Colinton

Colinton

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The layout was initiated for the Scalefour Society Challenge to build a portable layout within an are of 18.83 sq ft which culminated in an invite to the Society's exhibition at Leatherhead in September 2005. The layout has now grown from the original footprint and design.

The layout replicates an actual location, that being the station of Colinton on the Caledonian Railway's Balerno branch to the south west of Edinburgh to Leith docks.

The location was chosen because of the freight traffic generated by the paper and grain mill operations on the branch and station. The track layout and lack of a run round loop in the station provides for restricted shunting movements which adds interest to the layout.      

The right hand end of the layout leads off eastwards towards central Edinburgh whilst the left hand end represents the line continuing up the river valley to Balerno.

Passenger traffic was discontinued in 1943 therefore the layout will normally be a freight only operations although it is intended to recreate the enthusiast tours thast run up and down the line in the early 1960's  

All buildings in the layout have been scratch build from plastic card and picture mouting card with the addition of modelling clay on the bridge, tunnel face and walls.

London Road

London Road

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 Nottingham station is the primary rail station serving the city of Nottingham. It was originally opened in 1848 by Midland Railway and is one of the principle stations on the Midland Mainline and offers direct link into the capital. Today the station is operated by East Midlands Trains but serves other operates such as Cross Country and Northern.

This model depicts the northern end of the station, using the station footbridge and London Road bridge as scenic breaks before the fiddle yard. To save space the bay platform was omitted and the platforms narrowed slightly. 

Real scenic features of Nottingham station include the platform buildings, Network Rail yard and the NHS practice have been accurately modeled to produce a detailed portrayal of Nottingham station and its close surroundings

      
The layout features most of the traffic found in Nottingham which includes EMT class 158 and class 43 HST's other stock includes loco hauled charter specials, Network Rail test train and the Rail Head Treatment Trains    

Fen Drove

Fen Drove

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Fen Drove was located on the Spalding and Wisbech Railway which opened in July 1868 but was then closed to passengers on the 28th of February 1959 and was then closed completely to goods on the 30th of April 1962 in the Beeching axe.

There was not much at Fen Drove before the railway arrived and hopes for major traffic did not materialise so it remained a sleepy backwater for its entire existence.   

The line was initially worked by the Midland Railway and became part of the M&GN system in 1893.

The layout is not set in a particular time period but stock from the 1900s, 1930s and 1950s from eight different company's ran on end to end runs and small shunting work.

The Buildings are adapted from the real examples found in the Fens. 

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