Elmgate and Thatcham Railway
ELMGATE & THATCHAM RAILWAY
009 MODEL LAYOUT
Overview of Elmgate Station
My 009 model railway – ELMGATE STATION – is available for exhibition. 009 is to 4 mm scale, on 9 mm gauge track, representing narrow gauge railways of 2 ft 3 in gauge. (See the “009 Society” link).
The layout stands approximately 1 m high, and has its own supports. All boards are 450 mm deep, except the middle which is 300 mm. The total length is approximately 3.15m (10ft). An area about 750 mm deep required behind for operators – a table will be placed in this area for stock repairs etc.
Below the layout is curtained from the viewing side. An access way is needed at either end, this access may of course be shared with adjacent exhibits. Subject to this, the other end of the layout may be hard against a wall, or adjacent exhibit. (Access at both ends would be a luxury!). Contact me for more details (including a full description for Exhibition Guide).
See the trackplan here.
The Model has been developed over several years, and featured in RAILWAY MODELLLER in Mar/April 2007.
I have posted pictures of the layout through the years - HERE.
EXHIBITIONS
Next Exhibitions:
Narrow Gauge South – Sparsholt, Hants – 14 April 2012
Haywards Heath United Reformed Church Model Railway Exhibition -
1 September 2012
Other invitations are welcome!
The layout visited:
Brighton Model Railway Club – Patcham Community Centre on November 12th and 13th 2011
Sussex Downs 009 Group Members’ Day – 28 May 2011
Bognor Regis MRC Exhibition, 8/9 January 2011
20 – 21 November 2010 – Newhaven MRC, Newlands School, Seaford, East Sussex.
14 August 2010 – at Lindfield United Reformed Church
Some latest photographs:
Empty wagons outside the Carriage Shed
Loco 4 - UCK hauls the tourist stock toward the Station
Tal-y-llyn Railway DOLGOCH runs to the shed after bringing the works wagons
Shunter MARY beneath the footbridge
Earlier photos
(Copyright Chris Sanderson)
The original crane beside the Goods Shed, has been removed, and replaced by this one, adjacent to the Signal Box.
The carriage shed has received windows, and the brown plastic painted with a "creosote" finish. The original scratchbuilt Corris brake van has been replaced by a Rodney Stenning version.
Yard crane, with the new fence on top of the bridge parapet, in the right background.
LB&SCR 0-6-0T 32646 on the viaduct
A goods train passes the Carriage Shed
