Diesels at Crown Point and Sovereign St.

[glencairn]

Nice. Who would have guessed a station can be used as a school.

Thanks, Mountain. The school building is as you say a station. When I lived in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, the infants school was across the road from our house. The shape of the building is (I think it is still there) similar to the Metcalfe Station albeit in stone.

The wall and railing around the school is Gaugemaster railing sandwiched between two pieces of brickwork card.

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[glencairn]

Time away from modelling and running trains.

Class 47 47299 Ariadne arriving at Crown Point.

With the new layout I can run trains longer than three coaches. Class 55 55016 Gordon Highlander on a diverted London Kings Cross to Leeds Central.

Class 55 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier on the return to Kings Cross.

Glencairn

[glencairn]

DMUs are now staple to the line.

A Dewsbury to Leeds Central via Earlsheaton Junction DMU passes Marston's Yard

-- Then Crown Point --

A stop at Sovereign Street Station. (There must be Military Manoeuvres planned by the amount of Military Personnel present )

Glencairn

[glencairn]

A Leeds Central to York via Scarcroft and Wetherby DMU passing Roseville School

At the level crossing.

Going behind the small Industrial Estate

Passing Wyndham Farm. The W.A. Glendinning wagon has been unloaded and driver John Thompson is ready to leave.

Glencairn

[glencairn]

Early evening train of empty oil tankers heading north, Class 47 47423 Sceptre in charge.

Passing Crown Point

Winding through Sovereign Street Station

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[glencairn]

Class 47 47404 Hadrian leaving Crown Point Yard for its next turn of duty

47404 with the train of empty tankers and heading north

At Sovereign Street

The rear of the train of tankers.

At the back of Roseville School

Glencairn

[glencairn]

'Watching the train'

The outside toilets still to do.

And on her way.

Glencairn

[glencairn]

Today was a serious running session. Many engines were run without incident.

The final pictures today.

Class 46 46010 arriving on shed.

Class 47 47583 County of Hertfordshire, D9011 Royal Northumberland Fusilier and Class 47 47593 Galloway Princess at stabling area.

Class 46 46010, Class 47 47515 Night Mail, D1003 Western Pioneer and Class 47 47299 Ariadne on shed.

Glencairn

[Mountain]

I think (I maybe wrong) that one of your tankers maybe used for carrying a different material. The V tanker. Were these for cement or were thwy for tar like substances? I can't remember. Is interesting to work these things out. Where various goods and materials were coming from and going to etc. The vastness of the various materials carried on the railways and the ways to carry them are fascinating subjects in themselves.

[glencairn]

I think (I maybe wrong) that one of your tankers maybe used for carrying a different material. The V tanker. Were these for cement or were thwy for tar like substances? I can't remember. Is interesting to work these things out. Where various goods and materials were coming from and going to etc. The vastness of the various materials carried on the railways and the ways to carry them are fascinating subjects in themselves.

Eagle eyed Mountain spots the deliberate error.
To be honest I was just picking up the tankers off the shelf they were on without thinking. I wanted to run a 'long train'.

Here are a couple of pictures of the Class 121 on a Leeds to Wetherby service.

Glencairn

[glencairn]

I mention trains running to Leeds Central Station. As the real station closed 1st May 1967 I have taken the liberty of modellers licence and it is still open. It was opened in 1854 as a joint station between the London and North Western Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the Great Northern Railway and the North Eastern Railway. It replaced the cramped LNW terminus at Wellington Street, which had opened in 1848 with the line to Dewsbury.

On the model layout trains from Earlsheaton Junction are mainly DMUs and go to Leeds Central

DMUs also leave Central Station and travel to Wetherby and York passing Roseville School etc. on the way.

Diverted trains from the south can and do pass Crown Point and Sovereign Street before arriving Leeds Central. Hence Class 55s are seen.

Diverted trains from Huddersfield and Manchester also use the line. Class 52s are the locos in charge. (I have had a 'soft spot ' for them ever since I was 16 years of age) (Rule number 1 applies)

The odd train is seen diverted on the 'Wetherby Line'

Diesel engines that are seen at Crown Point are refuelled if necessary and go to Central Station OR Balm Road Quarry Sidings for their next turn of duty. Now I have a great turn round of diesel engines which I did not have before.

All good fun!

Glencairn

[glencairn]

The outside toilets are built.
Fred Chambers and his son Albert are watching the trains.

D9004 Queen's Own Highlander

Class 142

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[glencairn]

''A long lost 'nodding Donkey' has returned.'' Borrowed by my son for 'a couple of days' three years ago!

Waiting at the signal until Class 52 D1027 Western Lancer with a diverted Manchester to Leeds Central train clears the junction.

Another locomotive that wasn't given much running time until now -- Class 45 45048 The Royal Marines

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[glencairn]

Class 37 37026 has just left Crown Point Yard and is passing Marston's house

Looking up the small Industrial Estate to Wyndham Farm. Class 37 37026 Glencairn on its way to Balm Road Quarry Sidings. (The Fiddle Yard)

A view from the control area. In the distance Class 47 47483

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[GeraldH]

Great stuff! A real working railway full of character with some nice vintage locos .