Starting from Lakeside Terminus this page shows the route. Using a wide collection of photographs.
Lakeside station is a 3 platform terminus with an engine release line. The station has a 16' long
turn table which is used to turn every engine on arrival. The engine is then shunted around the
train, to be ready for departure.
Romulus being turned on the turn table.
Once the train is shunted it is ready to depart from 1 of the 3 platforms at Lakeside. Once the
green signal is given, the train can depart and immediately crosses Lakeside Road crossing,
passes the signal box (which is on the right) and manouvers accross the points to the down line.
a triple header leaving lakeside and crossing the points.
After leaving the point area the trains moves around a left hand bend and also starts the long climb
to the summit. During this climb the train passess over two tree crossing. Which is an open
tractor crossing.
The hymek at two trees crossing on its way to the summit
From the crossing to the summit is a long straight track at about 1 in 100 climb the whole way.
county of Kent taking its train towards the summit.
The back straight (AKA New BARN BANK) this is a 1 in 65 and a 1 in 50 (in places) decent to
New Barn Halt which serves the main car park to the park. New Barn Halt is a 1 platform halt
and is served by nearly every train that the SNBR operates. During Gala days New Barn Halt becomes
York and Lakeside is renamed Kings Cross. Even the signal box goes through an identity change
becoming Belle Isle. The corner into New Barn Halt is a long sweeping right hand corner.
Montezuma at New Barn Halt ready for departure.
After leaving New Barn Halt (on the up line). The journey still continues down hill over another crossing (New Barn Foot crossing)
then continues around a very gradual right hand bend until the train reaches Cherry tree which marks
the beginning of the uphill journey. On the uphill journey the train moves over an S bend which is
the remains of a proposed passing loop (which was never constructed), before diving into a deep
cutting.
romulus on an freight train, travelling over the upline.
After the deep bank the train is now approaching the signal box and the station. At this point
on the left is the large Yard layout.
The yard full of trains.
After passing the yard entrance its time to come back into Lakeside over the complex point work.
Kestrel coming back into Lakeside over the points.
