Peterborough North

[FarrMan]

I'm not that familiar with this area, but I'll plump for Pelaw.

 

Lloyd

[St Enodoc]

So many to choose from, as well as those mentioned so far - Foss Islands and Cliff Common at each end of the DVLR; Battersby; Ryhope Grange; anywhere on Teesside; but in the end I too am going for Market Weighton.

[31A]

Selby.

[Jon4470]

I agree that Market Weighton has a lot going for it. 

 

Then I started to think about other options. Whitby West Cliff was interesting with the steep climb to the coast route. 

 

Finally I settled on another Junction with a steep climb, more of an up and over really, Malton.

 

 

[LNER4479]

I'll go for Whitby West Cliff, with the connecting line looping down under the impressive Larpool viaduct to connect into the line out of Whitby that's so well-known today.

[great northern]

We have a J6 drifting along the engine road, with the Engineer's buildings as a backdrop.

 

 

and we also have the 5.50am KX- Grantham, only 4 coaches, but apparently regularly Pacific or V2 hauled. An untimmed A3 this morning, and doesn't it show. Ladas will be seen to in due course, when it will also get the single chimney it should have in my time frame.

 

 

[Woodcock29]

Don't know much about this area so I'll go for Market Weighton as well. Missed yesterday's poll as I was too engrossed in England surviving against and then defeating Pakistan but I would have gone for Grantham as well.

[drmditch]

I do like Market Weighton, but will plump for Grosmont.

After all, it's still there.

 

Good pre1948 traffic as well, and plenty of studies for modelling.

[great northern]

Ladas is going to wait for a while, so a 9F can silde past and make its way into the yards.

 

 

Here it is moving back onto, and about to cross, both main lines.

 

 

I tried a new angle here, but to my eyes it doesn't work. Far too much blankness on the right. Your opinions would be appreciated though.

[landscapes]

On 08/08/2020 at 09:26, great northern said:

Still on the goods workings, as both coal going up and empties coming down are pushed through before the expresses get going. We've found a new vantage point to look at the WD.

 

 

and there's an 02 going south.

 

 

That wiggly ladder will be fixed. I'm not saying when, but it will be done.

Morning Gilbert

 

Thats a great photo of the WD passing the signal box, weathered to perfection.

 

Regards

 

David

[37Oban]

If not too late Market Weighton

[great northern]

Less interest this time, only 10 votes, 4 of which were for Market Weighton, the clear winner.

 

We'll go down south again today. Country junctions in the south west of England. And no arguments about what constitutes the south west. Even if we haven't been there, surely we have seen pictures of some lovely settings in that part of the world?

[David Bell]

I will go with Yatton

[St Enodoc]

Par, of course.

[LNER4479]

Halwill Junction, on the Southern's 'withered arm'

(from disused stations website)

 

It was here that the line from Exeter (via Okehampton) split three ways (northwards to Padstow, Bude and Barnstaple). As a result, there was a lot of splitting and combining of trains at the station, including the famous Atlantic Coast Express (ACE). Perfect excuse for big locos; small trains!

 

[great northern]

8 minutes ago, LNER4479 said:

Halwill Junction, on the Southern's 'withered arm'

(from disused stations website)

 

It was here that the line from Exeter (via Okehampton) split three ways (northwards to Padstow, Bude and Barnstaple). As a result, there was a lot of splitting and combining of trains at the station, including the famous Atlantic Coast Express (ACE). Perfect excuse for big locos; small trains!

 

Yes, that says everything about delightful rural railways. It would need plenty of space to model correctly though at least in width terms.

[LNER4479]

As well you know Gilbert, prototype railway stations generally come in two sizes - LARGE and ENORMOUS.

Edited August 9, 2020 by LNER4479

[Oldddudders]

4 minutes ago, LNER4479 said:

Halwill Junction, on the Southern's 'withered arm'

(from disused stations website)

 

It was here that the line from Exeter (via Okehampton) split three ways (northwards to Padstow, Bude and Barnstaple). As a result, there was a lot of splitting and combining of trains at the station, including the famous Atlantic Coast Express (ACE). Perfect excuse for big locos; small trains!

 

How right you are. Another vote for Halwill please. In that pic, the point rodding on the left had to be moved in the '20s to allow construction of the North Devon & Cornwall Junction platform, that being the Barnstaple route, built by Col Stevens. My layout includes almost all the track layout shown here, except for the yard. The splitting and joining was exactly what attracted me, with running round and shunting of loaded passenger coaches. And some trains in peak periods were 9 or more coaches long. My last trip through there was 1965, just over a year before closure. 

[The Pilotman]

Another vote for Par. 

[Market65]

I must also vote for Halwill Junction. Just so good for the reasons as already mentioned.

 

Regards,

 

Rob.

[Metropolitan H]

I'm torn, between Yelverton, Evercreech and Templecombe.

 

Regards

Chris H

[simontaylor484]

Par for me too

[Clive Mortimore]

Edington Junction on the S&DJR.

 

One day I will make a model based on its track plan.

 

[TrevorP1]

Country junctions.... Even if were just to get most of the readers of this thread scurrying for their railway atlases, the devil in me wants to vote for St Dennis Junction or Burngullow Junction, possibly even Tolcarn Junction. 
 

However, common sense prevails and my vote goes to Par, still seeing the same kind of traffic that it always did - ie buckets and spades and china clay.

[2750Papyrus]

Another vote for Hawill.