Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Greetings, all.
I thought I would introduce myself here, by way of a brief view of my layouts, both completed and under construction. I appreciate that I am probably sufficiently infamous on other forums, but here goes anyway:
Engine Wood
Firmly set in W.R. territory in North Somerset in the period 1959 to 1964, this is a 'might-have-been' off-shoot of the S&DJR, built along the Cam Valley from Midford to Hallatrow, in lieu of the GW line that actually got built in the early years of the 20th century. It supposes a north-facing junction with the Bristol & North Somerset line and a south-facing junction at Midford, thus allowing all sorts of improbable motive power to gain access to the S&D line from the Bristol direction...
First three photos are by Chris Nevard, courtesy Hornby Magazine
Bleakhouse Road
Also now set in W.R. territory, on the Somerset Levels south of the Polden Hills, Bleakhouse Road was the supposed intermediate station on the former Glastonbury & South Somerset Railway, a grandiosly-named project to link Wells with Taunton. When the southern part of the line between BHR and Athelney was closed in the early 1950s, the top half reverted to the S.R., only for the W.R. to take it over when they absorbed the rest of the S&DJR system. It runs to the same time period as Engine Wood and now acts as a terminus for trains from Evercreech Jct or Glastonbury. It links to the standard gauge South Polden Light Railway, which runs even more improbably across the levels to the likes of Burrowbridge and Middlezoy...
Both Engine Wood and Bleakhouse Road are 4mm scale, OO gauge.
More photos and other stuff to follow...
I thought I would introduce myself here, by way of a brief view of my layouts, both completed and under construction. I appreciate that I am probably sufficiently infamous on other forums, but here goes anyway:
Engine Wood
Firmly set in W.R. territory in North Somerset in the period 1959 to 1964, this is a 'might-have-been' off-shoot of the S&DJR, built along the Cam Valley from Midford to Hallatrow, in lieu of the GW line that actually got built in the early years of the 20th century. It supposes a north-facing junction with the Bristol & North Somerset line and a south-facing junction at Midford, thus allowing all sorts of improbable motive power to gain access to the S&D line from the Bristol direction...
First three photos are by Chris Nevard, courtesy Hornby Magazine
Bleakhouse Road
Also now set in W.R. territory, on the Somerset Levels south of the Polden Hills, Bleakhouse Road was the supposed intermediate station on the former Glastonbury & South Somerset Railway, a grandiosly-named project to link Wells with Taunton. When the southern part of the line between BHR and Athelney was closed in the early 1950s, the top half reverted to the S.R., only for the W.R. to take it over when they absorbed the rest of the S&DJR system. It runs to the same time period as Engine Wood and now acts as a terminus for trains from Evercreech Jct or Glastonbury. It links to the standard gauge South Polden Light Railway, which runs even more improbably across the levels to the likes of Burrowbridge and Middlezoy...
Both Engine Wood and Bleakhouse Road are 4mm scale, OO gauge.
More photos and other stuff to follow...