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47340_1.jpg   47340 stabled on the fuelling point  Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (6)
47_3.jpg   47340 passes with a speedlink working  Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (5)
47_2.jpg   47007+47340 depart the fuelling point  Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (5)
IMG_1649.JPG     Widnes Road - MkII  (5)
Plasser.jpg   Plasser unit in the P-way yard  Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (5)
IMG_1457.JPG     Widnes Road - MkII  (4)
47_lineup.jpg   Class 47 line-up   Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (3)
20s_nuke.jpg   A pair of 20's with single nuclear flask wagon  Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (3)
many_duffs.jpg   West Wirral TMD stages a line up of 47's (and one tractor!)  Archive - 'West Wirral'(RIP)  (3)
10 157_5712.JPG   New Hornby Gronk  Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]  (3)
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Denmark and Sweden
Widnes Road - MkII
A finescale DCC 4mm Exhibition Layout set in the north-west in the mid 1980's. Although a fictional depot, the design is based on a small fueling point and shed built to serve an off-scene marshaling yard for the Runcorn and Widnes industrial complexes including the ICI chemical works; and was inspired by visits to Warrington Bank Quay in the late 80's and 90's. As the layout grows, eventually the western end of the yard itself will be modelled, including a wagon repair shop.

The layout is 12' long by 20'' wide, with a 9' scenic section; requires two operators, and fits in a SWB Transit Van. Invites to shows throughout the UK are welcome, just use the 'get in touch' button.

Latest Update 30/11/08

See Widnes Road at the following 2009 Confirmed Exhibition Appearances:

Dartford 2009 - Temple Hill Primary School, St Edmunds Road; Temple Hill, Dartford Kent DA1 5ND

Saturday 24th January 2009 (10:00am - 5:00pm)
Sunday 25th January 2009 (10:00am – 4:30pm)

Provisional invites; 2009

Sudbury MRC - 3rd October 2009

Royston & District MRC - 21st November 2009

Confirmed Appearances 2011

Warley National Model Railway Exhibition 2011

19th & 20th November 2011, NEC Birmingham

Latest Update 30/11/09

Depot building hardstanding completed, track weathered, guard rails added, small details including porta-loo, pallett trolley etc. Photos from Letchworth added.

Latest Update 21/9/08:

Catenary added to front siding, loco inspection platform built from Peter Clark Kit, more scenery completed including many signs, signal (not yet wired up) and lots of lovely weeds.

Update 01/07/08:

Perth, Scotland, June 28th and 29th 2008

The 1st Showing of Widnes Road MkII at Perth was a great weekend; for the first outing with the new board there were remarkably few teething problems and the new improved fiddle yard was a huge improvement. The show itself was one of the best I've attended, a friendly bunch and some great layouts to see. Cheers to Malcolm for putting up with my driving and helping to operate it for the weekend.

Some photos from the show have been added.

Previous Updates:

A great leap forward, the new layout boards are built, track manufactured, tested, laid and wired, tortoise point motors installed. Track has now been extensively tested and adjusted, and is complete. New fiddleyard traverser built and tested. Main road bridge over depot entrance constructed.


Latest work undertaken for the Bexley Show (Erith MRC);

Class 25 and both Class 20's both sound fitted (SWD chips) and detailed, all locos weathered. New traincrew mess room added, CCTV cameras, extra staff, last of the unfinished surfaces have been covered, more small details, signage etc.

Notes:

This layout was originally conceived as an exercise in what could be achieved in a very tight space, and a short time.

As initially built the scenic section was only 4'-6", and with a small three road traverser was a total of under 7' by 1' 6". After a number of successful outings in 2006 and 2007, for the 2008 exhibition season Widnes Road will be extended to a 9' scenic section, with 3' fiddle yard. Watch this space for photos...

It was originally built in less than 6 months from conception to exhibition, although as with all layouts, these things are never completely finished.

