Club Layouts

Let me introduce you to NG7, this is 7mm scale narrow gauge stock running on 16.5mm track.

Clarendon was developed as a feasible branch off the West London line to a small but busy terminus not far from Wormwood Scrubs prison.

Duxbury is loosely based on Aylesbury Station circa 1960. By doing this, we can cater for steam, albeit in BR guise, as well as diesels and electrics.

Carl Woodwards is modelling Gloucester. He is making good progress the track is down and fully operational and he is now concentrating on scenics. The appearance on the exhibition circuit is scheduled to be TINGS in September 2026.

The period represented by Kimble extends from early BR to steam/diesel transition, demonstrating a wide variety of stock. The town of Kimble is set on a hill, dominated by Knight’s Brewery with its array of industrial buildings, workers’ housing and a private railway with a wagon turntable. Below the town there is a through station, set-back siding and a comprehensive motive power depot with roads leading to the loco shed, coaling/sand/water renewal, storage and turntable. The line runs out of the station to cross an impressive viaduct, with hills, rocky outcrops, pine trees and a tunnel.

Kineton remains under development. The fundamental design requirement was to conform to the fine scale standard where all aspects of the layout are hand built including the track, but with modified track tolerances to facilitate ready to run rolling stock. The quality of models produced by manufactures has improved in recent years and as a result could be utilised without modification to give pleasing results.
Control of the DCC layout is achieved using Model Electronic Railway Group (MERG) and is designed to support full automation in the future. Using MERG items allows the 'hand built' requirement to be satisfied.

The model is a representation of the station and goods yard in the period 1907 to 1909. It is 4mm scale/18.83mm gauge (P4).
The layout is complete and has attended a number of exhibitions around the country.
It was featured in the August 2025 issue of BRM magazine.

Meacham is a traditional DC powered layout which was started more than 20 years ago.

The LWMRS 009 Model Railway Group brings together members with an interest in modelling narrow gauge railways at 4mm scale using 9mm gauge track.

Track Planning in progress

Recent developments in the hobby have seen manufacturers, primarily Hornby, launch a new range based a scale of 2.5mm(?) to the foot. A new layout is under construction and currently a track plan and baseboards are under development.

Overlord is a OO gauge depiction of a south coast port during preparations for the invasion of Europe, immediately before D-Day in June 1944. Elements drawn from Portsmouth & Southampton can be identified.

A modern take on building a model railway where members create a single module of their own design but conforming to a standard so that the individual boards can be connected. This approach leads to an interesting spectacle at exhibitions where the individuality means the display will look different every time the boards come together.

Toysleigh is currently under construction and the youngest layout that members are developing. The fundamental design requirement was for it to be constructed from 'off the shelf' items easily obtainable from a local modelshop. This includes DCC control using commercially available and accessary control electronics from Megapoints Controllers.