Just a quick post today, as my energies are directed in being ‘useful’ at a wedding at church.  Probably means making lots of tea and coffee!  Next post will be of Sunday’s ESNG meeting.

I came across this rather fine picture of St. Leonards West Marina station and engine shed, before it was all raised for a depot for Hasting DEMU’s.  It seems a very modellable location, with a shallow cliff making a good backdrop to the shed.  And lots of LBSCR stock, too.  I especially like the slightly unusual coaling plant.

Looking on the excellent ‘Disused Stations’ website, I found the following maps and pictures.  In 1880, it looked like this.

In 1909, it looked much as the BR period station.  Note the rapid housing development.  It seems quite common for there to have been little change on the railways between 1910 and 1960, especially between 1930 and 1960.

Busy Southern days.

An attractive prototype, and not too large to model.