Idle query: has anybody ever seen a Southern Region layout with OHLE in the goods yard?

[spamcan61]

Apropos of nothing really, but I was re-assembling the pantograph on my Hornby Class 71 this afternoon (thinking why did they bother making it operational) when it occurred to me I don't recall ever seeing a layout with OHLE suitable for this model in over 40 years of reading model railway magazines;  does anybody recall seeing / reading about one?

[Dagworth]

 

[brightspark]

Balcombe in P4. 

Scaleforum 2019 about 7 minutes in.

[johnofwessex]

How many locations were fitted with overhead wiring for them?

[spamcan61]

22 minutes ago, johnofwessex said:

How many locations were fitted with overhead wiring for them?

According to a letter from David Monk-Steel in August 2016 HM the following had ''significant' amounts of OHLE:-

Hither Green, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Ashford, Dover, Bricklayers Arms, Angerstein Wharf, Plumstead, Hoo Junction, Rochester, Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Snowdon colliery, Shepherdswell, betteshanger colliery.

[Oldddudders]

Looking through Dagworth's useful link, quite a number. Originally Balcombe, obviously. The modern (?) era added The Brick, Hither Green, Ashford, Hoo Junction, Faversham, Snowdown, Shepherdswell, Deal, Dover. I'll check Moody for more. 

[Oldddudders]

2 minutes ago, spamcan61 said:

According to a letter from David Monk-Steel 

He was ASM at Sittingbourne I think. 

[Phil Parker]

Hellingly Hospital?

 

 

[bécasse]

Mr Angerstein's railway was the most significant stretch of OHE as the whole branch was wired. I never saw an electric loco working on it though - I did see them with the pantograph up at Hither Green sidings.

[Oldddudders]

Moody (4th Edition 1968), despite lots of data about Kent Coast Electrification, makes no mention of freight facilities or services. 

[Zomboid]

Related, has anyone ever modelled the LBSC 6kV system?

[Nearholmer]

If they have, they're probably still under therapy.

 

Mind you, there is a surprising amount of info available to permit an accurate model to be built.

[Fat Controller]

3 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

He was ASM at Sittingbourne I think. 

Not sure about that, but he had worked at SED Control, before going to Tinsley, then Newcastle. He was originally from the Medway towns.

[Metr0Land]

Quite a bit of the supports were still at Ashford 2004.  From Google Maps it looks like they were still there 2016.

 

 

[Alex TM]

Hi Spamcan,

 

If I remember correctly it was 'Brockley Green' that I saw once at an exhibition.  It had OHLE in the goods yard.  An entertaining, and cleverly designed, layout operated by a truly friendly guy.  The really clever bit was the hidden return line.  I had never seen overhead on the SR before, so he talked me through it.

 

Hope that's of use.

 

Regards,

 

Alex.

[Oldddudders]

55 minutes ago, Alex TM said:

Hi Spamcan,

 

If I remember correctly it was 'Brockley Green' that I saw once at an exhibition.  It had OHLE in the goods yard.  An entertaining, and cleverly designed, layout operated by a truly friendly guy.  The really clever bit was the hidden return line.  I had never seen overhead on the SR before, so he talked me through it.

 

Hope that's of use.

 

Regards,

 

Alex.

If you look at Dagworth's link to a previous thread, Judge Dread posted on there about his layout. These days he posts as John Wass.

[Big James]

I remember reading about a layout with it in railway modeller when I was younger. I think it was called brockley (south london). It was an inspiration to me growing up. 
 

Big James

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On 24/10/2020 at 21:16, Oldddudders said:

Moody (4th Edition 1968), despite lots of data about Kent Coast Electrification, makes no mention of freight facilities or services. 

No, I can't ever remember any at Plumstead, for instance (see above [waits for the photo to appear!]