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EPSOM & EWELL MODEL RAILWAY CLUB
MODEL LAYOUTS
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The Club has been actively constructing and exhibiting model railway layouts for many years.
The first large scenic layout built to exhibition standards was the
highly popular 'Nonsuch' built during the early 1960's. Portraying a
Southern Railway (SR) station somewhere in the West Country, an oval
track layout allowed for through running. The Great Western Railway
(GWR) also operated services from 'Nonsuch' along its separate branch
line to 'Ruxley' via 'Bonesgate'. The layout was subject of a
multi-part article that appeared in Model Railway Constructor
magazine during those early years. 'Nonsuch' and 'Bonesgate' were
both scrapped long ago, but 'Ruxley' still exists although now in a
much altered and improved condition (see below).
The Club currently has four layouts:
Several of the Club's members have exhibited their own layouts:
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Horton Regis
(7mm finescale) is in the final stages of completion and
portrays a London & South Western Railway (LSWR) terminus
somewhere on the east Dorset coast in the early 1900's. As with
Bournemouth, there is also the presence of the Somerset & Dorset
Joint Railway (SDJR), including through Midland Railway carriages.
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Adams class T3 4-4-0 locomotive with goods train emerging from the "fiddle yard".
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Ruxley (4mm 'OO' gauge) portrays GWR branch line operation during the
1930's. This highly detailed scenic layout was built and first
exhibited during the 1960's, has since seen much improvement and
alteration and remains in constant demand for Exhibitions.
The layout can appear in various forms,
as a terminus (Ruxley),
as a through station (Woodcote),
or in extended form with both stations.
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Shirebrook (4mm 'OO' gauge) has been constructed to replace the Clubs old layout Westhill, which has been sold and is now
in private ownership. It is considered to be a entry point layout of double OO track gauge, constructed from ready
to run materials, in particular, Peco code 75 track. This accepts most of the British outline models commercially
manufactured over the last twelve to fifteen years.
As with most club layouts consideration was given as to whether the layout was to be freelance or follow a prototype.
A sketch plan revealed a similarity to the track layout of Shirebrook on the Derbyshire/Nottingshire border (to
the north of Mansfield). After a field visit, the decision was taken to build the new layout as a prototype, and the
period chosen is British Railways "Corporate Blue" (1979/80's).
Construction began in June 1999 in earnest, and the layout was first shown to the public in the first week of April 2001.
Since that date many alterations have taken place to trackwork, scenery and electrical wiring.
The layout is fully operational and, providing sufficient manpower is available on the designated club night,
can be set up and running in around 35 to 40 minutes. Not a bad set up time, for a layout which is some forty feet long
and nine feet deep. Assembled from twenty-four separate boards, it provides a continuous circular run of just under
one hundred feet. The layout has been designed to run scale length trains, with twenty-two storage roads, most of which
are able to accommodate thirty two wagon MGR train or twelve Mark 1 coaches and a locomotive.
If you would like to come and visit the club, we always welcome visitors who would consider becoming part of the team.
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The prototype Wadhurst Station - looking south towards Hastings.
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Wadhurst (4mm 'P4' finescale) is currently under construction.
When completed the layout will be an accurate representation of the
prototype station in Sussex on the original South Eastern &
Chatham Railway (SECR) London to Hastings line, portraying the late 1940's
era when still operated by the Southern Railway.
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The layout (thus far)
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| Owner | Layout Name | Scale/Gauge, Prototype, Period | Notes |
| Frank Warren | Coombe Wharf |
4mm/P4, LB&SCR, 1903 | Entry for the Scalefour Society's 18.83 Challenge. |
| Michael Ball | Ferring |
4mm/P4, LB&SCR, c.1910 | Scalefour News, No.100 (1996) More Photos |
| Chris Dadson | Hayling Island |
4mm/P4, BR, 1959 | Model Railway Jounal, No.93 (1997) Currently under re-development |
| Philip Reid | St. Nicholas |
4mm/OO, BR, 1980's |
| | Chris Robertson | Staindrop | 7mm/O, LNER 1928/1930 | |
| Dennis Tillman | Winnham | 7mm/O, BR | |
| Dave Searle | West Wittering |
4mm/P4, LB&SCR, 1883 | More Photos |
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If you would like further information, please contact . . .
Peter Swift (Secretary) on 01483 576 274
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Last updated: 25th April 2006
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