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    RUSHWICK

    Aug 12, 2021 5 minutes
    Words: Nick Palette
    Photography: Andy York

    Factfile

    Layout name: Rushwick

    Scale/Gauge: 4mm:1ft / 16.5mm gauge / OO

    Size: 7ft 6in x 1ft 3in

    Era/Region: BR (W) early 1960s

    Layout type: Fiddleyard to terminus

    As a regular exhibitor until March 2020, with the cancellation of all model railway shows, I suddenly found myself with plenty of time to spare. No longer was I preparing layouts during the week and spending the weekends away from home. So, the obvious solution was to build another layout.

    Given that it wasn’t easy – and still isn’t in some cases – to obtain supplies of basics such as track, I had to rely on what I had to hand. Fortunately, over many years, I have accumulated a good stock of Peco points in both Code 100 and 75,

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