LarryG
Western Thunderer
The map shows the Dee Valley line a Corwen in red, the fictional east junction coming off the Ruthin Branch in blue and the fictional diversion into land closer to the road in white. I have also incorporated road bridges at each end of the station complex...
Rule 1 information:- When the LNWR Ruthin line reached Corwen via an east facing junction, Corwen Road station and goods yard effectively became the end of the branch from Ruthin. Trade was developing at the turn of the Century and the whole complex was upgraded at a time when other stations on the GWR line were being upgraded, hence the new GWR design of buildings. When the ramshackle collection of buildings on the Up platform were replaced around 1895 to offer much improved facilities for LNWR and GWR passengers, the LNWR refused to finance blue brick embellishment, hence this building differed from the GWR building and signal box on the Down platform. However, the LNWR wholly financed the goods shed, hence the typical Crewe home made brickwork and LNW architecture. A road lorry was later stationed at Corwen for goods cartage with repairs and management of the vehicle carried out at Wrexham.
Reality: Passenger services ceased on the Ruthin line in 1953 and that is how it will be on the model, at least initially.
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Baseboards were built from new, which is easier than trying to rescue previous boards. I was pleasantly surprised to find the planed timber was truly 3" x 1" and not the skinny stuff used on past layouts.
The first job was cutting to length two main 3" X 1" stringers. The main baseboard is 17¾" wide so a number of identical width spacers were cut and added to the frame. Some were 2" X 1" and others were 3" X 1"......
MrsG is is never available when I need someone to hold things while I put in screws, and so historically I make a couple of 'Mary's' out of scrap wood to support things. They are the two vertical bits with feet....
Here are the "Marys" doing their bit while I put a holding screw in 'tother end 14 feet away....
The back stringer was screwed to the shed frame while testing everything with a spirit-level. The Mary's then became permanent support legs at the front....
A piece of wood was cut 28" long and placed in position to test the walking space between boards....
All was well and so a permanent support was cantilevered from the main board and screwed & glued in position....
The image shows the two outer stringers in place along with an additional support (I like to lean on things)...
The finished framework. with maximum width of 28" narrowing down at each end to 18½". As can be seen, the 0 gauge track will exit the shed closer to the back wall. The old backscene will remain in place for the time-being....
Rule 1 information:- When the LNWR Ruthin line reached Corwen via an east facing junction, Corwen Road station and goods yard effectively became the end of the branch from Ruthin. Trade was developing at the turn of the Century and the whole complex was upgraded at a time when other stations on the GWR line were being upgraded, hence the new GWR design of buildings. When the ramshackle collection of buildings on the Up platform were replaced around 1895 to offer much improved facilities for LNWR and GWR passengers, the LNWR refused to finance blue brick embellishment, hence this building differed from the GWR building and signal box on the Down platform. However, the LNWR wholly financed the goods shed, hence the typical Crewe home made brickwork and LNW architecture. A road lorry was later stationed at Corwen for goods cartage with repairs and management of the vehicle carried out at Wrexham.
Reality: Passenger services ceased on the Ruthin line in 1953 and that is how it will be on the model, at least initially.
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Baseboards were built from new, which is easier than trying to rescue previous boards. I was pleasantly surprised to find the planed timber was truly 3" x 1" and not the skinny stuff used on past layouts.
The first job was cutting to length two main 3" X 1" stringers. The main baseboard is 17¾" wide so a number of identical width spacers were cut and added to the frame. Some were 2" X 1" and others were 3" X 1"......
MrsG is is never available when I need someone to hold things while I put in screws, and so historically I make a couple of 'Mary's' out of scrap wood to support things. They are the two vertical bits with feet....
Here are the "Marys" doing their bit while I put a holding screw in 'tother end 14 feet away....
The back stringer was screwed to the shed frame while testing everything with a spirit-level. The Mary's then became permanent support legs at the front....
A piece of wood was cut 28" long and placed in position to test the walking space between boards....
All was well and so a permanent support was cantilevered from the main board and screwed & glued in position....
The image shows the two outer stringers in place along with an additional support (I like to lean on things)...
The finished framework. with maximum width of 28" narrowing down at each end to 18½". As can be seen, the 0 gauge track will exit the shed closer to the back wall. The old backscene will remain in place for the time-being....
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