Culm Valley

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The model which is built to a scale of 3mm is based on the Culm Valley line. Which was built as a light railway from Tiverton Junction, on the main line from Paddington to Exeter, to Hemyock dairy (the chief source of traffic) just outside the Village. The line actually comprised 5 stations two of which were halts. The light railway, which took three years to build due to the workmen defecting to work for the local farmers at harvest time, enjoyed nearly four years of independent life before being purchased, somewhat unwillingly, by the Great Western Railway company in April 1880. The last passenger train ran on 7 September 1963 with goods continuing until final closure in 1975. We have chosen to model 2 stations the branch terminus Hemyock renamed Hemlock and Uffculme in an end to end layout format 24 feet 6 inches long overall. The layout has been designed so it can be either exhibited as a whole or just one station - Hemlock (Currently exhibit able) or Uffculme ( Currently under construction) Track Plan The following description of the two stations (Layout) modeled will follow