N-class allocations

 31813 Deptford 1948 still wearing SR number but British Railways on tender

There is a presumption that only the SR U-Class moguls were allocated to Salisbury to work on the S&DJR and that the N-Class moguls were either allocated to the Western or Eastern divisions of BR(S). 

This is not correct, the following N-Class moguls were allocated to Salisbury and Eastleigh.

 31814 4th March 1961

• 31813  Salisbury 1959 - Bachmann
• 31814  Salisbury 1959
• 31827  Eastleigh 1948
• 31829  Eastleigh 1948
• 31836  Salisbury 1950 - Bachmann
• 31846  Salisbury 1950
• 31866  Eastleigh 1950
• 31867  Eastleigh 1950
• 31872  Salisbury 1950
• 31873  Salisbury 1950

All locos were fitted with 3500gallon straight sided tenders. 

 31827 Stewarts Lane 22nd September 1962

 31829 Brighton 7th October 1962

 31836 Padstow 

 31846 St.Kew April 1963

31866 Dorking Town 

31867 Tonbridge 1962

 31872 Redhill

31873 Brighton

Verwood lockup in model

Steve Smith has been modelling Verwood for almost as long as I can remember, here is an image of his excellent model with Steve's words.

 Constructed in Slaters Plastikard with copper downpipes and I will probably use Wills guttering.   With no dimensions or drawings available the 40′ plan brick counting and guestimation ruled.  This is the second attempt as the proportions of the first attempt looked wrong.  

As it pre-dates laser cutting I used hand cut strips of self adhesive label for the slates on the sagging roof as these were of a larger than normal size (Duchess 12″x24″) with a distinctive look as also used on the station building.  Needs further weathering and possibly a door knob, probably on the other side where there was just a single door.

Route map

This map should help to understand the significance of the lines that have been lost on the Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire borders. 

Not even the mainlines have survived unscathed, the Exeter and Weymouth lines are now single despite the heavy commuter traffic.