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Highbridge Vicarage model railway layout mk3 - circa 1965

Highbridge Vicarage model railway layout mk3 - circa 1965
Please see the set description for the background to these photos.
This was a GWR branchline with S&D running powers! It was hard enough to signal it with GW signals let alone S&D and it was before Mike's Models were around with their S&D water columns. Anyway our first loco was the diecast Gaiety pannier tank on a Triang chassis - but it did have etched brass numberplates - 5708. The private owners, apart from a couple of Peco Wonderful Wagons, with the sprung axleboxes, were all handpainted.
Both the GWR and S&D had 'Bulldog' locos. The GWR's were 4-4-0 passenger engines. The S&D's were 0-6-0 goods engines and the 'Bulldog' tag was more of a nickname given by their loco crews.

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 Phil Sutters
Phil Sutters club
A bit late for the Vintage Photos Theme Park - Railway stations and anyway I have contributed one already, but this is just to show how I misspent my youth!
4 years ago.
 Alan Mays
Alan Mays club
Wow, quite the layout!
4 years ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
That is amazing! And how great that your parents supported it enough to let you take over another room!
3 years ago.
Phil Sutters club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
My dad was a railway enthusiast so it was a joint effort, although dad wasn't very good at model making.
3 years ago.

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