01-01-2011, 06:36 PM
My layout is based on Wellow Station in Wellow, Somerset, England ca. 1955-1965. I'm trying to model the Somerset and Dorset Line which ran from Bath to Bournemouth in southwest England. This line is legendary in the UK and ideal for the modeler because a wide variety of locos and rolling stock from different regions ran on this line. It's also a very picturesque, rural part of England.
This time period saw a large variety of steam locos and a nice mixture of older and newer ones. Sadly, the line closed in 1966, IIRC. Diesel power was almost unheard of on this line !
I chose Wellow because it seemed fairly manageable to model its station and area in British 00 scale (similar to our HO) on a small layout. This layout is only around 5.5x3.5' so the main part focuses on the station and surrounding area. The rest of the layout is fictional, trying to reflect a Somerset and Dorset atmosphere.
Rob
This time period saw a large variety of steam locos and a nice mixture of older and newer ones. Sadly, the line closed in 1966, IIRC. Diesel power was almost unheard of on this line !
I chose Wellow because it seemed fairly manageable to model its station and area in British 00 scale (similar to our HO) on a small layout. This layout is only around 5.5x3.5' so the main part focuses on the station and surrounding area. The rest of the layout is fictional, trying to reflect a Somerset and Dorset atmosphere.
Rob
Rob
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