Regular readers will remember that I promised you all a BIG one.

At last I've managed to sum up the courage to publish this photo. Some
say you will need a sick bag to view this one - and they are just the
kind ones! Here it is
http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p52922253.html

Having asked you to send in your various captions after I've posted
photos of our members (and visitors) I must now stand in the firing line
myself. So this is the next 'caption competition'.

I know I probably don't have to tell you that you can be a rude as you
like. I'll publish the ones that are suitable for general consumption
with the final one being posted to the site. This time the decision is
*mine*

P.S. Don't forget that Broke Brick Mountain and The Ashley, Danville and
Deanstown layouts are at Firle Village hall, East Sussex on Monday 25th
August (which just happens to be my birthday!!)

-- 
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England
Interested in American trains real and model?
Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/

"Mike Hughes"  wrote in message 
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<snip garbage>

Oh f*ck off, you cross posting pizzle-head.

FUS

Mike Hughes  wrote:

> Regular readers will remember that I promised you all a BIG one.

Who the fuck are you and what has this crap to do with transport?

Steve Firth wrote:
> Mike Hughes  wrote:
> 
>> Regular readers will remember that I promised you all a BIG one.
> 
> Who the fuck are you and what has this crap to do with transport?

Well it's a moving picture - in some ways.

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"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Mike Hughes  wrote:
>
>> Regular readers will remember that I promised you all a BIG one.
>
> Who the fuck are you and what has this crap to do with transport?

He's Mike Hughes, Obviously.

I have no fucking clue what the answer to the second part of your question 
is.

Mike P

On 21 Aug, 19:51, "Mike P"  wrote:
> "Steve Firth" <%ste...@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:1im1ep2.1fcz9g8ehz91wN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
>
> > Mike Hughes  wrote:
>
> >> Regular readers will remember that I promised you all a BIG one.
>
> > Who the fuck are you and what has this crap to do with transport?
>
> He's Mike Hughes, Obviously.

More than that, he's a taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton,
and lives in Tarring, West Sussex, England

Not many people can say that.

"Steve Firth"

> Who the fuck are you and what has this crap to do with transport?

Nice language Steve.  Was it necessary?


--
Cheers
Roger T.
See the GER at: -
http://www.islandnet.com/~rogertra/

Hi all,

After a long period away from railway modelling I succumbed to the urge 
again and bought a pristine Hornby Jubilee Edition Albert Hall Set 
recently, still wrapped from the factory. The bug is itching and I have 
followed that initial purchase with some additional track and a Flying 
Scotsman set, just so I can run something in the short term.

What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR station 
(or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or even old 
photographs that might give me the basic design from which to start the 
layout.

Being in Australia doesn't help this endeavour, as there isn't a lot of 
ready reference material so I was wondering if the good folk here might 
be able to offer some suggestions of where to find such things?

Thanks in advance

-- 
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:51 GMT, "Stevo" 
wrote:

Steve,

>What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR station 
>(or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or even old 
>photographs that might give me the basic design from which to start the 
>layout.

You might want to have a look at "An Historical Survey fo Great
Western Stations".  I believe it's out of print at the moment but
there seems to be a few going second hand on Abebooks.

"http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=An+Historical+Survey+of+Selected+Great+Western+Stations&x=48&y=16

There are a wide range of station types shown and they are lly
accompanied by a selection of photographs and a signalling diagram.

Jim.

>
>>What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR station
>>(or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or even old
>>photographs that might give me the basic design from which to start the
>>layout.

is this of any help :-

http://www.gwr.org.uk/index.html

Jim Guthrie wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:51 GMT, "Stevo" 
> wrote:
>
> Steve,
>
>> What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR
>> station (or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or
>> even old photographs that might give me the basic design from which
>> to start the layout.
>
> You might want to have a look at "An Historical Survey fo Great
> Western Stations".  I believe it's out of print at the moment but
> there seems to be a few going second hand on Abebooks.
>
> "http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=An+Historical+Survey+of+Selected+Great+Western+Stations&x=48&y=16
>
> There are a wide range of station types shown and they are lly
> accompanied by a selection of photographs and a signalling diagram.
>
> Jim.

