Australian Railway Stations

[GarryG]

Playing around with Waypoints.

There are Facing and non-facing Waypoints.

Experimenting with idea of used railway lines piled between the tracks .. at moment they are included with one of the signal boxes. Most likely make the used railway lines as a separate waypoint for something different. How often do you go on a train ride looking out the window and see railway lines along side the tracks and sleepers too. If I can find something that looks like sleepers will do some of those too.

Waypoints are from left to right: Fettler Trolley Sheds, Signal Boxes are Broadmeadow South, Muswellbrook, Broadmeadow North, and Adamstown, and Weismantels Staff Hut.

Like to do this signal box too .. it was build high so signalman could see over a road bridge near by.

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[GarryG]

A few more Waypoints with a bit of difference.

New Sleepers, Used Railway Lines and farm Crossing.

The Farm crossing consists of the a portion of Fence, the gate and the road between the 2 gates. Rest of fence and roads belong to AuzObjects sets.

[GarryG]

Going to change the first country platforms I did by removing the slope for the single platforms. Later when I start making non-track tiles will make some tiles to go with these such as grass and maybe a dirt access road.

Something like this image I did several months ago before I learnt how to do stations and platforms.

This image is based on a railway station I worked at called Craven. The platform should be 2 pixel high not 3 as this pic shows and missing the ramps each end.

The building on left is the staff hut that had the signal and point levers as well as Electric Train Staff Instruments. Some countries called the Staff tokens or tablets. Next is the small booking office and a waiting room. Has a concrete slab on platform. The building at far end is a Lamp Room where we kept drums kerosene and spare signal lamps. Also used as a Out-of-shed for storing parcels and goods. Just out of site of the Lamp room was the thunder box.

We had the grass slope off the platforms similar to this image and a dirt access road.

[GarryG]

Hi Leanden,

When you mentioned what I doing like UK stations I thinking you meant the countries are similar which they are.

But I just been having a look other stations for ideas and seen the British Station Platforms. I had miss read what you said and realise you meant this set.

Some of mine do look same as the British Set without me even trying to simulate those. I like his seats and footbridges .. wonder if the makers (Matthew Haines, coded by Maedhros & MPH) of this set will mind if I use some of these ideas. I wont make Normal Platforms as players can use the British Station Platforms, but like to make Island and Single platforms similar to what they have done and maybe change the seats in my set same size as what they have done.

The set is GNU version 3 license but I always like to ask.

[Leanden]

That isnt what i meant at all.

I did in fact mean that they look like platforms you would find in the UK.

As far as mph's graphics go, i believe i saw something a while back where he stated his graphics can be used.

Dave Worley is probably best to confirm this. And i believe jvassie has some british platforms done too

Im hoping to make or collaborate on a British Stations set at some point, but NFO for layouts is currently beyond me.

[Leanden]

One question about the awnings, could you add a ramp tile to join these up to the overhead arched walkways?

[michael blunck]

Im hoping to make or collaborate on a British Stations set at some point, but NFO for layouts is currently beyond me.

IIRC, James once had a go with m4nfo, but that´s already a couple of years ago.

regards
Michael

[GarryG]

That isnt what i meant at all.I did in fact mean that they look like platforms you would find in the UK.

Must be my old age getting info mixed up:)

I thought you meant that first, but when I looked at the British Station set that had awnings like mine and then thought maybe that what you meant

I couldn't find Matthew in forums and the other 2 not been active since 2013. So I think I will go ahead and us a few bits from the British Station Platforms. The set is GNU version 3 license so what ever I take from this set will give those guys credit for it.

One question about the awnings, could you add a ramp tile to join these up to the overhead arched walkways?

When I finish learning see what can be done .. I haven't done footbridges yet although Quast65 has explained to me how to code them. I going to see if can partly use the ones in the Bristish set but change it a bit. Stairs in Australia half way between platform and the bridge is a landing or small platform so hope to do same.

Like in this pic but older style.

[GarryG]

Regarding the stations in the picture of your first post, it looks like the middle one has slopes all around (except on the railside ofcourse), right? If that is the case, then I think placing benches on those slopes is a bit strange

That's been fixed .. I levelled the platforms. Will be in next test issue which should be available in a day or 2.

Cheers

[GarryG]

Quast65 has started to teach me to do non-track tiles for the station set.

This my first go .. a goods shed to go with the Goods Wooden Platforms.

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Goods shed are on the left and can be joined for those who like a large goods shed.

Also made some Platforms with matching awnings.

If any one want to try where I up to with this test file.

[Toffo]

GarryG, this is awesome. Amazing to see stations less than 50km from my house being brought in game. Great job!

[GarryG]

GarryG, this is awesome. Amazing to see stations less than 50km from my house being brought in game. Great job!

Glad you like .. want to make stations how they would have been basically when first built 100 odd years ago.

Many country stations where built very similar so should be able to cater for most of them ..

Where in NSW are you? .. I'm in Newcastle. PM me if not want world to know.

[GarryG]

Latest creation .. a Gantry Crane.

