Blandford1969

Just producing drawings, when I got involved with helping with the new S&D trust website I wanted to develop the members area gallery to hold as much information as possible to help the modeller, and the biggest single gap in the archives are elevation drawings of the stations. They have got the re-building of Templecombe Upper, Branksome, Bournemouth West and some of Bridgewater and Everchreech, but beyond that there is not much. I produced drawings of some of the buildings at Blandford which helped the Blandford museum and done drawings of the signal box and waiting shelter at Wincanton, the main building at Bailey Gate, the main building at Sturminster Newton- those already being on the S&D trust web site. I have nearly finished a set on Shillingstone, but wanted more info which I have only just found. Still to be finished is the signal box at Bailey Gate - now I have a drawing of the window, Templecombe (I have done the side and end elevations of the main shed, long brick building, the shorter brick building beyond the Station Masters House, the front elevation of the three huts at the back of the yard and three elevations of the Gaurds mess hut. Stalbridge up side offices and station masters house had come to a stop trying to proove a doorway at the north end, which I have only just done. Then separatley are the drawings of Mangotsfield. On the agenda to do as well are the goods shed, bridge 152a and b, the Station Masters house and gas works at Templecombe. The main building and goods shed at Wincanton, the signal box and water tower at Sturminster, signal box and offices at Stalbridge and to do Broadstone. The intention being all get on the S&D trust website. Due to domestic circumstances at the moment a layout is sadly not possible, however I get great pleasure from the research, preparing the drawings (which sometimes have been re-drawn three or 4 times as more information comes up) and even the looking for photos I can count bricks on. Kind regards Duncan

Thanks for your reply, your right on Pryer, saying it was a type one box, but with Type 2 windows. I managed to get hold of a pictoral history of Southern signals which had a drawing of a type 2 box for the windows. I have now got started on the drawing of Bailey Gate box, although it is put to one side while knocking out Templecombe shed and buildings and Mangotsfield juction. Thanks for that partial on of Writhlington, is that one of your? Kind regards Duncan

I was sorting the listings of drawings the S&D trust have for the website today and noticed it lists a drawing of a turntable for Templecombe. I don't know the detail yet, but have dropped an e mail (in case I can add it into the Templecombe gallery) will let you know

Fascinating plans. Mike Arletts book is currently being updated with more information and is going to be re released within the next year. Of getting copies, there is an issue in getting hold of someone from the trust to be able to get copies - Maybe oneday the plans will be on the website? I have checked what is available for Midford and those of the station are the ones done for Mike's book on Midford. Did'nt I read that all the archives were going to the Somerset Record Office?

Ahh yes, but there is still the 0395 - from a load of photos from a solicitor, i saw very briefly at the first Blandford show and then, I think disppeared into the S&D trust who have been sorting out their photos for the last 3 years.

Locos ommitted, I can't remember the numbers at the moment ex MR 3P 4-4-0, last one was in 1950 ex LSWR 0395 class _ i have seen a photo of one working a freight to Blandford SR Q class 541 - worked through to Bath and captured on film coming back into Blandford SR U and U1 class - brief visitors LNER B12 - which ran wartime specials over the line Stanier 2-6-2 (brief appearance in 1960) I seam to remember more classes that were seen, but at the moment I can't remember so will have to check. regards Duncan

Hi All, You might find my thread on unidentified locations (most are disussed interesting) any help on identifying them will be very gratefully accepted. Unidentified locations thread Kind regards Duncan

Stephen, i've dropped you a PM the photos would be very usefull in helping with drawings of the shed and associated buildings I'm working on for the S&D trust. Regards Duncan

Look forward to seeing the layout, I don't think anyones done Templecombe shed before. regards Duncan

Hi Tim, Your other option if you want to be sure is to see if it turns up in their order book - which the Carslie record office have got. Kind regards Duncan

looking at lots of photos of the shed and the other turntables on the railway I think it looks like a Cowans and Sheldon, but cannot see a plate on any of the photos i have got. sorry i can't give any definate answer, but will keep looking through photos. Kind regards Duncan

We have seen some images before on Geograph, however I came across some new ones today First a railtour at St Boswells then onto the Peebles branch with a nice view of Bonnyrigg from the level crossing Now back to Belses (I think this may have been here before) and a stopping train to Hawick

I came across some nice images on Flickr today with appologies if they have appeared before. First is a nice one of Trimbush leaving Galashiels Leaving Next is Clan McGregor at St Boswells My link and 78029 at St Boswells.

Thanks for the suggestion on the rear, which I think sounds logical based on the rest of the construction, and for the suggestion on Jeff's book, it has probably the best photo of the front of the box and Tim Chapman's photo stream has the only view I have ever seen of the south end of the box.

Thanks for doing that as i was finding it hard to locate and this is a very useful thread.

Dear all, More links on the S&D Firstly three at West Moors view from the footbridge Looking at the crossing freight only days 1 line at the platform Then from the excellent Shillingstone station web site we have a nice shot at Verwood strike a pose Pre grouping looking north at Fordingbridge pre group and finally for now some at Breamore restored platform and beware of trainsand before restoration run down Has anyone found any others on Photobucket?

Hi all, With thanks to Chris Osment, he pointed me in the direction of an Illustrated history of Southern Signals by Pryer, which had a drawing showing a type 2 box. As a result the drawing of Bailey Gate box is now well underway. I am assuming the rear of the box was planked, but were they vertical like Shillingstone or horizontal like Sturminster. Answers on a postcard. More to come as its finished

Thanks Jeremy I'd not found that one, excellent thread and really interesting.

A new one on me today are two nice shots of Riccarton South box Riccarton south box One showing the inside with the layout, vertically rather than horizonal - was this unique to this box, and a nice shot outside. Also we have the inside of Canal box My link and further down one outside of the lines and finally a fab one looking from the box at the complex of lines.

Morning all, I am hoping you can help. As some of you may know over the last few years I have been working on architectural drawings of primarily the southern end of the S&D to add to the Trust Web site. In that time I have done most of the structures at Blandford, the signal box and waiting shelter at Wincanton, most of the buildings at Shillingstone, the main building at Sturminster, the main building at Bailey Gate and gradually emerging is the main building at Stalbridge. Now I am trying to put a drawing of the box at Bailey Gate together. It appears to have LSWR type 2 windows, and those windows look to be the same size as those at Shillingstone. I know Shillingstone box was 13'6" x 11'6" from information kindly given by the Shillingstone station group. Does anyone either know the size of the type 2 frames - or has a drawing that would help with that -- or do you think the size of the windows at those two boxes is definatley the same size. Once finished I will post the drawing on here as well as the Trust Web site. Thanks for your help in advance

The standard of your work is great, This is going to be a great layout when it is finished. The colour of the stone looks just right.