MikeHunter Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Can anyone help? I'm improving my layout with the addition of Slaters Midland Railway line side fencing. My layout is 1930s Midland division of the LMS. My question is this, what colour should the fencing be on platforms, and on the line side? I suspect it should be white on station platforms and black by the lineside, is this correct? Also was the diagonal fencing style universally used, and did the LMS replicate it when replacing or putting new fencing? Any help really appreciated, black and white photos aren't that useful here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted January 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2015 Lineside fencing around our way (south of Bedford) was post and rail; you could stand on it. http://www.ampthillimages.com/Media/Railways-Gall./pages/1954%20Steam%20Locomotives%2009.html ISTR diagonal fencing at some stations. Some station fencing was iron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampthill_railway_station#mediaviewer/File:Ampthill_railway_station_geograph-2175092.jpg and http://www.ampthillimages.com/Media/Railways-Gall./pages/1949%20Station%2004.html In the second image there is post and rail to the left beyond the iron fence. Close up of the iron fence http://www.ampthillimages.com/Media/Railways-Gall./pages/1949%20Station%2005.html Some fencing had been replaced with post and wire, probably by the LMS; The fence in this 1954 shot is hardly new. http://www.ampthillimages.com/Media/Railways-Gall./pages/1954%20Steam%20Locomotives%2007.html I've tracked down better versions of some of these here http://rogergurney.zenfolio.com/p95876904 Excuse the excursion into my old spotting area! Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 4, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2015 Post and rail was the standard lineside fencing which weathered to a sort of grey. The Diagonal planking was uusually creosted, sleeper grime is a good match. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
67A Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hi Mike, I don't think there was hard and fast rules on fencing colours, the diagonal platform type could be either white, black or creosote. Also although the diagonal was very common I doubt it was universal. As you are modelling the 1930's you are undoubtedly having problems sourcing information from that era, have you tried the 'LMS society' www.lmssociety.org.uk hope it helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted January 2, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2016 As others have said fencing even at stations was rarely white, I cannot find any diagonal fencing that was white in my Derby-Manchester line books always creosoted, I too use sleeper colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 2, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2016 As others have said fencing even at stations was rarely white, I cannot find any diagonal fencing that was white in my Derby-Manchester line books always creosoted, I too use sleeper colour. From observations at Long Preston when researching my model, the surviving lineside fencing was creosoted but had weathered to a silvery grey. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meil Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Diagonal fencing was not used as line side fencing. It was used for stations but there are many examples where other fence types were used. Look at Midland Style for fence types and usage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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