The Will Valey Railway.
 

Well after a lot of thought and planning including full size drawings I have got the timber to start building the baseboards including the base for the upper station: Wilford Wells.

Wilford Wells is a short branch off a branch from Wilford Junction. The branch line was closed at the beginning of the 1960's and transfered to a presevaton group who already had some stock and were looking for a base. Later th main branch was closed and taken over by the preservationists.

I attach a couple of photos of an initial mock up of Wilford Weels Station with various buildings I have but not those that will be used on the layout. The platforms are standard Hornby and are there just to give some idea of how it might look.

John H-T.

Looks good John but i did'nt think ya mean't being that quick, gotta get the garaged squared up abit first eh.
Anyway i will keep looking for more up dates, all the best......:eek:

Is Wilford Wells a terminus station John?

Yes John.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Look forward to seeing that progress John, Best wishes.
Paul.

In that case I assume that the 3-way pointwork forms part of a runround facility but I can't understand why it is not closer to the end of the line especially if the 5 coach train, shown in the photo, is going to be a typical consist. .........OR am I jumping the gun and reading too much into the photos at the moment?

Good point John. The run round is designed for two coaches. The points are where they are to miss the joints in the baseboard.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

I think it's becoming clearer now:). So the normal procedure would be to push the two-coach train out of the platform, run round and then propel it back into the platform again? The tail on the runround track could also be used to store a spare two-coach set?

Hi John its always a lot of fun starting a new project, the subject sounds great and I wish you well and hope it brings you lots of enjoyment.

Dave.

Dear John, (no, not one of those!)
Nice start, good photos. Could I suggest that platforms are easily and cheaply made by using picture mounting card. Easily available from any art picture framer, it is 2mm thick, solid card which comes in a wide variety of colours. A full sheet will last a lifetime of modelling, most shops have offcuts which are ideal for modelling. Best used with UHU glue for a strong construction.
Cut a few strips each the width of the platform height (don't forget to allow for the 2mm thickness ot the platform surface), and form the front and back of the platform with cross members every 3 inches (or 75mm in new money).
This gives a very strong,rigid construction. With the card, you can cut any shape so curved platforms are easy to make.
Best of luck with your project, I look forward to seeing future results.

Thanks for that Tony. I had something like that in mind but you details are great. They will be especially useful for Wilford Junction which does have partly curved platforms.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Have at long last got round to starting building the baseboards! Full size Railways keep taking up my time! Determined to get them done in the next few weeks so I can settle down to a winter of layout building.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Great news John. The more railway modelling on the forum, the better. :)

Hi John,

Looks like you have an interesting project going on. Keep us posted.

Alex

I know what you mean about the winter modelling John. lately I've been thinking about dismantling my layout "Makerfield" and building something more scenic*, on two levels. It's a massive undertaking though, and I'll need to be brave...

*I'm not happy with some of the decisions made on that one, namely putting the loco shed at the back in a far corner so it is difficult to see & operate, and some of the clearances around bridges and platforms (and the signal gantry, maddeningly... are not right so I can only run certain trains on those lines. All lessons learned though...

Good luck with your project & keep us posted. You were a great help with my layout & it's appreciated!

Pete