LNWR   STEAM   SHED  1901

 THE STORY OF  A  MODEL  RAILWAY CREATED BY ROGER STAPLETON TO DEPICT

THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY AT THE END OF THE  WEBB ERA

INTRODUCTION

John Ramsbottom

Francis William Webb

HISTORY

My dad and me in 1938

A 1951 exhibition layout

TRACK PLAN

A sketch of the layout

   BASEBOARDS

The arrangement of the baseboards

  TRACKWORK

The Main Line

The Coaling Stage Area

  ELECTRICS

The Loco Yard Panel

The Main Line Panel

  LIGHTING

The Lighting Rig

A closer view

  LOCOMOTIVES

A Webb Jubilee 4-cyl. Compound

A Ramsbottom Special Tank

  COACHES

A 50ft. Corridor Composite

A 30ft.1in. 6-wheel Full Brake

  GOODS VEHICLES

Some PECO wagons

Some LNWR wagons

  SCENERY

Left hand end

Right hand end

  OPERATION

The layout at Alexandra Palace 2008

  LESSONS LEARNT

The things I would do differently if I were to start again - except that I have no intention of starting again!

  BIBLIOGRAPHY

The literature that has been of assistance to me throughout this project.

 MESSAGE   BOARD

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Thanks for looking. I hope you enjoy it.

 The layout has now appeared at 24 exhibitions between 2002 and 2012. It was at Warley and Wigan in 2011 and at the Newcastle exhibition on 10 & 11 November 2012. This may be its final appearance as I have no further bookings but, if you are an exhibition manager and are interested in it appearing at your model railway exhibition, please contact me via the the email address given on the above Message Board

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