Thanks for the tip and the link, those sort of references are some of 
what I want to look through.

-- 
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turbo wrote:
>>> What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR
>>> station (or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or
>>> even old photographs that might give me the basic design from which
>>> to start the layout.
>
> is this of any help :-
>
> http://www.gwr.org.uk/index.html

Yes, I found that link and am slowly getting through the wealth of 
information there...

I also stumbled onto  http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/stat_1.htm which 
has a few line diagram station layouts

But, the more the merrier I reckon...

Thanks for your help..

-- 
Stevo
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"Stevo"  wrote in message 
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> turbo wrote:
>>>> What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR
>>>> station (or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or
>>>> even old photographs that might give me the basic design from which
>>>> to start the layout.
>>
>> is this of any help :-
>>
>> http://www.gwr.org.uk/index.html
>
> Yes, I found that link and am slowly getting through the wealth of 
> information there...
>
> I also stumbled onto  http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/stat_1.htm which has 
> a few line diagram station layouts
>
> But, the more the merrier I reckon...
>
> Thanks for your help..
>
> -- 
> Stevo
> (pull the PIN to reply by e-mail)
>
There are (or possibly were) at least a couple of books published by Oxford 
Publishing on GWR station layouts, which gave detail geographical layouts 
and signalling plans for selected stations-
'A Historical Survey of Selected Great Western Stations' by R H Clark is the 
title- my Volume 2 carries the ISBN 0 86093 015 7
Brian

"BH Williams"  wrote in message 
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>
<snip>
>>
> There are (or possibly were) at least a couple of books published by 
> Oxford Publishing on GWR station layouts, which gave detail 
> geographical layouts and signalling plans for selected stations-
> 'A Historical Survey of Selected Great Western Stations' by R H 
> Clark is the title- my Volume 2 carries the ISBN 0 86093 015 7

Also a book by Chris Leigh, "GWR Country Stations" [1], Ian Alan ISBN 
0 7110 1108 7 (I have a copy from the first print run but that ISBN 
should be go to go with - or at least cross reference), although the 
book is more an Architectural survey some of the photos show 'typical' 
GWR country station track layouts.

[1] IIRC there was also a second volume.
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Stevo wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> After a long period away from railway modelling I succumbed to the urge 
> again and bought a pristine Hornby Jubilee Edition Albert Hall Set 
> recently, still wrapped from the factory. The bug is itching and I have 
> followed that initial purchase with some additional track and a Flying 
> Scotsman set, just so I can run something in the short term.
> 
> What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR station 
> (or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or even old 
> photographs that might give me the basic design from which to start the 
> layout.
> 
> Being in Australia doesn't help this endeavour, as there isn't a lot of 
> ready reference material so I was wondering if the good folk here might 
> be able to offer some suggestions of where to find such things?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
If you are looking at a particular location Middleton Press do books 
about lines include track layouts and lots of photos and background 
information.

Chris

Chris wrote:
> Stevo wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> After a long period away from railway modelling I succumbed to the
>> urge again and bought a pristine Hornby Jubilee Edition Albert Hall
>> Set recently, still wrapped from the factory. The bug is itching and
>> I have followed that initial purchase with some additional track and
>> a Flying Scotsman set, just so I can run something in the short term.
>>
>> What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR
>> station (or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or
>> even old photographs that might give me the basic design from which
>> to start the layout.
>>
>> Being in Australia doesn't help this endeavour, as there isn't a lot
>> of ready reference material so I was wondering if the good folk here
>> might be able to offer some suggestions of where to find such things?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
> If you are looking at a particular location Middleton Press do books
> about lines include track layouts and lots of photos and background
> information.
>
> Chris

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the information, I will add Middleton Press to my growing 
list of sites to search.

