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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 17:52:57 GMT
I have decided to take the layout off the exhibition circuit as it has now become an onerous task to take to shows both in teems of size and effort and van hire costs. Our last show at the LT Museum was fraught with problems due to issues with the extension and a faulty DCC Power Supply. I plan to finish the extension to the layout off and run it at home. I am considering about building something much smaller to exhibit and had a couple of ideas and have decided to model a layout based on Watford High Street Station  [/URL] Layout DescriptionA 4mm model railway layout based on elements of the LNWR/ LMS/ British Railways/ Underground/ Overground’s Watford High Street Station. The layout covers the era from the early 1920’s to the present day and beyond! The trains on the layout range from LNWR Oerlikon EMU’s, Tube Trains to those of the future, Metropolitan Line S Stock that will appear at the real station once when the Croxley Link is completed later this decade. Third and forth rail Conductor rails have been installed with the majority of the trains being EMU’s or Underground stock. The station roof as per the prototype is supported from the station sidewalls and not the platform. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 20:56:46 GMT
Before realising which forum this post was in, I read "Watford High Street Station - New Layout" and wondered how on earth NR/TfL had managed to change the down-in-the-cutting layout at all! Oops.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 22:14:45 GMT
There will be some modellers licence applied Class 501's and S Stock across the platform for a start!
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Post by spsmiler on Aug 8, 2015 22:55:35 GMT
Will the southbound Bakerloos be going to Camberwell? Or just Elephant?
Will southbound 501's (etc) be going to Broad Street via Primrose Hill, Broad Street via Hampstead Heath? (as well as Euston).
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Post by peterc on Aug 8, 2015 23:14:59 GMT
@citi
You aren't the only one!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 6:53:10 GMT
The stock on the layout will be mostly from my Coxkey Wiggenhall Road layout with some new additions with trains running to Elephant & Castle, Eustom, Broad Street, Croxley Green. Aldgate, Baker Street Ricmansworth Church Street. There will be some ECS trains to and from Croxley Green Depot and the occasional freight train.
The main point if this layout is to be smaller and easier to transport, quick to assemble with a reduction in the stock we take to Shows ; so you may well see totally different stock at each exhibitions
The S Stock and 1959 Stock are the latest additions to my fleet.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 21:52:13 GMT
Update -All baseboards now built platform and canopy completed, station building under construction!
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Sept 10, 2015 22:08:46 GMT
Update -All baseboards now built platform and canopy completed, station building under construction! XF ......and where are the "in-progress" pictures then eh Nige? I'm sure it's not just me that enjoys seeing these sort of projects under construction from the ground up.  |
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Post by bassmike on Sept 11, 2015 11:41:04 GMT
Have you got your Heljan B0B0 yet? if so what do you think of it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 19:48:10 GMT
Update -All baseboards now built platform and canopy completed, station building under construction! XF ......and where are the "in-progress" pictures then eh Nige? I'm sure it's not just me that enjoys seeing these sort of projects under construction from the ground up. Fair point - my apologies  The baseboards have just been completed along with a platform and canopy and the station building is under construction.    More info on my Facebook Page www.facebook.com/CroxleyWRDMore info on will on my posted on Facebook page too! XF |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 19:53:58 GMT
Have you got your Heljan B0B0 yet? if so what do you think of it? I have it is superb the best Heljan 00 model I have seen!  XF |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 12:32:53 GMT
Another photo of the station building which is constructed from parts from an engine kits I had left over fom my Croxley WRD layout. The roof is going to be a challenge!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2015 17:58:52 GMT
 [/URL] Watford High Street Platform  Watford High Street platform canopy painted XF |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2015 21:15:52 GMT
A Big Change At Watford! I realised that my planned Watford High Street Station model was nearly 3ft of layout and 8ft of fiddle yard and not viable and decided not to proceed with the new layout inn this form I have now come up with a cunning plan to change the model to a cross between Watford High Street Station and Watford Met which will give far more opportunities for better operation. The track layout is very similar to Watford Met. The station is a mixture of Watford Met and Watford High Street and is a terminus. l  Here is how the station is connected to the rest of Watford"s Railways  XF |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 18:54:20 GMT
  The station throat junction and the station sign |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 22:35:45 GMT
 A final tweak of the track plan to make it more operationally interesting and even more like Watford Met! XF |
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Post by metroland on Oct 30, 2015 16:25:54 GMT
Is that Code 100 rail? I know at one time you were seriously considering NOT using 75 after experience on the old layout.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2015 21:53:36 GMT
Is that Code 100 rail? I know at one time you were seriously considering NOT using 75 after experience on the old layout. Code 100 rules on this layout as it makes it easier to install 3/4 rail. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 10:52:56 GMT
Watford Clarendon Road will be attending the Epping Railway Circle Show on November 7th 2015. This more of a demo of the layout which is still under construction with hopefully with limited service due to the engineering works! www.eppingrailwaycircle.com/contact-…/exhibition-2010 Please ignore the error on this page all the info about the exhibition is on this page |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 19:03:56 GMT
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Post by metroland on Nov 8, 2015 21:40:46 GMT
I don't envy you having to work out the geometry of 3rd and 4th rails!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 22:49:14 GMT
I don't envy you having to work out the geometry of 3rd and 4th rails! A case of if the shoe fits  XF |
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Post by trt on Nov 10, 2015 14:40:37 GMT
Liking the backdrop.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 21:36:53 GMT
Thanks to the Watford Museum which is in a building that was part of Benskins Brewery for providing me with a photo of the Brewery which I edited out the cars, reapaired a couple of damaged areas and then enlarged it and mounted the photo on some light backing board. This backscene was going to feature on my Croxley WiggenHall Road Depot Layout amd might still do so if I decided to exhibit it again ever XF |
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