Cheshire Railway Modellers

Cheshire Layouts Railway

Like the Cheshire Lines Railway that the name is based upon, our club layout is a jointly owned railway. Cheshire Railway Modellers is not a conventional model railway club but a group of individuals all doing our own thing while sharing ideas and advice via our website and forum, so it is perhaps fitting that our club layout should reflect this individuality.

We are building a collection of modules, not a sectional layout but a series of small layouts which can be assembled in any order with the overall size depending upon how many individual members' contributions are present. The appearance of the Cheshire Layouts Railway is therefore one of individual vignettes in close formation.

The modular layout is to be assembled in full for the first time at our exhibition at Crewe Heritage Centre on January 25th 2009 but it would be nice if we could take it to other clubs' exhibitions too. If any CRM members would be interested in accompanying the club layout and/or providing a module to use at exhibitions please use this email link or post in the forum to add your module to those available.

Exhibition managers are cordially invited to use the same link for enquiries.

While the CLR is to be advertised as the Cheshire Railway Modellers club layout it should be noted that actual ownership remains with the individual members who built the modules. Cheshire Railway Modellers will endeavour to provide any individually requested modules but it may be necessary to make substitutions if a member cannot attend an exhibition.

The individual scenic modules are listed in alphabetical order below.

Bradley Junction is a working title for one of the largest (3ft long) sections of the layout, this module is newly (May) under construction for the Crewe show next January. Scenic treatment will be reminiscent of the "Last of the Summer Wine" comedy programmes from the BBC.

The photo will be updated as work progresses.

28/8/08 AM

This is the fiddleyard at the left hand end with a short scenic section attached. CL Junction is shown here under construction, the platform ends beneath the bridge are intended to give the appearance of a station when, in fact, beyond the bridge is the fiddleyard.

28/8/08 BH

East Cheam was a fictional place which featured in Tony Hancock's radio and TV programmes. This module shows the famous Railway Cuttings. Perhaps one of the houses behind the signalbox is number 23? The module is 20 inches long.

27/5/08 BC

Inspired by a well known scene from The Railway Children, The Embankment will be a simple rural idyll where we can watch the trains go by.

(Prototype Photo)

27/5/08 JT

Based on a real place between Gobowen and Oswestry. The module is 27 inches long.

21/6/08 BH

Whemper's Hollow is pure fantasy, being inspired by Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. The module is just 13 inches long.

27/5/08 BH

The layout will be an end to end design sandwiched between a pair of fiddleyards.

We will also include specialist sections such as the corner module shown to the left so that an L shaped display viewed from either inside or outside the angle could be staged if required.

The layout is not self supporting and will require provision of tables to suit the available length.

This is still a new project and as more layout owners express an interest in exhibiting at shows their modules will listed on this page. Details of modules under construction can be found on this link to our forum.