Train services on Leeds Sovereign Street and Crown Point Yard are simple and easy to operate.
Leeds Central Station (the next station down from Sovereign Street) actually closed in 1967, but I use modeler's licence and the station is still open in 1972
With the lines being secondary routes the trains operated are Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) from/to Leeds Central to Wakefield Kirkgate, Leeds Central to Dewsbury Market Place, Leeds Central to Wetherby. A Class 121 Unit runs Leeds Central to Seacroft.
A DMU bound for Dewsbury and Class 121 at the junction.
There are trains of two carriages and diesel locomotive on the following routes;
Leeds Central to York, Leeds Central to Goole and Leeds Central to Castleford.
The timetable used is the 1966 Leeds Central one. Trains arriving at Central Station on the Main Lines North, West & South exchange engines before carrying on with their journies. The locomotives arriving then run light to Crown Point Yard for refuelling ready for their next turn of duty.
Locomotives from Stourton Freight Yard and Balm Road Quarry Sidings also run light to Crown Point, refuel and return.
Sometimes to add more variety, I have diverted trains off the Main Line. Then we may see a London to Leeds Pullman service, 'Thames - Clyde', 'Thames - Forth' or Liverpool to Newcastle expresses.
Then there is the Holiday Excursions, a Soccer Special.
Add a few freight trains and I am busy. A real, living railroad.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Class 47 47587 County of Hertfordshire on a Royal Mail Parcels Service from Doncaster to Leeds Central. At the rear is a passenger carriage. British Railways would pay Royal Mail to add the coach on to the train. It saved BR running the service themselves.
The same train at Crown Point.
Class 27 27037 at Crown Point Yard. It is a Glasgow Eastfield based locomotive,, easily identified by the 'dog' on the side.
A drop of oil here. A drop of oil there.
Class 52 D1013 Western Ranger at Crown Point Yard.
Thanks Mark. The tank cars belong to my son, and they 'live' on my layout. My son doesn't like weathering his items. They fit in with the timeframe of the layout of just been built, so look brand new.
Looks great, David!
Those Shell tank cars look like they just came out of the factory.
Mark P.
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Class 26 26016 is passing Roseville School with the evening oil train
The rear of the train at the crossing.
Engines have been changed and is now passing Crown Point Yard.
Now waiting at the signal. Class 25 25218 in charge.
The young girl is in trouble for not doing her share of work.
Is the boy in trouble and the Policeman admonishing him, or is the lad asking the Policeman a question?
A long way from home. The Highland Stag on the side of Class 25 25218 tells us it is an Inverness, Scotland based engine and is heading south to Immingham, England.
It is evening. The 1718 London Kings X to Leeds Central Pullman service arrival into Leeds is running late due signal failure on the main line. It to being diverted on to the secondary route past Crown Point and Leeds Sovereign Street, then to Leeds Central. Here we see it passing Marston's Yard D9004 Queen's Own Highlander in charge.
Another evening shot. This time D1008 Western Harrier is diverted because of engineering works. She is on the Newcastle to Liverpool service due into Leeds Central at 1814. Here she is at the junction.
And passing Roseville Station. The Christmas lights are on in the village.
FowlmereRR David - I love your pictures, and your whole modelling ethos., Great work. I especially liked the "SOLD" painted on the old loco. Now, you have to wonder, has it been sold for scrap (booo!) or to an enthusiastic restorer so that one day it may live again Bob ( a Cambs Brit).
David - I love your pictures, and your whole modelling ethos., Great work.
I especially liked the "SOLD" painted on the old loco. Now, you have to wonder, has it been sold for scrap (booo!) or to an enthusiastic restorer so that one day it may live again
Bob ( a Cambs Brit).
Thanks John. It is an easy layout to operate and is enjoyable to build.
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. You do a great job with your layout.
York1 John
I asked my doctor if I gave up delicious food and all alcohol, would I live longer? He said, "No, but it will seem longer."
Signals at go. The 1705 Leeds Central to Dewsbury Market Place DMU departing Leeds Sovereign Street Station.
A view from the control area.
Just how I like it. Knowing an engine is there, but can hardly see it. Class 58 58001 (top right) is approaching the stop signal at the junction on its way to Balm Road Yard.
A little running session.
A new purchase. A LMS Class 5 locomotive given a run. Entering Leeds Sovereign Street Station.
A Class 121 Leeds Central to Seacroft railcar waits at the signal whilst a 'late' diverted Liverpool to Newcastle train clears the junction.
Happy modeling.
Sometimes trains do not have to be running to enjoy railroad modeling.
Getting ready for a goods train to arrive atClarence Dock.
A quiet time at the junction
NorthBritMake the layout unique.
David,
Thanks for the inspiration!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter NorthBrit See what you see and not what you thought you saw. Thanks, Dave
NorthBrit See what you see and not what you thought you saw.
