Chandler D

Hello,

The summer 1965 I worked as a guest/trainee with Broom&Wade (air compressors) in High Wycombe. I lived in Flackwell Heath in what I remember was called an Industrial Hostel, probably some leftover from WW2.

I passed Loadwater station every day and especially walking home from the pub uphill hearing the sound of the big 2-10-0s(?) from afar. This was before the M40 was built.

From what I remember there was often a large loco parked there. It might have been a big prairie or a small.

I have just bought a Heljan 5100 in 0 Gauge and some other stuff e.g. a level crossing from Peco. When I unpacked it I realised that I of course should try to do something around Loadwater at least the signal box part and level crossing. So I found some info and the picture of the station in Wikipedia and also found that someone actually had made the whole station some years ago.

As a preparation to this possible project I have som questions:

Q1: On the Wikipedia picture

https://www.google.com/search?q=loadwater+station&rlz=1C1BLWA_enSE597SE597&sxsrf=ALeKk02BH6hWLWLRAuxEImsm60PJj5cCcw:1608138851359&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=-oNc_huYN1KLtM%2CPwgSPraIbQj3tM%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQxt9oFQwtJ2lpyByyh6u7WD5BwdA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj36O-HgNPtAhUjl4sKHWoiBacQ_h16BAgVEAE#imgrc=FGXl97hkI-trHM

is Flackwell Heath behind the viewer? Looks like that from this map and my memory.

https://www.routeyou.com/.../loudwater-railway-station

Q2: What engine type was ”allocated” there in the summer -65

Q3: Is the Signal box of any specific GWR type and are there any drawings possible to obtain?

Q4: Are there any documentation of the other buildings; Station building and warehouse.....?:

Q5: Is there a model of the signal box type buyable in any scale?

Q6: Possible contact with the persons who made the model mentioned in Railway Forum?

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/profile/14728-chandler-d/

Q7: Are there any more descriptions of this layout?

Q8: Seems that Risborough & District Model Railway Club had it on exhibition back in 2012. Maybe some pictures or other info is obtainable from them but I have no access to them

I try to get hold of info so I am sending this out rather widely, hopefully not too wide:

Rmweb incuding the builder, GWR group on F/B, 0 Gauge Guild, High Wycombe Model Rwy Club contacts.

Are there any other sources (City Library, History foundations for railways …)

Looking forward to any respone.

hakan.hessel@telia.com

Håkan Hessel

Johan Skyttes v 372

12559 Älvsjö (Alvsjo)

Sweden