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Aimford End Aimford End is situated on a fictitious line in the Cotswolds in the era around the 1950’s and 1960’s on the Western Region. This layout was built around 35 years ago by my father and when I received it, there was only track, a station and a bridge. I decided that I would like a layout and repaired it and got it working again.
Aimford End has been exhibited before. There is some modelers license applied to give more operational interest. Included is a new, extended farmyard with a river and a discontinued line with workshops in the arches. Also you will see many different types of wildlife on this layout. |   | |
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Bristol St Philips In 1870, the Midland Railway opened a small single platform passenger terminus in a corner of its extensive St Philips goods yard, in order to relieve pressure on the facilities it shared with the GWR at Temple Meads. For the next 80 years, Bristol (St Philips) was used almost exclusively for local passenger services via Mangotsfield to Bath (Queens Square), or Green Park as it later became. Passenger traffic survived until 1953, the station becoming, like many others, increasingly dilapidated after bomb damage during the war, while the goods yard remained open until 1967 – featuring in the excellent 1957 British Transport Films production ‘Fully Fitted Freight’, which is viewable on YouTube. The model is of the passenger station and the first few sidings of the goods yard. The scenic break is provided by Barrow Road bridge. long gone, which using modelers' license we have moved about half a mile closer to the station than it was in real life. The model works on the premise that passenger traffic was sufficient to maintain services until the goods yard closed in the early sixties. As in reality, the local passenger service is in the hands of a variety of tank engines, ex-LMS or BR standards, while goods traffic utilizes a wide range of large and small locos based on the nature of the train, but all appropriate to the period and local shed allocations. Early diesels also make an appearance. Control is entirely DCC. This includes not only the locos but also the points and the turntable. Our friendly operators will be delighted to explain (or complain about) the intricacies of DCC, but preferably not while they are trying to navigate the ‘macro’ which controls the double slip at the entrance to the station area! |   | |
Bruckless Co Donegal | ||
Hanbig Sidings | ||
Honeycombe Leaze | ||
Melton Park Crossing | ||
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Northfield Harbor | ||
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Paynestown is a fictional small Western Region terminus set somewhere in the South Wales mining area. Construction is fairly standard Peco code 100 track and points. Buildings are scratch built and control is through Digitrax DCC. | |
Portskerra Portskerra is the terminus of a ficticious Highland Railway branch line on the north coast of Scotland. Although a branch to Portskerra was proposed as a Light Railway in 1898, and some surveying work carried out, the line never progressed beyond that. The model uses buildings of typical Highland style and the track layout has features of other Highland termini incorporated. The time period is spring 1915, the increase in traffic due to the Great War bringing many wagons from 'foreign' companies to this normally quiet line. The layout is constructed to 4mm scale, but uses E.M. gauge track for greater accuracy, plain track being C&L with hand built pointwork. Buildings are constructed from plasticard or wood. Grassland uses Noch electrostatic fibres to give a rougher look, while the leafless trees are made from twisted wire covered with filler. Locomotives are kit built from a variety of sources, rolling stock is kit built, modified or scratchbuilt from drawings available from the Highland Railway Society. |   | |
Snowdon NWNGR | ||
St Luke's Road |   | |
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We would like to thank Trevor Hallam for looking after the Thomas Layout for many years at our exhibitions and also for refurbishing it at his expense. Unfortunately because of ill health Trevor is no longer able to continue so it was decided to offer Thomas free of charge to Hucclecote Railway Modellers on condition they bring it to all of our future exhibitions. This is the model railway where Children can become Engine Drivers on the Island of Sodor and has of course been inspired by the Reverend Audrey books. Our Thomas and Friends layout has been built for ten years now and in that time we hope it has encouraged many new railway enthusiasts to build a train set of their own. Originally it was intended as a space filler at shows so needed to be small, easy to transport and have a simple track plan, easy for small children to operate. After its first appearance it was clear this model railway would have to be included at all our exhibitions. It incorporates a tunnel, station, level crossing together with locomotive and goods facilities. Train drivers should look out for many of the popular characters; Henry, Percy, Toby, Cranky, the Troublesome Trucks, not forgetting the Sir Topham Hatt better known as the Fat Controller. The famous anthropomorphised rolling stock is mostly from the Thomas range and we are sure most of the adults and all the kids will love it. Happy Driving, but please observe the track speed limits. | |
| Displays | ||
Travel 2000 Ltd | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway WEBSITE | |
Return to the rails | Wednor Halt | |
Joint Harrier Strike Force WEBSITE | End of the line | |
Colchester Bus Stn mid 60s | ||
| Modelling Demonstrations | ||
| Jamie Thomas | ||
| Trade | ||
| Five Valley Models WEBSITE | Hereford Model Centre WEBSITE | |
| Penduke Models WEBSITE | ||