Thanks,
If you go to a Mall or store wait a few minutes and watch the people going in or coming out. How they suddenly stop and other people cannot pass. They see someone and stop to talk. Are they at the shopping trolley park? Is someone else waiting to return their trolley? Is there any birds on the ground? Take a photograph.
One little scene, a lot going on. A little scene that puts a layout up a notch.
Look at how the 'Greats' in Model Railroading do. Pelle Søeborg etc. Why are they 'Great'. Just follow their principal. Mostly it is little (plausible) cameos all around the layout. Cameos of believable scenes.
Anyone can do it. Just look at the picture you took at the Mall and put it on your layout. See what you see and not what you thought.
Look at a family walking in the street. Where are the kids? Are they in front? Behind? Have they seen something? Are they looking up at something; maybe a military airplane? Look again. Not an airplane but snowflakes. (It is not always Summer. )
If we look at life differently we see what we see.
Make the layout unique.
Happy modeling
NorthBritSee what you see and not what you thought you saw.
I think I understand what you mean. Time will tell if my understanding actually translates into scenes that are as interesting as yours.
Thanks for your comments, Dave.
I was told some time back when doing scenery to do what you see and not what you think you see. Nature is many colors of the same thing; even when together.
Earth is many colors of brown. There are 'fifty shades of green' intermingling into one. The sky is not just blue and/or white. It is not always 'Summer'. Trees are differnt sizes; even the same type. Nature is not 'HO scale'.
Then do little cameos of life. Two or three people talking can be still there in five years time and still look right. Vehicles and people at a rail crossing. A delivery vehicle outside the store whilst the driver is inside the store. Just make sure the vehicle is relative to the store. Every so often move any vehicles not in a cameo around. You will see a different scene
Somebody under a vehicle doing repairs. Only the legs showing and a 'few tools' nearby. Somebody cleaning the windows of their house and they ar disturbed by a neighbor and they talk. There are millions more.
Simple little tricks that are common in real life.
Do not follow the usual stereotype layout. Dare to be different. Make your layout stand out from the crowd.
See what you see and not what you thought you saw.
I am still working on it.
NorthBritAgnes Marston is just going to the local store with her dog 'Prince' leading. It is 1970s dogs did not have to leads to keep them close to their owners. The car is a Hillman Imp. Charlie Marston must have made a sale at the scrap yard. Across the road from the Marston's house , Joe Johnson's fence is in need of repair. I shall have to make a little cameo of him repairing it.
Hi David,
More great scenes!! I dearly hope that when I get to the scenery stage that I will have enough patience to create such intricately detailed scenes. You are an excellent modeller!!
Cheers!!
An overall view of Clarence Dock with the new bckscene section added.
Agnes Marston is just going to the local store with her dog 'Prince' leading. It is 1970s dogs did not have to leads to keep them close to their owners.
The car is a Hillman Imp. Charlie Marston must have made a sale at the scrap yard.
Across the road from the Marston's house , Joe Johnson's fence is in need of repair. I shall have to make a little cameo of him repairing it.
Two scenes showing the new backscene at Clarence Dock
The overall view
Kevin. Glad to have helped.
NorthBrit The crane is from an Austrian company 'Kleinbahn'.
I found it. Thank you for the information. It looks like it is an older model.
There is a lot of potential for a great piece of equipment.
Added to my project list...
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Lastpikemike. That crane looks a really nice. You shuld post a picture of it on your layout.
Kevin The crane is from an Austrian company 'Kleinbahn'.
I did have a 75t crane, but it was difficult to run with it being so long. I looked for one a little smaller, yet 'looked the part'. Kleinbahn came to the rescue.
I have been waiting over 9 months for a 15t crane to arrive to run on Clarence Dock.
NorthBritA new purchase. A 45t crane in its new home at Crown Point Yard.
I am loving that model, who made it?
The boom would need to be replaced with something more solid and American looking, but I think I could make it work.
A new purchase. A 45t crane in its new home at Crown Point Yard.
In 1914 at the outbreak of WW1 the British Government asked Companies to build railguns to protect coastal towns on the East Coast. The North East Railway Company (NER) built a railgun in one week. Leeds Kirkstall Forge built one in ten days (KF1) Here is a model of the gun. I built it from the chassis up.
I hope the missing pictures now show.
NorthBritI have gone through all the photographs I have posted and all are showing okay? I have posted them through Flikr. Which ones are not showing at your end?
Which ones are not showing at your end?
The track plan from page one of the thread doesn't show up, and the two in the post that starts out "Still working on the backscene at Clarence Dock" (here's the link to the first of those, if it helps: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50515278263_7936a04692_c.jpg). Also the image in the post starting "My reference etc. library" doesn't show up.
Very sorry to hear about your wife's difficulties. Horrible.
I really enjoy your photos. You have some great scenes set up on the layout.