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Littleton Parkway - OO Gauge |
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The economic crisis of 1982 and 1993 left the route between Stafford South signal box and Wednesfield as well as the Lichfield Branch un-electrified. Successive governments have promised to remedy this, but at the last minute cost increases have always stopped the work. The line is used as a freight route with Bulk Minerals including intermodal, coal and limestone/granite. The level of passenger traffic has increased since “Privatisation” with the local midland area and central England TOCS represented. In addition both London and South of England long distance passenger trains operate several times a day. It is also often used as a diversion from the Birmingham & Wolverhampton area electrified routes.
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Set around 1910-22 the layout represents an imaginary upgrade to the horse-drawn tramway that existed to carry slate from the mine at Llanfair. On the model the line is part of the Cambrian Railway serving the local area. Traffic has expanded beyond the original slate workings to encompass general merchandise and timber.
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Longcarse West - P4 gauge |
Longcarse West is to 4mm scale and P4 standards and is a fictional goods facility based on the railways of the Alloa area in 1975-6. This was once a busy area with both the Caledonian and North British Railways building lines to tap into the local coal, glass making, brewery and distillery business. Although traffic remains buoyant the threat of closure is looming ever larger as local firms either turn towards road transport or shut down completely. The nearby dock lines will soon close and within ten years the railways of Alloa will almost all have disappeared.
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Lower Hatton Jct., (for Upper Hatton) - OO Gauge |
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Fictitious in its location and origin this layout is a mix of industrial and town areas with a main through station and connecting walkway to Upper Hatton. Modern image stock is run with the occasional steam preservation train to be seen. The top section is completely computer controlled. An integrated roadway system operates within the layout where vehicles are operated in a similar way to the trains.
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Magersfontein is an H0 scale layout representing operations on South African Railways (SAR) in the 1980's. The layout features the intensive operation of electric, diesel electric and steam motive power working on passenger and freight traffic.
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Montague Field - OO Finescale |
Montague Field depicts an area of quayside beside a major river in the North East of England it as it was in the late 1950’s.
The locomotives and stock are typical of the types used in the area with structures all of which are scratch built loosely based on buildings in that part of the world.
Steve who owns the layout has a liking for ready mixed filler and all the stonework, cobbles and concrete effects are created from this substance scribed and applied to suit.
In terms of structures the most significant is the Coal Staithes, again scratch built by Steve out of balsa wood. Apparently there’s ‘nought like wood that looks like wood’ or so he kept mumbling a few years back when it was emerging from the baseboard!
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Another year, another American N layout! Mountain View is based in the Mid West of the USA around the foothills of the Rockies based in the 50/60s era. DCC control is by Lenz and the track is from the excellent Kato range. Stock is from Kato, Atlas and Microtrains. Look out for the 4 track helix!
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Museum of Transport - OO Gauge |
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The Museum Of Transport was born from a desire to create a layout where virtually all types of model may be displayed together with a single theme. There are standard gauge and miniature railways, buses, trams, trolleybuses, cars and commercial vehicles, as well as aircraft and maritime displays. The layout is full of varied examples of industrial archaeology and items to appeal to everyone, whether a model-maker or simply those fascinated by old transport and related topics.
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Old Blarney is a fictional station in Ireland .
The station track plan is based on an Irish single platform style where passenger trains for both up and down lines use the same platform face.
The timescale of the layout spans from the 1940's to the present day therefore locos and rolling stock with designs and liveries from various independent railways to the current state owned railways can be seen operating during the exhibition.
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Petroc Quarries - 1:43.5 Scale |
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Based loosely on some Cornish tin and copper mine operations that existed until the mid 1970’s, the depiction is that of a company with hopes of making a living from the reprocessing old mining waste tips, helped by some investment in a new mill plant.
Petroc Quarries occupies a massive 20” x 24” and is nominally ‘O’ scale at 1:43.5; or at least the 14mm gauge track and stock are but the rest is very selectively compressed.
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Rivendell is a fictitious layout created from British narrow gauge prototypes. The rock faces are cast in dental plaster, the wooden buildings are all scratch built and a general feeling of decay prevails. Kadee couplings operated by electromagnets are used for hands-off operation and a turntable was added to turn the Baldwin tank locos (as on the Glyn Valley Railway) because the prototypes ran very roughly in reverse.
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Sellindge is based on the Southern Railway's main line from London to Folkestone around 1947. It is a fictitious junction station based loosely on Robertsbridge on the Hastings line and buildings are typical of the area.
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