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Many years ago, a company called Harris Edge produced some very good card kits of various models of steam locomotives and a Traction Engine.  they were called 'Showcase Models' and were produced on a series of card sheets for you to cut out and glue together.  They were very impressive and relly looked the part.  Their only weak point was the wheels, as they ere only a series of circles and used to 'bend' over after some time. However, they were still very authentic.  The range was:  Flying

Cut out Card Kits

Beside building my my large Clay built Cornish Pumping enine, I also make card cut-out kits, which are around 'N' gauge. I say around, because all of these engines vary in size due to the different sized beam engines within. The one above is a replica of a mine in St Agnes, Cornwall, called 'Wheal Friendly'. It overlooks the lovely Trevaunance Cove and today is just a ruin, along with many in the County.   One very famous mine is the 'Michell's Whim Engine', which sits by the main street in Po

Building a Cornish Pumping Engine

I first made the Pumping Engine in 1980, just to see if I could! It is made of clay and represented a typical ruined Engine House. Over the years, I thought about 'kitting it out' with a fully working example, but never getting past that stage until this year, when I obtained a synchronous motor, geared down to 5rpm, which when fitted with a crank, gave the correct speed for the beam to move up and down, nearly all engines of this type worked at five strokes per minute.   First to go in were

Helston (as it was)

The branch that ran from Gwinear Road to Helston closed to passengers in 1962. all that is left now at Helston is the platform and the Goods Shed, which acts as a community centre, the station site is now a sheltered housing complex. Two years ago, I created a permanent display of St Agnes station, which resides in the Museum at St Agnes, I am now a member of the Helston railway project, which plans to re-open part of the original line, so I decided to make an 00 gauge model of the very large st

St Agnes Station Cornwall From dereliction to 1949

The branch line which ran from Chacewater to Newquay via St Agnes, Perranporth and Shepherds to Newquay had a short life by comparison, with seven unstaffed halts at Mount Hawke, Goonbell, Mithian, Perranporth Beach Halt, Goonhavern, Mitchell & Newlyn and Trerice and Trewerry. It was built by the GWR to stop further lines from th LSWR encroaching further west. In 1937, it was decided to widen the station layout to include a passing loop, with a new 300ft long island platform, allowing the pa

St Agnes, going back in time from the 1970's to pre Beeching

St Agnes, part of the Chacewater - Newquay branch was a typical Great Western country station, serving the Mining Village of St Agnes and surrounding area. Originally a single line, but in 1937 a passing loop was provided with a 300 ft island platform, accessed by a footbridge and barrow crossing, plus the addition of a 30-lever signal box. This new layout gave for increased traffic, as the branch now supported three passing stations, namely St Agnes, Perranport and Shepherds. The old platform
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