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Member's Layouts
Several of our members have their own layouts, many of which can be seen at exhibitions.
Some of these layouts are shown below
Rokeby Wharf - Pete Blay - 009
The railway is a fictitious narrow gauge line the Eastlands & Clifton Railway Company, which was established in the late 1800’s providing steam traction to replace the existing horse drawn tramway from the local quarry to the wharf.
The layout is set in 1962 a period of change for the railway – steam is on the decline but passenger numbers on the branch have recently been boosted by a number of preservation specials.
The Universal Exports warehouse still receives and despatches a variety of goods but increasingly road traffic is replacing the use of trains.
The standard gauge siding is now little more than a parking space for trucks and the occasional engine awaiting rostering on the mainline.
Castle Works - built by Andi Nethercoat - Gn15
Andi's intention was to try and build an operable working micro-layout without spending a large sum of money on materials but by re-purposing, recycling and upcyling readily available items. Total build cost has been very minimal. The only things purchased are glue and paint from the local Pound shop and a few electrical items from ebay.
The layout is Gn15 (1/24th scale running on 16.5mm track).
Trackwork is re-used OO points and rail salvaged from donated second hand Peco code 100 flexitrack soldered to some copperclad sleeper strip cut from offcuts of PCB.
Buildings are made from a core of corrugated cardboard stuck together with a hot glue gun and covered in papier mache to strengthen it, while the 'Stonework' is individually cut pieces from various cereal packets and the 'wriggly tin' on the roofs is from tomato puree tubes cut into suitably sized sheets and 'crinkled'.
All the track ballasting is with various grades of tea-leaves and coffee grounds and the ground cover is home made from various materials and leftover paints
The layout now has a new home with Garry.
Ashe Rock Dock - Bob Cope - 0-16.5
Bob's latest layout is a dockside scene - with inlaid track.
He is one of our 0-16.5 modellers and our current Chairman.
The layout is still a work in progress, but has come along way since its original incarnation as a layout built on a shoe rack. (Did you spot the anagram in the name?)
North Rokeby - Pete Blay - 009/00
North Rokeby is a fictional layout based around the interchange station between the Eastlands & Clifton narrow gauge railway and the newly formed British Railways.
To the left hand side of the layout is the grimy industrial area, with a goods line serving the factory of Rokeby Engineering.
Split-level narrow-gauge lines provide a route for coal and other essentials to serve the factory and the other local industries.
Trackwork is Peco and the rolling stock is a mixture of kitbuilt and ready-to-run items.
A deliberately busy layout means there is always something to spot – even when the trains aren’t running!
Blackmoor Gate - Garry Edwards - 009
Garry is a fan of the Lynton & Barnstaple and his latest 009 layout is once again based in the South West.
His layout is based on Blackmoor Gate (an intermediate station on the line) and he has managed to use a trackplan that is close to the original station dimensions.
Another work-in-progress with scenic work being developed.
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