Part of the difficulty I am having is to do with deciding on possible 
locations. From research I know that the Albert Hall was based at 
Fishguard, Swindon and finally Bristol before being decommissioned. It 
might have been elsewhere but I haven't discovered any further details. 
My feeling is to model my layout on the location/s where the Albert Hall 
would have been a regular. So using Google and Google Earth I am 
trolling through locations that might suit. I guess I would also like to 
have at least on major/interesting station as a centre piece, perhaps 
with a major engine staging yard, turntable and sheds. Other stations 
would be of smaller size, either line stations or perhaps terminus's. 
Just an initial plan forming in my sketches so far.

While the Flying Scotsman will not fit to the above exactly, I am 
reasoning that I could run it as a 'Special' of some kind which won't 
look too out of place when the rest of the layout is predominately GWR 
in flavour.

So, I will use all the assistance provided to research but it is taking 
a while to get it all together. So knowing the places, the lines and 
geographic areas is the first step.

Thanks again.

-- 
Stevo
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"Stevo"  wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>> Stevo wrote:
>>>
>>> After a long period away from railway modelling I succumbed to the
>>> urge again and bought a pristine Hornby Jubilee Edition Albert Hall
>>> Set recently, still wrapped from the factory. The bug is itching and
>>> I have followed that initial purchase with some additional track and
>>> a Flying Scotsman set, just so I can run something in the short
>>> term. 
>>>
>>> What I would really like to do is model a layout based on a GWR
>>> station (or two) and I am trying to find a source of track plans or
>>> even old photographs that might give me the basic design from which
>>> to start the layout.
>>>
>>> Being in Australia doesn't help this endeavour, as there isn't a lot
>>> of ready reference material so I was wondering if the good folk here
>>> might be able to offer some suggestions of where to find such
>>> things? 
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>> If you are looking at a particular location Middleton Press do books
>> about lines include track layouts and lots of photos and background
>> information. 
> 
> Thanks for the information, I will add Middleton Press to my growing 
> list of sites to search.
> 
> Part of the difficulty I am having is to do with deciding on possible 
> locations. From research I know that the Albert Hall was based at 
> Fishguard, Swindon and finally Bristol before being decommissioned. It
> might have been elsewhere but I haven't discovered any further
> details. My feeling is to model my layout on the location/s where the
> Albert Hall would have been a regular. So using Google and Google
> Earth I am trolling through locations that might suit. I guess I would
> also like to have at least on major/interesting station as a centre
> piece, perhaps with a major engine staging yard, turntable and sheds.
> Other stations would be of smaller size, either line stations or
> perhaps terminus's. Just an initial plan forming in my sketches so
> far. 
> 
> While the Flying Scotsman will not fit to the above exactly, I am 
> reasoning that I could run it as a 'Special' of some kind which won't 
> look too out of place when the rest of the layout is predominately GWR
> in flavour.
> 
> So, I will use all the assistance provided to research but it is
> taking a while to get it all together. So knowing the places, the
> lines and geographic areas is the first step.

It's your railway. You can do whatever you want. I have FS in 1923
livery on the same layout as a green Class 101 DMU. 

-- 
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>
> It's your railway. You can do whatever you want. I have FS in 1923
> livery on the same layout as a green Class 101 DMU.
>

Which is quite prototypical - assuming you are modelling the period 
1963 - 1968 (or 1972 [1])... - Duh!

[1] if one assumes that FS never received it's second tender
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MartinS wrote:
<snip>

>> While the Flying Scotsman will not fit to the above exactly, I am
>> reasoning that I could run it as a 'Special' of some kind which won't
>> look too out of place when the rest of the layout is predominately
>> GWR in flavour.


> It's your railway. You can do whatever you want. I have FS in 1923
> livery on the same layout as a green Class 101 DMU.

Too true..  and I am not going to get too pedantic about it..  I have a 
couple of plans to hand now, that might do the trick..  but that won't 
stop me looking at others, until I start fixing the track down that 
is...  8-)

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