LAYOUT | O | ELSBRIDGE
FACTFILE
SCALE/GAUGE: 7mm: 1ft scale/32mm gauge/O
SIZE: 9ft 2in × 1ft 4 in
ERA/REGION: Late Victorian/early Edwardianera, Island of Sodor
LAYOUT TYPE: Fiddleyard to terminus
I've long had an interest in the railways of the Island of Sodor, thanks to my mum who got me into the books and models as a child. In recent years, this has focused particularly on the railways that were around before and ultimately grouped into the North Western Railway (NWR). The layout is my take on them and is based on a comment from the Thomas The Tank Engine Man biography of the Rev Awdry, where he talks about the Ffarquhar branch (back before it reached Ffarquhar when it was the Knapford and Elsbridge Railway) being built as a roadside tramway. This piqued my curiosity as I've long had an interest in roadside tramways, so I set out on a hypothetical what-if journey and ‘Elsbridge’ is the result.
Although I've been modelling in 7mm:1ft scale standard gauge for over 15 years, this is the first layout in that scale that I've completed. I've
