search for "Balmenach Distillery Railway". best wishes, Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochty no more Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Some insperation - Cameronbridge Distillery, Fife the bay platform / loading bank was installed in 1855 for Haig director of the Leven railway, and owner of the distillery, the engineer on the line was Bouch ( who was sacked for in compedance 20 years before he built the Tay Railway Bridge - no CV`s in these days ) this wagon is preserved at the KFRPS in Leven the Barclay pug was scrapped, the Ruston & Hornsby D88 that replaced it is preserved at the SRPS at Bo`ness photo`s courtesy of Peter Westwater Cheers Lochty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted August 6, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2013 Anyone got Ian Peaty's new book on distillery railways yet (Iron rails & whisky trails)? Mine is on order. As well as Balmenach there was the Dailuaine branch at Carron on Speyside & others such as Longmorn near Elgin, where my icon (Aveliing & Porter loco) worked, definitely a future modellling project for me. But someone (Mercian?) needs to do a wee Barclay pug with authentic 3'2" wheels first, like the Cameron Brig one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cnw6847 Posted August 6, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2013 purchased a copy of Iron Rails & Whiskey Trails on Sunday, only flicked through it so far but it looks excellent. Photos from Suffolk, Essex to the far North of Scotland. Useful photos of wagons being loaded, unloaded, barrels being constructed and a photo of Julia Bradbury at Dailuaine Halt with the author. Am looking forward to reading it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 6, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 6, 2013 Grain was transported by rail from East Anglia to the Scottish distilleries. These were in block trains of grain wagons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted August 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2013 I've done a note on the Ian Peaty whisky railways book: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/71206-new-industrial-loco-and-industrial-railway-books/&do=findComment&comment=1122557 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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