This weekend 14th / 15th September is the Swindon Railway Festival hosted by STEAM the Museum of the Great Western Railway (I only just managed to type that!). By the ‘Darker Side’ I of course mean that odd looking dark green Brunswick colour!
Although the 20 layouts attending will generally share the theme of ‘that other railway’ I shall be there assisting Mike Wild of Hornby Magazine (whom sponsor the event) operating his St Stephen’s Road layout.
St Stephens Road is based on a fictitious location in North Cornwall nominally just north of Launceston where a Southern branch meets the Western Region with the station having a dedicated platform face for the Southern line. A junction and combined goods yard allows for workings between the two regions such as freight including china clay trains. Mike has recently converted this layout to DCC control and will also feature sound fitted locomotives, including a couple of Bulleid light pacifics that make an an appearance on the Southern Region side of the layout.
If you also wish to come over to the ‘darker side’ please say hello. The event open at 10am each day and the admission also includes full access to the STEAM museum and its collection of full size locomotives. rolling stock and artefacts.
Graham using DCC now that what I call the dark side. For him that is.
Hehe I did nearly say that in the post, but it has been known I. The past for me to play with the system that only needs two wires….
On the brighter side, see HM74 (October) where ‘Hectorage Road’ appears yet again – with splendid pics by Mike Wild.
Hi Malcolm I noticed that, very good article it looks too, and tweeted the very fact this morning actually.
Thoroughly approve of your disapproval of this alien Brunswick green though the garish copper and brass also offends my Maunsell green sensibilities.