East Dean  'O' Gauge

Schematic Diagram         Click to enlarge 

        Bridge end Jinty & coach      click photo to enlarge  

Based on a small through station, situated on a single track cross country route somewhere around Gloucester, enabling both Midland and Western stock to be run and is set on a gentle 90 degree curve, with a scenic section some 24 feet long, and with 8ft fiddle yards at each end, utilising a cassette system

Engine Shed                           click photo to enlarge                            

Trackwork, which is C&L, is set at 31.5mm gauge through the pointwork to give a better visual effect, whilst still enabling the normal O gauge fine scale wheels of members stock to be used. An article on this aspect has been written by one of our members, and published in the Model Railway Journal, bringing some interesting comments. Pointwork operated by "Tortoise" point motors.

We would be happy to hear from any local modellers interested in becoming involved with the project. Why not pay us a visit one evening.

Diesel in front of cattle dock    Click photos to enlarge

Our new layout has been designed to fit a long curve into one side of our existing test track. The new section will make the existing test track into a large D shape some 34 feet by 17 feet. When complete it will be a two road through station based on London North Western practise, with a goods yard to provide opportunities for shunting. The existing fiddle yard which has eight roads will be utilised. The name was selected by looking at an old map of the area in which we wanted the layout to be set and choosing a place which had the correct topography, including a canal. This proved to be adjacent to the ex LNWR line running between Whitchurch and Chester at a place called Grindley Brook. No station was shown, but having chosen the name we subsequently discovered that at some time a halt was built, so what we are building will assume that considerable rebuilding has taken place. By choosing LNWR origin, it is hoped that it will make it easier to construct the station buildings as in reality these were modular. We are hoping to make patterns of the various panels and have them cast. Assembly should then be relatively easy. This will allow more time for the more complex buildings. Club members also have existing stock suitable for this location. Discussion is ongoing as to whether a change should be made to DCC and if so the best way of resolving the problems involved in converting existing stock. 

O Gauge Test Track

The new club test track has now been operating regularly on the first Thursday of each month and a few minor teething problems have been sorted out. Hopefully the Saturday afternoon sessions will be up and running shortly. The exhibition layout East Dean now has all the signals fully operational and we will all have to start learning the switching associated with them before the layout’s next outing.

The loco kit designed by one of our members  has now been test built and really looks great. A couple of minor design errors are being rectified before the final etches are ordered. It is for the W. D. 2-8-0 and has been designed from the works drawings with lost wax fittings from patterns by Laurie Griffin. The prototype should be on view at Telford on the Roxey Mouldings stand if you want to get a closer look. The 2-10-0 version may follow.

For further details contact: Colin Gascoyne,

  Tel: 01753 819773 or Email

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Lac Du Foret / Waldersee ( N Gauge)

MAIN LINE SECONDARY ROUTE IN AN ALPINE SETTING

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This is our second layout in n scale and it depicts the open country side somewhere in an area around southern Germany / western Switzerland. We have deliberately been non specific with its location so that we can run a selection of stock to suit. fortunately we have enough members in our group to enable us to run the layout as either French/ Swiss ( Lac Du Foret) or German (Waldersee). 

Boards have been constructed using the open frame method covered in wire mesh whilst all trackwork is peco fine scale.

Around the back is a twenty road storage area which is controlled by push button route setting.