|
Amongst the many Victorian railway plans
that never materialised was one to connect
the Cotswold town of Northleach, with Andoversford
to its west and Burford to its east. We
have imagined that this proposal was achieved
and constructed. Windrush has thus become
a small branch line from this plan, with
a junction situated at nearby Sherborne.
Passenger services to Andoversford via Sherborne
and Northleach can be seen and as the age
of heavy motor transport hasn't yet happened,
the majority of general goods merchandise
including livestock and parcels are still
carried by rail in both easterly and westerly
directions.
The locomotives and rolling stock typify
the early aspirations of B.R. with motive
power supplied mainly from the Gloucester
Depots 22B and 85B on view with the occasional
"borrowed" type. Primarily, this
is a "blue disc" route, which,
allows a reasonably wide selection of pre-war
locos from W.R. and L.M.R. sources. No deliberate
attempt has been made to replicate the village
of Windrush, but hopefully what you will
see before you is a slice of post-war rural
English life as it existed midway through
the 20th Century.
Windrush
is one of many layouts owned by members
of “The Gloucester Model Railway Club” Contact Harvey on
01242 674353.
|
