When one looks at the majority of steam era model layouts of the big four railway companies, or the subsequent British Railways regions, the majority tend to be set in either the 1930s or the 1950/60s this also tends to be reflected by the choice of models and liveries from the major ready-to-run manufacturers. Leaving aside the arguments of the least modelled and supported of the big four or BR regions the period that seems to most get overlooked in model form is the immediate post war to nationalisation period of 1946 to 1948.

I thought I would outline some of the reasons and influences for me in choosing to model this less than popular period, and also the Southern Railway with my layout Fisherton Sarum, putting aside the fact that perhaps it is really because I just like to be different….

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