Colne Blackpool.

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Thu May 27, 2004 5:46 am

Is anybody interested in creating a route from Colne to Blackpool? I would be happy to help with scenery.Track distance is about fifty miles i think.

terrycunliffe · Post by **terrycunliffe** » Thu May 27, 2004 7:45 am

boeing126 wrote:Is anybody interested in creating a route from Colne to Blackpool? I would be happy to help with scenery.Track distance is about fifty miles i think.

Would be part of NWE V3. (At planning stage

)
Terry

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:39 am

Oh sorry Terry am stepping on toes again.

terrycunliffe · Post by **terrycunliffe** » Thu May 27, 2004 11:16 am

boeing126 wrote:Oh sorry Terry am stepping on toes again.

No, quite the contrary, Alan.... no one 'owns' a route, and if you want to build it, then please go ahead with my blessing. I've hung up my virtual theodolite (for the time being

) and spending my MSTS time on writing a few activities, so there would be nowt additional from me on the route building front in the short to medium term.
Cheers,
Terry

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:15 pm

Well if i could get somebody to do the track i would be interested so i will see how it goes.

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 11:51 pm

Hi boeing126!
I'm just in the VERY early stages of building Skipton-Colne! If all goes as well as I hope, I intend to continue on Westwards to Blackburn (my home town). This is definitely not "vapourware", but will be a long, long time before it's going to be shown to anyone (except a selected few people who have provided me with valuable route info!)
Good Luck if you go ahead with Blackpool-Colne. It WAS a very interesting line in Steam days.

Dave H.

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:02 pm

Nice one dave,Dont forget the viaduct just as you leave Burnley central towards Rose grove.

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:40 pm

.........and Accrington Viaduct.........and Colne (Primet) Viaduct........etc, etc, etc! AAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH!

LOL

Dave H

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:20 pm

Well Dave once you have cracked the first one the others should be a doddle.Tell you what though Rose grove shunting yard might be a bit of a challenge laying the track.

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:03 pm

I tell ya what! I'm having enough trouble laying out Colne, with all its sidings 'n coal yard 'n shed 'n turntable etc! To save myself a load of grief and frustration, I've decided to start laying track from Foulridge, working in both directions. At least I can save the "track-intensive" bits at Skipton and colne till towards the end.
Hopefully I will have got to grips with UKFS by the time I'm ready to extend Southwards!!! (I'm secretly looking forward to seeing RoseGrove and Lower Darwen MPD's, as my youth was spent there!)

Cheers

Dave H.

CLIFFB · Post by **CLIFFB** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:06 am

Wish you every success with this route, Dave, as it was my home line in the 1950's and 1960's (Colne lad then). Colne would indeed be a tough place to start, what with the extensive Colne North yard and Colne South carriage maintenance sheds and sidings back then.

Do you have the Foxline Publications 'Railways of Colne' book? It's chock full of great pics, track diagrams etc If you can't get it, I could loan you my copy. I also have a book 'Railways of Craven' by Donald Binns that has a couple of excellent photos of Earby Station and the Barnoldswick ( "Barlick") Branch, which I presume you'd be including.

All the best with the route.

Cliff

ThamesClyde · Post by **ThamesClyde** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:17 am

I've got an issuse of Backtrack with Colne in if you havent already got it by the way.
Simon

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:02 am

Thanks Cliff and Simon!!
I've already got several books on the area, and am eagerly awaiting "Railways of Colne" arriving in the post! (decided to lash out a few bob!). I think I'm pretty well stocked with trackplans now for the entire length from Skipton to Colne, including the Barlick branch
The only think I'm missing really now is a set of Gradient Plans. The line was actually fairly level with no major inclines (max about 1:141), but that info would really help.
I'm planning on getting all the terrain and track sorted out (got most of the trackBED in place, with just a few tweaks here and there), before I even think about all the structures. I'll probably look through everything already available to see if I can utilise existing models, but there are bound to be some "custom" jobs needed! Never having (yet!) created any new models for TS, it's going to be a challenge, but I AM prepared to give it a try before screaming "Help"!
Irregular updates may be posted, but don't expect anything really worthwhile looking at for a LONG time! I do have a "real world" life, and this is not going to take over my life! (He says, looking at a desk full of trackplans, maps and photos of Sk-C!!!!)

cheers guys,

Dave H.

boeing126 · Post by **boeing126** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 2:56 pm

Hey Dave speaking of gradients dont forget about Padiham brew now that is a climb.

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:42 pm

Dont know if youve got it, but ive a book at home called 'Journey Through East Lancashire' might be usefull as a bit of a reference.

Can get the details of it if you want?

Chris

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