Culmbridge - Based upon the Culm Valley Light Railway

[Derek Bryant]

website:

www.culmbridge.co.uk

 

which gives further details - any comments or suggestions very welcome

 

The basis for the model is the quite delightful Culm Valley Light Railway in Devon. The era modelled is late Spring in 1949 after the nationalisation from GWR to British Rail in 1948. Things happened fairly slowly in this part of the country, hence there is a mixture of still to be re-liveried GWR and BR stock. The name Culmbridge is derived from Culm Bridge Mill which was considered as the terminus for the line as well as Hemyock. The station model is based loosely on the Hemyock terminus of the Culm Valley Light Railway and the track design is taken from “Witheridge” one of the plans in “An Approach to Layout Design” by Iain Rice. The model also has aspects of Uffculme and Culmstock – two stations that were on the branch line

View looking towards the station & pub - River Culm winding by on the left

Edited June 8, 2018 by Derek Bryant