Gauge: 'N' | Region: Western | Period: 1975-1982 | Operating team: Bradford Model Railway Club
After completing a new 14 road storage yard for an existing 'N' layout Dewsbury Midland there was talk of using it for a new modern image club layout. Coincidentally well-known 'N' gauge modern image modeller Pauline McKenna had recently joined the club, and this provided the motivation to make a start.
To add some interest a flying junction with a simple siding was conceived. The name is in memory of Pauline’s late husband, DB Schenker driver Steve Titheridge. The era is BR Blue 1975 -1982, the final years of the Westerns, although we are very flexible as to what runs on our layouts.
Scenery is polystyrene blocks covered with lightweight polyfiller painted a dark brown and green and given several coatings of Woodlands scenic flock. The numerous trees are from the Model Tree Shop. Track is Peco concrete code 55 with timber points ballasted with Woodland Scenics extra fine buff ballast. The only building on the layout is a Creamery (Kestrel Kit) which is served by a daily milk train, the farm buildings are from Graham Farish Scenecraft collection. A disused railway goods shed (Kestrel Kit) has been converted into road use.
Conventional analogue with handheld controllers is used with the layout split into sections which allows a broad range of period correct trains to be stabled in the off-scene yard to operate through the scenic section.
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