SKIPTON & DISTRICT RAILWAY SOCIETY

Caption to Ashleigh picture

Ashleigh

EM Gauge, David Seymour

Dimensions:
27ft x 3ft (8.24m x 0.92m) plus operating space, see Ashleigh Plan.

Type of Layout:
Network Southeast, 1985/90. Terminal station with stone terminal and loco servicing point.

Scale/Gauge:
4mm:1ft, 18.2mm track gauge. EM.

Number of Operators:
4.

Transport Requirements/Expenses:
Fuel for 1 van and 1 car, plus B&B accommodation over 50 miles from Skipton.

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Contact:
David Seymour
272 Moorview Way
Skipton
BD23 2TN
Tel: 01756 790589

Layout Description

Ashleigh is a fictional town situated in the commuter belt of the Network Southeast sector of British Rail. The period modelled is 1985 to 1990, which gives the opportunity to display many of the liveries that could be seen at the time, from Blue/Grey and "Jaffacake" through to the Network Southeast livery of the various Units, plus many variations of Blue, Grey and Triple Grey, Intercity and others.

The layout shows the station area, a heavily used stone terminal and a loco service point, while the front features some fine allotments.

The buildings are mostly scratchbuilt from polystyrene and clear acrylic sheet. The station is based on Snodland, whilst most of the other buildings are pure fiction, albeit based on the layout owner's many years experience in the building trade.

The backscene depicts an industrial estate which, in true tradition, has been built on the site of the old railway goods yard.

Track is EM gauge SMP with hand-built point and crossing work, the outside third rail being made from lengths of PECO rail mounted on PECO insulators.