colinreeves

Combination of several factors: 1 lower fuel costs 2 saving of canal fees 3 over capacity on route with the trade downturn

Whilst it was long ago I think that Townsend Thoresen ferries were the mot spectacular. Essentially they took an existing ferry (in fact I recall it was at least four, two at Dover and two at Portsmouth), cut off horizontally and lifted the whole accommodation block, stored it, Cut the hull vertically into two, electric glued in a new section, cut off the bow and renewed it, built a complete new vehicle deck onto the hull and then refitted the original accommodation block on too of larger ship hull. Have a look at before and after pictures at: http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Townsend-Thoresen3.html#anchor178427 Not particularly pretty, but economically very successful.

I appreciate this post was a long time ago (on page 43) but I have only just noticed it! Afraid that the Norsea did NOT go to the Falklands, it was the Norland, another North Sea Ferries vessel. Please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Norland and http://www.poheritage.com/our-history/timeline/south-to-the-falklands Norland was sold when the new Pride of Hull arrived in 2002 and went to the Medi for SNAV running between Naples and Sicily and was scrapped in 2010. Norsea remains in service (now renamed Pride of York) and operates Hull / Zeebrugge.

These vessels are to be followed by the ‘P’ class; HMS Procrastination, Prevarication and Peregrination respectively. These are to be equipped with the latest missile systems whose target coordinates will be allocated by decision support computers based on the National Lottery table tennis ball machines. As well as the normal complement of jolly jack tars each vessel will have accommodation for 150 Marines (i.e. Marine Environmentalists). The menus will be strictly Halal based on the flocks of sheep which will graze on the grassed helidecks. As well as supplying food the sheep will provide methane for the LPG powered gas turbine machinery – thus ensuring carbon neutrality which will add to the prestige of the combat neutrality. As well as adhering to the EU Working Time Directive mentioned for the Type 45’s advice has been sought from the Irish Navy whose well known motto is ‘We will go anywhere in the world as long as we’re back home in time for tea tonight’

Take a look at "Conley West branch terminus" on page 732 of the current (Sept 2018) Railway Modeller. Room is actually less than yours but by using more than one level there is plenty to see.

Wot heat??? ;-)

Noting the OP's "after Beeching" as opposed to "as a result of Beeching" then part of the SW line between Bournemouth and Dorchester - albeit half a century after Beeching ....

I experienced most of the summer 1976 and then joined a ship in Japan in August. They were experiencing the wettest summer on record ....

Had a cracking day here in Shetland, wall to wall sunshine and it was HOT .... Temperature almost got to 61F.

See Appendix One of https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2754952/A-Response-to-the-Garnett-Report.pdf

My original sketch was basic, there is a run round between platforms 1 and 2. I take your point, but my original plan was for a through station, LSWR from the south, GC from the north. But a house move reduced space available so I had to make a terminus / fiddle yard and force the back-story to fit! I would have preferred a through station as I could then use larger engines such as Lord Nelsons, A1s etc.

I wanted to layout with both SR and LNER traffic so I had to postulate a theory. This was that the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway fell into the LSWR clutches instead of the GWR, the LSWR wanted to get a direct line to the north so started extending north from Newbury towards the Great Northern main line, but ran out money / incentive at Thame where they built a small terminus. The the MS&LR built the London Extension so the LSWR saw the opportunity of a short extension from Thame and persuaded the then GC to built this, hence my model of a fictitious Thame. Not reality, but ..... Thanks for all the comments so far - I am currently looking at a single box and will continue that way. Just need to determine signal type (SR suggested) and locations.

Good evening. I have a general idea of signalling a single line terminus station from books and this forum. However, my fictitious joint station confuses me. Hopefully I have managed to attach a jpeg picture. Company Two (LSWR) built the station originally with two platforms now numbered 1 and 2 but later Company 1 (MS&LR) joined in by building Platform 3 and adding crossovers to allow both incoming single lines to access to all three platforms plus access a joint goods yard. I assume movements within the goods yard / loco shed area will be done by hand or ground signals. Also, would there be a single signal box or one for each railway? Era still steam and mid-30s so now SR and LNER joint station. Not an overly busy station with little greater than 4-4-0 tender engines, 0-6-0 tender freight engines and various tanks (oh, and a Nucast sentinel steam railcar). Any help would be appreciated! Colin