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Princes Park Station, built as part of the pre-war Piccadilly Line extension program, shows signs of neglect in this 1951 view. STL 2093 is o en-route to Ealing, whilst B5 waits for potential travelers to Brentford.

A bit rough round the edges, but entirely home made - Princes Park Station. I did this largely 'by eye', no plans. I may well have a go 'Princes Park II and make a better effort!

D6311 trundles over the canal with the down full oil tanks for Bishopscombe.

A narrow boat rests alongside the small British Waterways yard near Bishopscombe.

I can't believe its been six months since I posted anything on this thread! Work and jobs on the house have kept me busy. Still time to play trains though, but have neglected the camera! So here are few B&W shots. The branch has seen the arrival of a Baby Warship on some of the oil workings. D6311 (still fresh out of its box) arrives with the tanks. The loco gently shunts the tanks into the oil depot Having collected the brake van 6311 runs past the goods shed to make way for 2259 to assemble its van train and set off. Finally 2259 snakes out of Bishopscombe, its harvest time - and there is a lot of van traffic on the branch. Cheers, Les

Good Morning All I'm Les from Canterbury, originally from West London (a long time ago!) I have permanent leyout, Bishopscombe, although this is now more-or-less finished, so I find myself having to build more stuff, so I'm currently working on a large modular diarama of a London suburb, mailny to photograph my collection of kit built and detailed 1.76 busses, mostly London ones of course! I look forward to reading more from other 'southerners', and looking into the other threads in the group. Regards, Les

Another view of 2259 inside Bishopscombe Junction Shed - during the ten or so minutes during the day when the sun shines on it!

Hi Alan Really enjoying this series of pics, some real inspiration to build some different vehicles! Les

Another one from Bishopscombe Junction Shed.

Bishopscombe's arrived on Saturday. (I haven't fully refitted the tender till I get the extra weight just right). I was going to wait a bit longer, but seeing them 'in the flesh' at the Canterbury MRC Show was too much! I can only agree with others here who have complemented this model - it really is outstanding. Now which number, and where is my LCGB headboard....... Les

Ah yes - pre telegraph poles! Les

Between duties on the Bishopscombe Branch.

Since the last post from Bishopscombe the 42xx has been weathered and is now a regular performer on the Quarry trains The train on its way to Bishopscombe to reverse. Having arrived at the quarry the 42xx waits while 'Brian' collects the minerals. Between duties the loco waits at Bishopscombe Jnc Shed. I'm quite pleased with the weathering on this one, just my usual enamel wash. And finally for now - a visit to the Canterbury Show on Saturday resulted in the arrival of this - to be continued!

Simply stunning! More please! Les

Contrasting livestock transport ambles up the Bishopscombe branch.

Hi Will Glad you like the layout. The grassy areas around rge goods shed are a mixture of Modlescenics scatter (bought on ebay some years ago) and some Busch scatter. The 'clumps' are Jarvis. I tend these days to keep a container full of left overs of varying shades mixed up for odd areas. Regards, Les

Thanks Jamie, The backscenes are made by a someone called ID Backscenes, I bought mine from the Hobby Shop in Faversham, they do mail order (and website) and have very reasonable prices.(No connection - just a satisfied customer). They are also available on the web, many Ebay sellers have them. Regards, Les

Thank you Gary, The effect is mainly down to glue holding the backscene shrinking after many years! Les

Down goods nears Bishopscombe, July 1959

It's been a while since I posted anything from Bishopscombe, so here are some recent pics. A small prairie has been allocated to branch duties, the Bishopscombe crews are quite keen to keep it reasonably clean too. The 45xx waits for the off with an up train. Seen here passing Bishopscombe Jnc Shed. Passing Goldups Brewery. This view is not normally seen, a mirror has been used here to get this angle. Mogul arrives with the parcels. Again a mirror was used to get a different angle. The goods yard, again a different angle from usual. Pannier rounds the bend past the brewery with a down goods. Finally, the inevitable coal tank has arrived for mineral branch duties. just waiting for weathering. In the meantime the spotters enjoy a rare 'cop'. Regards, Les

Well it's been business as usual at the Combe, until the local spotters were lucky enough to witness a very rare diesel appearance, and a main line loco too! D820 does some shunting before heading off up the branch. Meanwhile back at Bishopscombe Quarry, Brian goes about shunting the minerals.

Quite stunning work, I did't know about this 'side' of Waverley West - a visit to the thread has explained all. Several great pics on the thread too. Regards, Les

Pete, you are correct, I hadn't thought about the skylights, may need some alternative lighting inside for this period. Les

As these seem reasonably popular here's another 'bus garage' shot. All these were taken out in the garden with the diorama placed on the patio table, the only lighting is the sun. RT5 catches the sun through the garage door, alongside is STL 1988, October 1940. Both models by EFE.

RT 5 only a few days after being licensed on the 5th January 1940, carrying its wartime markings but still with a full bind display.