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Theheretic

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  1. I found an even better site for historic aerial photos of Sydney: https://www.spatial.nsw.gov.au/products_and_services/topographic_maps click on "Aerial and Historic Imagery" on the RHS of the page and it eventually takes you (via another link) to https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=483caac110ed49e4877ce5a4a62971c6 the coverage of NSW is very patchy but as luck would have it Carlingford and Rydalmere are well covered with aerial photos of 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's. I can see the development of the Rheem siding and the Rydalmere goods yard over the decades. Looks like the goods yard was expanded and the Rheem siding constructed in the 50's. I can see the construction of the Rheem siding and site works on the 50's photo, possibly before track was laid. In the 1960's the site was a busy place, lots of goods wagons, so good traffic flows. Then I can see the arrival of the electric wires/poles (I think this happened in 1959). Best regards, Pierre
  2. I have been watching the progress of your Carlingford project with interest. I too am interested in the Carlingford branch line as a subject for modelling, perhaps in O scale. I am particularly interested in the possibilities of Rydalmere station as a modelling subject, the station had a goods yard and an industrial siding (the Rheem siding) so there is the possibility of some diverse goods traffic and hence some operating potential. Thank you for your screen shot of the “6 Maps” aerial photo of Carlingford, I immediately had a look at Rydalmere and was disappointed to see that the goods yard was very basic at that time. It looks like the Rydalmere goods yard was only a single goods loop in 1942/3 and no Rheem factory at that time. So modelling Rydalmere in the period prior to the 1940s would seem to have only limited opportunities for goods traffic and hence operation of a layout. In your research of the Carlingford line did you come across a NSWR track and signal diagram of Rydalmere station? I have downloaded your shot of the 1918 Carlingford T&S diagram (from the time of Cyril Byles), thank you for posting that. I have a copy of a 1960’s track plan for Rydalmere, from a large scale plan (so no real detail) of the Sydney metropolitan network at that time but it has no details of the signalling and control arrangements. I recently found (online) an ARHS photo of Rydalmere which was captioned as taken in the 1940’s, but upon seeing the 6 Maps aerial photo from 1942/3 it seems to me that this photo probably dates from a somewhat later time, perhaps the 1950’s. The photo shows the Victoria Road level crossing gates, so predates the high level bridge road crossing. Also, in the same series are early photos of Telopea and Dundas stations, just click along to the left. So it seems that to get a version of Rydalmere with the Rheem siding and interesting goods operations I would be looking to model the station in the 1950’s at the earliest (in the transition era)? Like you I prefer the Thow era but if modeled then the operational aspects of the model seem a bit limited. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this subject or perhaps if you have come across any interesting information in your research of the Carlingford line. I have all the easily available photos, docs etc. from Google searches of the web. Best regards, Pierre
  3. Hello Jack, Have a look here: https://grahammuz.com/2013/10/11/kernow-models-announce-boscarne-junction-lswr-ground-frame-hut/ looks very similar. Best regards, Pierre
  4. Here in Australia we don't seem to have the Halfords spray cans ( a quick search of google.au found no strong links). However we do have the Rust-Oleum product and their spray cans includes a range of flat camouflage colours. From reading the Rust-Oleum website information they seem to recommend the use of a primer for best results, if you are trying to cover a plastic material, perhaps overkill for our track painting needs. They also do a flat grey primer which I had considered using as a track colour base by itself. Does any one have experience with this product? Certainly their camouflage colour range looks comprehensive. Best regards, Pierre
  5. This was posted on another thread a few weeks ago but for those that missed it: The period of this film (1898) is a little before your chosen time (early 1900's) but it shows the layout of both the Barnstaple town and quay stations. I have read that around the turn of the 19/20th century fully 25% of the workforce in Great Britain was engaged in railway service. When I look at this short film I can really get the feel for the number of people (men) needed at that time to run the railways. Best regards, Pierre
  6. Hello Brian, A track plan would be useful to see what you are planning and how the two turnouts are situated in the overall scheme of things. PS: I had a look at your registration page and noted your comment the you are "planning to build a layout when life stops getting in the way" I think John Lennon's comment is apt here: "life is what happens while we are busy making plans" I think the message is "just get on with it in spit of ........." Best regards, Pierre
  7. A favorite of mine is the LNWR/LMS Delph branch 1851 - 1955 with the adjacent Bailey Mill.
  8. I have before me my copy of “60 plans for small railways” 3rd edition. Looking at your pictures it seems that your model railway is not the same as Cyrill's “rabbit layout” which is plan S33 in the booklet. The rabbit layout is more complex in its trackplan, it is a continuous run (roundy-roundy) and is planned for a 6' x 3' baseboard. Your railway looks more like the next plan in the booklet, plan S34 which was designed to be one half of a pair of baseboards mounted on either side of a fireplace. Note that only one baseboard and trackplan for S34 is represented in the booklet. I guess Cyrill left it up to the builder to design the other half of the system. S34 as designed is an out and back plan using a reverse loop to return trains to the terminal station with a spur provided for the extension to the other side of the fireplace. The layout plan posted by Foxfield2012 “Winter Layout002.pdf” is a copy of Cyrill's S34 plan. Your railway looks like a continuous run, is that correct? If so then maybe it is a modification of the S34 plan to give a continuous run. Best regards, Pierre
  9. Have a look at/for a copy of Ian Allan's "British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer" if you can find a copy, this will give you a good idea of the rail network around the time of the Grouping, bearing in mind that it does not show all of the private/industrial lines. For more detailed maps of all lines in a particular area at a given time (mid 19th - mid 20th century) you can look at the 25" Ordinance Survey maps on the National Library of Scotland (Maps) web-site. Pierre
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