It has often been said in the model press that the GWR branch terminus is a hackneyed subject for a model and has been done to death. In the 1960’s and 70’s when many layouts were strongly influenced by the writings of C. J. Freezer, this may have been true, certainly many schemes based on the ubiquitous Ashburton appeared in the modelling press during that time. Ashburton was often cited as the ‘typical’ GWR branch terminus; in fact it was quite the opposite, the famous timber train shed, was m