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  1. My 1960s Southern Region EMU/Steam transition era layout is Branksdowne Park. Set in the Bournemouth area  during 1966-68. It is long and thin - just 13" wide - to fit in my shed. I can accommodate 28 feet of the scenic section at any one time, but the layout overall will be 40 x 16 feet with a 10 road fiddle yard at the rear. The concept is to show full length trains of up to 12 cars (3 x 4-car sets) at relatively high speeds passing through a small Suburban station, redolent of so much of the Southwestern Main Line. In this scenario, the S&D route is still open, although Bournemouth West has closed - so all S&D traffic has to pass through our little station too. The first five scenic boards are nearly complete (July 2021) with the signalling installed (Absolute Aspects) and most scenic work finished. We then have one more 5ft scenic board plus two semi-cenic corner boards to do, one of which is half finished as it contains the second part of the Steam Loco depot. We expect to be able to show it in October 2022 at the East Anglian Railway Museum's Small Trains Day.

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    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      I couldn't agree more.

       

      I'd also like to see more of this layout - preferably at one of the shows I can get to (assuming, of course, that they make a proper comeback, in the not too distant future).

    3. kitmasterbloke

      kitmasterbloke

      The central scenic section of 28ft will be on display and working in end-to-end mode at my free Open Day at the Colne Valley Postal History Museum on Saturday September 11th 2021 - details at www.cvphm.org.uk

    4. TT-Pete

      TT-Pete

      Any more dates and locations?

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