Leeds City Station Model

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 12 Jun, 2013 6:43 pm

The current issue (July 2013) issue of "British Railway Modelling" has a five page article on a 00 gauge model of the east end of Leeds City Station. A fair number of compromises have had to be made in the space used of approx 18ft x 12ft - there is a 30" radius curve between the platform ends and the Call Lane bridge, and there are no goods avoiding lines to the south of the station curtain wall - but the overall effect is very pleasing. One can spend a pleasant hour or so identifying Trinity Church, Dyson's shop and clock, Verity's hardware shop, the Corn Exchange, St Peter's Church, and other similar delights, and admire the builder's thought processes and use of perspective in making an unlikely choice of site and subject believable. Set in 1955, it brings back happy memories of my early teenage years of spotting.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sat 15 Jun, 2013 1:46 pm

Hello JimNot techy and don't have the mag, but is this is? [click to zoom]https://www.model-railways-live.co.uk/u ... dham_2.jpg

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 15 Jun, 2013 3:55 pm

An interesting post / diagram regarding the old layout here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... de-in-4mm/(keep scrolling down to find links to lots of old photos too).

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat 15 Jun, 2013 7:11 pm

Full house gentlemen! Jogon's link is to a model of Leeds Central station (I think that the roof as modelled is very different to the original, but the platform layout and trackwork is well caught), raveydavey's interesting link is to a long series of comments on a planned model of Leeds Wellington station -- and my original post is on a current article pertaining to a model of the east end of Leeds New.

Richard A Thackeray · Post by **Richard A Thackeray** » Sun 16 Jun, 2013 8:40 pm

I had a look at it in the WH Smiths that operates (bad pun) in the Hospital I work at.It looked great, & I had 5 minutes fun identifying the buildings in the model

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 18 Jun, 2013 8:28 am

Thanks JimIf you'd predicted in the early 80's (in my 20's) that in my 50's I'd be buying a copy of 'British Railway Modelling' to view a model of Leeds New...Am I now likely to buy beige clothes too

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 18 Jun, 2013 8:48 am

You could always follow my fashion and colour lead as well as my reading habits Jogon!

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Tue 18 Jun, 2013 2:11 pm

Jogon wrote: Thanks JimIf you'd predicted in the early 80's (in my 20's) that in my 50's I'd be buying a copy of 'British Railway Modelling' to view a model of Leeds New...Am I now likely to buy beige clothes too Beige could be the new grey, so that might result in a 'Fifty Shades of Beige' outcome!