Previous Outings:

2006 - Theydon Bois - November 06;
2007 - Enfield Town 07
- Erith MRC, Bexley September 07
2008 - Perth, Scotland, June 2008
- Erith MRC, Bexley, September 2008
- Epping Railway Show, Theydon Bois Village Hall, Essex, Saturday 15th November 2008
- Letchworth, Herts. Model Railway Exhibition, Saturday 29th November 2008

Widnes Road has a number of provisional invites for 2009 to 2011(!) (see above), however further exhibition invites are welcome. Just leave me a message or e-mail me on paulsmith95@btinternet.com
OMWB
On my work bench:
Updated August 2008

Updated with the latest pictures from the 'bench'; two O-Gauge wagons, the first items of rolling stock built / painted for the garden railway.
Classic Railway Photos from the 80's
A selection of old pictures taken in the late 1980's. These will appear fairly randomly as I trawl through a shoe-box full of old negs and scan them in.
SNCB Railways
Photographs of Belgian Railways from 2004-Present Day. Taken at Brussels, Hasselt and Bruges.
Garden Railway Progress
The latest progress from the garden railway; a plan to have a 7mm double track mainline around the whole back garden.

Latest update August 2008; the south-east and south-west curves walls are built and test running has started.
Singen Hbf
Welcome to the latest addition to my model railway stable, Singen Hbf. This is a 2mm Era V mainline German layout, featuring DCC control and extensive catenary.

This layout was featured in European Railways and ER modelling throughout the initial construction phases. It has appeared at Warley twice an in recent years it was on display in Victors European Railway shop in Loughton.

This layout will be available for exhibitions from Spring 2009, once the extension to my other exhibition layout, Widnes Road, is fully complete and I have completed the scenery on Singen.

Contact me at the usual address; paulsmith95@btinternet.com
AW11 MR2 Supercharger 4-AGZE
The latest distraction... A Japanese market 1986 Mk1 MR2 Supercharger
Lurhstaap
Yet another project, Lurhstaap is a continuous run German Era V 2mm. This layout is currently on hold while I build the extension to Widnes Road, and finish the scenery on Singen Hbf...
Nene Valley Railway
Diesels on the Nene Valley
Ketton Cement Branch
Trip working on the Ketton Cement Branch
Norwich Railfest 2005
ACORP Railtour and Norwich Railfest September 24th 2005
Archive - 'West Wirral'(RIP)
West Wirral is no more. The layout has been broken up, and 'recycled' before moving house and to make room for the new larger Widnes Road MkII and Singen Hbf.

Last photos of West Wirral taken before it was dismantled before a house move 25th March 2006
Mid-Hants Diesel Gala 2005
Model Railway - 'West Wirral' - [Archive]
Latest updates 4th September 2005
European Traction
Amsterdam Trams
North-west August 2004
Manchester-Holyhead
Crewe-Holyhead
and West Coast Electrics
Anglia - Ipswich Tunnel Closure
Anglia Drags, Summer 2004
All-line Rail Rover June 2004 (Day 8)
All-line Rail Rover June 2004 (Day 7)
All-line Rail Rover June 2004 (Day 6)
Euston-Fort William on the Caledonian Sleeper 29/06/04
All-line Rail Rover June 2004 (Day 5)
47's on the Holyhead's, West Coast Electric's between Crewe and Euston
All-line Rail Rover June 2004 (Days 3-4)
37's on the Rhymney and Fishguard Harbour branches, drags on the West Coast Mainline, and a day at Crewe
All-line Rail Rover June 2004 (Day 1 & 2)
Glastonbury additionals, Fragonset 31's on the Weymouth and Brighton services, and 37's on the Rhymney Branch.
Rail Shows
York Rail Fest 2004
East Anglia (Liverpool Street to Norwich) UPDATED
Railwayana
Most photos are of my collection of British Rail era and London Underground Railwayana, but also some museum shots (as stated on picture).
Miscellaneous (Updated 12-04)
General Stuff...
North-west drags 23/03/02
Class 37's 2000-2004
First Great Western
11:50 Paddington-Penzance 18/02/04
57603+47815
ECS 57604
Around London
Scotrail Sleeper's Euston to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness (Updated 12-04)
50035 xe OC Ark Royal
Ark Royal through the years.

Fragonset
A collection of Fragonset loco's:
31's, 45 & 47's at work
Class 37/4's 1988-89
Class 37/4's across the UK during 1988-89
Class 50's 1987-90
Class 50's in the late 80's into the early 1990's

Updated Nov-2005
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Location:Epping, Essex, England
 
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