Fiddlers Ferry to Godley Junction WIP
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:53 pm
Hi all,
Some of you may recall I posted some screen shots of my route, entitled 'Northwest Frontier'. This was an attempt to recreate the CLC line between Warrington and Godley Junction. Due to various issues and a hard drive failure, that route is no longer with us. However, I am currently working on a modernised, semi fictional version of the same route, extending to Fiddlers Ferry Power station. The scenario is that the Woodhead Route never closed and was upgraded to 25kv operation. This allowed the CLC line from Godley Junction to Warrington Arpley to remain open and become an important artery for transporting coal to Fiddlers Ferry. The route is still in its very early days, but I thought I would give you a few taster shots of what's to come. As I said above, It is semi fictional in that the lines between Latchford /Skelton Junction and Cheadle Junction and Woodley, closed in the early 1980's. As such, some stations that disappeared years ago have been revived in RW, but might not be 100% accurate. In addition, a proposed station at Wythenshawe has been added. (Apparently this is still on the cards in the real world). I've managed to gain access to a gradient profile, so I'm trying to match the gradients as best I can. The whole route will be just shy of 30 miles, end to end.
James
Approach to Fiddlers Ferry power station
Arrival sidings at Fiddlers Ferry
The unloading bunker
Heading towards Warrington
Approaching Warrington Bank Quay (Low Level station)
Same as above
Class 60 stabled on the DMU siding at WBQ low level.
Arpley Yard
Arpley 'box
Approaching Thelwall viaduct
On the approach to Broadheath station
Broadheath station from street level
Skelton Junction, looking towards Broadheath
Skelton Junction
Wythenshawe station
Northenden cement sidings
Freightliner 66 standing in the Northenden waste disposal centre sidings.
Higher level view of the above
Some of you may recall I posted some screen shots of my route, entitled 'Northwest Frontier'. This was an attempt to recreate the CLC line between Warrington and Godley Junction. Due to various issues and a hard drive failure, that route is no longer with us. However, I am currently working on a modernised, semi fictional version of the same route, extending to Fiddlers Ferry Power station. The scenario is that the Woodhead Route never closed and was upgraded to 25kv operation. This allowed the CLC line from Godley Junction to Warrington Arpley to remain open and become an important artery for transporting coal to Fiddlers Ferry. The route is still in its very early days, but I thought I would give you a few taster shots of what's to come. As I said above, It is semi fictional in that the lines between Latchford /Skelton Junction and Cheadle Junction and Woodley, closed in the early 1980's. As such, some stations that disappeared years ago have been revived in RW, but might not be 100% accurate. In addition, a proposed station at Wythenshawe has been added. (Apparently this is still on the cards in the real world). I've managed to gain access to a gradient profile, so I'm trying to match the gradients as best I can. The whole route will be just shy of 30 miles, end to end.
James
Approach to Fiddlers Ferry power station
Arrival sidings at Fiddlers Ferry
The unloading bunker
Heading towards Warrington
Approaching Warrington Bank Quay (Low Level station)
Same as above
Class 60 stabled on the DMU siding at WBQ low level.
Arpley Yard
Arpley 'box
Approaching Thelwall viaduct
On the approach to Broadheath station
Broadheath station from street level
Skelton Junction, looking towards Broadheath
Skelton Junction
Wythenshawe station
Northenden cement sidings
Freightliner 66 standing in the Northenden waste disposal centre sidings.
Higher level view of the above
) - this looks far better