Layouts currently in various of construction or renovation

C&DMRS - OO

Seaton Valley
30ft by 8ft

This is currently our flagship layout, besides being our largest layout. Originally designed around the track plan of Seaton in Rutland, it was built as an end to end layout with the station acting as terminus. 30ft by 3ft.
Upgraded to be a continuous layout it became 36ft by 7ft, however it was felt that after a few years that the fiddle yard boards were a little under nourished, so were duly relegated to other uses and a new set of boards was constructed to replace them. The layout now revamped to bring the setting closer to a town environment which we deem to be more interesting, both operationally and scenically.
These new boards will also serve as fiddle yard boards to other OO gauge projects in the future.

This layout is run in a variety of eras. Catering for early BR through to current day, we strive to show how this stretch of line could have been had it survived, albeit with a little modellers license in that Seaton itself was nowhere near a town. The truth was, it was 3 miles away from the town it supposedly served, but acted as a junction nonetheless.

Most of the traffic through Seaton Valley is passenger with a healthy helping of goods ranging from the traditional short trip working all the way through to full block trains. In fact, it's not uncommon to see long freights hauled by equally impressive motive power.

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Chris Usher - Junior Member - OO

Stockwell Road
12ft by 2ft

Stockwell Road depicts a wagon works somewhere in the midlands.
Operated by DCC, this layout offers a different scene from the usual TMD's and single line terminus layouts.

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Kevin Emsley (Society Secretary) - OO

Whiston Pond

One of two layouts that Kevin currently has. It was originally built as a small terminus layout, primarily to show his collection of A1X Terrier locomotives, to which he added more modules to. Over the years he has achieved much success with this layout, but ultimately decided to reduce it in length back to it's original as built condition.

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Kevin Emsley (Society Secretary) - N

Kicking Horse Pass

The second of Kevin's layouts. After taking a trip to Canada, Kevin became enamoured with the scenery and the railroad style and sought to recreate his holiday in miniature.
Kicking Horse Pass is the product of his memory of that trip, capturing the essence of the rugged terrain and winding railroads that are so typical of the region. The real railway that this is based on has now been superceded by a new tunnel, thus negating the need to cross the mountain. Consequently this layout may be the only reminder of how the railroads used to be.

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C&DMRS - G

Trockel Quarry
12ft by 3ft

This G scale layout is the culmination of ideas from the previous layout of the same name. Drawing on their experience from the operations and scenic devices that were in place, the members hope to improve on both aspects by providing a unique visual experience, from which they hope, that everyone can find something that inspires.

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C&DMRS - OO

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Freelance Preserved Railway

When some new members asked for a project they could work on, we felt that a previous layout had been neglected due to constraints on a past member's time, so the layout was duly presented to these newcomers to work on. Some alterations and renovations have been taking place and an alternative reality has been applied to it's operation.
Because every club has an interesting mix of people, different ages, different eras, different ideas, it was thought that a preserved railway theme could be just the ticket to create the additional enthusiasm to help them learn the skills to hold them in good stead for the creation of their own models.
The ideas have been forthcoming and are very encouraging. Some of the old hands still look in from time to time to assist should they require it, but also to suggest techniques that they themselves use and wish to pass on to the next generation of modellers.

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Coffee Table - OO This small layout features a simple circle of track into which a large number of features have been added. This makes it very popular as a test subject, proving that you don't need a large area to create an interesting layout.

Little and Large - OO/OO9 This 'Have a Go' layout is push button operated to allow the younger generation to gain an interest in the railway modelling world. How many of us originally started off with a simple train set, that fired our imaginations, to then go and elaborate upon?

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C&DMRS - OO

Thomas
8ft by 4ft

The kids favourite.
Every club should have one. How else do we entice the next generation into the railway modelling world.
Thanks to Reverand Awdry, we have such a platform to help inspire the young.
Today, Thomas. Tomorrow? Well, who knows?

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5" and 3.5" Outdoor Track
Nearly the entire perimeter of the grounds

Currently under construction. The main running lines have been completed with the platform loop installed to allow 5" trains to pass. This, at present, does not include 3.5", which is restricted to the main circuit only. The platform loop will also allow 5" locos to be driven off to a steaming area, which we hope to have a turntable available.

The circuit was started in 2002 after the club applied for and received an Awards For All Grant. This award was to help with the building and purchasing costs of materials for track and for the purchase of a 5" class 37 diesel locomotive and ride on rolling stock.