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HALFPENNY GREEN - 00 GAUGE END-TO-END EXHIBITION LAYOUT OF A LINE THAT NEVER WAS...
The model is an attempt to represent a “might have been” and has been
built as a “training” layout for members of the Cradley Heath Model Railway
club.
The line GWR line through Wombourne, was opened in 1925, and during its
construction, a proposed link between Wombourne and Bridgenorth was planned.
The scenario, is that construction of the line had begun, but by the time it
had reached Halfpenny Green, the decision had been not to carry on through to
its intended destination. In 1932 the passenger service ended but restarted
with the event of the Second World War, when the station became an important
facility serving the RAF airfield.
The trackplan, is based on Ian Rice’s interpretation of Fairford and is
unusual that the run round loop is away from the platform. The track is Peco
code 75, the buildings are mainly scratch built and are based on the style at
the time.
The layout is 12’0” x 1’6” and is operated from the front.
If you would like to see this layout at your exhibition, please enquire by email to chmrc@hotmail.co.uk
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