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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 1:11:38 GMT
 HI Peeps im building one of my favorite NLL stations canonbury its been in production two years and still painstakingly slow progress I will show some pics. 501s 31s 47s 105 and the 4cor 8th nov 1970 NLL tour will also be included on this layout pics to follow  .
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 1:28:10 GMT
Heres pics so far...  station side.  the freight side.  ticket office.  ....and ticket machine  pics so far more later ones to add.  The rear of the station masters house in progress. The old entrance leading up next to the station house.  these are the latest pics to date. the foot bridge with lighted lamp in progress.  out look with.... whiskas cat boxes??  looking up south   end platform where signal box and shed will be.  ticket office and walk through.   on platform for broadstreet .  the freight side.  lit ticket office .  To date is where it is. Lots and lots of more headaches to do but im sure will be rewarding in the end. As well as lights i have stop and go home station signals and electric dc powered points and a sound 501 emu which is on youtube. keep the north london line alive how ever modern it gets. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2011 7:33:09 GMT
Thanks Broadtrain1979 for an intriguing insight into the apalling state of the various structures. Can you date these please, just the year would do? The late 60s / early 70s saw so much demolition of interesting but delapidated NLR structures. Platform facilites were reduced to the basic bus shelters, rare examples of these having been 'preserved' by LOROL at South Hampstead and Kilburn High Rd, both now resplendent in Overground creamy-grey! Sadly these two structures were not listed in the recent batch, I can't think why not .........
I digress into incredulity ......
Only the No 2 DC lines' platforms were used, by that time 3-car 501s from Richmond and peak services from Watford, some were 6-cars, along with the odd 3-car from Willesden LL bay, most via Primrose Hill.
LM services to Tring or Bletchley had ceased from 1966-7, the GN services from 1976,with electrification and the arrival of the 313s on the GN&City 'big tube' lines to Moorgate.
To my mind this was another nail in the coffin as BR continued to squeeze the service. BR's hand was forced to do do something in the early 80s, following the relative success of the GLC funded Stratford - Camden Road shuttle, care of 'Ken and Dave' and their pro-rail policies. And of course Broadgate.
At Canonbury, anything not used was demolished and / or just fenced off. Highbury & Islington and Cally Rd were similarly treated, and remained so until the current upgrades.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2011 7:45:58 GMT
Thanks Broadtrain1979 for an intriguing insight into the apalling state of the various structures. Can you date these please, just the year would do? The late 60s / early 70s saw so much demolition of interesting but delapidated NLR structures. Platform facilites were reduced to the basic bus shelters, rare examples of these having been 'preserved' by LOROL at South Hampstead and Kilburn High Rd, both now resplendent in Overground creamy-grey! Sadly these two structures were not listed in the recent batch, I can't think why not ......... I digress into incredulity ...... Only the No 2 DC lines' platforms were used, by that time 3-car 501s from Richmond and peak services from Watford, some were 6-cars, along with the odd 3-car from Willesden LL bay, most via Primrose Hill. LM services to Tring or Bletchley had ceased from 1966-7, the GN services from 1976,with electrification and the arrival of the 313s on the GN&City 'big tube' lines to Moorgate. To my mind this was another nail in the coffin as BR continued to squeeze the service. BR's hand was forced to do do something in the early 80s, following the relative success of the GLC funded Stratford - Camden Road shuttle, care of 'Ken and Dave' and their pro-rail policies. And of course Broadgate. At Canonbury, anything not used was demolished and / or just fenced off. Highbury & Islington and Cally Rd were similarly treated, and remained so until the current upgrades. More NLL gloom ;D Unfortunately this layout no longer exists but a replacement is rumoured to be built at some point in the future. Some of the stock in the video now appears on my Croxley Wiggenhall Road Depot layout at Shows www.croxleywiggenhallroaddepot.co.uk/myblog/Xerces Fobe |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 16:50:19 GMT
Impressive, you have got the dilapidated and run down look perfectly, well done. my cats like Whiskas to!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 19:48:08 GMT
Quality work sir! Can't wait to see some pics with trains. Cross London freight at that time would have been a cosmopolitan mix with regards to motive power. The class 16s had gone in 1968 but the 15s were still running and Stratford still had class 20s (pilot scheme ones too). 33s, 73s and 74's all visited the NLL regularly at that time although the chances are that the 74s would have needed help home! Western Hydraulics would have been reasonably common. There are pictures of NBL class 22s and 'Hymeks' at Stratford! Remember that the Midland still had 27s in England to at this stage. The last of them didn't venture north to Scotland until '70 or '71. Don't forget the annual 'Hastings' DEMU trip to Spalding flower show or the 2-BIL tour.....
What a great line to model! Keep up the good work.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2011 21:55:10 GMT
. Don't forget the annual 'Hastings' DEMU trip to Spalding flower show or the 2-BIL tour..... What a great line to model! Keep up the good work. Hi Glyn in another place on the internet Braodtrain and I exchange lots of informatiin etc and there are plans a foot for an event next May which you might well be interested in! Xerces Fobe |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2012 18:28:51 GMT
Hi peeps  been a fair while have been slowly working on canonbury a bit more have some street lamps up and some newer pics  front of station house  canonbury north road and to the left is canonbury south road  wallace road.  from the n0'1 lines side view. Earley evening with lamps on.  ....and night .  24 on a freight working to willesden  37 on short goods to stratford  501 emu waits at canonbury for 4.23pm to broadstreet 1975  501 emu leaves for a richmond bound train 1975  Thats it for timebeing . Mark. |
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HI Peeps im building one of my favorite NLL stations canonbury its been in production two years and still painstakingly slow progress I will show some pics. 501s 31s 47s 105 and the 4cor 8th nov 1970 NLL tour will also be included on this layout pics to follow 
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been a fair while have been slowly working on canonbury
