==== Grindley Brook ====

=== Layout Details ===

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Our O gauge Finescale layout is based on a fictional station set on the now closed ex-LNWR line between Whitchurch and Chester in Shropshire in the period 1954 - 1964. Although there was never a large station with a yard at Grindley Brook, but just a wooden halt, the location was chosen as the point at which the railway crossed the Llangollen Canal. 

The whole of the scenic area is scratch built from photos and plans of actual LNWR buildings, signals and infrastructure, which together creates a typical LNWR station of the early 1870s, updated by the LMS and, ultimately, passing into the ownership of BR. Being on the boundaries of the London Midland and Western Regions, the trains are predominantly LM but with a sprinkling of WR workings.
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The scenic track is all hand-built from C&L components to the finer standards of 31.5mm gauge (0-MF), with the track layout being determined by the overall curve of the layout, which allows it to fit in place of one side of our Club’s test track. Control is exercised by the signalman, using a miniature lever frame with full mechanical interlocking, requiring the drivers to follow the signal indications, as per the prototype. 

The overall dimensions of the layout are 10.46m x 6.14m, as shown on the appended drawing. Although it is operated from within, we will require 3 to 4 feet behind the layout to allow the operators to access the outer sidings in the storage yard. The provision of some form of reasonably robust barrier systems, such as those available from the CMRA is highly desirable.

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Please contact us using the contact details below if you would like to book us for a show.  We generally only do two-day weekend shows because of the size of the layout and logistics involved.

Contact Details - 

Hillingdon Railway Modellers Society
(http://www.hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk/)

Peter Storey
Grindley Brook exhibition co-ordinator 
peter@hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk