SOLD
| Construction Started: | 1984 – rebuild 2005 | |
| Owned by: | Private Sale | |
| Gauge: | 00 – 1:76 | |
| Region: | GWR | |
| Exhibition Ready: | No - SOLD
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It is the late 1950’s “somewhere” in the rural Great Western Region, the station, “Corrinford Road” serves a number of out lying villages and sees numerous passenger trains linking commuters with near by towns. This is also an industrial area, where trucks are loaded with coal, wood, farm animals, milk etc for distribution elsewhere. Goods are brought to the loading areas by road, illustrated by the moving lorry. There is also a small engine shed for the resident locomotives, but there are plenty of visiting loco’s too. “Corrinford”, as it then was, was built by Ken Ross in 1992, and has been on the exhibition circuit ever since. The layout was purchased by the Phoenix Model Railway Club in 2003, when Ken became unable to exhibit it on his own. Since then the layout has been under going a period of renovation. The wiring has been totally replaced, and the layout is now wired using the Lenz DDC system. The layout has been “turned around” such that what was the operating side is now the viewing side. This means that the lorry is not so prominent that it detracts from the railway operations. The scenery has also been “lifted” a little. “Corrinford Road” recently featured on the front cover of Alan Postlethwaite’s book “Model Railway Detailing” and has been filmed by Mark Found for his “Railway Channel”! Corrinford Road is owned by “The Phoenix Model Railway Club” and any prospective new members are more than welcome to come along and see us at our clubroom. Contact us on 01452 501765, or click here to send us an e-mail. |
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