Inspired Railway Modelling Scene of the Month

A different scene every week.

One of the great joys for me is to recreate and photograph prototypical scenes on my model railway. Engine smoke/steam effects have been added to the photograph of the model. Apart from that they are true images of the model.

I start this new weekly series with Crewkerne, the inspiration for my Misterton layout.

The Prototype:

An S15 up passenger train entering Crewkerne Station on 26/07/1958.

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The Model:

An S15 up passenger train seen from a similar viewpoint. 

The station building canopy and footbridge on my model are different. The canopy is modelled from the original prototype style before a flying brake block from a passing locomotive destroyed it in 1953! The footbridge is based on Axminster, somewhat similar to the first Crewkerne installation.

To Construction Details Journal.

The signal box is a card kit available to purchase here.