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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.

2. Graben See (Ken and Margaret Stephenson - 3.5mm HO gauge) is a fictitious location station in Germany.  Train run from fiddle yard to the lakeside station.  Trams run along the road, which is on a higher level.

3. Whitelo (Richard Boyce – 4mm OO gauge 3-rail) A compact Hornby Dublo 3 rail scenic layout with winter and summer displays. (look both sides)  For the little ones, Thomas and Percy make an appearance.

4. New Harbour Junction (Rob Newman – 7mm O gauge) At just 14ft x 1ft 4in this is a compact 0 Gauge layout of the interchange point between the British Railways line and the parallel light railway serving a small dock complex (beyond the bridge).

Passengers can change from the British Railways train (more often than not a ‘Derby Lightweight’ railcar) to the adjacent light railway which provides a ‘Galloping Goose’ railcar for their passengers.

Freight wagons are hauled up from the harbour by a variety of steam or diesel industrial locomotives, to be collected by the BR pick-up goods using the connecting spur.

Larger BR tender locomotives often pass by New Harbour Junction as light engines on their way to a nearby motive power depot.

The layout can be operated to accommodate rolling stock from different parts of the country so changes in location may be made during an exhibition.

5. Ashwood Basin (Mike Bragg – 7mm 0 gauge ) The Prototype ‘Ashwood basin’ was on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and was the western terminus of the Earl of Dudley’s Railway system, dating back to its opening in 1829.Today virtually all signs of the railway tracks have disappeared and it is now a marina for pleasure craft.

From Ashwood basin the line ran to Shut End, and the collieries at Corbyn’s Hall near Lenches Bridge. The railways main purpose was to convey coal to the canal and this continued until the NCB stopped sending Baggeridge coal to Stourport Power Station via the canal in October 1953.

The model follows the principals set out in Lenches Bridge (as a future extension) as an attempt to create the essence and atmosphere of the area rather than an exact copy of the prototype.

The track plan if you can call it a plan is really no more than a run round with two extended head shunts to create the sidings, one extends over the canal on a wooden trestle whilst the other runs alongside the canal. There is a Joey in the canal basin to the BCN design (double ended so that the rudder could be fitted either end so the Joey didn’t require turning) and a British Waterways day boat.

6. The Yard (Birmingham MRC  - 4mm – OO gauge) Loosely based on Hucknall, near Nottingham - 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.

We are current looking for exhibition layouts, if you would like exhibiate your layout or a club layout and would like to attend our one day show please drop us an email with the following information and we will contact you.
• TITLE OF LAYOUT:         
• NAME OF OWNER:         
• ADDRESS OF OWNER:
• TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
• SCALE, GUAGE &: PERIOD:
• LENGTH:
• DEPTH:
• DO YOU OPERATE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF THE LAYOUT:
• PHOTO'S (If available).