Work done so far on Claverton Engineering has focused mainly on building rolling stock, and acquiring a collection of materials and bits to use in the layout.

Here is the complete roster of partially complete rolling stock - one loco and three wagons.

The loco is based on that used at Hellingly Hospital, modified to suit narrow gauge.

This photo was first published in 1906 and the copyright is now expired

The real Hellingly Hospital loco

The narrow body on wide frames of the real loco suggest to me that the real thing could have been based on a narrow gauge design. It may have been imported from Germany and modified from an off-the-shelf narrow gauge loco design. My model is built from plasticard, with a Black Beetle motor bogie providing power. There is a lot of detailing still to do, including window frames, steps, handrails, interior, and some representation of the rivets. Instead of the prototypical trolleypole, I plan to fit it with a bow collector, which should be more practical for shunting.

My three wagons. The first is a wooden kit from Victor's Models - I can't remember the manufacturer. The metal strapping was originally represented by paper strip, which I have replaced with kitchen foil embossed with representations of rivets.

The second wagon is a resin and whitemetal kit from Mercian models, and the last a Peco plastic kit.

My collection of bits includes code 83 rail, RCL point making parts, several old wagons for their chassis, a Smallbrook Studios van kit, some Gnomy trams, and a pile of foamboard for the baseboards.

Hopefully, they will all come together into a layout into the near future...