Cwm Bach

[Chris Klein]

I thought it was time to start a thread about Cwm Bach, my 7mm scale depiction of the South Wales Valleys in the 1950s and early 1960s. It occupies a space of 15' x 2' and is wired for DCC operation.I use a blend of standards, the track and rolling stock are 7mm Finescale and the scenery, buildings, signalling, baseboards and wiring are ScaleSeven. The full story has been told in the Autumn 207 edition of the Gauge 0 Guild Gazette, the August 2018 Railway Modeller and edition 264 of the Model Railway Journal.

CK

 

[Pencarrow]

ScaleSeven wiring...! ;-p

 

[NHY 581]

Very nice Chris.


Rob.

 

[Chris Klein]

Some shots of 5661 at work on Cwm Bach. I have also included Ben Ashworth's photo of 56XXs at Treharris, which inspired the scene.

CK

 

[Chris Klein]

Manning Wardles cluttering up the place. PALMERSTON and LADYSMITH at Cwm Bach waiting for the order from Evans-the-Shed to move off for the day's work.

 

[SimonT]

I used to have the same problem with 37s on Abrebeeg. Now it is 42XXs. Progress!

 

[Chris Klein]

3702 simmers quietly in between some desultory shunting at Cwm Bach.

 

[Chris Klein]

At last, the gentlemen’s convenience at Cwm Bach station has been commissioned, much to the relief of the local male population. The Reverent Obadiah Glendower Jones from the local Cwm Bach Independent Congregational Chapel was due to perform the opening ceremony, but was indisposed. Fortunately, celebrity Daddy Pig, who was on a shed bash of the NCB MPD agreed to stand in and perform the honours; well, to be more precise, he stood outside on account of his rotundness.

Chris K

 

[Marc Dobson]

The pig family are getting around a bit!

Marc