One of the parts of Railway Modelling I find really fun is creating the fictional history, and locations for my layouts. So with the purchase of a 3rd Rail EMU, a scottish layout seems to be a bit too far fetched.

So here goes with Smallbridge. The name comes from one of my literary heroes Hornblower, who after his exploits against the French was made Baron Hornblower of Smallbridge, and a bit of a google has found no Smallbridge in Kent. I did try and find something with a Doctor Syn reference, but couldn't find anything fictitional locations. Small references to Hornblower will hopefully be made on and around the layout.

The Location:

Smallbridge is a medium sized seaside town between Camber Sands and Dungeness. Smallbridge had a large fishing fleet, and as result of this a railway built to serve the town, and the fishing fleet. During the 20th Century, the fishing fleet dwindled, but the tourism boomed. The Southern Railway deemed it big enough to add to the 3 Rail network. A small terminus station serves the town, and a TMD, and a Coachwork Shed are also in operation up until the late 1980s.

Passenger Rail Services to Smallbridge:

4CEP The hourly service to and from London Victoria.

205 DEMU (On order from Kernow) Service to Brighton/Ashford

2EPB Frequent service to Canterbury via Dover

Loco with Mk1 Cross Country Service to Edinburgh (formed of 3 coaches, and formed into a larger train at Reading)

The New Bachmann FNA will provide a Nuclear Flask service from the Dungeness Power Station.

The Coachwork Shed will provide a fitting out for Pullmans from VSOE, and Mk1 Pullmans

A service train of TTAs, and VDAs will also run to service the Coachworks and TMD

So other locos are due to join the fleet.

The fuel unloading depot as featured on the previous layour will be going.

I will update the current layout building situation, later today.

As usual all comments, critism, suggestions etc welcome.