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What was and what might have been in South Warwickshire

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A location has been selected

The branch line model is coming together, at least in my mind. As noted yesterday, warwickshirerailways.com is a really valuable resource and well deserving of financial support. While scanning through various photos I was reminded of the long gone branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour. The history of this line actually goes back to the Stratford-Shipston horse tramway which still has some evidence of its existence in Stratford on Avon, the footbridge was built for the tramwa

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The 14XX has a prototype - 4814

As is so often the case, warwickshirerailways.com comes to the rescue. The nearest 14XX to where I grew up may well have been 1414, which was originally 4814 until 1946. Here is the photo:   http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwr-mra468.htm

Focalplane

Focalplane

The engine shed is ready, where's the layout?

The engine shed has been my main project for a couple of weeks while I am away from the LMR project and is one of the reasons behind this new project, based in England. The other is the Airfix 14XX restoration.   The shed is a standard build of Scalescene's small engine shed with water tank over the front doors. I have done no weathering to it as yet:     The interior is up to the usual scalescene's standard and again, no weathering has been applied:     The next card project will

Focalplane

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Introduction and Explanation

This blog is an offshoot from my Legge Lane MPD blog, which is established and semi-operational. I grew up with memories of steam on the Western Region, so an old Airfix 14XX tank engine has reminded me that I can run both, albeit in different countries!   So far I have a plan, two Airfix 14XX tanks which may produce one that will work, a new Bachmann 57XX pannier and an auto coach brake van and coal truck. The time period will be c. 1935, the prototype location a mash up of Oswestry and Wes

Focalplane

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