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del		 Modelling railway layouts is one of my passions. Attention to detail is where the pleasure is and I spent many a pleasurable hour constructing this one.

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Although a little cluttered, this layout was the first version of my circa 1961 'northern' type of small town where the coal-mine and associated industries played a major role.
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Built mainly from kits ranging from Hornby, Dapol, Faller and Metcalffe there are two or three 'kit-bashed' buildings such as the warehouse and the coal-staiths with one or two scratch-built buildings - warehouse and small cabin for the 'old man with the cats'.
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It represents a period between circa 1959 to 1968, this way I can utilise both the steam era locomotives and the new 'Modernisation Plan' diesels - post Beeching.
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.Deltics pass under the /coal-hopper. Although not proto-typical at all ...good fun! This hopper has since been resited away from the running lines.


Engineer checks the winding mechanism
on the Bescot Deep No 3 mine shaft

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BR4 MT (mixed traffic) loco with Queen Mary 20 ton brake van and LNER bauxite van.

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I just love trains If you too share this passion   contact : ds015a8259@blueyonder.co.uk