From e370d0e91af486fc77d8683e3e9953439b0e4da6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Barrett Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:45:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Move the Westgate Hollow Yard story to the website The layout's backstory, traffic, farm names and signage are not throttle firmware concerns. They are now canon on www.bazautomation.com, in bazauto/bazauto-website's Westgate Hollow project page. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_0148t1E9oGzpi5UVBaVfQZmF --- docs/physical-layout/WESTGATE_HOLLOW_YARD.md | 35 -------------------- 1 file changed, 35 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/physical-layout/WESTGATE_HOLLOW_YARD.md diff --git a/docs/physical-layout/WESTGATE_HOLLOW_YARD.md b/docs/physical-layout/WESTGATE_HOLLOW_YARD.md deleted file mode 100644 index b6953e8..0000000 --- a/docs/physical-layout/WESTGATE_HOLLOW_YARD.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -# Westgate Hollow Yard - -## Core name choices -- **Layout name:** Westgate Hollow Yard -- **Nearby village:** Hollowgate - -## Short backstory (early BR era) -Hollowgate grew around a medieval packhorse route that crossed the valley (“the Hollow”), with the westward track marked by a stone gatehouse. When the branch line was pushed through in the 1890s, the railway couldn’t justify a full station at the village, so a compact goods yard was built just off the main lane and named **Westgate Hollow Yard**. By early BR days it handled coal, fertiliser, cattle, and seasonal produce from nearby farms, with a small engine shed added to keep the pick‑up goods engine and a shunter overnight. As road haulage took over in the 1950s, the yard survived by consolidating traffic for several surrounding villages and using its storage sidings for timber and agricultural machinery. - -## Signboard suggestions -- **Colour scheme:** Deep blue with white lettering suits an early‑BR, West Yorkshire setting. -- **BR early totem (fictitious):** Deep blue with white lettering, “WESTGATE HOLLOW YARD” in Gill Sans. -- **Totem three‑line layout (alternative):** - - **Top line:** HOLLOWGATE - - **Station name (centre):** WESTGATE HOLLOW YARD - - **Bottom line:** EST. 1893 -- **Goods enamel board:** White lettering on black, “WESTGATE HOLLOW GOODS YARD”. -- **Painted timber board:** Off‑white board with black lettering, slightly weathered, “WESTGATE HOLLOW YARD”. -- **Shed nameplate:** Small cast plate on the engine shed, “WESTGATE HOLLOW SHED”. - -## Nearby farm names (traffic sources) -- **Hollowgate Farm** (general mixed farming) -- **Brackenhowe Farm** (dairy and cattle) -- **Low Fell Farm** (sheep and wool) -- **Foxfield Farm** (root crops and produce) -- **Moorfield Farm** (hay and fodder) -- **Alder Beck Farm** (seasonal vegetables) -- **Crowden Farm** (timber and fencing) - -## Yard traffic notes (optional) -- Coal and coke in small wagons -- Fertiliser and lime for local farms -- Cattle and sheep in market season -- Timber, fencing, and occasional machinery -- Seasonal produce in vanfits or opens