Marcus 37 Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Anybody familiar with Peak Forest up until the late 1990's will be aware of the mud pipe that used to cross the railway line between Peak Forest South sidings and Tunstead. It was always a prominent feature of the landscape due to its height and its long route across the dales. Unfortunately it was demolished along with the bridge that carried it across the railway. Unfortunately I'm not sure when it was demolished, but I'm guessing it was late 90's / early 00's. A picture of the prototype is below. When I first started building the bridge I never really gave the pipe a thought. But then a few posters mentioned it including Fordbank who supplied me with the photograph above. I decided then I would give it ago when the layout was a bit more advanced. Anyway the last couple of days it has been a bit warm for being in the loft so I decided to remove the bridge and make a start on the weathering. Having completed that this afternoon I decided to have a go at making the pipe run over the bridge. So I popped round to the local model shop and purchased various profiles of Plastistruct to make a start. Unfortunately due to height restraints (roof rafters) Ive had to make mine a bit shorter than the original but its still high enough to look imposing like the original. Not finished yet but, here's a couple of pictures of work so far. Shall crack on with a bit more tomorrow. Cheers Marcus 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetrains6 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 That's looking realy good Marcus. Great work Johan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Looks great Marcus. Something a bit different that really makes your layout look like the real area. Great work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 That's nicely done old chap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Finished off the two middle gantries this morning so now the glues nicely set I've put if back together again. Looks slightly better as the pipes level now. It will now be dismantled and the gantries painted before fixing permanently to the base of the bridge. From the pictures the bridge just looks over grown on the deck so I will probably add a strip of hanging basket liner to create this. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie!! Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Layout is looking good, some great traction especially the GBRF class 20. Great work on the bridge too it shall look the part on your layout. Cheers, George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Looking good Marcus. Very unusual. That bridge is bigger than you think when it's off the layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Yeah, your right it does. On the layout the outer walls are hidden by the embankments so you can see less of it. I think being weathered makes it look biggers as well. It is an unusual feature of the area so it was only right to try and incorporate it. It will certainly need a high back scene behind it now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morley Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Please enlighten me (and probably many others) What was the purpose of the mud pipe? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 That looks brilliant Marcus !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Please enlighten me (and probably many others) What was the purpose of the mud pipe? Hi Mike and welcome to the thread. It was Fordbank and Captain Nick of this parish who alerted me to the fact that it was a sludge / mud pipe. I always presumed it was a water main. At a guess it's like the mud pipes at the quarries I work in an out of. (GBRf driver). Water that collects in the quarry workings is pumped out into a settling pond to allow the stone residue / dust to filter out of the water. At Stud Farm quarry the water is reused for dust suspression around the crushing plant and for washing down vehicles before leaving the quarry. Like I say I'm just guessing that was the case at PF. Unfortunately the two above posters haven't been on for a while as they may be able to enlighten us a bit more. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Just had a look on Google Earth to see if the pipe could be traced. Unfortunately the earliest image is 1999 although still interesting the fact the bridge is still intact along with the gantries although the pipe seems to have been removed. Picture below. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Just had a look on Google Earth to see if the pipe could be traced. Unfortunately the earliest image is 1999 although still interesting the fact the bridge is still intact along with the gantries although the pipe seems to have been removed. Picture below. PF.jpg Hi Marcus, I'm no expert on the region but the shadow in the photo suggests to me the pipe is still there? Regards Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Hi Marcus, I'm no expert on the region but the shadow in the photo suggests to me the pipe is still there? Regards Roy Actually I think you're right. Never noticed that, but yes your there is certainly a shadow across the running lines. The pipe work and gantries to the right of the bridge hasn't certainly gone though. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Every time I see this layout, I wanna drive up for a look ! Next time I'm in Stoke for gym contests I'll go up again I think 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekEm8 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The 'pipe bridge' and pipe were removed sometime between May 2004 and August 2005 as seen in the photos below A shot looking towards Peak Forest from Great Rocks 60062,60037 Great Rocks 2nd May 2004 And a shot from Peak Forest towards Great Rocks 60071 Peak Forest 15 August 2005 HTH 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 The 'pipe bridge' and pipe were removed sometime between May 2004 and August 2005 as seen in the photos below A shot looking towards Peak Forest from Great Rocks 60062,60037 Great Rocks 2nd May 2004 60062,60037 GR 020504.jpg And a shot from Peak Forest towards Great Rocks 60071 Peak Forest 15 August 2005 60071 PF 150805.jpg HTH Hi Derek Great pictures. Thank you very much for posting. At least now I've got a rough idea of when the bridge and pipe were demolished. The first picture is interesting with the train in Top & Tail mode. Cheers Marcus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Every time I see this layout, I wanna drive up for a look ! Next time I'm in Stoke for gym contests I'll go up again I think I'm sure you won't be disappointed mate, especially if this weather stays as it is. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Managed to get a bit more done on the bridge over the last couple of days before and after work. The gantries have been painted and fastened to the bridge using Milliput. The benefit of this being I could manipulate them into the upright position on the curved bridge deck. A layer of hanging basket has been glued on and the back removed. This was then teased up, trimmed and a small amount of flock added. To add a bit of contrast to the foliage I've added some brambles which are made from pan scourers. This technique was suggested to me by Fordbank and is demonstrated on his"Reflections of Peak Forest" thread. Here's some pictures of the latest progress. Back out into the garden now to spray some more brambles. Cheers Marcus 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 that looks great david Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 More great pics on the other page Marcus, nice work on the bridge and pipework too. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thanks Chap's A few pints of Enville Ale and lunch in the Bell and Bear then a fast car to The Vine at Clent for a few pints of Butty Bach put pay to any more modelling today. Hic!! Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thanks Chap's A few pints of Enville Ale and lunch in the Bell and Bear then a fast car to The Vine at Clent for a few pints of Butty Bach put pay to any more modelling today. Hic!! Cheers Marcus That's the best time to do rough land cover, hahha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Couldn't even hold a paint brush the right way round at the moment. Trouble is I'm easily lead. HaHaHa!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Bit more progress on the bridge this morning. I've added the flanges to the pipe using micro strip and given the whole lot a coat of paint. Also added some more brambles to the undergrowth. As the Sun's shining I took it out side for a few pictures. Looks so much better in natural lighting as its really brought the colours out in the stone. Almost makes you feel like laying a circuit of track round the garden.......... Cheers Marcus 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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