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1. Cherwell (Solihull Model Railway Circle - 4mm OO gauge) is a scenic OO gauge, 26 feet 6inches by 10 feet 6 inches, four track mainline with an integral branch line. It features working automatic signals and has largely scratch built buildings. The layout was built mainly to display scale length mainline trains, those being run reflecting the varying interests of the membership. Trains run are usually British outline, but can come from any part of the UK mainland and from any date between about 1900 and 2007.

New for this year includes:
Branch loop halt, signal box and track engineers hut.

Lower and upper branch station buildings based on Water Orton.

Scratchbuilt buildings above main station with a local theme.
Scenery work on the upper tram goods yard.
The layout still needs a few more buildings, other scenery work and lots of small detail.

2. Old Gold and Black (Chris G – HO gauge) is a bakery complex which sits at the end of a short branch line Served by the CSX, it receives hopper and tanks cars of flour and sugar, boxcars of packaging, and ships out reefers of frozen doughnuts.

3. Lenches Bridge (Mike Bragg - 0 gauge) The Black Country is the industrial heartland of the midlands due to its coal, iron and fire clay. On the 2nd of June 1829 the steam locomotive, “Agenoria” proudly opened the railway at Shut End, also known as the Kingswinford Railway. Over the following years the railway was to become part of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, more often referred to as the “Old worse and worse”. It’s this or a least a part of this I have chosen to model. I wanted to try and incorporate features of this area, such as Bromley Basin or the “Wallows”, tile and brick manufacturing and one of “The Earl of Dudley’s Baggeridge Coal” land sale wharves, as many of the industrial features are being swept away by housing developments, so Lenches Bridge was conceived. Modelling in O gauge with limited space is a challenge and the layout is 9' by 1'6" on 3 baseboards, two 3'6" long and one 2' long. The track plan was kept simple based on a” Box Street” design, consisting of 1x left hand point  and a double slip (two points in one). One board contains the left hand turnout, the centre board the double slip, whilst the third contains a sector plate (a sliding row of sidings) – simple.

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5. Shenstone MPD (Alan Wilson - 7mm O gauge) The layout is based on the WR of British Rail, around the mid-late 1960`s. Most of the stock is diesel, although there are a few steam locos.  We have a variety of kit built wagons which appear on the layout to add a bit of variety. Any questions please ask.

6. Ardlorn Ferry (Rob Newman - 4mm 00 gauge) is located on the West Coast of Scotland. There is a small single platform halt which serves the car ferry and 'Elkins' fish dock. There is a quay where fishing boats and the occasional 'Clyde Puffer' load and unload. Other goods traffic is generated by the 'Ardlorn Mist' scotch whisky distillery. Holidaymakers visit the area and British Railways have thoughtfully provided a Camping Coach. Macbraynes, famous for their buses, lorries and ships, have a depot here too.

7. The Yard (Birmingham MRC  - 4mm – OO gauge) Loosely based on Hucknall - in the East Midlands. It has been conceived and designed by a new club member, to fit into rear of small car - however, as an additional fiddleyard is now attached, it may require 2 cars! Operation is based on current practice and stock, consisting of modern image freight stock and DMU's.  Running on PECO OO-gauge track and using off the shelf models. Details of the various stages in the development and construction are attached to the front of the layout.

8. Enslow (Solihull N Gauge Group – 2mm N gauge) has a busy branch line, with a wagon repair works.  The works is the main employer for the village.  We rum a schedule on the branch line and mainlines.  Expresses to slow freights can be seen on the 4 track mainline below Enslow.

9.Teddy Bears Picnic (Ken and Margaret - 2mm N gauge) is a fun layout, depicting a teddy bears house and garden.  A Garden railway runs around the lawn over a pond and through a rockery.