There are 2 tiles to make the gantry .. one is a normal platform tile and the other a non-track tile as can be seen to the right of the road.

The Goods Sheds can now be place either side of the railway line.

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EDITED: (A few hours later)

Here's a copy of the test file.

Now has the goods Shed both sides of the line and the Gantry Cranes

[GarryG]

Part 1 of this station set is near enough to be finished. (Have room to add a few more if need after I do Part 2)

Has the following:
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Freight Stations and Platforms:
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Goods Wooden Platforms
Goods Sheds (non-track tile)
Loading Bank
Wool Dump
Gantry Crane (Road section of Gantry Crane is a non-track tile, the section that crosses over railway lines is a Normal Station Tile)
Ballast Roads (non-track tile)

Passenger Platforms:
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Country Platforms Low with gravel surface
Country Platforms Gravel and Asphalt Surface
Country Platforms Asphalt Surface
Victoria Street Station
City Platforms with Asphalt Surface
City Platforms with Brick Tile Surface

Infrasturture that can be used as Stations
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Water Tanks
Water Columns
Water Towers (Non-track tiles)

Waypoints
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Signal Boxes
Staff Huts
Pedestrian Crossings
Used Railway Lines
New Sleepers
Farm Crossing
Water Columns

The latest I added last few days are show here:

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From left to right:
Ballast Roads, Gantry Crane for Station set (it can expand many tracks), Gantry Crane which has both Station pieces and Waypoints crossing some of the tracks, 2 sets of Water Towers (non-track tiles), 4 sets pedestrian crossing waypoints, water column waypoints, and the tank near these is from one of my object sets.

Any one like to try here the newgrf file. I think best if I wait till Part 2 is ready before releasing any on Bananas.

[GarryG]

Going to make a few changes to the Pedestrian Crossings Waypoints .. will move some of them so they will line up with the path ways from the signal boxes .. this way players be able to have several waypoints together on different tracks, and they not look out of place.

A look at my first station for Part 2.

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I just took the buildings from the object sets to test it.
Based on a Station I worked at and the church suppose to represent the house I lived in.
I hope to make some platforms with the awnings going half way along. This to allow for small buildings.

Cheers

[GarryG]

Having a go making some railway stations.

This on is based of Granfell Railway Station in New South Wales Australia.

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Only done this view so far.

I missing the water tanks both ends of the buildings and a flower garden along the front. Hope add those soon.

There were several stations build to this design .. one I worked at was made of brick. This one is weatherboard.

Once I get all 4 views of this one made .. will do a brick one. This will be added to Part 2.

Here another copy of Auzstations Part 1.

Changed some of the Waypoint pedestrian crossings so the line up with some at the signal boxes. This will allow players to have different waysides across multiple tracks and will not look odd. Thanks to Quast65 for helping me with these and other ideas.

Added another section for the Gantry Crane with the hook across a railway track. Now can have it going across only railway lines if like without a road section.

Did some T-Junctions and X-Junctions with the ballast roads also done a Waypoint with a ballast road level crossing.

[GarryG]

Forgot to add this to last post.

Shows you some of the changes.

[GarryG]

Made some changes to the Grenfell Station. It more to scale in width.

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These are the proto type to future buildings.

Be a few more days before I have any stations and non-track tiles ready for Part 2.

The gardens in image I stole those from FIRS 1.4.3. The grass I stole from a Golf Course and used Quast65 lawn mower.

[GarryG]

Here's some stations.

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Station on left has the Grenfell Station building and a toilet block from the other set. The person who mower the lawns did different pattern both sides of stations. Have to have a word with him to mow same way next time.

Station on right is a mixture or the 3 buildings above on the own. Can place these any order you wish. Hope to add two more buildings .. one that has a refreshment room and what I call a Out-Of-Shed .. for storing Kerosene signal lights, tarpaulins, and luggage trolleys and lawn mower. Bit like a tool shed.

Will also re-do all these buildings in a different colour to give them a brick look.

I'll put a copy of Part 2 here .. but you will need some experience with lego blocks .. the Grenfell station comes in 2 parts at the moment so need to join them together.

Quast65 will teach me how to join them but will do that at a later date as I behind on my homework. Lessons still to learn are making footbridges and buffer stops, which I haven't done any of that yet.

[GarryG]

Added East Maitland to the Island Stations.

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This station I will leave as 1x1 tiles so players can decide if use them singly or join 2 or more together.
First image showing them joined.
Second image has them separated .. the 1st building is the Gents Toilet, SM Office and Booking Office, 2nd building has the Waiting room and ladies toilet.
3rd image just to see how they look with a covered platform using other awnings.
4th image is Victoria Street station and shows some changes I made with the platforms with the Galvanized Iron Awnings. Now there 2 types one with and one without the white lines. Also did same with the awnings with the Walls (wind breaks).

Moved the Victoria Street Station from Part 1 to Part 2 so all Station buildings be together and to free up a ID in Part 1. Part 1 is now full.

Hope put both Parts here on Friday in time for the weekend.

Still not sure when they be added to Bananas.

Cheers