Jonathan W

On 16/08/2022 at 13:43, Will Crompton said:

If you wanted to go for a railblue/nuclear flask combo Southminster provides inspiration.

 

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5639427

 

The linked photo (credited to Walter Dendy), dated 1978, shows the flask gantry behind the goods shed. Intriguingly the yard seems to show non nuclear wagons present so maybe it was still in use for other traffic as well. The line through the shed appears in use (though I assume the shed itself wasn't) so that makes a nice 'prototype for everything scenario.'

'Diesels in the Capital' by Brian Beer has a wonderful picture from 1985 taken from a bit closer to the good shed. In this one can just see a gate protecting the gantry siding. also there is a Gronk in front of the shed and a 116 DMU arriving past a rather nice signal box.

Yes sand hopper trains were also using the yard until 1979 as there was a gravel / sand quarry and conveyor next to the tracks - there is a picture on Flickr showing a class 47 shunting these wagons through the goods shed at this time. This quarry is now fishing lakes I think

These wagons were used on the Southminster sand train to/from Mile End until 1979. Looking at pictures on the internet and a book I have on the line the wagons were normally hauled by class 37 or 47 although once a class 50 did the honours. 

On 31/05/2022 at 22:06, Jeff Smith said:

Radley of course do 4mm standard stock resin kits using Tenshodo motor bogies.  I built some of the original white metal kits that were very heavy.  I built to P4 and swapped out the disk wheels to spoked as per the prototype.  Lowmac wheels are correct for the non-powered and trailer bogies.

 

The word kits puts some people off but these are pretty simple.  A complete body moulding matched to a complete floor molding with seats!

Where did you buy the wheels from? I am interested in the standard stock but have no idea where to buy the 9mm pinpoint wheels from and Radlett don’t seem to stock them either!

This article may give some ideas - East Finchley in the early 60s for example 

https://www.lurs.org.uk/02 jan 17 FREIGHT ON THE UNDERGROUND.pdf