Introduction

[72degrees]

Having just joined I ought to do a short introduction.

Returning to railway modelling after 60 years prompted by moving to a bungalow with a large, easily accessible loft.

The plan is to model Wombourn station on a branch of the GWR Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton line in OO scale.

Made a start, but "we're going to need a bigger baseboard" if I replicate the whole section from the road bridge to beyond the goods yard. Might have to 'compress' the platform area and goods loop.

I have a .jpg of the 1913 plans from the National Archives which is a great help.

Searching the forum I see several references to people with an interest in this forgotten corner of a pre Beeching  world. We often go for a walk there and a cuppa in the station building which is now a cafe.

 

 

[Ohmisterporter]

Welcome to the forum, you will find plenty of advice and inspiration on here.

[longchap]

Welcome to RMweb Pete, you may find this place a tad busy after YMRC, but there is so much activity and loads of helpful people to hand.

 

All the best with the layout,

 

Bill

[72degrees]

Thanks for the welcome folks. Finally making some progress.

 

 

[rprodgers]

Assume you’ve got the usual books on this branchline, by local author Ned Williams?

 

Richard

[72degrees]

1 hour ago, rprodgers said:

Assume you’ve got the usual books on this branchline, by local author Ned Williams?

 

Richard

 

I have. Plus a couple of others that give it a mention.

[72degrees]

19 hours ago, 72degrees said:

 

I have. Plus a couple of others that give it a mention.

 

D'oh. The answer to my question was staring me in the face. Even in monochrome this is obviously a two colour livery. 
Acknowledgments to Ned Williams.

 

 

Edited December 25, 2023 by 72degrees

[RichB]

Here is my virtual Wombourn for you…

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