Longroyd Bridge & Bargate Railway

[Brian Mosby]

I am planing a New layout heres the background to the railway

Longroyd Bridge & Bargate Railway

History of the railway.
The Longroyd Bridge & Bargate Railway opened in 1899, just 9 months after the L&BR. The railway was built to move wool around the Valley .
At the opening of the railway, the line ran from Linthwaite goods via Titanic mill to the Globe mill, with a branch off to James Dyson Ltd Dyeworks & George Cook Ltd Longfield Dyeworks, running down Manchester road.
Quickly the line expanded up & down the valley with most mills having at least one siding, with the Titanic mill having the largest yard
At 1st coal for the mills boilers were transferred  into narrow gauge wagons, but as the line got bigger the amount of coal moved was taking to much time. So the railway ordered some transporter wagons to move the standard gauge wagons.

The Longroyd Bridge & Bargate Railway added  to some of the rolling stock orders, that the L&BR had placed. The only differences were -  the coaches were in Varnished Teak livery. Also the locos were from other loco builders.
After WW1 the railway bought ex-WD wagons.
The main traffic is - chemicals/dyes & wool products that came in & out of the local mills & dyeworks plus coal.

When the L&BR closed is 1935, the Longroyd Bridge & Bargate railway picked up some of the stock from the scrapmen that attended the sale.


100_6773 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

[clayliner]

Shall follow this with interest. No connection with the James Dyson who makes vacuum cleaners (nearly said Hoovers!) then?

David.

[Brian Mosby]

Shall follow this with interest. No connection with the James Dyson who makes vacuum cleaners (nearly said Hoovers!) then?

David.

not that i know of James Dyson Ltd Dyeworks was going when i was a kid at the end of the road

[clayliner]

It's nice that you - like, I suspect, many of us - are incorporating some personal history and memories into your railway.

Given your undoubted modelling skills I'm surprised that you are buying R-T-R coaches!! But I guess it will save time and no doubt you will run plenty of handbuilt stock as well.

David.

[Brian Mosby]

It's nice that you - like, I suspect, many of us - are incorporating some personal history and memories into your railway.

Given your undoubted modelling skills I'm surprised that you are buying R-T-R coaches!! But I guess it will save time and no doubt you will run plenty of handbuilt stock as well.

David.

Hi David so far the L&B coaches i am using are the Brynkits kits see link & in a up coming 009 news not planing on Bying the peco coaches but will be using some of the wagons
http://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=1241.msg9459#new

[Brian Mosby]

Well this build went out of the window this year
the plan has changed so i am not using the plan above

I have the 1st of the scenic board to hand & built & in todays post arrived the mill kit from the USA

this is the kit
http://shop.railwaydesign.com/collections/railway-design-associates/products/delaney-iron-works

including shiping it cost

[Brian Mosby]

The Next 2 building need changing to make them look more british

the bridge comes with a pitched roof but on the mills around Me there flat roof so have change this

007 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

the 2nd building is the brick one & will be the office

006 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

005 by Mozzer models, on Flickr


the 3rd building comes witha clearstory roof but non of the mills around me are like this so agsin i have changed this

004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

every thing was given a coat of gray primmer apart from the brick building which has jad a coat of red primmer & once dry I sat them on the baseboards with some loses track


008 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

009 by Mozzer models, on Flickr


Now the track plan
I have gone for a passing loop with 2 siddings so will need 4 points


012 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

013 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

014 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

Last night i got on well painting the buildings
& on a good note the roofing arrived in todays post orded late 22nd not bad to say the time of year

once i have fitted the roofs i will post more photos

[Brian Mosby]

well the 1st set of building are getting there

heres the brick building with the bridge across to the stone one

001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

To cover the join in the roof i have used a ladder

004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

& heres the concreat building

005 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

006 by Mozzer models, on Flickr



thats it for 2 days or so

[Hugh Norwood]

Very nice looking mince pies - oops sorry - models!  :)

[Brian Mosby]

Very nice looking mince pies - oops sorry - models!  :)

Home made mince pies with home made mince meat by the end of today they will be all gone


;D :o ::) :P

[Brian Mosby]

just niped up to the Loft & taken thse photos

003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

[Brian Mosby]

Tonight i have glued on the photo backscene

photos to follow tomorrow

[Brian Mosby]

here are some photos

Dean shunting the mill

001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

Amelia on the up passinger train

002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr




003 by Mozzer models, on Flickr


004 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

005 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

006 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

[tedp]

All of a sudden it looks VERY different! That's what a backscene does to a layout.

Good idea to fit the backscene before you build the scenery. You'll be able to tailor the foreground scenery to the backscene.

[Brian Mosby]

All of a sudden it looks VERY different! That's what a backscene does to a layout.

Good idea to fit the backscene before you build the scenery. You'll be able to tailor the foreground scenery to the backscene.

thats the Plan Ted