5050 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Found this article doing a google search and found your layout very interesting. I live in Woodsville and know the buildings and area well. I like your model of the station and some of the other features of the layout. Being somewhat of a hub, trains went east, west , north, south, at it's hayday 135 trains passed through town. Sadly only bits of track remain and remember well trains running through all though more like one or two a week. Thanks for the postings. I am doing some research to try and build a N scale layout representing the area and some of it's features. Hello and welcome. Sorry it's taken a few days to reply but it's very nice to know from a native of the town that the model is recognisable as the real place! We've taken a few liberties with the design such as introducing the dairy, oil depot and agricultural dealers but they do add to the operating potential. It would have been really good to have had the bridge as well but due to storage limitations, the extra depth this would have added to the baseboard made it impossible. Regarding your proposed model, can you get the right era B&M models in N? Or are you going for the 'modern' dates? If you need any info I can possibly help as I did some extensive internet trawling to find the pictures etc, we used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim03785 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hello and welcome. Sorry it's taken a few days to reply but it's very nice to know from a native of the town that the model is recognisable as the real place! We've taken a few liberties with the design such as introducing the dairy, oil depot and agricultural dealers but they do add to the operating potential. It would have been really good to have had the bridge as well but due to storage limitations, the extra depth this would have added to the baseboard made it impossible. Regarding your proposed model, can you get the right era B&M models in N? Or are you going for the 'modern' dates? If you need any info I can possibly help as I did some extensive internet trawling to find the pictures etc, we used. Thanks for the welcome and sorry it took so long to reply. B&M engines are available and there is an active club in the area in HO. But they have a couple of shows a year and a good source for local trains. Tried to load a video we took Sunday along Central St which had the main line on the right. It was too big a file to attach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Thanks for the welcome and sorry it took so long to reply. B&M engines are available and there is an active club in the area in HO. But they have a couple of shows a year and a good source for local trains. Tried to load a video we took Sunday along Central St which had the main line on the right. It was too big a file to attach. No problem Jim, it can take me a while to do things occasionally! And don't forget, all the UK readers, 'Woodsville' is on show at the TVNAM exhibition this coming Saturday! Come and say hello. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 No problem Jim, it can take me a while to do things occasionally! And don't forget, all the UK readers, 'Woodsville' is on show at the TVNAM exhibition this coming Saturday! Come and say hello.[/quote Due to visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 'Woodsville' will be appearing at Shipley Exhibition on 19/20 September. Here's a link - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php? Hope to see you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 'Woodsville' will be appearing at Shipley Exhibition on 19/20 September. Here's a link - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php? Hope to see you there! Looking forward to operating at the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Looking forward to operating at the weekend! Saturday session confirmed and what ideas I can apply to Vimes Street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Great day operating on Woodsville at the Shipley. Thanks for the invitation and hope it does not take too long to get all the freight cars back in their proper positions tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Great day operating on Woodsville at the Shipley. Thanks for the invitation and hope it does not take too long to get all the freight cars back in their proper positions tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Boucher Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Posted today on the B&M group on Facebook. Posting it here for those not on that group... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Posted today on the B&M group on Facebook. Posting it here for those not on that group... Woodsville, NH.jpg Thanks Mike. Looks familiar - but the cars on the model are just a little bit older than the ones on the photo Woodsville will be at Normanton Show at the end of January, come along and see it. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/105664-pontefract-model-railway-exhibition-30-31-january-2016/ Yes, I know the link shows it as 'Pontefract' show but it's the same thing! Edited December 17, 2015 by 5050 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Boucher Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks Mike. Looks familiar - but the cars on the model are just a little bit older than the ones on the photo Woodsville will be at Normanton Show at the end of January, come along and see it. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/105664-pontefract-model-railway-exhibition-30-31-january-2016/ Yes, I know the link shows it as 'Pontefract' show but it's the same thing! Would love to come and see it, but I can drive to Woodsville in less time than it would take me to fly to the UK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Would love to come and see it, but I can drive to Woodsville in less time than it would take me to fly to the UK... I appreciate that. The comment was made to every RMWeb member - some of whom come and see the layout at shows but don't always introduce themselves. Perhaps they don't like what they see when they realise it's me operating................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'll be there to annoy you, i'll introduce myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I appreciate that. The comment was made to every RMWeb member - some of whom come and see the layout at shows but don't always introduce themselves. Perhaps they don't like what they see when they realise it's me operating................................ Probably because they are looking out for that tie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Probably because they are looking out for that tie Perhaps I should wear everything in the avatar at Normanton Show. Blanket might be a problem while standing up. If I wear those glasses I might be able to see the numbers on the controller!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Soon it will be the weekend and that means - Normanton & Pontefract Exhibition! See you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Boucher Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Here's another one for you, courtesy of the B&M facebook group...Photo by David K Johnson. Woodsville, NH, sometime the early 1950's. The Aloutte is in the distance. B+M 44 tonner 112 is working the head end of #5 after the B+M E-7 had cut off. The train will head out to Montreal with CP E-8 pulling it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Thank you Mike, that's a great shot and relevant to the era we are trying to portray. Interesting to see that the CP loco is standing on 'track 3'. We weren't really sure how the changeover actually worked in practice but this might indicate it. Also noting that the first head end vehicle is a coach not a baggage car, something else we may have to look at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Woodsville will be appearing at the Hull show on 12/13 November. See the thread in 'Exhibitions' for the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I note that Woodsville makes an appearance in the latest Continental Modeller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 I note that Woodsville makes an appearance in the latest Continental Modeller. Good, done to promote Hull show as much as anything. I knew it was scheduled but I've not seen it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 I note that Woodsville makes an appearance in the latest Continental Modeller. Received my copy this morning in the post. I must say that Derek Shore's excellent photos show the layout well. We'll leave it up to you to decide if it's as good 'in the flesh'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 'Woodsville' is appearing at the Liverpool show this weekend coming. Come and have a look! http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/119753-liverpool-22nd-23rd-april-2017/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Nigel Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Looking forward to this layout appearing at the Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition 11th & 12th November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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