Appledore

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Appledore – a Devonshire finger of the withered arm in 00

Layout Details For Exhibition Managers

Layout Location

Warrington, Cheshire.

Scale / Gauge

76:1  16.5mm gauge (“00 Gauge”)

Dimensions

18’ by 15” (5500mm x 380mm) [+ 4’ (1200mm) behind for operators]

Scenic Length

18’ (5500mm)

Transport

2 Private Cars

Travelling

Distance no object, but overnight accommodation is required for journeys exceeding much more than an hour.

Operators

Four (4).

Insurance Value

£6000 Layout,  £4000 Rolling Stock

Power Supply

1 power point of at least 5A

Lighting

Supplied.

Barriers

Essential.

Tables & Chairs

1 large or 2 small tables behind the fiddle yard please if possible.  No chairs required as we have our own stools.

Programme Entry:

History:

Appledore, in North Devon, was originally served by the Bideford, Appledore and Westward Ho! Railway but this closed in World War one.  The rolling stock and track were recovered for the war effort.

The layout is based upon a fictitious history where the London and South Western Railway built a new line from their Bideford station to Westward Ho! and Appledore mainly to tap in to the ship building traffic.  Later on the LSWR added a direct link towards Torrington allowing clay trains from Meeth and Passenger trains from Halwill Junction to run directly to Appledore.

The Southern Railway rebuilt the station to cater for increased holiday passenger traffic.

The Layout:

The layout was built in the early 1980’s by Ian Lampkin and since then has undergone numerous changes including an increase in length from the original size.  It is set in the early 1960s era.  A line serving the shipbuilders has been located to the front of the fiddleyard along with a street scene, with a china clay unloading point served by the track going off scene at the rear of the layout.

Most buildings have been scratch built from plastic sheet.  Some of the street side buildings have been kitbashed from Dornaplas building kits.  Plain track is by SMP Scaleway with turnouts being scratch built. Rolling stock is a mixture of kit built and modified ready to run. 

Operation:

All rolling stock is fitted with Kadee couplers and magnets hidden within the track. This allows handsfree uncoupling.  The layout is run to sequence based on the working timetable for Torrington with services extended to Appledore.  The layout portrays two alternate years, 1961 with steam traction and 1964 with diesel hydraulic traction.

Photo by Steve Flint.  Copyright PECO Publications LTD.

Photo by Steve Flint.  Copyright PECO Publications LTD.

Photo by Steve Flint.  Copyright PECO Publications LTD.

Photo by Steve Flint.  Copyright PECO Publications LTD.

Photo by Steve Flint.  Copyright PECO Publications LTD.

Photo by Ian Lampkin.  Copyright Ian Lampkin.

Photo by Ian Lampkin.  Copyright Ian Lampkin.